Bruce H. Nagel

Nagel Rice LLP

Roseland, NJ

48+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Bruce

Bruce H. Nagel is widely regarded as one of the leading trial attorneys in the New York metropolitan area. A graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of law, Bruce has devoted his practice to complex litigation including serious personal injury, class actions, medical and legal malpractice, business and partnership disputes, and estate litigation. He has tried over 200 cases to verdict, the vast majority of which were jury trials. His clients include the State of New Jersey, Fortune 500 companies, Hollywood celebrities, sports figures, prominent families throughout the world, and the guy next door. Bruce prides himself in representing many of the leading law firms in New York and New Jersey, as well as numerous Judges in a variety of matters. His many high profile cases have been featured on Nightline, Good Morning America, Today Show, CNN, CNBC and every major network. Among his headline cases are the Short Hills Mall carjacking death case, the cyberbullying suicide of a middle schooler, sexual abuse cases against the Boy Scouts of America, Catholic Church, Rockefeller University Hospital, and many other institutions, Paramus Bus crash, cyber-bullying suicide case, class actions against leading insurance companies establishing eating disorder medical coverage for 3.5 million insureds, Amtrak 33 train derailment and the current challenge to congestion pricing in New York City. The New Jersey Law Journal have listed his settlements and verdicts as the highest in New Jersey for many years, including many which are the highest in New Jersey history. These include $225 million settlement in natural resource damage litigation; $200 million class action settlement against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey for out of network insurance reimbursement; $49 million jury verdict in auto/motorcycle accident; $ 31 Million settlement/verdict in commercial disparagement action involving short-selling hedge funds ; $24 million jury verdict in medical malpractice case; $21 million settlement in workplace accident case; $ 20.5 million settlement in bus accident case; $14.2 million jury verdict in breach of fiduciary duty case; $13 million settlement in premises liability case; $10.25 million settlement in sexual abuse case and $ 9.1 million settlement in cyberbullying suicide case. Bruce has the distinction of garnering nearly $2 billion in settlements and verdicts. In addition to his trial accomplishment, Bruce has appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court 16 times and the Delaware Supreme court, en banc, and has significantly molded the law of trial practice, class action, consumer fraud, and medical malpractice. Bruce has appeared numerous times as amicus counsel for the leading New Jersey trial association and has successfully argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the areas of trial practice, medical malpractice, and class action. Bruce has received many accolades for his significant impact on the legal profession including being named a Top 10 Super Lawyers in New Jersey many years, and named in Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in New York City, and Best Lawyers in New York Metropolitan area. His litigation prowess has been publicly noted by a former White House counsel, the national legal correspondent for a major network, and the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.