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Joel M. Bacher has been a resident of Wayne, NJ almost forty years and is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He is admitted to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York. A solo practitioner, Mr. Bacher specializes in the litigation of plaintiff personal injury, employment discrimination cases, malpractice, and as a criminal defense lawyer in criminal cases including those of white collar crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, and violent crimes in both State and Federal Courts in New Jersey and New York.
Everyone deserves a bold advocate.
Civil Trial Attorney, The Supreme Court State of New Jersey 1983, 1991, 1998 and 2006
New Jersey, 1975
New York, 1976
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1975
United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
United States Supreme Court, 1986
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1975
United States District Court for Eastern District of New York, 1975
New York Law School, New York, New York
J.D. - 1974
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
B.A. - 1971
Public Justice Achievement Award, 2004
Judge, National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition, 2007 - 2008
New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2014
Passaic County Bar Association
Inns of Court
NJAJ, New Jersey Association for Justice
ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union
New Jersey State Bar Association
AAJ, American Association of Justice
Borough of Bloomingdale, NJ, Public Defender
Borough of Bloomingdale, NJ, Planning Board Attorney
Arbitrator, Essex County
Arbitrator, Hudson County
Donald Ayers, Esq., Of Counsel
A.M. Best Company, Counsel
Passaic County Committee for Municipal Courts
SOS & WAFFA House
Pro Bono Volunteer, Northeast NJ Legal Services
Volunteer Lawyer, Justice in the TLC Program Representing the Victims of 9-11
Spanish