Marc Chase

Practice Areas:  Family Law, Personal Injury

Marc A. Chase is a trial lawyer, handling civil litigation in numerous areas of the law, with a concentration in accident, personal injury, divorce, custody, alimony, child support and related litigation. Marc began work as a law clerk in his father’s firm even before he entered law school – giving him a head start on his classmates. While attending Seton Hall Law, he continued as law clerk to his father’s firm, which had added his brother, Bruce as a partner. Following Marc’s graduation from Seton Hall, he became an active member of the firm, handling a full caseload and trial work. As a Certified Arbitrator, Marc has had the benefit of participating in the resolution of many types of personal injury and accident cases. He has gained knowledge of case and trial preparation practices, procedures and resources by his involvement with the Arbitration process. Marc has also regularly attended Continuing Education Seminars in the areas of Family Law, Auto Insurance and Personal Injury matters. Marc has been an adjunct professor of Family Law and Legal Research and Writing since 2005 Marc has argued numerous cases before the Appellate Division and currently has a matter  pending argument before the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which has certified his case for determination. This matter involves issues that will potentially impact and change long-standing precedents related to a number of issues in auto accident cases, including the issue of "proximate cause." In a recent case, Marc represented a woman, who was a nurse-educator, who was unintentionally injured by a doctor/co-worker. Although the injured client’s damages were not life-threatening, Marc’s effective advocacy obviously convinced the jury that she was entitled to a substantial recovery for her pain and suffering. The jury awarded Marc's client  1.5 million - a verdict which had an actual value of 1.75 million Marc continues to represent clients in all types of personal injury matters on a "contingent basis." In the event there is no recovery, than no legal fees are paid by the client.

CV Articles Back to Partners Page