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Joseph Discenza is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney (as certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court) with extensive trial experience in both the civil and criminal arenas. He is the head of the Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation practice group and specializes in all areas of plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, with a special emphasis on motor vehicle and slip-and-fall accidents. He also specializes in work-related accidents and workplace accidents and has been representing individuals injured as a result of the negligence of others for over 40 years. He has also won a number of settlements in excess of one million dollars.
Joseph has again been recognized by Super Lawyers for Personal Injury in 2016*.
Joseph is Chair of the Criminal and Municipal Court Defense practice group and has over 40 years of experience in representing those accused of crime in both the state and municipal courts of New Jersey. He specializes in all types of criminal prosecutions in the state courts, as well as the defense of DWI/DUI and other serious offenses in municipal courts.
In addition, Joseph is the co-chair of the Domestic Violence Practice group, and has been prosecuting and defending domestic violence matters for over fifteen years. Due to his over 30 years of experience representing those accused of crimes in state and municipal courts, Joseph brings a unique perspective to domestic violence matters, many of which have a criminal component.
- Essex County Bar Association Member
- Middlesex County Bar Association Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association Member
- American Bar Association Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
- Domestic Violence (Co-Chair)
- Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation (Co-Chair)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- White Collar and Criminal Defense
13 Mandelbaum Barrett Attorneys Named to the 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers List and 3 to Rising Stars
March 12, 2019
Mandelbaum Barrett is pleased to announce that thirteen of our attorneys have been selected by their peers as New Jersey Super Lawyers* for 2019. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state of New Jersey are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. In addition, the Firm is excited to announce that three of our attorneys were named to the Rising Stars list for 2019, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys age 40 or under or who are in practice for 10 years or less. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. This year's Mandelbaum Barrett Super Lawyers include: