Bruce L. Atkins | Hackensack Employment Lawyer
Bruce L. Atkins 
Employment, Employment Contracts, Lawsuit & Dispute
- Law Office: Deutsch Atkins, P.C.
- Hackensack Law Firms
- Law School: Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. 1977
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 45 years
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Mr. Atkins believes employees have rights that should be aggressively pursued when an employer has wrongfully dealt with an employee. He brings this philosophy to his practice when considering each case and its potential outcomes. “The practice of plaintiffs’ employment law has allowed me to pursue the ideals that I graduated law school with by helping ordinary people win against large companies,” Mr. Atkins says.
A member of the New Jersey, New York, and Florida bars, Mr. Atkins has had several major reported cases in the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division of the State of New Jersey. He has been admitted to practice in the State Court of New Jersey, the Federal Court of New Jersey, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as well as the State of New York, the State of Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, he has tried numerous cases in the State and Federal Courts in New Jersey as well as in Federal Court in New York. He obtained one of New Jersey’s largest verdicts in a single plaintiff discrimination case in the amount of $6.5 million which included $1.5 million in Compensatory Damages and $5 million in Punitive Damages. The Court also awarded $638,000 in counsel fees and costs. That verdict was upheld on appeal. He recently obtained a $935,000 jury verdict plus attorney fees which was also upheld on appeal in July 2019. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, partnership and shareholder disputes, dissolutions as well as restrictive covenant and non-compete matters. He is also a court certified mediator and has handled numerous mediation matters.
Having commenced practice in 1977, Mr. Atkins has been AV rated (the highest rating) with Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), the American Bar Association (ABA), the New Jersey Bar Association (NJSBA), the New York Bar Association (NYSBA), the Florida Bar, the Diversity Law Institute, the Trial Law Institute, and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and NELA NJ, New Jersey’s chapter.
In 2008, he was invited to become a Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), a close-knit, peer-selected, and aggressively diverse honorary society of 3,500 of the best trial lawyers you will find anywhere. The LCA makes up less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, vigorously vetted for skills, expertise, and service. In 2019, he was selected to National Trial Lawyers Top 100 – an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers.
He has published several articles in well-known law journals including “Oral Employment Contracts Under New Jersey Law,” “Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens,” Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (1994) and “Complete Anti-Discrimination Policies: The Key in Business Insurance,” Crain’s publication (October 1997). In addition, he has been a guest lecturer at both NELA’s national convention and at NJAJ on trial techniques and at Lorman and ACI seminars on employment issues. From the early 2000’s through 2008, he made frequent television appearances as commentator on Court TV. He has served on the New Jersey District IIB ethics committee and is currently serving on the New Jersey District IIA ethics committee.
A graduate of Seton Hall Law School, Mr. Atkins is also a graduate of the University of Connecticut. In 2006, Mr. Atkins merged his practice with Neil H. Deutsch to form Deutsch Atkins, P.C. the present firm, which is one of the largest plaintiff employment law firms in the tri-state area.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Senior Partner | Deutsch Atkins, P.C. | Hackensack, NJ | Present |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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Seton Hall University School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1977 |
University of Connecticut | Bachelors | 1974 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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Florida | 1990 |
New York | 1988 |
New Jersey | 1977 |
Associations
- Court Certified Mediator
American Association for Justice (AAJ) | Member
American Bar Association | Member
New Jersey Bar Association | Member
Florida Bar | Member
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) | Member
NELA-NJ
Honors & Awards
- New Jersey Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2005 - 2021
AV Preeminent | Martindale-Hubbell | 2020
Top Lawyer | National Trial Lawyers Top 100 | 2019
Fellow | The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
Cases
Mogull v CB Commercial et. al.
6.5 million verdict. 638,000 attorney fees.
Publications
- “Oral Employment Contracts Under N.J. Law: Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens” | 15 NJ Labor & Employment Law | Quarterly 17, 1994
Complete Anti-discrimination Policies Key | Business Insurance, Crains Publications | October 13, 1997
Office Hours
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Service Type: Private
Language: English
Update Date: 2020-08-14
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25 Main St
Suite 104
Hackensack, NJ 07601