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Gene Killian handled a complex business insurance matter for us and was able to negotiate an excellent settlement of a difficult claim without having to go to trial. He is smart, practical and easy to work with. I recommend him without hesitation.
– David Brand, President, Spray-Tek, Inc.


Gene Killian handled an environmental matter for me. His advice has been good and his service prompt and efficient. I recommend him without hesitation.
– Ford Harding, President, The Harding Companies


Gene Killian has represented me for years in some of my more complicated and sensitive matters. In each and every case, he has been both pragmatic and yet aggressive on my behalf. He negotiates hard, but also knows how to resolve a problem in a way that is satisfactory to all of the parties. I continue to use him and his firm as a result.
– George Jacobs, President, Jacobs Enterprises, Inc.


My previous employer laid me off on 1 Apr 09, when I was in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was faced with coming home to no job and having no income. My best efforts to settle with them went nowhere. They basically told me don't bother us and offered me no compensation. The State Bar Association and Gene Killian stepped up to help me for free. I ended up settling for [a confidential sum]. [The company] got punished for what they did to me and I received compensation, and I now have closure. What means the most to me, is that both the NJSBA and Gene offered their support to me. Many people and organizations don't support soldiers and some are outright hostile. While I am very proud of what I did, it was very hard on me and my family, but all is good because I had the honor and privilege to defend our great country and the rest of my days will be gravy.
– Captain Michael Panzera, New Jersey National Guard


The Killian Firm, P.C.

555 Route 1 South
Suite 430
Iselin, NJ 08830
(732) 912-2100

New York Office:
14 Wall Street
20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 618-1409

Litigation. n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

-- Ambrose Bierce, “The Devil’s Dictionary” (1911)

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

--Felix Frankfurter, Indianapolis v. Chase National Bank, 314 U.S. 63, 69 (1941)

The fact is that while counsel can be measured by objective means, few companies do so effectively. As a result, the selection of counsel is based on the principles of risk aversion and career protection…A deeper analysis reveals that this strategy is average at best. More likely, it wastes millions of dollars with no real accountability for the results.

--D. DiCicco, "Litigation Management," Claims Magazine, March 2010

Woe unto you lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

--Luke 11:52 (KJV)

Latest Articles

LinkedIn use violating restrictive covenants?
Gene Killian
When I graduated from Law School a mere 25 years ago (yikes!), the Internet was something for geeks at places like MIT and Berkeley. Have things changed a bit? I just read that LinkedIn ALONE now has . . . keep reading >>
Keeping internal investigations confidential
Gene Killian
Those of us who are involved in corporate litigation – especially (although not exclusively) against my friends in the insurance industry – often find amusement in the number of ways that business lit . . . keep reading >>
Novartis Blasted With $250M Sex Discrimination Verdict
Gene Killian
"Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." – Mary Chapin Carpenter I have this simple theory about defending employment suits. If you're not able to get the suit dismissed via s . . . keep reading >>
More Trouble for In-House Counsel
In our last couple of Litigation Bulletins, we've been discussing the ever- increasing personal liability exposure faced by in-house counsel, and what to do about it. Two additional recent decisions . . . keep reading >>
Is in-house counsel personally liable for a $19.3M verdict?
Gene Killian
We recently posted a Bulletin about the disturbing possibility that in-house counsel could be held liable for substantial malpractice claims. To expand on that unpleasant concept, in State National . . . keep reading >>
The Latest on New Jersey's Licensed Site Remediation Professional Program
Ryan Milun and Gene Killian
We've been receiving some questions about New Jersey's new Licensed Site Remediation Professional program, and, specifically, how it might affect our manufacturing clients with environmental problems, . . . keep reading >>

Performance Reviews 101
No one actually enjoys preparing performance reviews. Plus they can cause headaches when they turn up in court proceedings. But an effective review system can prevent small problems from becoming la . . . keep reading >>
Malpractice by in-house counsel
Gene Killian
When you run a business litigation boutique as I do, there are times when the grass seems much, much greener on the other side of the fence. In moments of weakness, I think: Wouldn't it be great to . . . keep reading >>
An expanded definition of "sexual harassment"
I normally like to open these articles with a quip or something that attempts to be funny. Years ago, though, an experienced employment defense lawyer told me: "There is nothing funny about sexual h . . . keep reading >>
Just how "absolute" is the "absolute pollution exclusion"?
Recently, we had the opportunity to test the limits of the so-called "absolute" pollution exclusion contained in standard-form commercial liability policies. We represented a fragrance-mixing company . . . keep reading >>
Do employees have an expectation of privacy in personal e-mails on work computers?
When it comes to employee Internet use, many managers are torn. One the one hand, personal Internet use equates to lost productivity. In addition, employees may use the Internet for illegal or immor . . . keep reading >>
Employer liability for the swine flu?
Question: What goes "squeak, squeak, BANG"? Answer: A mouse in a minefield. When it comes to employment liability, many employers must feel like that poor mouse. One of the latest "mines" on . . . keep reading >>
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