James Greenberg
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
1940 Route 70 East, Suite 200
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
USA
Phone: +1 856 874 4206
Fax: +1 856 874 4366
Email: jgreenberg@duanemorris.com

James Greenberg concentrates his practice in the areas of general commercial litigation, real estate, construction and healthcare. He has more than 40 years' experience in representing clients in complex business matters from both the transactional side and in litigation. Mr. Greenberg is certified by the N.J. Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney and is listed on the roster of state-approved mediators.

Mr. Greenberg is a 1964 cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a graduate of Princeton University.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Construction
• Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare

Representative Matters

• Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. v. John DeLorean - Lead trial and bankruptcy counsel. Obtained on behalf of Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. a full debt payoff in an $8 million foreclosure action and Chapter XI against a Bedminster, New Jersey property, which is now Trump National Golf Club.
• Henderson v. CCMUA (N.J. Supreme Court, 176 N.J. 554) - Lead trial and appellate counsel representing a class action plaintiff and established new law determining that the practice of compounding interest on overdue MUA bills was improper and illegal, thereby saving citizens of the State of New Jersey substantial sums.
• For twenty years represented United Jersey Bank in all its collections and workout transactions and litigation in matters in all southern New Jersey counties. Acted as officer and director of a subsidiary company, was periodically appointed arbitrator, and continued in these matters after the company became Summit Bancorp and until they were acquired by another bank.
• Represented Jefferson Bank in both transactional and litigation matters in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey until the bank was acquired by another bank.
• Represented Trico Mortgage Company, Inc. in their business of making second mortgage loans by drafting loan closing documents and handling problem loans and workouts.
• Chen v. Greenway Village Apartments - Obtained a reversal of a trial court decision where the appellate court held that the New Jersey Security Deposit Statute (N.J.S.A. 46:8-21) would not retroactively apply to a purchase of an apartment complex prior to the passage of the Statute.
• Represented a client in a two-stage transaction to acquire ownership of a senior housing complex by negotiating with the bank to acquire $10 million in troubled loans at a substantial discount, while also negotiating and settling with the borrowers by obtaining title to the property in exchange for releasing them from liability for the deficiency.

Professional Activities

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, 2009-2011
• American Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  - Foreclosure Committee, Founder and Chair
  - Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
  -- Member of the Board of Consultors
• Camden County Bar Association
  - Board of Trustees
  - Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
  - Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia County Bar Association
• American Arbitration Association
  - National Panel of Arbitrators
• Assistant County Prosecutor, County of Camden, 1969-1971
• Township of Cherry Hill, N.J.
  - Municipal Judge, 1973-1981
  - Municipal Prosecutor, 1971-1973
• Camden County Municipal Court Judges Association
  - President, 1980
• N.J. Supreme Court
  - Committee on District Courts, 1980-1983
  - Committee on Municipal Courts, 1977-1979

Admissions

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1964
• Princeton University, B.S.E., 1961

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Student Mentor, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
• Board of Directors of Gilda's Club, South Jersey, a charitable organization that assists people dealing with cancer
• Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce—Southern New Jersey
• Board of Directors, Milton & Betty Katz Jewish Community Center, Margate, New Jersey
• Osteopathic Education Foundation
  - Board of Trustees, 1980-1999; 2004-2012
• South Jersey Performing Arts Center
  - Board of Directors, 1992-2004
• Allied Trades Foreclosure Committee
• New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
  - State Counsel, 1974-1994

Honors and Awards

• Listed as one of Philadelphia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Martindale-Hubell, 2012 Edition
• Listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009-2011
• Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2005-2013
• Camden County Office of the Prosecutor
  - selected for "commendable conduct" during the calendar year 2005
• New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
  - Special Service Award in recognition of outstanding service for 20 years as NJAOPS General Counsel
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Guest Professor in Business Law, Burlington County College, 2012