Michael R. Ricciardulli

Mike is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys, and is the Past President of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He focuses his practice on defending doctors, nurses, dentists, hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and other institutions. He regularly tries cases throughout the State of New Jersey, a significant majority of which are high exposure matters. He has successfully argued numerous cases before the Appellate Division and New Jersey Supreme Court, and has represented health care professionals before the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing.

Education

Rutgers College, Rutgers University (B.A. 1991)
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 1994)

Bar Admissions

Admitted to New Jersey Bar and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1995.
American Bar
Essex County Bar
New Jersey Defense Associations

Professional Activity

Law Clerk to the Honorable Jonathan N. Harris, J.S.C. 1994-1995
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney (2006-present)
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (2017-present)
Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2023-Present)
Voted “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Defense in North Jersey by Best Lawyers in America as published in U.S. News & World Report, New York Times, and other publications (2017)
Voted “Lawyer of the Year” by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism In The Law (2020)
Voted as “Best Lawyer” by “Best Lawyers in America” as published in U.S. News & World Report, New York Times, and other publications (2013-2024)
Voted as "Super Lawyer" in New Jersey Monthly and New Jersey Super Lawyers (2008-2024)
Voted as “Rising Star” in New Jersey Monthly and New Jersey Super Lawyers (2006-2007)
President of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (2018-2019)
Vice President of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (2014-2018)
Treasurer of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (2013)
Trustee of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (2005-2020)
Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee for District V-B (2002-2005)
Frequent lecturer including Hot Topics in Medical Malpractice by ICLE and the New Jersey Law Journal (2012-2023)
Lecturer and Moderator - Back to Basics Seminar by Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (2006; 2009-2019)
Lecturer to the Residents of UMDNJ/Rutgers regarding Medical Malpractice Issues (2012-2022)
Invited lecturer and mock trial participant for the American College of Trial Lawyers and multiple medical malpractice insurance carriers