Significant Cases
Attorneys Hartman, Chartered helped to create new laws by obtaining published decisions from the New Jersey Appellate Division, New Jersey Supreme Court, as well as the Federal Courts. Among those decisions are:
STATE v. McKEON, A-5658-04T1 (N.J.Super. 5-24-2006)
MANCUSO V. THE CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY, 193 F. Supp.2d 789 (N.J. 2002)
HANSELL v. THE CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY,(N.J. 2001)
152 F. Supp.2d 589
STATE v. NANCE, 148 N.J. 376 (1997)
689 A.2d 1351
STATE v. BOLTE, 225 N.J. Super. 335 (1988)
542 A.2d 494
DeBOLT v. PARKER, 234 N.J. Super. 471 (1988)
560 A.2d 1323
IN RE TUCH, 159 N.J. Super. 219 (1978)
387 A.2d 1199
Civil Rights – 2019
$500,000 settlement for client terminated based on his political affiliation
Whistleblower/CEPA – 2018
$400,000 settlement for Township employees who were retaliated against for complaining about a Town Council person’s conduct which they reasonably believed to violate the law and public policy.
DWI – 2018
Obtained dismissal of Driving Under the Influence charge after Motion to Dismiss based on State’s inability to prove operation.
Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation – 2017
$200,000 settlement for an employee who was terminated based on her sexual orientation.