In May of 2012, Russell J. Hems, Esq., joined the firm. Russell J. Hems concentrates his practice in General Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Defense, Commercial law, Construction Defects and Personal Injury. Mr. Hems has worked on a wide spectrum of issues including, wrongful death, arbitration, mediation, consumer fraud, insurance claims and insurance defense.
Mr. Hems brings with him an extensive construction background. He has 10 years of hands on and management experience in residential and commercial construction. He also has over 15 years of confined space operations, specifically in the installation and maintenance of underground water utilities. In addition, he has fire and EMT training and service of 12 and 10 years, respectively.
Mr. Hems is a 2000 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his law degree from Seton Hall School of Law in 2006. Mr. Hems was an award recipient of the prestigious Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship’s Business Plan Competition in 2000. While attending law school, Mr. Hems interned for the Honorable Judge Torack in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Mr. Hems is admitted to practice in New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006, and the New York, Third Judicial Department, 2007.
