ABOUT ME

In the last three years, Brian J. Levine has achieved verdicts and settlements in excess of $10M on behalf of his clients. These clients received fair and just compensation for their injuries arising from automobile accidents, slip and falls, dog bites and medical malpractice. The medical malpractice cases involved the development of decubitus ulcers/bedsores in a hospital setting, complications following a surgical procedure (i.e. laparoscopic cholecystectomy) and nursing negligence due to a fall from a hospital bed. Many of these cases involved complicated factual scenarios and difficult legal issues. Through Mr. Levine’s diligent and effective representation, in most of these matters, he was able to obtain settlement recovery for his clients, so that they could avoid the stress and uncertainty of a jury trial.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Personal Injury
• Commercial Litigation
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Truck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Appellate Practice

Certified Legal Specialties

• Certified Civil Trial Attorney in New Jersey

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
• Arizona, 1995

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  • J.D. (1987)
• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  • B.A. (1984)

Representative Cases

• Hambsch v. Harrsch, 256 N.J. Super. 215 (Law Div. 1991)
• Schreiber v. Camm, 848 F. Supp. 1770 (D.N.J. 1994)
• Gangemi v. NHL, 291 N.J. Super. 569 (App. Div. 1996)
• Gangemi v. NHL, 305 N.J. Super. 97 (App. Div. 1997)
• Massachi v. AHL Services, Inc., et als 396 N.J. Super 486 (App. Div. 2007); certif. denied, 195 N.J. 419 (App. Div. 2008)
• Massachi v. City of Newark Police Dept., 415 N.J. Super. 518 (App. Div. 2010)
• DiNizo v. Twp. of Scotch Plains, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72212 (2010), aff’d by 2011 U.S. App LEXIS 6684 (3d Cir. 2011)

Honors and Awards

• National Moot Court
• Finalist, Albers Moot Court Competition
• Fellow, American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA); Super Lawyers in New Jersey
• Super Lawyer in the field of Medical Malpractice, 2009 – Present
• AV rated by Martindale Hubbel

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
• Richard J. Hughes American Inns of Court , Master
• Sigma Chi, Member
• American Board of Trial Attorneys, Member
• District XIII Ethics Committee

Past & Present Employment Positions

• Summer Intern to The Honorable John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1984
• Budd Larner Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade, P.C., Short Hills, New Jersey, 1989 – 1995
• Edell & Associates, P.C., Morristown, New Jersey, Associate, 1995 – 1997
• Brenner & Levine P.A., Somerville, New Jersey, Principal, 1998 - 2014
• Union, Somerset and Morris Counties, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appointed Arbitrator and Mediator, 1998 – Present
• Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Prosecutor, 2000 – 2001
• Township of Scotch Plains, Municipal Court Judge, 2001 – 2006
• Township of Scotch Plains, Township Attorney, 2006 – 2011
• Township of Mount Olive, Municipal Court Judge, 2010 – Present
• Borough of Netcong , Municipal Court Judge, 2011 – Present
• Borough of North Plainfield & Watchung, Municipal Court Judge, 

      July 2019 - Present

• Boroughs of Chester & Mendham, Municipal Court Judge, 

      January 2018 - October 2019