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James R. WronkoJames R. Wronko 
Somerville, New Jersey
phone (908) 704-9200
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Trial Attorney for over 19 years who has appeared in Superior Court in every county of New Jersey.

IN EXCESS OF 150 JURY TRIALS TO VERDICT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES

Regular guest commentator and analyst Court Television Network (Jenny Jones civil trial among others)

Graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 1982. Admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the district of New Jersey in 1982 and became an associate with the law firm of Bennett, Hueston, Kennedy and Mueller, Florham Park, N.J. Mr. Wronko handled various matters and personal injury cases on behalf of plaintiffs and insurance companies and commercial litigation for various business entities.

In 1984 Mr. Wronko was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, for the 3rd Circuit.
In 1984 he became employed as a Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, Division of Criminal Justice. He was in the Appellate, Labor Law and Statewide Litigation sections, where he prosecuted Statewide criminal cases including environmental, white collar and labor related crimes, murders, organized crime and corruption and violations of the Casino Control Act.

In 1989 Mr. Wronko joined the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office where he tried all types of criminal prosecutions including death penalty murder cases and was in charge of the County Narcotic Strike Force.

Mr. Wronko left the prosecutor's office in September 1994 to establish the firm of Wronko and O'Hara.

Areas of Practice:
Criminal Defense
Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1982
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1984
Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1982


Representative Cases:
State v. Gerald, 113 N.J. 40 (Supreme court 1988)
State v. DeMarco, 275 N.J. Super. 311 (Appellate Division 1994)
State v. One Wrist Sling Shot, 230 N.J. Super. 498 (App. Div. 1989)
State v. Hoffman, 224 N.J. Super. 149 (   )
State v. Negran, 178 N.J. 73 (New Jersey Supreme court 2003)
State v. Sivo, et als, 341 N.J. Super. 302 (Law Division 2000)
Representative Clients:
Employees and Members of the Judiciary
Political Figures
Law Enforcement and Police
Other Attorneys, Corporations, Partnerships and Small Businesses
Classes/Seminars Taught:
"What Litigators Should Know About DNA Testing", New Jersey Lawyer, May 1, 1995


Lectured on "DNA in the Courtroom", New Jersey Bar Association Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 11, 1995


Honors and Awards:
New Jersey Superlawyers in the April 2006 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine


Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), New Jersey Chapter


New Jersey State Bar Association


Somerset County Bar Association, former member of the Judicial and Prosecutorial comm.; co-chairman of the Criminal Practice Committee


Past Employment Positions:
Bennett, Hueston, Kennedy and Mueller, Florham Park, N.J., Associate


New Jersey Attorney General's Office, Division of Criminal Justice, Deputy Attorney General, 1984


Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, 1989