Ronald
P. Goldfaden
Telephone - (973) 635-5400
Fax - (973) 635-9339
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When
Blume, Goldfaden partner, Ron Goldfaden is asked to recall his
most memorable case he doesn't mention the $9.6 million dollar
verdict for the family of a brain damaged infant or the dozens
of other multimillion dollar awards he has recovered. He
doesn't consider the cases that received extensive publicity,
such as the one for the family of a student killed in
the Seton Hall University fire, or the one involving a father
who died as a result of being injected with the wrong chemotherapy.
Instead, the case he recalls is one that he handled earlier on
in his legal career. It was a relatively simple automobile accident
case in which a 12 year old client was a passenger in a relative's
car. I remember the case settled for about $100,000., and pursuant
to law, we deposited the money into the Surrogate's Court where
it was to collect interest and be held until the child reached
the age of 18. I remember, after settling his case, putting the
young boy on the witness stand at a hearing to approve the settlement,
and asking him and his mother if they understood the terms of
the settlement; that, absent some emergency, his money could not
actually be spent until he reached legal age. I told him,
that hopefully, when he was 18, he would have a nice lump sum
of money that he could then use to buy a car, or go to college,
or do whatever else he decided. I had forgotten about the case
until years later, when I unexpectedly received a telephone call
from the young boy's mother. She asked me if I remembered her
son's case and what I had told him on the witness stand. I told
her that I did, expecting her to tell me that there was some problem.
She went on, I just wanted to call you Mr. Goldfaden, to let you
know that my son used the money from that settlement and just
graduated yesterday from medical school ... I'll remember
that phone call for the rest of my life. It reminds me that what
I do is worthwhile and can actually have a significant impact
on people's lives.
Ron
is a graduate of Widener University School of Law (1976) and a
Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the N.J. Supreme Court.
He is a member of a number of trial groups including the American
Trial Lawyer's Association (ATLA) and the American Board of Trial
Advocates (ABOTA). |
