Justin Walder
USA Guide 2023
Senior Statespeople : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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About
Provided by Justin Walder
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
Investigations - Governmental & Internal
Litigation
Attorney Ethics & Professional Misconduct
Crisis Management
Career
Justin P. Walder is the 2018 recipient of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor. This highest award is in recognition of his professional excellence as demonstrated by accomplishments in the law and contributions to the improvement of the justice system for the betterment of the legal profession.
He has amassed a wealth of legal knowledge from a variety of perspectives and continues to rack up legal accolades and accomplishments. Justin particularly enjoys litigating cases involving novel or complex questions of law, and recently represented a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court in a successful challenge as to the constitutionality of increases of pension and health care costs for judges and justices of New Jersey. He has been a leading advocate for an independent judiciary.
Justin has served as New Jersey state deputy attorney general and as assistant Essex County prosecutor in charge of business fraud and economic crimes, and, nearly 30 years ago, he co-founded the firm of Walder Hayden. In addition to his active litigation practice, Justin has served as designated special counsel to the New Jersey Supreme Court and as counsel to the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. He passes his legal knowledge on to others through service as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Law and as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He has been a master and lecturer for the New Jersey Inns of Court and a faculty member of the New Jersey Judicial College. He was formerly an associate editor of the New Jersey Law Journal.
Justin believes strongly in service to the legal community. He has served in a number of capacities, including, among others, as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Professional Conduct; as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Attorney Certification; and as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Fee Arbitration.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Co-Chair, New Jersey Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
American Board of Trial Advocates
New Jersey State Bar Association (Board of Trustees 2013, Moderator, CLE Seminar on “How to Handle High Profile Cases and the Media”)
Essex County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, State Committee)
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (Member, Board of Governors)
Past President, New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Expert in these Jurisdictions
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Seton Hall University
B.A.
Rutgers University School of Law
J.D.
Awards
Recipient of the New Jersey Law Journal Distinguished Leader Award, 2017
Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-collar Crime & Government Investigations for 2017-2021
Recipient of the 2016 Gerald B. O’Connor Award by the New Jersey Association of Justice
Recipient of the 2014 Daniel J. O’Hern Award
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
Selected as the 2011 Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal
Selected for the Best Lawyers in America list, based on peer review, as the 2013 Lawyer of the Year in the metropolitan area for White Collar Criminal Defense and Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Included in the 2013-2021,2023 Best Lawyers in America list for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Included in the 2013-2021,2023 Best Lawyers in America list for Criminal Defense: White Collar
Included in Best Lawyers of America list, Appellate Practice, 2018-2023
Ranked Number One in New Jersey Super Lawyers list for 2009
Ranked Number Two in New Jersey Super Lawyers list for 2008
Ranked in the “Top 10” New Jersey Super Lawyers list for the 2013-2018 editions
Ranked in the “Top 100” New Jersey Super Lawyers list for 2019-2023
Recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association
Trial Attorney of the Year, Essex County Bar Association
Honorable Lawrence A. Whipple Memorial Award, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA “Leaders in their Field” list
Selected for inclusion in the list of Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent lawyers
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The Lawyer of the Year award is selected and published by the New Jersey Law Journal. A description of the selection methodology can be found at http://www.njlawjournal.com.
The Chambers USA ranking list is published by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://chambers.com/about-us/methodology.
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