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Joseph P. Rem Jr.
Rem Zeller Law Group, a Professional Corporation
25 E. Salem Street
Suite 400
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7412

Communication Center

Phone:

(201) 488-1234

E-mail:

jrem@remzeller.com

Fax:

(201) 487-8030

Web site:

http://www.remzeller.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions	Education	Honors
Published Works	Affiliations	Representative Cases

Joseph P

Joseph P. Rem, Jr. (Rutgers Law School - Newark, Juris Doctor 1975) graduated valedictorian of his high school class, and received his college degree in mathematics summa cum laude . He is admitted in the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

A former law clerk to the Honorable Bruno L. Leopizzi, J.S.C., he was an Assistant Prosecutor with the Office of the Passaic County Prosecutor from 1976 to 1978. Mr. Rem is a trial attorney with extensive experience. In 1981 he was certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney , part of the first group in the history of the State of New Jersey to be so certified. As a civil trial attorney he has tried and won many cases, including a 1995 celebrated wrongful death case in which the jury awarded over four million dollars to the daughters of a deceased mother.

An active member of the Bergen County Bar Association Board of Trustees, he is a former President of its Young Lawyers Section and former chairman of both the Municipal Court Committee and the Certified Trial Attorney Committee. He currently serves as Chairman of the Bar Association's Criminal Practice Committee and he served for four years on the New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee. He is currently a member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-New Jersey, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and serves on the Municipal Court Committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Time Magazine, The Record and the New Jersey Star Ledger , and has appeared on CNBC-TV and WWOR-TV. Mr. Rem authors and publishes a monthly publication for the Bergen County Bar Association entitled Criminal Law Update and is a frequent lecturer on criminal law, trial tactics and municipal court representation.

Criminal Law - Joseph P. Rem, Jr., one of the firm's founding partners, has been awarded the status of Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court. A former county prosecutor, Mr. Rem has been representing persons accused in municipal courts, Superior Court and federal courts for over 25 years. Currently a Trustee of the Bergen County Bar Association and Chairman of its Criminal Practice Committee, and former Chairman of the Municipal Court Committee, he is an active member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey. Well-known in the area of drunk driving defense, Mr. Rem has both prosecuted and defended murder, drug, white collar crime and child sexual assault cases. He publishes a monthly compendium of the latest criminal law developments and practice tips called the Criminal Law Update.

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner

Areas Of Practice:: 100% Criminal and DWI Law

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:: Criminal Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1981

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1975; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1975

Education:: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1975; Juris Doctor; Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ, USA, 1972; B.A.; Honors: summa cum laude; Major: Mathematics

Published Works:: Showdown at the DWI Corral, NJ Lawyer, The Magazine, Sept./Oct., 1997; Criminal Law Update, Bergen County Bar Association Monthly Newsletter; Numerous Articles on Criminal Litigation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, & DWI Defense; Defending Deadbeat Dads (Co-Authors Jeffrey B. Steinfeld, Esq. and Dennis LaHiff, Esq.), Under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 228 N.J. Lawyer, 1998; Getting In and Staying In, Conditional Discharge Drug Program, Bergen Barrister, July, 1991; Article about Mr. Rem: Using Judo Tactic, Defense Converts State's Strength, BNA Criminal Practice Manual, July 5, 1995; Article about Mr. Rem: Motion Argues Failure to Tape Statement Offends Due Process, BNA Criminal Practice Manual, July 19, 1995

Representative Cases:: State v. Williamson, 270 N.J. Super. 318 (App. Div. 1994); State v. Moore, 147 N.J. Super. 47 (App. Div. 1977); Cert. Granted, 136 N.J. 298 (1994); Aff'd, 138 N.J. 302 (1994)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute for Continuing Education, Skills and Methods Course, March 12, 2002; The Art of Cross-Examination in a Criminal Case, Criminal Trial SKills College, Bergen County Bar Association, Criminal Practice Committee, February 12, 2002; Opening Statements in a Criminal Case, Criminal Trial Skills College, Bergen County Bar Association, Criminal Practice Committee, October 9, 2001; Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute for Continuing Education, Skills and Methods Course, April 7, 2001; Moderator, Municipal Court Interactive Night, Bergen County Bar Association, Municipal Court Committee, February 26, 2001; Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute for Continuing Education, Skills and Methods Course, November 24, 1998; Mandatory Sentencing , Bergen County Bar Association Criminal Practice Committee, October 14, 1998; Hot Tips in Municipal Court Law, Bergen County Bar Association Municipal Court Committee, January 29, 1998; Criminal Law, Fairlawn Adult Education Community School, April 7, 1998; Federal Criminal Practice, Bergen County Bar Association Criminal Practice Committee, January 10, 1998; Rutgers School of Law Criminal Specialty Roundtale, Mock DWI Trial, Criminal Justice Career Day, November 7, 1997; Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute for Continuing Education, Skills and Methods Course, November 6, 1997; Everything You Wanted to Know About the DMV, and More, Bergen County Bar Association Municipal Court Committee, March 6, 1997; Criminal Pretrial Motion Seminar, Bergen County Criminal Practice Committee, January 29, 1994; Municipal Court Law, Bergen County Bar Association Municipal Court Committee, April 24, 1993; Defense of Drug Cases, Bergen County Criminal Practice Committee Seminar, April 3, 1993

Honors and Awards:: 2006 and 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyer; Quoted in Time Magazine on Criminal Law, 1995; Quoted in New York Times, Bergen Record, NJ Star Ledger; Argued cases before the New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court; Guest Commentator on CNBC-TV, ABC-TV and WWOR-TV; New Jersey Monthly Magazine 2008, One of the Top Attorneys in New Jersey; New York Magazine 2007, Best Lawyers, Criminal Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Bergen County Bar Association, 1979 - Present; Member; New Jersey State Bar Association, 1978 - Present; Member; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, NJ, 1986 - Present; Member; Teaneck Rent Leveling Board, 1979 - 1982; Member; Bergen County Bar Association, 1979 - 1980; President, Young Lawyers Section; Bergen County Bar Association, 1982; Liaison to Board of Trustees; Bergen County Bar Association, 1994; Chairman, Committee of Certified Trial Attorneys; Bergen County Bar Association, 1992; Chairman, Municipal Court Committee; Bergen County Bar Association, 1997 - 2005; Chairman, Criminal Practice Committee; Supreme Court District Ethics Committee, 1988 - 1992; Member; Bergen County Young Lawyers Association, 1981; President; Susan Smith Murder Trial, CNBC, July 28, 1995; Commentator

Past Employment Positions:: Monaghan, Rem & Zeller, P.C., Founder/Partner, 1990 - 1993; Rem & Rem, Esqs., Founder/Partner, 1981 - 1990; Law Offices of Joseph P. Rem, Jr., Sole Practicioner, 1978 - 1981; Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, Assistant Prosecutor, 1976 - 1978; Hon. Bruno L. Leopizzi, Passiac County Judge of the Superior Court, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976

Birth Information:: March 7, 1950, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America