Attorney Profiles

Michael F. Nestor 
Roseland, New Jersey
Member
phone (973) 403-9000
fax (973) 403-9021
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MICHAEL F. NESTOR is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable James J. Petrella, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County.  His practice is divided between labor law, personal and commercial litigation in the areas of personal injury, professional negligence, products liability, including prescription drugs and chemicals, toxic torts and insurance coverage matters.  Mr. Nestor also is instrumental in obtaining court approval for his client's purchase of structured settlement annuities.  He continues to be appointed as an Arbitrator in cases involving UM/UIM automobile insurance matters and has been chosen to mediate matters by private litigants as well as being appointed Mediator through the New Jersey Court Approved Mediation program.
Mr. Nestor has prosecuted Municipal Court matters in the Borough of Roseland and the Township of West Caldwell, New Jersey.  He has served as a Barrister in the Seton Hall Law School American Inn of Court and participated as a Mentor in the Mentoring Program of the Essex County Bar Association.  For many years, he has been a member of the Allendale, New Jersey Zoning Board of Adjustment, which experience has proven invaluable when handling land use matters for his clients. In January 2008 he had to resign his position as a board member, after 10 years of service, to become the Zoning Board attorney for the Borough. He continues to handle land use and zoning matters for the Firm.  He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and most recently, New York.

Areas of Practice:
Contracts
Insurance Law
Labor Law
Land Use and Zoning
Litigation & Appeals
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Municipal Law
Personal Injury -- Defense
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Products Liability Law
Professional Malpractice Law
Purchase of Structured Settlement Annuities
Toxic Torts
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1980
Pennsylvania, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1990
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1980
New York, 2008
Education:
Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1980
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Law Review, 1978-1980


Siena College, Loudonville, New York, 1977
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude


Published Works:
Divorce Reforms: Pennsylvania Attempts to Break With the Past (Comment) 18 Duquesne Law Review 877, 1980


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member


New Jersey State Bar Association
Member


Essex County Bar Association
Member


Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member


Allendale New Jersey Zoning Board of Adjustment
Board Attorney


Past Employment Positions:
Honorable James J. Pretrella, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County, N.J., Judicial Clerk, 1980 - 1981


Lum Biunno and Tompkins, 1981 - 1984


Tompkins McGuire and Wachenfeld, 1984 - 2001


103 Eisenhower Pkwy - Roseland, NJ 07068
Phone: (973) 403-9000 Fax: (973) 403-9021

From our offices in Roseland, we serve clients throughout New Jersey, including Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Paterson, Morristown, Hackensack, Livingston, Short Hills, South Orange, West Orange, Millburn, Hanover, as well as Essex County, Hudson County, Passaic County, Morris County, and Bergen County.