Leo K. Barnes Jr. Leo K. Barnes Jr. is a commercial litigator, focusing on breach of contract, commercial tort, unfair competition and business fraud claims, and has been engaged to represent individuals and businesses of all sizes in complex matters, including RICO claims, sophisticated commercial fraud, claims premised upon federal and state statutes, mortgage fraud, the Martin Act and multi-district litigation. He frequently litigates restrictive covenant claims, non-competition and unfair competition matters, trade secret and breach of duty of loyalty actions for both the plaintiff and defense, and likewise pursues and defends claims seeking provisional relief related to the same, including preliminary injunctions, temporary restraining orders, attachment, replevin and receivership. When criminal misconduct is alleged, Mr. Barnes works side-by-side with a client’s criminal defense counsel to minimize the corresponding civil ramifications.
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Matthew J. Barnes Matthew J. Barnes represents small, mid-sized and large national organizations in pursuit and defense of the clients’ construction litigation claims, business litigation claims, and corresponding transactions, which claims often encompass a broad array of industries including commercial real estate developers, medical practices, construction companies, not-for-profit organizations, trust and estates, and the service industry.
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Robert S. Murphy Robert S. Murphy has 30 years of experience in the defense, litigation and jury trial of complex products liability, negligence, contract and commercial cases, including wrongful death, motor vehicle, premises liability, employment, insurance coverage and defamation matters. This includes the defense of airframe manufacturers, product manufacturers, component part manufacturers, distributors and/or sellers, airlines and their employees, as well as insurance carriers. Mr. Murphy also has maintained a subrogation practice for insurance related claims for the last 30 years.
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Bryan A. McKenna Bryan A. McKenna is an 18 year veteran of complex liability defense work. For more than a decade, Mr. McKenna specialized in the defense of tobacco companies from the broad range of claims asserted against the industry – ranging from wrongful death and product liability claims to allegations of health care fraud and the intentional mislabeling of their products.
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Matthew F. Bates Matthew F. Bates is an Associate of Barnes & Barnes, P.C. and is admitted in both New York and New Jersey. Mr. Bates conducts legal research, engages in document review and discovery production, and drafts memoranda and affidavits in support of various motions. His background in Business Management has served an asset in evaluating many of the financial components of discovery and damages related to the Firm’s commercial litigation practice.
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Stefanie Fine Hiller
After graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park, Stefanie Fine Hiller earned her J.D. from New York Law School. Since that time, Ms. Hiller worked for the Corporation Counsel’s Office in the Torts Department, defending a broad range of liabilities for the self-insured City of New York. Thereafter, she joined a medium-sized insurance defense firm, handling liability cases from inception until trial. During this time, Ms. Hiller became adept in identifying fraudulent claims and phony medical treatment.
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William A. Doherty
William A. Doherty is associated with Barnes & Barnes, P.C. and concentrates on wills, trusts and estate planning, real estate and general litigation for the firm.
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