William J. Wolf
Senior Partner

Email: wwolf@bathweg.com

Practice Areas: Complex business litigation, employment litigation, real estate disputes, environmental and property damage insurance coverage litigation, probate litigation, general equity litigation and prerogative writ litigation as well as providing representation in relation to complex business transactions. 

Education: Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1976, The College of the Holy Cross, A.B., cum laude, 1971; University of Chicago, M.A., 1972

Admitted: 1976, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York ; 1984, District of Columbia ; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade

Memberships: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Ocean County, Monmouth County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar.

Biography: William J. Wolf has practiced law with the firm of Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf P.C. for twenty-nine years and has been a partner with the firm for the past twenty-five years. Mr. Wolf, who has an AP rating and has been named a New Jersey Super Lawyer, practices primarily in the areas of complex business litigation, employment litigation, real estate disputes, environmental and property damage insurance coverage litigation, probate litigation, general equity litigation and prerogative writ litigation as well as providing representation in relation to complex business transactions. Mr. Wolf has also served as general counsel and special counsel for numerous businesses and governmental entities. Mr. Wolf served as counsel for the five public entities that installed the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system and fiber-optic system. 

Mr. Wolf has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants before state and federal trial and appellate courts in New Jersey and New York . Mr. Wolf has also appeared in Bankruptcy Court and in the United States Court for International Trade. He has handled multi-million dollar litigation matters for both corporate and individual clients, has obtained favorable verdicts in numerous jury and non-jury trials, and has successfully negotiated and obtained hundreds of settlements. In addition to regularly appearing in state and federal courts, Mr. Wolf has represented many clients in arbitration and mediation. Mr. Wolf has provided legal representation in numerous matters before the Office of Administrative Law and before local boards and agencies.

Mr. Wolf has completed the training required by the Administrative Office of the Courts in order to be designated as a mediator on the civil, general equity and probate dockets of the Superior Court. Having attained that status, Mr. Wolf is assigned by the Superior Court to serve as a mediator. Mr. Wolf also accepts engagements by private parties to serve as a mediator.

Mr. Wolf is a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution.

Mr. Wolf received his bachelor's degree, with honors, from the College of the Holy Cross. At Holy Cross Mr. Wolf was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, which is the honor society for Jesuit colleges and universities.

Mr. Wolf received a masters degree from the University of Chicago .

Mr. Wolf is an honors graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. At Syracuse Mr. Wolf was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Justinian Law Society. While at Syracuse , Mr. Wolf was employed as a graduate assistant in the Maxwell School .

Mr. Wolf is a member of the state and federal bars in New Jersey , New York and the District of Columbia and the United States Court for International Trade.

Mr. Wolf has been involved with numerous civil, athletic and church groups and boards. 

Representative Clients: Mr. Wolf has provided legal representation to many entities, including Adamo Homes, American President Lines, Asbury Park Press, Coates International, Continental Properties, Dresser Industries (now Haliburton), Federal National Mortgage Association, Fluid Packaging, General Board of Proprietors, H&M International Transportation, Langeuers Bulb, Liberty Helicopter, Liberty Property Trust (formerly Rouse & Associates), Linpro, Matzel construction and Development, Matzel & Mumford Organization, Moshe Movers, National Protection Service, National Retail Systems, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Paco Pharmaceutical, Republic Cargo Systems, Sansone Auto Group, SS White Burrs, Unex Manufacturing, Wall Township.

Case Links:

S.E.C. v. Coates
137 F.Supp.2d 413 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

AM Cosmetics, Inc. v. Solomon
67 F.Supp.2d 312 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)

Trinity Cemetery Ass'n v. Wall Tp. 
170 N.J. 39, 784 A.2d 52 (2001)

Trinity Cemetery Ass'n v. Wall Tp.
325 N.J. Super. 292, 739 A.2d 409 (App. Div. 1999)

Nachtigall v. N.J. Turnpike Authority
302 N.J. Super. 123, 694 A. 2d 1057 (App. Div. 1997)

Mtg. Bankers v. N.J. Real Estate
283 N.J. Super. 233, 661 A. 2d 832 (App. Div. 1995)

Jersey Cent. Power v. Kingsley Arms
273 N.J. Super. 607, 642 A. 2d 1069 (App. Div. 1993)

Jersey Cent. v. Kingsley Arms
271 N.J. Super. 68, 637 A. 2d 1303 (Law Div. 1993)

State, DEP v. Interstate Recycling
267 N.J. Super. 574, 632 A. 2d 526 (App. Div. 1993)

AQN Associates v. Florence Tp.
248 N.J. Super. 597, 591 A. 2d 995 (App. Div. 1991)

Kuhn v. Spatial Design, Inc.
245 N.J. Super. 378, 585 A. 2d 967 (App. Div. 1991)

Cogen Technologies v. Boyce Eng.
241 N.J. Super. 268, 574 A. 2d 1018 (App. Div. 1990)

Walsh Trucking v. Const. Bd. of App.
240 N.J. Super. 525, 573 A. 2d 951 (App. Div. 1990)

Appeal of Adoption of N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4
118 N.J. 552, 573 A. 2d 143 (1990)

Ciba-Geigy Corp. v. Dover Tp.
230 N.J. Super. 317, 553 A. 2d 398 (Law Div. 1988)

Matter of State Com'n of Investigation
108 N.J. 35, 527 A. 2d 851 (1987)

In re Walsh Trucking Occ. & Sprinkler Sys.
215 N.J. Super. 222, 521 A. 2d 883 (App. Div. 1987)

Mortg. Bankers Ass'n v. N.J. Real Estate Com'n
102 N.J. 176, 506 A. 2d 733 (1986)

Shadow Lawn Savings and Loan Ass'n v. Truhan
192 N.J. Super. 96, 469 A. 2d 94 (App. Div. 1983)

Bacardi v. Holzman
182 N.J. Super. 422, 442 A. 2d 617 (App. Div. 1981)

Tp. of Freehold v. Tp. Comm. of Tp. of Jackson
166 N.J. Super. 375, 399 A. 2d 1043 (Law Div. 1979)

Auster v. Kinoian
153 N.J. Super. 52, 378 A. 2d 1171 (App. Div. 1977)