NJ Employment Attorney - Bruce L. Atkins, Esq.

Profile of NJ Employment Law Attorney Bruce L. Atkins

Hackensack, New Jersey Senior Partner

Bruce L. Atkins, Esq. has been practicing law since 1977. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and has a law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

He has been admitted to practice in the State Court of New Jersey, the Federal Court of New Jersey, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as well as the State of New York, the State of Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He is the senior litigation partner at the law firm of Deutsch Atkins, and his major responsibility is civil litigation with emphasis on employment law. He is highly regarded by his clients for his skills as a NJ employment attorney.

He has had articles published, including Oral employment contracts under New Jersey Law; Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens? Published in the Labor and Employment Law Quarterly in 1994, and Complete Anti-Discrimination Policies the Key, published in Business Insurance, a Crains Publication in October of 1997.

He has also had several major reported cases in the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey and in the Appellate Division. In addition, he has tried numerous cases in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey as well as in Federal Court in New York. He obtained a verdict in a sex discrimination case in November of 1996 in the amount of $6.5 Million, $1.5 Million in Compensatory Damages and $5 Million in Punitive Damages. The Court also awarded $638,000 in counsel fees and costs. That verdict was upheld on appeal.

He has been engaged in the practice of law since 1977. In 2006, he merged his practice with the practice of Neil H. Deutsch to form the present firm. In recognition of Mr. Atkins' skill as an employment law attorney in NJ, he was selected a New Jersey SuperLawyer in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Employment Litigation. A topnotch NJ employment law attorney, he is also AV rated with Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. In 2007, he was selected as a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. He has a well-deserved reputation among his peers as a talented New Jersey employment attorney.

He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the NJ American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, the Florida Bar, and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and NELA NJ. In addition, he has been a guest lecturer at NELA's national convention on trial techniques, at Lorman Seminars and appears regularly as a commentator on Court TV.

Areas of Practice:

Civil Litigation

Employment Law

Bar Admissions:

Florida

New York

New Jersey

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
J.D.

University of Connecticut
B.A.

Published Works:

"Oral Employment Contracts Under N.J. Law: Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens", 15 N.J. Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, 17, 1994

Complete Anti-discrimination Policies Key, Business Insurance, Crains Publications, October 13, 1997

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Guest Lecturer, Trial Techniques, NELA's National Convention, 2004

Lorman Seminars - 2004, 2005, and 2008 on Employment Issues, Sexual Harassment, and Discrimination

AAJ (ATLA) Boardwalk Seminar 2008 on Trial of an Employment Case

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Association for Justice (AAJ)

Member

American Bar Association

Member

New Jersey Bar Association

Member

Florida Bar

Member

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Member

NELA-NJ

Past Employment Positions:

Scherby & Atkins, Partner, 1980–1983

Contant Atkins & Fede, L.L.C., Partner, 1983–2005

Birth Information:

August 25, 1951, New York, New York, United States of America