Rockaway, New Jersey
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Joseph J. Bell founded the law firm of Joseph J. Bell and Associates after ten years of private practice. Joe's legal experience has focused principally in the areas of labor and employment law, county and municipal law, civil rights, criminal law and tort law. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and holds a Masters in Labor Law from New York University School of Law. A former Congressional Staffer and elected Morris County Clerk, Joe has an exceptional knowledge of government. He has served or been advisor to almost a dozen New Jersey municipalities, the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Morris County Sheriff. Joe was appointed by the New Jersey State Senate President as a member of the New Jersey Driving While Intoxicated Tax Force and is a graduate of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration Program with a degree in psycho-physical testing for drunk driving. Joe's professional associations include the American, New Jersey, and Morris County Bar Associations, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). Joe also heads the Section of Municipal Government of the Morris County Bar Association, is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and has been appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court Subcommittee on Employment Jury Charges. A Morris County resident and married to the former Linda Whelan, Joe is the father of four children.
- Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury
- Employment Law
- Social Security Disability
- Municipal Law
- Criminal Defense
- Wills and Estates
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 2005
- Nebraska, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
- New Jersey, 1986
- Education:
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York,
1991
LL.M. - Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey,
1984
J.D. - Montclair State College,
1969
Bachelor of Arts
- Published Works:
- "A Guide to Small Claims"
- "Voters: The Endangered Species, Ways to Improve Voter Participation", Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 10 Seton Hall Legislative J. 133 , 1986
- Representative Cases:
- Selitto v. Litton Sys., Inc., , 881 F. Supp. 932 (D.N.J. 1994)
- In the Matter of Eva Taylor, 158 N.J. 644 (1999)
- Roman Check Cashing v. Department of Banking, 169 N.J.105 (2001)
- Coyle v. Warren County Board of Chosen, 170 N.J. 260 (2002)
- Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 350 N.J.Super. 489 (App. Div. 2002)
- Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 350 N.J.Super. 489 (App. Div. 2002)
- Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 176 N.J. 432 (2003)
- County of Warren and Warren Haven Nursing Home v.Tammy Moon
- In the Matter of Joseph Kent, Department of Public Works, Town of Morristown (2005)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Courthouse, Belvidere, New Jersey, 2002
- Warren County Counsel
- Warren County Pollution Control Financing Authority, 2007
- Interim General Counsel
- Township of East Hanover, 2004 - 2007
- Municipal Attorney
- Borough of Florham Park, 1997 - Present
- Municipal Attorney
- Borough of Mt. Arlington, 1999 - 2007
- Municipal Attorney
- Township of Stillwater, 1997 - 2002
- Labor Counsel
- Township of Boonton, Township of Randolph, 2004
- Public Defender
- Assemblyman Rick Merkt
- Legislative Aide
- Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Courthouse, Morristown, New Jersey, 1998 - 2002
- Assistant Morris County Counsel
- Montefusco, Kesselman, & Bell, 1991 - 1993
- Partner
- District X, Morris County, 1995 - 2000
- Member, Ethics Committee
- Township of Blairstown, 1992 - 1995
- Municipal Attorney
- Town of Dover, 1994 - 1998
- Municipal Attorney
- Township of Mine Hill, 1992 - 2000
- Municipal Attorney
- Township of East Hanover, 1993 - 1994
- Labor Counsel
- Borough of Madison, 1999 - Present
- Labor Counsel
- Township of Mt. Olive, 1990 - 2002
- Labor Counsel
- Town of Dover
- Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Township of Randolph
- Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Township of Roxbury
- Former Municipal Prosecutor
- Dorsey, Pryor and Bell, 1988 - 1991
- Partner
- Brotherhood of Operating Engineers
- Attorney
- County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, 1987 - 1990
- Ad Junct Professor
- County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, 1987 - 1990
- Ad Junct Professor
- Congressman Jim Courter, Morristown, District Office, Morristown, NJ, 1976 - 1983
- District Director
- Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Court House, Morristown, New Jersey, 1969 - 1976
- Administrative Officer
- Brotherhood of Operating Engineers, 1990
- Attorney
- Hall of Records, Morristown, New Jersey, 1983 - 1989
- Elected Morris County Clerk
- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Professional and Outside Activities of Judiciary Personnel
- Member
- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Employment Model Jury Charges
- Member
- New Jersey State Alcohol Task Force
- Senate President
- Lawyers for Justice in Northern Ireland
- Member
- Dover General Hospital and Medical Center, Dover, New Jersey 07801
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- National Association of Employment Lawyers
- Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Morris County Bar Association
- Member
- Warren County Bar Association
- Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member
- 200 Club of Morris County
- Member
- Morris County Municipal Prosecutor's Association
- Past President
