Our Attorneys

JOSEPH DUNN , born Paterson, New Jersey, November 7, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, New Jersey; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, U.S. Tax Court; 1977, Florida; 1980, New York. Education : Cornell University (A.B. 1953; J.D., with distinction, 1955). Order of the Coif. Member Board of Editors, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1954-1955. Author: "Charitable Contributions to Private Educational Institutions," 39 Cornell Law Quarterly, 122, 1954; "Agency: Master's Liability for Intentional Tort of Servant," 30 Cornell Law Quarterly, 505, 1954; "Legal Effect of Preambles," 41 Cornell Law Quarterly 134, 1955. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association. Elected Member, Glen Rock, New Jersey, Board of Education, 1968-1970. Trustee, 1969 - and Chairman of the Board, 1982-1985, Barnert Memorial Hospital Center, Paterson, New Jersey. Trustee, Barnert Memorial Hospital Center Foundation, Inc., 1981 - 1985. Member, Bergen County Bar Association Ethics Committee, 1971-1974. Member Executive Committee, Bergen County Chapter, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., 1974-1977. Delegate, Judicial Conference of New Jersey, 1975. Member : Bergen County (Chairman, Federal District Court Committee, 1976--1978), New Jersey State (Chairman, Corporate and Business Law Section, 1981; Member, Special Committee on Franchise Law, 1977 -) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cornell Law Association; New Jersey Society of Hospital Attorneys (Vice President, 1982-1983); American Society of Hospital Attorneys \[1^st Lieut., U.S. Army, 1955-1957) REPORTED CASES : Instructional Systems Inc. v. Computer Curriculum Corporation , (Decided October 19, 1992; first N.J. Supreme Court opinion defining elements of N.J. Franchise Practices Act, holding distributor of computer assisted instruction integrated learning systems to be a franchisee). PRACTICE AREAS : Corporate and Commercial; Franchise, Supplier and Distributor Matters; Real Estate; Banking.