About Richard Grossman

RICHARD A. GROSSMAN, ESQ. is a senior litigator and a founding member of the firm. He concentrates on professional malpractice defense, personal injury claims, corporate litigation, civil rights claims, commercial litigation and white-collar criminal matters.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in 1955, graduating magna cum laude. While at Rutgers he was selected for membership in Phi Beta Kappa and was named a Henry Rutgers Scholar. He attended Harvard Law School, graduating with an L.L.B. in 1958. He was admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey in 1959. He has also been admitted to practice in the United States district courts for the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York; the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Grossman went into the private practice of law in 1959. He served as an assistant prosecutor for Ocean County from 1961 to 1969. During that time he also served as a member of the Lakewood Township Housing Authority. He was appointed a judge of the Ocean County Court in 1969, becoming one of the youngest ever to be appointed to the bench in New Jersey. In 1974 Mr. Grossman declined a reappointment to the bench, deciding to return to the private practice of law.

He has been active in several organizations devoted to enhancing the Bar of the State of New Jersey, the practice of law and the general administration of justice. He has been a member of the Ocean County Bar Association, and he was a trustee and president of that body. He served for five years as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr. Grossman has also been a member, trustee and president of the Trial Attorneys Association of New Jersey; a member of the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Grossman was appointed by the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court to the Disciplinary Review Board, having previously served as a member of the Ocean County Ethics Committee. He achieved recognition by his peers in the trial bar by being elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a prestigious nationwide organization, of which only a select few are invited to join, and by his inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, a publication of nationally recognized attorneys. He is a past recipient of the Trial Attorney of the Year award by the New Jersey Trial Attorneys Association.

Mr. Grossman has litigated hundreds of cases, including complex medical malpractice claims involving devastating injuries, civil rights claims, employment cases, corporate matters, and white-collar criminal cases. Few can match his trial experience or his record of success. His view of the successful attorney-client relationship is plain and telling:

“Any dispute in which you are involved, whether making a claim or defending against one, is personal. Your relationship with any law firm you hire to represent you should also be personal. We at Grossman, Heavey & Halpin, PC. appreciate that, and we care for and get to know each of our clients as individuals, not numbers. We know that building such a personal and, ultimately, trusting bond with our clients, combined with our legal expertise, is the best formula for success. Our track record is our proof.”

In his spare time, Mr. Grossman enjoys golf, travel and reading.