Atty. Hellen Tuckett
Hellen is an associate in the firm's Casualty Department where she handles all areas of general liability, premises liability, automobile liability, personal injury protection (PIP) and civil rights litigation. She has experience in a wide range of matters including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, civil rights and sexual assault claims.
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Hellen Tuckett is an Associate based in Roseland, New Jersey, practicing at Marshall Dennehey. They have 6+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2020. Their practice focuses on personal injury. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (2020), U.S. District Court District of New Jersey (2021), and New York (2022). Educated at Rutgers Law School, Newark (J.D., 2020) and Kean University (B.A., 2015). Active member of Associations & memberships Christian Legal Society, Rutgers Law School, 2016-2020 Moot Court Board Member, Rutgers Law School, 2018-2020. Provides legal services in Portuguese. Serands clients in Roseland, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Hellen is an associate in the firm's Casualty Department where she handles all areas of general liability, premises liability, automobile liability, personal injury protection (PIP) and civil rights litigation
- She has experience in a wide range of matters including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, civil rights and sexual assault claims
- Hellen began her career with a local boutique firm
- Through this position, she obtained critical training in matters involving affirmative and defense personal injury, complex and business litigation and class actions
- Thereafter, Hellen worked in public service, where she specialized in the defense of motor vehicle and slip and fall, civil rights and sexual assault matters
- In that position, she successfully prevailed on several motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment and participated in intensive discovery, arbitration, mediation and settlement hearings
- Hellen received her juris doctor in 2020 from Rutgers Law School where she was recognized with the Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes Prize, which is awarded to the graduating student who has achieved the best record in the New Jersey Practice course
- She graduated summa cum laude in 2015 from Kean University with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Political Science
- Hellen also graduated in 2008 from Essex County College with an Associate in Science in Paralegal Studies
- While pursuing her J.D. and undergraduate degrees, for over a decade, Hellen simultaneously worked full-time as a paralegal and conflicts analyst for other firms in the tri-state area focused on class actions, personal injury, and employment litigation
- Hellen is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York and in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Results Summary Judgment Won in a Dog Bite Case in New Jersey We secured summary judgment in a general liability case involving a dog bite
- The plaintiff alleged a laceration to the face from a dog bite
- The dog was owned by a co-defendant, not by our client, the landlord of the property where the bite occurred
- There were no issues of material fact or proof to support a theory of liability under strict or ordinary negligence, and no behavioral signs of aggression were observed by the plaintiff or the property owner’s son who hosted the party where the plaintiff was bitten
- We argued that the elements under both theories could not be met, and the judge agreed, granting summary judgment
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Roseland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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