Thomas Leon Bell Jr.
Thomas L. Bell graduated from Fisk University in 1982 and from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1987. Thomas L. Bell is Board Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Mr. Bell is also on the Board of Governors for the New Jersey Association for Justice, and he is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Passaic County Bar Association. Thomas L. Bell is a trial attorney whose practice primarily focuses on automobile negligence, premises liability, work place injuries, products liability, wrongful death claims and Social Security disability claims. Mr. Bell has tried numerous cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, and has argued matters in the New Jersey Appellate Division and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Bell has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of injured persons throughout the State of New Jersey.
Areas of Practice
- 90% Personal Injury Litigation
- 5% Workmen's Compensation Petitioner Attorney
- 5% General Practice, Municipal Court, Criminal Matters
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, The Supreme Court Of New Jersey, 2006
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988
Education
- North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1987
- Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
- B.A. - 1982
- Major: Economics
Classes/Seminars
- Best Practices an Overview, New Jersey of Trial Lawyers, 2000 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey Association For Justice, Board of Governors, 1998 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Member, 1994 - Present
- Passaic County Bar Association, Member, 1994 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Freeman & Bass, Law Offices, Associate Attorney, 1987 - 1989
- Law Offices of Love & Randall, Associate Attorney, 1989 - 1993
Pro Bono Activities
- Six to Twelve Hours of Legal Representation for Supreme Ct., 1999 - Present
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Fraternities/Sororities
- Omega Psi Phi