Defense Strategies
That Protect You
Michael
J.
Block
- Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate
- Asbestos Litigation
- General Liability
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Toxic Torts
Biography
Mike is a Shareholder and has been a member of the firm since its inception in 1993. Mike graduated from Glassboro State College in 1980, where he was a center on the football team. He received his law degree from Rutgers University in 1984. Mike has extensive experience litigating cases since 1991. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, and Texas. Mike is involved in all aspects of litigation for many Fortune 500 companies and has assisted with managing and resolving thousands of toxic tort cases for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and premises liability clients over the years. He negotiates resolutions of many of our most significant cases with plaintiff's firms around the country. Mike has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for several years. Only five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Mike is on the Board of Directors and is the newly elected President for the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of JDRF.
95% of his practice is devoted to litigation.
Education
- Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- J.D. - 1984
- Glassboro State College
- B.A. - 1980
- Honors: cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1984
- New Jersey, 1984
- West Virginia, 2004
- New York, 2008
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994