Joseph J. Bell Jr.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI
150 Mineral Springs Drive, Post Office Box 220, Rockaway, NJ 07866
About Joseph J. Bell Jr.
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1991LL.M.
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1984J.D.
- Montclair State College, 1969Bachelor of Arts
Representative Cases
- Selitto v. Litton Sys., Inc., , 881 F. Supp. 932 (D.N.J. 1994)
- In the Matter of Eva Taylor, 158 N.J. 644 (1999)
- Roman Check Cashing v. Department of Banking, 169 N.J.105 (2001)
- Coyle v. Warren County Board of Chosen, 170 N.J. 260 (2002)
- Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 350 N.J.Super. 489 (App. Div. 2002)
- Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 176 N.J. 432 (2003)
- County of Warren and Warren Haven Nursing Home v.Tammy Moon
- In the Matter of Joseph Kent, Department of Public Works, Town of Morristown (2005)
- In the Matter of the Application of Robert L. Taylor, N.J. State Supreme Court, A-30-07
- State of New Jersey v. Ninja Wheeler and First Indemnity of America Insurance Company, Appeal No. A-2736-10T1, Affirmed (2011)
- Aire Enterprises Inc. vs. Warren County Docket No.: WRN-L-151-09
- John Paff v. Office of the Prosecutor of Warren County, et al.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- New York, 2005
- Nebraska, 2004
- U. S. Court of Military Appeals, 1986
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
- New Jersey, 1986
Other Affiliations
- Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Courthouse, Belvidere, New Jersey, Warren County Counsel, 2002
- Warren County Pollution Control Financing Authority, Interim General Counsel, 2007 - Present
- Township of East Hanover, Municipal Attorney, 2004 - 2007
- Borough of Florham Park, Municipal Attorney, 1997 - Present
- Borough of Mt. Arlington, Municipal Attorney, 1999 - 2007
- Township of Stillwater, Labor Counsel, 1997 - 2002
- Township of Boonton, Township of Randolph, Public Defender, 2004
- Assemblyman Rick Merkt, Legislative Aide
- Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Courthouse, Morristown, New Jersey, Assistant Morris County Counsel, 1998 - 2002
- Montefusco, Kesselman, & Bel, Partner, 1991 - 1993
- District X, Morris County, Member, Ethics Committee, 1995 - 2000
- Township of Blairstown, Municipal Attorney, 1992 - 1995
- Town of Dover, Municipal Attorney, 1994 - 1998
- Township of Mine Hill, Municipal Attorney, 1992 - 2000
- Township of East Hanover, Labor Counsel, 1993 - 1994
- Borough of Madison, Labor Counsel, 1999 - Present
- Township of Mt. Olive, Labor Counsel, 1990 - 2002
- Town of Dover, Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Township of Randolph, Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Township of Roxbury, Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Dorsey, Pryor and Bell, Partner, 1988 - 1991
- Brotherhood of Operating Engineers, Attorney, 1990
- County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, Ad Junct Professor, 1987 - 1990
- Congressman Jim Courter, Morristown, District Office, Morristown, NJ, District Director, 1976 - 1983
- Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Court House, Morristown, New Jersey, Administrative Officer, 1969 - 1976
- Hall of Records, Morristown, New Jersey, Elected Morris County Clerk, 1983 - 1989
- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Professional and Outside Activities of Judiciary Personnel, Member
- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Employment Model Jury Charges, Member
- New Jersey State Alcohol Task Force, Senate President
- Lawyers for Justice in Northern Ireland, Member
- Dover General Hospital and Medical Center, Dover, New Jersey 07801, Member of the Board of Trustees
- National Association of Employment Lawyers, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Morris County Bar Association, Member
- Warren County Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- 200 Club of Morris County, Member
- Morris County Municipal Prosecutor's Association, Past President
- The Center for Italian and Italian American Culture, Member
- Morris County Bar Association Memorial Committee, Member
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Member
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys
Past Positions
- Morris County, County Clerk
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 22 years of experienceBusiness Law, Construction, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Employment, White Collar Crime, Trusts
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- 8.2 miles away
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