Experience

Barry Rothman has over 35 years of experience as a civil litigator. He is regularly retained by insurers, self-insureds and risk management groups to defend claims of personal injury and property loss in these areas. Barry has tried to verdict numerous cases in the state and federal courts, and has been the attorney of record on a number of reported cases reaching the appellate courts.

Barry represents long and short haul carriers, and warehouse/distribution facility owners/managers, in personal injury, wrongful death and cargo-related matters. In the construction industry, he has represented owners, contractors and engineering concerns in accident and construction defect cases involving new construction, steel erection, roadway design and construction, commercial restoration and railroad projects.

Barry has litigated extensively in the area of premises liability and security on behalf of shopping center and mall owners/managers, retailers, hotel chains, residential and commercial property owners, and security contractors. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), having served on ICSC’s Security Task Force, which advises the trade organization on policy matters relating to premises security, and on the program planning committee for ICSC’s annual Security Conference. Barry currently serves on the Board of Directors of the New York/New Jersey Council of Shopping Centers. He has spoken and published articles on the topic of shopping center security, public access, loss prevention and other legal and operational issues in Shopping Center World, the ICSC Guide to Operating Shopping Centers the Smart Way, and in the ICSC Shopping Center Legal Update.

In the food industry, Barry has represented manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the defense of contamination, foreign object and food packaging claims. He has participated in food safety and foodborne illness conferences presented by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the leading trade group for the food, beverage and consumer product industries.

Barry has also represented clients in a variety of commercial and employment matters, including contract and brokerage disputes, ADA, ADEA, harassment and wrongful termination claims, wage/hour disputes and employee/independent contractor classification matters, in the state and federal courts, state Departments of Labor, and in administrative proceedings before the EEOC and state Human Rights Divisions.

Barry is active in his Essex County, NJ community, and has served as Counsel to Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston, NJ.