Donald A. Caminiti
Work in Breslin & Breslin, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Class Actions, Criminal Law, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Traffic, Wrongful Death, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Auto Dealer Fraud, Civil Rights, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Harassment, Wills
41 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
About Donald A. Caminiti
Practice Areas
- Class Actions
- Criminal Law
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Traffic
- Wrongful Death
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Auto Dealer Fraud
- Civil Rights
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Sexual Harassment
- Wills
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1976J.D.
- Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 1973B.A.
- Major: History
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Languages
- Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- "Legal Responsibility During Gymnastic Lesson", Montclair State College Gymnastic Safety Workshop, 1980
- "Legal Responsibility During Gymnastic Lesson", Montclair State College Gymnastic Safety Workshop, 1981
- "Legal Responsibility During Gymnastic Lesson", Montclair State College Gymnastic Safety Workshop, 1983
- "Basic Course in trial Advocacy", National College of Advocacy, 1983
- "Legal Consideration: Review of Law in Evaluating Cases For Selection - Variations In Law Between New York and New Jersey", American College of Legal Medicine, 1984
- "How To Win trip, Slip and Fall Cases", ATLA - New Jersey Seminar, 1989
- "Social Host Liability", People's Law School, Bergen Community College, 1989
- "Auto Insurance: A Problem we All Must Live With", 1989
- "Emotional Distress - What Is It and When Is It Actionable", 1990
- "Does Auto Insurance Get You Down?" An Analysis of New Jersey's Automobile Insurance Laws, 1991
- "Political Action Committees", Cranio-Mandibular Society of New Jersey, 1991
- "Rights & Limitations Under Today's Auto Insurance Laws in New Jersey", 1993
- "Hot Tips hi Tort Law V", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 1994
- "Civil Trial Preparation", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- "Hot Tips in Tort Law, VIII", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996
- "Litigating A Wrongful Death Case", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1997
- "Litigating Wrongful Death Cases", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999, 1999 - Present
- Program Chair/Speaker, "How To Stay On Your Feet On The Premises Liability Case", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 2002
- "Winning At Trial: Direct & Cross Examination Of Experts", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 2002
- "Hot Tips in Tort Law", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 2003
- "Structured Settlement", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2003
- "Cross Examination: Destroying Adverse Witnesses Using Microsoft Power Point", ATLA-New Jersey Boardwalk Seminar, 2003
- "Litigating the Slip 'N' Fall Case", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Moderator, 2003
- "Premises Liability: Expert Witnesses - Nailing Down the Facts Early through Expert Witnesses", ATLA-New Jersey Boardwalk Seminar, 2004
- Co Chair/Speaker, Five Concurrent Seminars Program - "Premises Liability", ATLA-New Jersey, 2004
- "Opening Summation" "Direct Examination Of Plaintiffs' Expert", ATLA-New Jersey Trying The Auto Case, 2005
- "Sexual Misconduct By A Physician", ATLA-New Jersey Boardwalk Seminar Hot Tips In Medical Malpractice, 2006
- "Some Myths About Degenerative Disc Changes", ATLA-New Jersey Boardwalk Seminar Litigation at Sunrise Legal Medicine: Radiology, 2007
- "Exposing Defense Medicine", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 2007
- "Behind Enemy Lines: Armed Cross Examination", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, 2007
- "A Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective", Damage Prevention Conference and Expo, 2007
- "Direct Examination Of Plaintiff s Expert", ATLA-New Jersey Seminar, Pines Manor, 2008
- "Exposing Deceptive Defense Medicine: Polarizing the Case", NJAJ, 2009
- "Techniques for Dealing with the Usual Suspects in NJ", NJAJ, 2009
- "Your NJ DME Usual Suspects - Our Collective Experience", NJAJ, 2009
- "Audience Participation Segment - Q and A", NJAJ, 2009
- Trial Strategy, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1985 - 2010
- Trial Strategy, New Jersey Association for Justice, 1985 - 2010
- Master, Justice Morris Pashman Inn of Court, 1998 - Present
- Moderator, "How To Stay On Your Feet In Slip 'N Fall Litigation", New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal, 2009
- "That Is A Lucid, Intelligent, Well Thought-Out Objection": Sustained Or Over-Ruled? Objections to Jury Charges, NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2009, Sheraton Meadowlands, 2009
- "Understanding Chiropractics", New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education, Panelist, 2009
- Moderator, "How To Stay On Your Feet In Slip 'N Fall Litigation", New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Educations, 2009
- NJAJ, Boardwalk Seminar Litigation At Sunrise, "Degenerative Disc Disease: Strategies to Neutralize this Potentially Frivolous Defense", 2010
- Speaker, "ALM Annual Medical Malpractice Update", 2014
- Cross Examination College: Speaker, "Cross of the Defense Radiologist", NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar, 2014
- Litigation at Sunrise: Speaker, "BAD FAITH: Where are We Now?", NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar, 2014
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1976
- New York, 1980
- District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1976
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Other Affiliations
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2016 - Present (Fellow)
- American Association for Justice, 2000 - 2006 (Prior Board Member)
- American Association for Justice , 1980 - Present (Member)
- New Jersey Association for Justice, 1980 - Present (Board Member and Past President)
- Housing Authority of Bergen County, 1997 - Present (Co-Counsel)
- Township of River Vale, 1977 - 1980 (Assistant Counsel)
- Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County, 1978 - Present (Counsel)
- Housing Authority of the Township of North Bergen, 1980 - 1984 (Counsel)
- North Bergen Rent Leveling Board, 1980 - Present (Counsel)
- Attorney General of the State of New Jersey to represent the State of New Jersey in Tobacco Litigation, 1996 - 1999 (Special Counsel)
- Borough of Paramus, 2006 - Present (Special Counsel)
- Borough of Paramus Affordable Housing Corporation, 2006 - Present (Counsel)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- New Jersey Bar Association (Member)
- District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
- New York Bar Association (Member)
- Bergen County Bar Association (Member)
- ATLA (Sustaining Member, 1988)
- ATLA-New Jersey, 1981 - Present (Member)
- Board of Governors, American Association for Justice(formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), 2001 - 2007 (Member)
- Board of Governors, Association of Trial Lawyers of America New Jersey Chapter, 1983 - Present (Member)
- ATLA - New Jersey, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- ATLA - New Jersey , 1993 - 1994 (President-Elect)
- First Vice-President, 1992 - 1993 (ATLA-New Jersey )
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1991 - 1992 (Second Vice-President)
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1990 - 1991 (Third Vice-President)
- ATLA, Education Committee, 1989 - 1990 (Chairman)
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1986 - 1987 (Treasurer)
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1985 - 1986 (Secretary)
- Secretary, 1989 - 1990 (ATLA-New Jersey )
- ATLA, 1984 - 1987 (Seminar Committee Chairman)
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1984 - 1985 (Parliamentarian)
- Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, 1991 - Present (Member)
- ATLA-New Jersey - PAC, 2000 - 2001 (Chairman)
- Tomorrows Children's Fund Hackensack University Medical Center, 1987 - Present (Member, Executive Board)
- Service Award, Community Resource Counsel Bergen County (Recipient, 1995)
- ATLA-New Jersey , 1990 - 1991 (Third Vice-President)
Past Positions
- Hon. Theodore W. Trautwein Assignment Judge Bergen County Superior Court, Judicial Clerk, 1976 - 1977
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 37 years of experienceGovernment, Real Estate, Probate, Land Use & Zoning, Civil Litigation
- 35 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Criminal Law, Government, Appellate, Civil Litigation
Nearby Lawyers
- Class Actions
- Criminal Law
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
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