Michael R. Speer, Attorney

Michael began his career with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in April 1998 as a member of the Casualty Department. There he currently practices in the areas of personal injury defense, no-fault litigation, insurance fraud litigation, SIU investigation and litigation, products liability law, and insurance coverage. In his career, Michael has handled thousands of general liability casualty litigation matters involving evaluation and resolution of personal injury claims. His no-fault experience has also enabled him to handle arbitrations involving medical necessity of treatment, improper billing of medical providers, and insurance fraud issues.

Michael graduated from Kean University and Seton Hall University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1989. Following law school, Michael served a one-year judicial clerkship with The Honorable Carol A. Ferentz, Presiding Civil Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Part, Newark, New Jersey. Michael then served as an assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Newark, New Jersey, where he was trial counsel on numerous tort claims act cases filed against Newark, New Jersey's largest city.

Michael next worked from 1993-1998 as a senior associate at the firm of Hurley & Vasios, where he defended doctors, lawyers, and public entities from negligence claims and further defended general liability and insurance coverage claims.

Michael is a graduate of the American Inns of Court and a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, The Essex County Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute.
 
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