William S. Greenberg Esq.
William S. Greenberg Esq.
Mr. Greenberg practices primarily in the field of civil litigation. He began as a plaintiff's personal injury attorney in a general practice firm where he sharpened his skills as a trial attorney. He has since expanded into a wide range of civil litigation areas including wrongful death, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, insurance coverage cases, administrative law hearings, estate and probate litigation, and legal and professional malpractice. He has served as designated trial counsel in dozens of jury and bench trials. Mr. Greenberg is also an experienced consumer litigator concentrating on the federal Fair Debt Collections Practices and Fair Credit Reporting Acts.
In addition to litigation Mr. Greenberg does transactional work negotiating commercial leases particularly for restaurants and the food service industry. He also donates his time to the Office of Attorney Ethics and has served as an investigator, Vice Chairman, and Chairman of the District Ethics Committee.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2008
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1992
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, 1990
- Montclair State University
- B.A. - 1988
Representative Cases
- George v. City of Newark (N.J. Super (App.Div.) 2006)
Classes/Seminars
- Effects of Statutory Dissolution of Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board on New Jersey Property, Liability Insurance Guarantee Association
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association, Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2008 - 2010
- Essex County Bar Association, Essex County Judicial & Prosecutorial Due Diligence Committee, 2011 - 2013
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- New Jersey's Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Brennan Inns of Court, Barrister, 1999 - 2000
- Brennan Inns of Court, Pupil, 1998 - 1999
- New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics
- District Ethics Committee, Investigator, 2003 - 2006
- District Ethics Committee, Chairman, 2006 - 2007
- District Ethics Committee, Vice Chairman, 2007 - 2008
- Supreme Court of New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics, Special Ethics Master
Past Employment Positions
- Paster & Greenberg, Esqs., Partner, 1995 - 2005
- Law Office of Jeffrey G Paster, Esq., Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1995
