Atty. Janet L. Poletto
Certified By The Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Ms.
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Janet L. Poletto is a Partner based in Springfield, New Jersey, practicing at Hardin Kundla McKeon & Poletto P.A. A Professional Corporation. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice, personal injury, class action, slip & fall, and product liability. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1980) and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1980). Educated at Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1980) and Bucknell University (B.A. Psychology, 1976). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Ocean County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Serands clients in Springfield, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Certified By The Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
- Ms. Poletto is a 1976 graduate of Bucknell University, where she earned her B.A. magna cum laude with special recognition and highest honors in Psychology
- In 1980, Ms. Poletto graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar that same year.Ms
- Poletto has been primarily engaged as a civil litigation attorney, working on matters involving all aspects of defense litigation as well as the analysis and litigation of insurance coverage issues
- She has extensive experience in litigating matters in the fields of professional liability
- defending claims against doctors and other healthcare professionals dating back to the beginning of her career
- That experience has extended to the defense of Long Term Care claims as they have developed over the years
- She has also become involved in the defense of legal malpractice, real estate and insurance agent malpractice claims.Ms
- Poletto has also had significant involvement in analyzing and litigating questions relating to insurance coverage including issues of bad faith and extra-contractual claims, and has developed special expertise in the analysis and litigation of insurance coverage disputes relating to environmental and latent injury claims
- Her involvement with environmental and mass tort coverage litigation dates to the mid 1980s and she has been extensively engaged in litigating these issues since then
- Her experience includes the trials of a number of significant pollution coverage cases and she is counsel of record in a number of appellate division decisions in New Jersey addressing pollution coverage issues
- Her involvement also extends to litigating environmental liability claims, including contribution claims among potentially responsible parties.Ms
- Poletto has further become engaged in the defense of Life Sciences claims including, biomedical and medical device, pharmaceutical, toxic tort, chemical exposure, and other mass tort claims.Her practice includes the appeals of litigated matters and she has successfully argued before the New Jersey Appellate Division, New Jersey Supreme Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- She also has extensive experience in representing clients in mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.Ms
- Poletto is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney having successfully litigated, through trial and appeal, a significant number of cases
- This recognition is accomplished by less than 5% of New Jersey attorneys.Ms
- Poletto’s decades of litigation experience has culminated in more recent years in intensive involvement in high exposure, complex, multi-party litigation, including the litigation of class actions and matters handled through the Federal Multi-District Litigation program
- In a number of these matters she has been appointed to serve as defense liaison counsel, acting as the conduit on behalf of the defense in communications with the court and plaintiff’s counsel
- This experience has gained Ms. Poletto particularized knowledge and skill in handling document intensive litigation and stewarding and strategizing electronic discovery issues and vast data repositories
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Janet L. Poletto handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
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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.
Janet L. Poletto is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in New Jersey →
Janet L. Poletto is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in New Jersey →
Janet L. Poletto is one of 29,473 slip & fall attorneys indexed nationally. Browse slip & fall attorneys in New Jersey →
Janet L. Poletto is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in New Jersey →
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Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
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 Springfield 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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