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Anita R Hotchkiss

About Anita R Hotchkiss

Anita R Hotchkiss is a lawyer practicing life sciences, class action litigation, product liability. Anita received a Beta Phi Mu degree from Rutgers Graduate School of Library Service, Master of Library Service, Reference in 1970, and has been licensed for 51 years. Anita practices at Goldberg Segalla LLP in Princeton, NJ.

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Areas of Law

  • Other 3
    • Life Sciences
    • Class Action Litigation
    • Product Liability

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Italian
    Spanish
  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Goldberg Segalla LLP

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1975, New Jersey
    1982, New York
    U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
    U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    •New Jersey Supreme Court Appointments: Vice Chair, District X Ethics Committee, 2007-2011
    Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges, 1994-1998
    District X Committee on Fee Arbitration, 1985-1989
    Chair, 1988-1989
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Fellows of the American Bar
    •Product Liability Advisory Council, Appointed Member of Amicus Case Selection Committee
    •New Jersey Civil Justice Institute Legal Advisory Board
    •American Board of Trial Advocates
    •Litigation Counsel of America: Fellow
    •Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: Board of Trustees, 1981-2000
    President, 1998-1999
    •Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court
    Master and Counselor, 1989-1996
    2001-2004
    2007-2011
    •American Bar Foundation
    Elected fellow, 1994 to present
    •International Association Defense Counsel (IADC), 1996 to present
    Defense Counsel Trial Academy Faculty, 1996
    Vice Chair, International Subcommittee
    •New Jersey Bar Association: Certified Trial Attorneys Section Chair, 1989-1990
    Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law Committee, Chair, 1989
    New Jersey Task Force on Women and the Law, 1989
    •Morris County Bar Association: Board of Trustees, 1984-1986
    Judicial Appointments Committee, 1986-1998, (Chair, 1991-1998)
    Judicial Selection Committee, 2003-2005

    Bar Fellowship
    Litigation Counsel of America
    •Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent
    •Avvo Rating: 10 (Superb)
    •Lifetime Achievement Award, New Jersey Law Journal, February 2015
    •William A. Dreier Award for Excellence in Product Liability Law, New Jersey State Bar Association, February 2013
    •Women Leaders in the Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
    New Jersey Super Lawyers (Personal Injury - Products: Defense), 2005-2015
    The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers
    •McLaughlin Award, New Jersey State Bar Association Civil Trial Bar Section, 2002
    •Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, Morris County Bar Association and New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, 2001
    •Named by Medical Herald as one of the nation's 20 most influential women in the health care industry, October 1995
    •Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

    Achievements

    •Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Recognized in 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers
    April 20, 2015
    •Anita Hotchkiss Earns Lifetime Achievement Award From New Jersey Law Journal
    February 23, 2015
    •Anita Hotchkiss and Michael D. Shalhoub Named Fellows of the Litigation Counsel of America
    October 2014
    •Goldberg Segalla Named a New Jersey Powerhouse by Law360
    June 26, 2014
    •Anita Hotchkiss Receives Dreier Award From New Jersey State Bar Association
    February 19, 2013
    •Three Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Listed in 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers for Product Liability Defense
    April 2, 2012
    •Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Named in 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers
    July 20, 2011

    News

    •Six Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Listed in 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers
    May 1, 2013
    •Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Neil Goldberg and Anita Hotchkiss Listed in International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers
    July 31, 2012

    Blog

    •Life Science Matters 11007 Member:

    Professional Affiliations

    •New Jersey Supreme Court Appointments: Vice Chair, District X Ethics Committee, 2007-2011; Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges, 1994-1998; District X Committee on Fee Arbitration, 1985-1989; Chair, 1988-1989
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Product Liability Advisory Council, Appointed Member of Amicus Case Selection Committee
    •New Jersey Civil Justice Institute Legal Advisory Board
    •American Board of Trial Advocates
    •Litigation Counsel of America: fellow
    •Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: Board of Trustees, 1981-2000; President, 1998-1999
    •Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court; Master and Counselor, 1989-1996; 2001-2004; 2007-2011
    •American Bar Association - Litigation Section: Committee on Corporate Counsel; Subcommittee on Litigation Management Techniques
    •American Bar Foundation; Elected fellow, 1994-present
    •International Association Defense Counsel, 1996-present; Defense Counsel Trial Academy Faculty, 1996
    •New Jersey Bar Association: Certified Trial Attorneys Section Chair, 1989-1990; Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law Committee, Chair, 1989; New Jersey Task Force on Women and the Law, 1989
    •Morris County Bar Association: Board of Trustees, 1984-1986; Judicial Appointments Committee, 1986-1998, (Chair, 1991-1998); Judicial Selection Committee, 2003-2005 Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America
    New Jersey Super Lawyers (Personal Injury Defense: Products), 2005-2013
    The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers
    •Selected by the Civil Trial Bar Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association as recipient of the 2002 McLaughlin Award
    •Selected by Morris County Bar Association and NJ Commission on Professionalism in the Law as a recipient of a 2001 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award
    •Named by the Medical Herald in October 1995 as one of the nation's 20 most influential women in the healthcare industry
    •Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

    Achievements
    •Anita Hotchkiss and Michael D. Shalhoub Named Fellows of the Litigation Counsel of America
    October 2014
    •Goldberg Segalla Named a New Jersey Powerhouse by Law360
    June 26, 2014
    •Anita Hotchkiss Receives Dreier Award From New Jersey State Bar Association
    February 19, 2013
    •Three Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Listed in 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers for Product Liability Defense
    April 2, 2012
    •Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Named in 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers
    July 20, 2011 Member:

    Professional Affiliations
    •New Jersey Supreme Court Appointments: Vice Chair, District X Ethics Committee, 2007-2011; Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges, 1994-1998; District X Committee on Fee Arbitration, 1985-1989; Chair, 1988-1989
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Product Liability Advisory Council, Appointed Member of Amicus Case Selection Committee
    •New Jersey Civil Justice Institute Legal Advisory Board
    •American Board of Trial Advocates
    •Litigation Counsel of America: Fellow
    •Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: Board of Trustees, 1981-2000; President, 1998-1999
    •Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court; Master and Counselor, 1989-1996; 2001-2004; 2007-2011
    •American Bar Association - Litigation Section: Committee on Corporate Counsel; Subcommittee on Litigation Management Techniques
    •American Bar Foundation; Elected fellow, 1994-present
    •International Association Defense Counsel, 1996-present; Defense Counsel Trial Academy Faculty, 1996
    •New Jersey Bar Association: Certified Trial Attorneys Section Chair, 1989-1990; Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law Committee, Chair, 1989; New Jersey Task Force on Women and the Law, 1989
    •Morris County Bar Association: Board of Trustees, 1984-1986; Judicial Appointments Committee, 1986-1998, (Chair, 1991-1998); Judicial Selection Committee, 2003-2005 Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America
    New Jersey Super Lawyers (Personal Injury Defense: Products), 2005-2013
    The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers
    •Selected by the Civil Trial Bar Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association as recipient of the 2002 McLaughlin Award
    •Selected by Morris County Bar Association and NJ Commission on Professionalism in the Law as a recipient of a 2001 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award
    •Named by the Medical Herald in October 1995 as one of the nation's 20 most influential women in the healthcare industry
    •Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

    News
    •Six Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Listed in 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers
    May 1, 2013
    •Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Neil Goldberg and Anita Hotchkiss Listed in International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers
    July 31, 2012

    Blog
    •Life Science Matters Member:

    Professional Affiliations
    •New Jersey Supreme Court Appointments: Vice Chair, District X Ethics Committee, 2007-2011; Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges, 1994-1998; District X Committee on Fee Arbitration, 1985-1989; Chair, 1988-1989
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Product Liability Advisory Council, Appointed Member of Amicus Case Selection Committee
    •NJ Lawsuit Reform Alliance Legal Advisory Board
    •American Board of Trial Advocates
    •Litigation Counsel of America: Fellow
    •Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: Board of Trustees, 1981-2000; President, 1998-1999
    •Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court; Master and Counselor, 1989-1996; 2001-2004; 2007-2011
    •American Bar Association - Litigation Section: Committee on Corporate Counsel; Subcommittee on Litigation Management Techniques
    •American Bar Foundation; Elected fellow, 1994-present
    •International Association Defense Counsel, 1996-present; Defense Counsel Trial Academy Faculty, 1996
    •New Jersey Bar Association: Certified Trial Attorneys Section Chair, 1989-1990; Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law Committee, Chair, 1989; New Jersey Task Force on Women and the Law, 1989
    •Morris County Bar Association: Board of Trustees, 1984-1986; Judicial Appointments Committee, 1986-1998, (Chair, 1991-1998); Judicial Selection Committee, 2003-2005

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Rutgers University School of Law
    Class of 1975
    J.D.
    with honors
    Other Education
    Rutgers Graduate School of Library Service, Master of Library Service, Reference
    Class of 1970
    Beta Phi Mu
    International Library Science Honor Society

    Bates College
    Class of 1959
    Phi Beta Kappa
    magna cum laude, high honors
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1937
    1937
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