James H. Forte
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18 Columbia Turnpike • Suite 200 • Florham Park, NJ • 07932
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jforte@saiber.com
Jim Forte is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, banking litigation, UCC litigation and securities arbitrations. In addition to his trial practice, Jim specializes in creditors’ rights’ issues and workout negotiations on behalf of lenders, and provides consulting services for banks, financial institutions, manufacturers and other businesses concerning the UCC and related state and federal laws.
Noteworthy Decisions
Bank Polaska Kasa Opieki, S.A.v. Pamrapo Savings Bank, S.L.A., 35 UCC Rep. Serv.2d (Callahan) 936 (D.N.J 1995)
Capogrosso v. Bank of New York, A-1759-06T3, 2007 WL 4335214 (App. Div. Nov. 13, 2007)
Cedar Ridge Trailer Sales, Inc. v. National Community Bank of New Jersey, 312 N.J. Super. 51 (App. Div. 1998)
Estate of Beim v. Hirsch, 121 Fed. Appx. 950, 2005 WL 332412 (3d Cir. Feb. 11. 2005)
Giudice v. Drew Chemical Corp., 210 N.J. Super. 32 (App. Div.), certif. granted and denied, 104 N.J. 465 (1986)
Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Barnett, No. CIVA 05-1636 (DRD), 2007 WL 2885821 (D.N.J. Sep. 27, 2007)
Intarome Fragrance & Flavor Corp. v. Zarkades, NO. CIVA 07-873 (DRD), 2008 WL 5109501 (D.N.J. Dec. 2, 2008)
ITM Enterrpises, Inc. v. Bank of New York, 302 A.2d 359, 754 N.Y.S.2d 663 (2d Dep't 2003)
The Bank of New York v. Amoco Oil Company, 35 F.3d 643 (2d Cir. 1994)
The Bank of New York v. Michael P. Maloney Consulting, Inc., No. A-0714-06T3, 2007 WL 3306715 (Nov. 9, 2007)
Wells Fargo Bank v. ADF Operating Corp., 50 A.D.3d 280, 855 N.Y.S.2d 68 (1st Dep’t 2008)
Honors and Awards
New Jersey Super Lawyers 2010
Publications
"Picatinny Credit Union in $14M Mortgage Fight with Fannie Mae," Morristown Daily Record, March 10, 2009
"A Novel Approach to Warrantless Seizures of the Home; Inspirational or Aberrational Law?," 41 Washington & Lee Law Review 211, 1984
Memberships and Activities
Essex County Bar Association
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Banking Law Section
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
American Bar Association