Bruce D. Greenberg

BRUCE D. GREENBERG handles sophisticated commercial and appellate litigation, including class action, zoning and real estate matters. A number of class action cases in which he has served as Co-Lead or Liaison Counsel have resulted in significant settlements for the Class, including a settlement worth more than $760 million for a nationwide class in Varacallo v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co., 226 F.R.D. 207 (D.N.J. 2005) (Co-Lead Counsel).

Mr. Greenberg clerked for Justice Daniel J. O'Hern of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for the 1982-83 Term. Before joining the firm, Mr. Greenberg was a partner at one of New Jersey's largest law firms.

Mr. Greenberg appears regularly in the appellate courts. He has argued dozens of cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Nearly 40 of his cases have been reported, including significant cases on class actions, zoning and land use, restrictive employment covenants, real estate brokerage, and other topics.

Among his many other publications, Mr. Greenberg is the author of the chapter entitled “Supreme Court Review" in New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook (New Jersey ICLE 2005 ed.), and co-author, with Allyn Z. Lite, of the chapter entitled “Class Action Litigation" in New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (NJLJ Books 1999 and annual supplements). Other articles he has written have been cited with approval by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and Appellate Division. Mr. Greenberg has lectured on class actions for both New Jersey and Pennsylvania CLE, and has served as an expert witness on attorneys' fees in class actions. He has also spoken on civil trial preparation and appellate practice, and has written articles on zoning, antitrust, and other subjects.

Mr. Greenberg served as Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee from 2004-2006. He is also a member of the Association's Land Use Law Section. From 1990 through 2006, Mr. Greenberg served on the Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on Character. He was also one of the founding members, and a past Chairman, of the New Jersey Law Firm Group, a consortium of major private law firms to advance hiring of minority lawyers.