Frederick D. Miceli
Mr. Miceli brings more than 30 years of trial experience to every case he handles. A well-known member of the legal community, he serves on several different committees and is a Certified Trial Attorney. He handles several different kinds of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, slip and fall cases, construction or workplace accidents, and product liability cases. A former municipal prosecutor, he also appears in defense of traffic offenses, including drunk driving cases. The service provided is both personal and accessible.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Civil Litigation
- Municipal Court
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Construction Accidents
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified as Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1987
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1977
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1977
- Honors: Ranked 5th in Class
- Honors: Winner of Four American Jurisprudence Book Awards for Excellence
- Honors: Order of the Lytae
- Law Review: South Texas College of Law Review
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1972
- Major: Philosophy
Classes/Seminars
- Current Arbitrator Trainer, Supreme Court Arbitration Advisory Committee
- Current ICLE Lecturer
- Guest Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conference
- Former Lecturer, Professional Education Association
Honors and Awards
- New Jersey Super Lawyer - New Jersey Monthly, 2009
- General Practitioner Achievement Award, Essex County Bar Association , 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
- N.J.S.B.A., Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, Essex County Representative, 2008 - Present
- Essex County Bar Association, Co-Chairman, Civil Bench and Bar Committee, 2003 - Present
- Essex County Bar Foundation, Chairman, Memorial Committee
- New Jersey Supreme Court Arbitration Advisory Committee, Member, 2005 - Present
- Essex County Bar Association, Member, Civil Bench and Bar Committee, 1990 - Present
- Essex County Bar Association, Program Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1990 - Present
- Essex County Bar Association, Member, Arbitration Committee, 1990 - Present
- Essex County and Morris County Superior Courts, Arbitrator, 1988 - Present
- Essex County Bar Association, Trustee, 2002 - 2008
Past Employment Positions
- The City of Newark, Asst. Corporation Counsel
- Municipal Prosecutor and Civil Trial Attorney, 1977 - 1980
- Gurry, McHugh & Mead, P.A., Civil Trial Associate, 1980 - 1987
Pro Bono Activities
- Former Chairman and Commissioner, Essex County Improvement Authority, 1995 - 1998
- Former Member, Essex County Welfare to Work Committee
- Former Member, Board of Trustees, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
- 6th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Caldwell, NJ, 2008
- CYO Girls Basketball Coach, St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell, NJ, 1997 - 2001
- CYO Boys Basketball Coach, Notre Dame Church, No. Caldwell, NJ, 2001 - 2005
- Former Recreation Basketball Coach, North Caldwell, NJ
