McDonald, Daniel W.

Alan L. Zegas has received many prominent honors over the course of his career, and he has achieved successful results in some of the most difficult cases litigated in the State of New Jersey.

Mr. Zegas has been named in "The Best Lawyers in America", "The Best Lawyers in New Jersey", "Superlawyers", "The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Prominent Attorneys", and "Who's Who in America".

Mr. Zegas has served on the adjunct faculty of Rutgers Law School - Newark, and he regularly lectures for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He is a former president of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, and a former Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He has also served as a trustee for the New Jersey Bar Association.

A graduate of Rutgers Law School - Newark, Mr. Zegas served as the Editor-In-Chief of the Rutgers Law Review. Mr. Zegas received a Bachelor's of Science Degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from The Harvard Business School.

Among the celebrated cases that Mr. Zegas has litigated, include his having served recently as co-counsel to Newark's former Mayor, Sharpe James. Mr. Zegas also represented Bryan Grober in the "Glen Ridge" case, which involved the alleged assault of a mentally-challenged woman by high school athletes. In addition, Mr. Zegas represented Margaret Kelly Michaels in a landmark case that set standards law enforcement must follow in sexual assault cases.

Mr. Zegas obtained acquittals in federal court for Victor Botnick, a former staff member of New York Mayor Edward Koch, and Peter Obi, who was charged with Medicare fraud.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has asked Mr. Zegas to sit on numerous of its special committees over the years, including the Evidence Committee, the Committee on Criminal Practice, and the Criminal Charge Committee.

Mr. Zegas has frequently been quoted as an expert attorney by The New York Times, Star Ledger, New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey Lawyer, Bergen Record, CBS radio and he makes frequent appearances as a commentator on Court TV, and has also on "60 Minutes" and on the news stations in major United States markets.

The author of numerous articles on criminal and civil trial and appellate practice, Mr. Zegas is also a regular Lecturer for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Criminal Law, Federal Practice, Appellate Practice, Computer Crimes, and Trial Practice.

Mr. Zegas has run in five New York marathons, enjoys playing the piano and is an avid reader of biographies.