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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 Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings list is issued by Martindale-Hubbell. A description of the selection methodology can be found at http://www.martindale.com/Products_and_Services/Client_Review_Ratings.aspx.

The Best Lawyers list is issued by Woodward/White, Inc. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.bestlawyers.com/About/MethodologyBasic.aspx.

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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