Arthur F. Leyden, III Mr. Leyden serves as President of the Leyden Capotorto Law Firm. He is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney who specializes in insurance defense litigation including general negligence, automobile, personal injury, construction and professional malpractice. He also practices in the areas of social security and health care law. He is Past-President of the New Jersey Defense Association and Past-Chairman of the Board of the NJDA. He is Vice-President and Trustee of the Ocean County Bar Association. He is Co-Chairperson of the Ocean County Bar Association Civil Practice Committee and Co-Chair of the Arbitration Committee. He recently completed an appointment to the District Ethics Committee (2000-2003). He served as the New Jersey Defense Association State Representative to the Defense Research Institute from 2000-2003. He is A/V rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Leyden is a cum laude graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. degree in Sociology. He was co-captain of Seton Hall's soccer team. He also possesses a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from Rutgers University. He worked as a Nurse Clinician and Certified Emergency Nurse at the State Trauma Center located at University Hospital in Newark. He instructed paramedics as a preceptor. He was a Critical Care Nurse in the open-heart surgery unit of the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Upon graduation from Seton Hall School of Law, Mr. Leyden served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Jacques H. Gascoyne, who was designated Presiding Judge of the Civil Part Law Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Morris County. In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Leyden is active in local civic and service Organizations. He was a Charter Member, Past Secretary and Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club of Lacey Township. He has served as a coach in the Toms River Soccer Association and a coach in the Toms River Little League. He has served on the Dover Township Recreation Committee and has served as a volunteer for the March of Dimes. He is a member of the Ocean County, New Jersey and American Bar Associations and the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He is a member of the New Jersey Defense Association, the Defense Research Institute, as well as The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Areas of Practice: Insurance Defense Civil Litigation General Negligence Personal Injury Product Liability Construction and Professional Malpractice Social Security Health Care Law Real Estate Elder Law Wills Estates Certification/Specialties: Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey Bar Admissions: New Jersey, 1985 U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985 Education: Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1985 J.D. Rutgers University, 1980 B.S.N. Seton Hall University, 1975 B.A. Honors: Cum Laude Major:  Sociology Professional Associations and Memberships: Ocean County Bar Association Trustee Ocean County Bar Association Co-Chairperson, Civil Practice Committee Ocean County Bar Association Co-Chair, Arbitration Committee District Ethics Committee New Jersey Defense Association Member & Director New Jersey Defense Association Chair, Auto Law Committee Defense Research Institute New Jersey Defense Association State Representative Kiwanis Club of Lacey Township Charter Member, Past Secretary and Past Member, Board of Directors Dover Township Recreation Committee March of Dimes Volunteer New Jersey Bar Association Member Ocean County Bar Association Member American Bar Association Member Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Member Defense Research Institute Member The American Association of Nurse Attorneys Member Toms River Soccer Association and Toms River Little League Coach Past Employment Positions: State Trauma Center, University Hospital in Newark, Nurse Clinician and Certified Emergency Nurse Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Critical Care Nurse, Open-Heart Surgery Unit Honorable Jacques H. Gascoyne, Presiding Judge, Civil Part Law Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, Judicial Clerk

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