Leonard Z. Kaufmann
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Leonard Z. Kaufmann primarily handles commercial litigation, including consumer and class action cases. He is also experienced in environmental litigation, personal injury and professional malpractice matters.
In 2003, Mr. Kaufmann was named to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum whose membership is limited to those attorneys who have achieved a verdict or settlement in excess of one million dollars.
Mr. Kaufmann is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, and is a Court Approved Mediator pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 1:40. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and in New York, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits. He has served as a Barrister of the Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inn of Court.
Mr. Kaufmann authors a blog entitled LawAndEverydayLife. In addition to lecturing for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mr. Kaufmann has published an article in the New Jersey Lawyer entitled, "A Need for Experts in Legal Malpractice Cases," New Jersey Lawyer, October 21, 1996.
Mr. Kaufmann is also a member of the New Jersey State and Bergen County Bar Associations.
Mr. Kaufmann received his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law. His B.A. was earned at the University of New Orleans and his masters in Social Work from Tulane University.
Selected Published Cases
Lauchheimer v. Gulf Oil, 6 F. Supp. 2d, 339 (D.N.Y. 1998)
Berke v. Buckley Broadcasting Corp., 359 N.J. Super. 587 (App. Div. 2003).
Blog News
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Calibration Requirements Eased For DWI Testing Devices
Yesterday, the Appellate Division affirmed a ruling expanding the admissibility of certain blood alcohol concentration (“BAC”) tests used in driving while intoxicated (“DWI”) prosecutions. The decision, State v. Holland, A-4384-09T3, A-4775-09T3 (App. Div. Dec. 20, 2011), allows admission of BAC results derived from Alcotest breath-testing devices calibrated with a Control...
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Out Of State DWI Convictions And Sentencing Enhancement
Are convictions for “driving while ability impaired” (“DWAI”) in New York treated as prior convictions for sentencing enhancement purposes in subsequent New Jersey drinking while impaired (“DWI”) convictions? In State v. Zeikel, 30 A.3d 339 (App.Div. Nov. 9, 2011), the appellate division decision held that such prior convictions do, in...
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In Visitation Battle of Grandparent Vs. Grandparent, Grandparent Wins
Can a maternal grandmother with legal custody, who is assumed to be the “psychological parent” of the child, deny visitation to the paternal grandparents? The answer is “not if such visitation is in the child’s best interests” according to Tortorice v. Vanartsdalen, 27 A.3d 1247 (App.Div. 2011), a recent decision...
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NO WILL? NO WAY! The importance of having a will.
If you do not have a will, your wishes for what happens to your possessions after your death may not come to pass. Even if you think you do not have a large estate, if you own a home or have other assets, it is worthwhile to do some estate...
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LIKE A BAD NEIGHBOR - The Duty To Warn
When your conduct puts someone else in danger, you may be held responsible if that person is injured. That’s an easy concept to understand when the facts are simple, such as the person who drives negligently and causes injury to a pedestrian or a passenger. Sometimes, it’s up to the...
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