Robert J. Ritacco Robert J. Ritacco is a member of the firm's Insurance Defense Litigation Department, which actively represents national and regional insurance companies in the defense of automobile, general, contractors, professional and products liability claims. Mr. Ritacco also practices in the criminal, municipal & real estate areas. Mr. Ritacco graduated from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. He then attended Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey where he was awarded the Centennial and Presidential Awards, both merit scholarships, and was a member of the Seton Hall Law School's Journal of Sport Law. In the summer of 2000, he interned in the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey for the Hon. John J. Hughes, U.S.M.J. and received his Juris Doctor in May of 2002. Mr. Ritacco also participated in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic while at Seton Hall. There he represented individuals from foreign nations seeking the protection of the United States in temporary protective status and political asylum hearings before the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Mr. Ritacco is a member of the Ocean County, New Jersey and New York State Bar Associations. He is also a member of the New Jersey Defense Association, Ocean County Bar Association's Young Lawyer's and Civil Practice Divisions. Areas of Practice: Automobile General Liability Contractor's Liability Professional Liability Products Liability Premises Liability Uninsured/Underinsured Litigation PIP Litigation Real Estate Law Municipal Criminal Law Bar Admissions: New Jersey, 2002 New York, 2003 Federal District Court Of New Jersey, 2002 Education: Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, May, 2002 Juris Doctor Honors: Centnnial Award Honors: President's Award Law Journal: Seton Hall University School of Law Journal of Sport Law, Member, 2002 Farleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey, 1997 Certificate of Completion - Paralegal Studies William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1996 Bachelor of Arts Major:  Sociology Minor:  Criminal Justice Published Works: Economic Duress and Anti-Competitive Practices -- Coercive Tactics Utilized by the National Football League to Prevent Franchise Relocation, Seton Hall University School of Law Journal of Sport Law, 2002 Professional Associations and Memberships: Ocean County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division Member Ocean County Bar Association, Civil Practice Division Member American Bar Association Member New Jersey Bar Association Member New York State Bar Association Member Past Employment Positions: United States Department of Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Intern Hon. John J. Hughes, U.S.M.J., Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey, Intern Fraternities/Sororities: Kappa Delta Rho

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