Christopher J. Hanlon, Esq.

Christopher J. Hanlon heads the firm’s litigation department. He is a passionate and tireless advocate for his clients, willing to work long hours to champion their causes and rights. The New Jersey Supreme Court has certified him as a Civil Trial Attorney, and he frequently speaks and lectures before state associations and organizations on a range of legal topics.

Mr. Hanlon’s recent significant cases include:

• Multi-million-dollar class action settlement against one of the world’s largest retailers.
• $1,000,000.00 settlement in a wrongful death case involving a motorcyclist.
• $735,000.00 settlement to resolve a compensatory and punitive damages claim against a major insurance company based on bad faith.
• $265,000.00 settlement after jury selection of a dram shop claim involving a motorcyclist.
• Allocation of 100 percent contribution from a tenant in favor of a landowner for the cost of leaking oil tank remediation under the provisions of New Jersey’s Spill Act.

Christopher J. Hanlon has been practicing law since 1977. Most of his experience is in prosecuting and defending claims on behalf of clients. He has litigated cases in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court, and the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has extensive experience, having litigated dozens of cases in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, as well as every trial-level court throughout the State, the Office of Administrative Law, the Tax Court, and the Workers’ Compensation Court. He is an arbitrator for the United States District Court and has handled numerous mediations and contested arbitration matters representing clients. He also represents clients before various Municipal Boards, including Planning, Zoning, and Rent Control. Most of his litigation has focused on personal injury, real estate-related litigation, constitutional law, rent control (including Mount Laurel issues), and commercial litigation.

He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and Seton Hall Law School. He has served his community, Manalapan Township, where he lives with his wife and four children, as its Municipal Court Judge and as counsel to the Manalapan Township Zoning Board of Adjustment.