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Matthew W. Bauer

Partner

Overview

Matthew W. Bauer maintains a complex litigation practice concentrating in transportation, premises liability, product liability and general business disputes.

Matt is a graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy at Stanford University. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1992.

Experience

Transportation
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Represented a variety of over the road national motor carriers, including well-known dry van, moving and food service companies, in defense of personal injury claims.
  • Led the local defense efforts for a large private operator of buses, shuttles and paratransit vehicles.

Products Liability
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Defended North America’s leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles against both traditional products as well as warranty claims.
  • Has successfully defended cases on behalf of a broad sample of industry, including, plastics, chemical, food and beverage companies.

Premises
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Frequently defends major retailers against the gamut of premises liability claims.
  • Has successfully defended commercial building owners and operators, including those in the entertainment and gaming industries.

Commercial Litigation
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Has experience defending class actions, including ones filed against a large home warranty company and a large casual dining restaurant chain.

Activities

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • New Jersey State Bar Association
    • General Council Delegate (2019-2020)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Barrister, Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court
  • American Trucking Associations
  • USLAW Network Transportation Practice Group
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute Trucking Law Committee
  • American Bar Association Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee

News & Insights

Speaking Engagements

Publications

  • Editor and Contributor, USLAW Network Compendium on Surveillance Law, Fall 2014
  • Contributor, ABA Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Compendium on Damages, 2013
  • Co-author, USLAW Network Transportation Compendium of Law, Spring 2013
  • Co-author, USLAW Network Compendium on the Offer of Judgment Rule, Fall 2012
  • Co-author, "E-Discovery Under New Jersey Court Rules," New Jersey Lawyer magazine, August 2007
  • Contributor, Defense Research Institute's publication on Evidence

Clerkships

  • Honorable Steven L. Lefelt, J.S.C. (now J.A.D., retired), 1996 - 1997

Education

Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., Rutgers Law Journal Articles Editor and Member, 1996)

University of Pennsylvania (B.A., History and English, 1988)

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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