• Eric started his crusade in criminal litigation.  After 25 years of a successful litigation history he has built a practice with an outstanding record of fighting racial profiling and 4th amendment violations.  He has an extensive background in criminal forensics  and ballistics and has tremendous experience handling  federal and state criminal matters.  Eric also handles all types of motor vehicle violation cases.
• He has been on the cutting edge of criminal forensics working with the country's leading forensic and DNA experts using the most up to date scientific methods to best protect our clients and to exonerate the innocent and the wrongfully charged. 
• Eric's court battles have led the way for the use of  EDTA  science  which is a tamper proving scientific method  and he has also led the way to allow high resolution visual imaging computer science to be admitted in the court room.
• He works with the leading false confession and polygraph experts.
• Eric has worked  hard to clear clients in the early stages of cases to prevent Capital charges.
• He has an unprecedented success record in post conviction relief matters
• The office works with a team of highly trained private investigators and technology experts  who are available at any time.
• Eric has also been very successful in the return of property and monies improperly seized by the police in civil forfeiture matters.

Eric's roots are based in criminal trial litigation focusing on civil rights violations and corruption in the system. The practice quickly grew to include civil litigation as various clients needed his help to civilly prosecute  personal civil rights violations in the workplace.  He has received numerous large cash awards on behalf of his clients who have suffered from retaliation for whistle blowing against  corporations and governmental agencies.  He takes the time to protect those clients who have been injured  financially, psychologically and physically.   This often becomes a "David vs Goliath" endeavor  wherein the firm is proud of the causes we have championed for those  who are in need.  We have had tremendous success for our clients so that they receive the maximum possible equitable and money damages.   Our successes  extend to Tort cases including  explosion and burn cases.  

• 8.2 million dollar recovery in explosion chemical burn case Reyes v Kirker industries
• 6+ million dollar recovery in Salcedo v. Kaltech et.als.  
• Numerous confidential settlements

Eric has an amazing history facing the most challenging of  employment cases.  He specializes in protecting policemen,  firemen and governmental employees from unlawful discrimination and retaliation in the work place.  He also has successfully represented many civilians in their  fights against both large and small corporations and businesses. Eric is also a champion of women's rights so they can be free from gender discrimination and achieve equal pay to that of their male counterparts.  Eric's mission is to eradicate the cancer of discrimination and retaliation in the work place, and he has recovered millions for his clients.  Types of cases include:

• CEPA: Whistle Blower law, Contentious Employee Protection Act
• NJLAD:  New Jersey Laws against Discrimination and Retaliation
• Tort interference with economic advantage
• Administrative actions
• Constitutional actions

Recent article:

Howard Stern’s ‘King Of All Blacks’ Suing City Of Englewood For Discrimination And Sexual Harassment

The fight for justice  has taken a natural progression into the area of medical malpractice.  Eric represents those severely injured and the estates of those who have died as a result of negligent conduct committed by medical professionals.  This office has been involved in cases against doctors, hospitals,  companies, and unsafe facilities.  There have been many successes because of Eric's  knowledge of forensics.  He has used these skills to decipher complex medical cases as well as wrongful death cases. Eric's trial litigation experience also makes a tremendous difference.  Many medical malpractice cases go to trial.  This requires that the litigants have an experienced trial attorney  who is at home in the court room.  This is what can make the difference in the case.

• Complex medical malpractice
• Personal injury
• Confidential wrongful death settlement.  One of the highest settlements for infant  pain and suffering resulting in  death in NJ history.
• Multiple confidential settlements.

Eric is currently arguing in 2 of the longest standing  capital cases in New Jersey history.  He has a vast amount of litigation experience and we have faced all levels of  appeals and appellate work, including arguing capital cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court.   Many complex civil and criminal appeals including but not limited to:

• State v. Pompey
• State v. Harvey
• State v. Pacheco
• State v. Kutcher
• State v. Kincey
• Sills v. PSE&G
• Shalhoub v. Englewood Cliffs
• State v. Curtis Young