Hoare, Christopher J.

In Addition to New Jersey, Chris also works out of the Pennsylvania, and New York offices.

Equity Shareholder and Chair, Litigation Group; Shareholder, Transportation and Construction Litigation Groups. Chris specializes in construction accident, Labor Law, construction defect, railroad defense, and professional malpractice litigation.  Before becoming an attorney, he worked in railroad track construction and safety training at Conrail as well as a Legal Claims Agent for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).  For 19 years, he has represented construction defense clients in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in construction accident litigation including NY Labor Law cases.  Chris also represents passenger, freight, and commuter railroads in cases involving FELA defense, passenger trespasser, and grade crossing collision litigation.  Chris's practice also includes defense of cases involving food and beverage retail establishment owner/operator liability, dram shop, premises security, products liability, subrogation, property damage, insurance coverage, and other matters. A significant area of practice for Chris is medical professional negligence, including defending pharmacists and other medical care providers. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict in federal and state courts.