Edward J. DePascale

EDWARD J. DEPASCALE is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  He was a law clerk to the Hon. Frank G. Hahn, JSC.  Mr. DePascale is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been since being inducted in 2001. He was honored in 2019 by the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey with its Trial Bar Award. The Civil Trial Bar Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association has also honored Mr. DePascale in 2024 with its prestigious James J. McLaughlin, Esq. Award. He was a Master of the Hudson Inn of Court and was a member of its founding executive committee. He has managed and tried a significant number of FELA matters at this firm and at his former firm beginning in 1980 and continuing to date.

He has served as a member of the District VI Ethics Committee and Chair of the District VI Fee Arbitration Committee.  Mr. DePascale has practiced extensively in the Federal and State trial courts concentrating on the trial of complex litigation in the areas of FELA, products liability, professional liability, general insurance, employment discrimination and commercial construction.

He is a veteran of the United States Army having been Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain in the Armor Branch.

  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2007-2024), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of General Litigation. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Best Lawyers® (2016-2024) a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Insurance Law. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • A recipient of the prestigious James J. McLaughlin Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association's Civil Trial Bar Section (2024). Named in honor of James J. McLaughlin, a Mercer County Trial Attorney, this Award is presented each year to individuals demonstrating civility, legal competence and professionalism in the practice of civil trial law. 
  • Listed as an honoree in 2019 of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey and received the Trial Bar Award. This prestigious award recognizes those experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers exemplify the highest standards of trial practice and ethical conduct.  A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

EDWARD J. DEPASCALE is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  He was a law clerk to the Hon. Frank G. Hahn, JSC.  Mr. DePascale is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been since being inducted in 2001. He was honored in 2019 by the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey with its Trial Bar Award. The Civil Trial Bar Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association has also honored Mr. DePascale in 2024 with its prestigious James J. McLaughlin, Esq. Award. He was a Master of the Hudson Inn of Court and was a member of its founding executive committee. He has managed and tried a significant number of FELA matters at this firm and at his former firm beginning in 1980 and continuing to date.

He has served as a member of the District VI Ethics Committee and Chair of the District VI Fee Arbitration Committee.  Mr. DePascale has practiced extensively in the Federal and State trial courts concentrating on the trial of complex litigation in the areas of FELA, products liability, professional liability, general insurance, employment discrimination and commercial construction.

He is a veteran of the United States Army having been Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain in the Armor Branch.

  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2007-2024), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of General Litigation. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Best Lawyers® (2016-2024) a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Insurance Law. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • A recipient of the prestigious James J. McLaughlin Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association's Civil Trial Bar Section (2024). Named in honor of James J. McLaughlin, a Mercer County Trial Attorney, this Award is presented each year to individuals demonstrating civility, legal competence and professionalism in the practice of civil trial law. 
  • Listed as an honoree in 2019 of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey and received the Trial Bar Award. This prestigious award recognizes those experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers exemplify the highest standards of trial practice and ethical conduct.  A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

Education

Saint Peter's College (B.S. 1970)
Seton Hall Law School (J.D. 1973)

Admissions

State of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers