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Press Releases and Announcements FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Court Upholds Record 1.25M Verdict in Sussex County Sparta, NJ: Honorable James A. Farber, J.S.C. upheld the court's $1.25 million recovery to Jill Yucius-Retz of Montague who was injured in a car crash in 2003. The defense had filed a motion in the Yucius v Venturi verdict to overturn or reduce the recovery, claiming that the verdict was excessive. Yucius-Retz sustained multiple injuries when her vehicle was struck while entering her parents' driveway on Statesville Quarry Road in Lafayette. A Ford 250 pick-up, operated by Giovam Venturi of Lafayette, struck Yucius-Retz's vehicle on the passenger side of her Honda, resulting in both vehicles going off the road and landing in a ditch with Yucius-Retz's vehicle striking a tree. As a result of the impact, Yucius-Retz suffered a bulging disk in her neck, a torn rotator cuff in her right shoulder, necessitating surgery, and a herniated disk in her lower back, which required a fusion surgery. Yucius-Retz was represented by Andrew A. Fraser, Esq., a partner in the Sparta based law firm of Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, and Lauren D. McFadden, Esq., an associate with the firm. This is the second million-dollar verdict for Fraser and McFadden in the past two years. Previously, he secured a $1.06 million verdict for Elaine Feinhals, who was the victim of a head-on collision, which left her with progressive impediments in her work and vocational activities. This later case (Feinhals v. Aumick), attracted state-wide attention. As a result of the landmark case, Fraser was invited to be a Guest Speaker at a Winter meeting of the prestigious A.T.L.A. (American Trial Lawyers Association). He is one of only a very few certified civil trial lawyers in Sussex County. Laddey Clark & Ryan is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta,
NJ. To learn more about Fraser, McFadden or the firm and its diversified
practice, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laddey Clark & Ryan Attorneys To Be Judges At SHU Law Sparta, NJ: Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP's Partner, Andrew A. Fraser Esq., along with Associates, Michael S. Garofalo, Esq. and Lauren D. McFadden, Esq., will volunteer their time and expertise when they participate as judges in Seton Hall University Law School's Fall Appellate Advocacy program. Appellate Advocacy is a second year writing course at Seton Hall Law that requires students to prepare an appellate brief and argue it before a panel of judges. This mock appellate experience provides students with a forum to demonstrate their oral advocacy skills and the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from practicing attorneys. The students could not have a better "judge" with Fraser, the Personal Injury Practice Group Chair at Laddey, Clark & Ryan. While in law school at New York Law, Fraser was ranked 3rd nationwide in Oral Advocacy. Garofalo (class of 1998) and McFadden (class of 2003) are alumni of Seton Hall University School of Law. A Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Fraser's practice at Laddey, Clark & Ryan focuses on Personal Injury, Commercial and Civil Litigation as well as Workers' Compensation. Garofalo's practice focuses on Municipal Law and Zoning and Planning, while McFadden practices Personal Injury Law on behalf of plaintiffs and is a Municipal Prosecutor. Laddey, Clark & Ryan is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ. To learn more about Fraser, Garofalo, McFadden or the firm and its diversified practice, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laddey Clark & Ryan Attorneys Earn Second Record Setting Win Sparta, NJ --- A Sussex County jury returned a county record $1.25 million verdict last week to a Montague woman who was injured in a car crash in 2003. Jill Yucius Retz, now 27, sustained injuries to her neck, back and right shoulder when her two-door Honda was struck by a Ford 250 pick-up operated by Giovam Venturi of Lafayette, owner of Ravello's Restaurant in East Hanover. Retz was represented by Sparta attorneys Andrew Fraser and Lauren McFadden of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP. This is the second million dollar verdict for Fraser and McFadden in their last four trials over the past two years. The unanimous jury verdict will result in pre-judgment interest of $80,513.70 for a total judgment for $1,330,513.70. Retz was driving on Statesville Quarry Road in Lafayette and was pulling into her parents' driveway when Venturi's pick-up struck the passenger side of Retz' Honda. Both vehicles came to a rest in a ditch with Retz' car striking a tree, according to Fraser. Retz suffered a bulging disk in her neck, a torn rotator cuff in her right shoulder that required surgery and a herniated disk in her lower back which required a fusion surgery, noted Fraser. Fraser is a partner with Sparta based Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP and McFadden is an associate with the firm. Docket #: SSX-L-723-04 Judge: Honorable James A. Farber, J.S.C. Plaintiff: Jill Yucius Retz (age 27) of Montague Defendant: Giovam Venturi (age 60) of Lafayette Plaintiff's Attorneys: Andrew Fraser, Esq. and Lauren McFadden, Esq., Laddey, Clark & Ryan, Sparta, NJ Defendant's Attorney:James Colavito, Esq. of Lustbader and Lustbader, Livingston, NJ Plaintiff's Experts: James Dwyer, MD (Orthopedic Surgeon) Seth Ersner Hershfield, Ph.D. Defendant's Experts: Melvin P. Vigman, MD (Neurologist) Francis N. DeLuca, MD (Orthopedic) Harvey M. Hammer, MD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP Participates In Breast Cancer Campaign Sparta, NJ: All of the partners, associates and employees at Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, Sparta, NJ, participated in this year's Lee National Denim Day, the largest single day fundraiser in the fight against breast cancer. This was the eleventh anniversary of the fundraiser. The firm has supported the campaign for the past seven years and matches each employee's donation. A $5.00 donation permitted everyone to wear his/her favorite jeans to work on a Friday in early October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All donations help fund local breast cancer preventions services, as well as groundbreaking early detection and treatment research. Laddey Clark & Ryan, a full-service law firm is located at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ, and may be reached at: 973-729-1880. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ryan Named Chair of Capital Campaign Sparta, NJ -- Thomas N. Ryan has been named Chairman of the Lakers Sports Club, Inc.'s Capital Campaign to raise $1 million to upgrade the athletic facilities at Mountain Lakes High School (MLHS), which includes the installation of a turf field. The Lakers Sports Club, Inc. (LSC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation organized and operated to provide financial support for the athletic programs offered at MLHS. Ryan, who resides in Mountain Lakes, NJ, is the Managing Partner of the law firm of Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, Sparta, NJ. He is a former President of the Mountain Lakes Board of Education and a former President of the Lakers Sports Club. He continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Lakers Sports Club, Inc. The improvements to the athletic facilities will include the installation of a state-of-the-art synthetic turf multi-purpose field and site improvements providing new fencing and foot paths. Areas of recognition, which will also be included, are a landscaped entrance to the field featuring recognition for donors and an engraved paver brick path. There will be an alumni area of recognition and a "Walk of Champions" which will each be utilized to acknowledge donors and alumni of MLHS. The field will be used for field hockey, soccer, lacrosse and football. The field, now known as "Wildwood Field", was originally built in the 1950s with the help of students attending MLHS at that time. Naming rights are available through the "Got Turf?" Campaign with the "stadium" naming rights going to the highest donor over $300,000. The naming rights to the field will go to the highest donor over $150,000. There have been no major upgrades to the field in recent years. According to Ryan, numerous events are being coordinated to raise the money, including various social events throughout the community. A croquet match and barbeque at the home of Dean and Kelly Thompson is scheduled for October 21st. Corporate sponsors are also being sought. Area residents may donate to the "Got Turf?" Field Fund by mailing donations to Lakers Sports Club, Inc. Got Turf Field Fund, P.O. Box 176, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046. Information about the "Got Turf?" Campaign may be found at: www.lakersportsclub.com and clicking on "Got Turf?". All donations to the Got Turf? Field Fund are tax-deductible as provided by law. The Lakers Sports Club has pledged $100,000 to the Turf Field Campaign. The Lakers Sports Club hopes to raise the $1 million by January 1, 2007 to allow for the installation of the turf field for the Fall 2007 sports season. Ryan is the Chair of the Employment and Labor and Corporate Law practice groups at Laddey Clark and Ryan and has a long history of working with community and non-profit Boards. To learn more about Ryan or Laddey Clark & Ryan, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. Laddey, Clark & Ryan is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ (near the Sparta/Lake Mohawk Business District exit off Route 15). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Not All Attorneys Play Golf Sparta, NJ: Some might assume that all attorneys play golf; after all, isn't the golf course the site where many deals are made? Not so the case 'or course' for Lawrence J. Supp, Esq., Senior Associate at Laddey Clark & Ryan, Sparta, NJ. For the past nine months, Supp has spent his Saturdays rehabilitating half of a century-old duplex home in Phillipsburg, in conjunction with the Warren County Habitat for Humanity (WCHFH). Habitat for Humanity provides housing opportunities to families who are facing a housing crisis and who are willing to assist in the construction of their home. Supp, along with 10-20 volunteer crew members (both men and women) from a wide range of professions, refurbished the six-room (plus basement) home for a deserving family of five who moved in immediately after its dedication on July 29th. Most of the volunteers do not have construction/building experience, but Supp does hold an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The WCHFH chapter chose the new occupants and ultimately sells the property to the family at cost through a no-interest mortgage loan plus "sweat equity" which the family contributes to either their home or another family's project. Supp "rocked" the project; or more accurately, sheet rocked the home, did some trim work and hung doors plus other fix up/replacement details for the half duplex, which also includes a brand new kitchen. "It's a great sense of accomplishment to know that you are making a contribution to a good cause", says Supp who encourages people to volunteer for Habitat (www.warrenhabitat.org). Supp joined the WCHFH last Fall, as did his colleague at Laddey Clark & Ryan, Angelo J. Bolcato, Esq., who serves on WCHFH's Board of Directors and on its Site Selection Committee. In fact, volunteering for WCHFH has also become a family affair, as Supp's wife, Shirley, volunteers in the Chapter's office. He has been a long-time resident of Liberty Township residents and once had his own law practice with offices in Belvidere and Hackettstown, but opted to join Laddey Clark & Ryan so that he could focus more on his clients and the law rather than running a business. He specializes in Litigation, Civil and Criminal Trial Practice at Laddey Clark & Ryan. Supp has also taught numerous legal courses over the years at Warren County Community College (WCCC); but this Fall, will be teaching Legal Research and Writing for WCCC over the Web. He earned his Juris Doctorate at Rutgers School of Law, Newark, NJ, and does admit to a game or two of golf a year. To learn more about Supp and Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Eleanor Oudshoorn Ursula Henrich Leo New Attorney At Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP Sparta, NJ: Ursula Henrich Leo, Esq. has joined the law firm of Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, Sparta, NJ, where her practice will focus on Land Use, Municipal Law and Labor and Employment. Leo graduated from Newton High School, earned a B.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) and her Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Syracuse (NY) University College of Law. She is a member of the New Jersey Bar, Pennsylvania Bar, United States District Court-New Jersey, United States District Court-Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Leo is also a member of the Sussex County Bar Association. Leo's work in Municipal Law and Land Use will include subjects affected by rulings and implications for municipalities from both New Jersey and Federal courts, such as height variances, cell towers, board procedures, eminent domain, county oversight and environmental concerns. Her practice will also concentrate on Labor and Employment for public and private sector employees in wrongful termination, employment discrimination, employment and severance agreements and for employers in complying with state and federal employment laws and matters on hiring, termination, employee handbooks, pre-employment interviews and litigation. Leo and her husband, John, have recently relocated from Pennsylvania to her hometown of Green Township, NJ, where she is a member of the Green Township Historical Society. The attorneys at Laddey, Clark & Ryan each specialize in various areas of the law to best serve their clients. Laddey, Clark & Ryan is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ (minutes from the Sparta/Lake Mohawk Business District exit off Route 15). To learn more about the firm and its diversified practice, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brian M. Laddey, Esq. Named To Outstanding Lawyers of America Sparta, NJ --- Brian M. Laddey, Esq., a partner in the law firm of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, has been named a member of the prestigious Outstanding Lawyers of America (OLA) organization. OLA was founded to recognize and promote outstanding achievement in the practice of law, and to provide an easy and convenient way to locate quality legal counsel across the nation. Membership in OLA is limited to only 100 highly rated attorneys in each state and Washington D.C. A not-for-profit organization, OLA members are selected in a variety of ways including through nomination by other attorneys, reviews of their professional achievements, accomplishments, and accolades, and/or through the use of results and ratings from surveys conducted by various organizations and publications. Laddey is a former Prosecutor of Sussex County and a former President of the Sussex County Bar Association. He is a Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, a Master Emeritus at the Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court, a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and a trustee of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He was named Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism In The Law in 1997 and was recognized by Trial Lawyers Care for the free legal advice he provided to victims' families following the September 11th tragedy. Laddey concentrates his practice on issues involving personal injury, and civil litigation, in addition to representing municipalities. He has served as the Attorney for Sparta Township since 1983. He has also been selected as a court-approved mediator by the New Jersey Supreme Court, for Civil, General Equity and Probate matters. He and his wife, Peggy are residents of Sparta. His oldest son Michael is a graphics designer with Sony Corporation, and his son Ryan is a sophomore at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Laddey is an avid hockey player and has participated in numerous national and international tournaments. Laddey, Clark & Ryan, founded in 1989, is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ (minutes from the Sparta/Lake Mohawk Business District exit off Route 15). The firm also maintains an office in Morristown at 23 Cattano Avenue. To learn more about the firm and its diversified practice, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brian M. Laddey, Esq. Honored Sparta, NJ -- Brian M. Laddey, Esq. has been honored by the Sussex County Bar Associate with its 2005 Law Day Award. This annual award is presented to "the best and brightest" according to Daniel A. Colfax, Esq., President of the Bar Association. Laddey is a Partner in the Sparta law firm of Laddey Clark & Ryan. "He was awarded this honor, according to Colfax, because of his "past, present and future influence on the legal profession. He is an outstanding mentor and a great example to young and veteran attorneys on professional ethics". Laddey currently serves as a trustee to the New Jersey State Bar Association on behalf of the Sussex County Bar Association. Last year, Laddey was named a member of the prestigious Outstanding Lawyers of America (OLA) organization, and was recently recognized by New Jersey Monthly Magazine as one of New Jersey's "Super Lawyers." Laddey is a former Prosecutor of Sussex County and a former President of the Sussex County Bar Association. He is a Master Emeritus at the Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court, a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and a trustee of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He was named Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism InThe Law in 1997 and was recognized by Trial Lawyers Care for the free legal advice he provided to victims' families following the September 11th tragedy. Laddey concentrates his practice on issues involving personal injury, and civil litigation, in addition to representing municipalities. He served as the Attorney for Sparta Township for over 20 years. He has also been selected as a court-approved mediator by the New Jersey Supreme Court, for Civil, General Equity and Probate matters. He and his wife, Peggy are residents of Sparta. His oldest son Michael is a graphics designer with Sony Corporation, and his son Ryan is a sophomore at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Laddey is an avid ice hockey player and has participated in numerous national and international tournaments. Laddey, Clark & Ryan, founded in 1989, is headquartered at 60 Blue Heron Road, Sparta, NJ (minutes from the Sparta/Lake Mohawk Business District exit off Route 15). To learn more about the firm and its diversified practice, log on to its web site: www.lcrlaw.com.
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