Dominic Aprile cont...
Education:
Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, J.D., 1983; New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1987; Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., with highest honors and College Honors; 1980 Middlesex County College, A.A., with highest honors, 1978. Mr. Aprile was designated a Rutgers Scholar, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, was a Member of the Rutgers Moot Court Board and received the David R. Friedlander Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Pre-Law Student.
Admitted:
1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, Connecticut
Memberships:
Mr. Aprile has been a member of various professional organizations including the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers of New Jersey; The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Military Service:
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1969-1975; U.S. Navy active duty, 1970-1972, Meritorious Unit Commendation and National Defense Service Medal
Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, J.D., 1983; New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1987; Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., with highest honors and College Honors; 1980 Middlesex County College, A.A., with highest honors, 1978. Mr. Aprile was designated a Rutgers Scholar, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, was a Member of the Rutgers Moot Court Board and received the David R. Friedlander Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Pre-Law Student.
Admitted:
1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, Connecticut
Memberships:
Mr. Aprile has been a member of various professional organizations including the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers of New Jersey; The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Military Service:
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1969-1975; U.S. Navy active duty, 1970-1972, Meritorious Unit Commendation and National Defense Service Medal
Mr. Aprile practices primarily in the areas of complex business litigation, legal malpractice, legal ethics and attorney disciplinary matters, real estate litigation, construction litigation, prerogative writ matters, general equity litigation, and handles such matters at all levels.
Mr. Aprile’s ethics and disciplinary practice encompasses rendering reports and affidavits of merit as an expert and the representation of both lawyers and judges at hearings before the Supreme Court of New Jersey as well as various Supreme Court Committees, including District Ethics Committees, the Disciplinary Review Board, the Committee on Character, and the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct. Mr. Aprile provides opinions as an expert on ethics matters and the interpretation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Code of Judicial Conduct. In addition to handling legal malpractice matters, Mr. Aprile also assists other counsel in the preparation, prosecution and defense of such claims.
Mr. Aprile has served as an instructor for The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education on the topics of Attorney Ethics, Professional Responsibility and Avoiding Legal Malpractice for the Institute’s Skills and Methods course for newly-admitted attorneys. Mr. Aprile has authored several Law Journal and Law Review articles on the subject of legal ethics and attorney disciplinary proceedings, and has testified at hearings conducted by the American Bar Association, Commission on Evaluation of Disciplinary Enforcement. Mr. Aprile has also been asked by various publications, including the Wall Street Journal, to provide commentary on subjects including legal ethics and lawyer discipline.
In addition to representing individual clients and attorneys, Mr. Aprile has represented numerous private and public sector entities, including the following:
Mr. Aprile acted as counsel or otherwise materially participated in the following reported cases:
In the Matter of Cavuto,
160 N.J. 185, 733, A.2d 1174 (1999)
State of New Jersey v. CompUSA,
288 N.J. Super. 413 (App. Div. 1996)
In the Matter of Cavuto,
137 N.J. 535, 645, A.2d 786 (1994)
In the Matter of Dugan,
136 N.J. 134, 642 A.2d 389 (1994)
Pine Belt Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jersey Central Power & Light,
132 N.J. 564, 626 A.2d 434 (1993)
In the Matter of Kasdan,
132 N.J. 99, 623 A.2d 228 (1993)
Carabetta Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Asbury Park
(In re Carabetta Enterprises, Inc.),
162 Bankr. 399 (Bkrtcy. D. Conn. 1993)
Hotz Corporation v. Carabetta,
226 Conn. 812, 629 A.2d 377 (Sup. Ct. 1993)
Carabetta Builders, Inc. v. Hotz Corporation,
30 Conn. App. 157, 619 A.2d 13 (App. Ct. 1993)
Feist & Feist Realty Corp. v. Dockside Urban Renewal Corp.,
255 N.J. Super. 100, 604 A.2d 653 (Law Div. 1992)
Pine Belt Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jersey Central Power & Light,
249 N.J. Super. 461, 592 A.2d 634 (App. Div. 1991)
In the Matter of Conway,
107 N.J. 168, 526 A.2d 658 (1987)
Cos-Lin, Inc. v. Spring Lake Board of Adjustment,
221 N.J. Super. 148, 534 A.2d 44 (App. Div. 1987)
In the Matters of Fleischer, Shultz and Schwimer,
102 N.J. 440, 508 A.2d 1115 (1986)
State v. Hollander,
201 N.J. Super. 453, 493 A.2d 563 (App. Div. 1985)
Rogers Transportation, Inc. v. Stern,
763 F.2d 165 (3d Cir. 1985) [on the briefs only]
United States v. Rogers Transportation, Inc.
751 F.2d 635 (3d Cir. 1985) [on the briefs only]
Publications:
“An Overview of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings in New Jersey: Is the System Fair to the Accused?” 18 Seton Hall Law Review 554 (1988); “Defending An Attorney Ethics Matter in N.J.,” 123 New Jersey Law Journal 922 (April 13, 1989); “Ethics Defense and a Confidentiality Proposal,” 123 New Jersey Law Journal 978 (April 20, 1989).
Mr. Aprile’s ethics and disciplinary practice encompasses rendering reports and affidavits of merit as an expert and the representation of both lawyers and judges at hearings before the Supreme Court of New Jersey as well as various Supreme Court Committees, including District Ethics Committees, the Disciplinary Review Board, the Committee on Character, and the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct. Mr. Aprile provides opinions as an expert on ethics matters and the interpretation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Code of Judicial Conduct. In addition to handling legal malpractice matters, Mr. Aprile also assists other counsel in the preparation, prosecution and defense of such claims.
Mr. Aprile has served as an instructor for The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education on the topics of Attorney Ethics, Professional Responsibility and Avoiding Legal Malpractice for the Institute’s Skills and Methods course for newly-admitted attorneys. Mr. Aprile has authored several Law Journal and Law Review articles on the subject of legal ethics and attorney disciplinary proceedings, and has testified at hearings conducted by the American Bar Association, Commission on Evaluation of Disciplinary Enforcement. Mr. Aprile has also been asked by various publications, including the Wall Street Journal, to provide commentary on subjects including legal ethics and lawyer discipline.
In addition to representing individual clients and attorneys, Mr. Aprile has represented numerous private and public sector entities, including the following:
- City of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Neptune Township Sewerage Authority
- Carabetta Enterprises, Inc.
- SRC Construction, Inc.
- CGI Development Co., Inc.
- Flanagan’s Landscape-Irrigation Contractors, Inc.
- Summitwood Development, LLC
- CEI Investment Corp.
- Nipmuc Properties, LLC
- CompUSA
Mr. Aprile acted as counsel or otherwise materially participated in the following reported cases:
In the Matter of Cavuto,
160 N.J. 185, 733, A.2d 1174 (1999)
State of New Jersey v. CompUSA,
288 N.J. Super. 413 (App. Div. 1996)
In the Matter of Cavuto,
137 N.J. 535, 645, A.2d 786 (1994)
In the Matter of Dugan,
136 N.J. 134, 642 A.2d 389 (1994)
Pine Belt Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jersey Central Power & Light,
132 N.J. 564, 626 A.2d 434 (1993)
In the Matter of Kasdan,
132 N.J. 99, 623 A.2d 228 (1993)
Carabetta Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Asbury Park
(In re Carabetta Enterprises, Inc.),
162 Bankr. 399 (Bkrtcy. D. Conn. 1993)
Hotz Corporation v. Carabetta,
226 Conn. 812, 629 A.2d 377 (Sup. Ct. 1993)
Carabetta Builders, Inc. v. Hotz Corporation,
30 Conn. App. 157, 619 A.2d 13 (App. Ct. 1993)
Feist & Feist Realty Corp. v. Dockside Urban Renewal Corp.,
255 N.J. Super. 100, 604 A.2d 653 (Law Div. 1992)
Pine Belt Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jersey Central Power & Light,
249 N.J. Super. 461, 592 A.2d 634 (App. Div. 1991)
In the Matter of Conway,
107 N.J. 168, 526 A.2d 658 (1987)
Cos-Lin, Inc. v. Spring Lake Board of Adjustment,
221 N.J. Super. 148, 534 A.2d 44 (App. Div. 1987)
In the Matters of Fleischer, Shultz and Schwimer,
102 N.J. 440, 508 A.2d 1115 (1986)
State v. Hollander,
201 N.J. Super. 453, 493 A.2d 563 (App. Div. 1985)
Rogers Transportation, Inc. v. Stern,
763 F.2d 165 (3d Cir. 1985) [on the briefs only]
United States v. Rogers Transportation, Inc.
751 F.2d 635 (3d Cir. 1985) [on the briefs only]
Publications:
“An Overview of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings in New Jersey: Is the System Fair to the Accused?” 18 Seton Hall Law Review 554 (1988); “Defending An Attorney Ethics Matter in N.J.,” 123 New Jersey Law Journal 922 (April 13, 1989); “Ethics Defense and a Confidentiality Proposal,” 123 New Jersey Law Journal 978 (April 20, 1989).
