JAMES T. HUNT, JR.

Experience
Mr. Hunt’s practice focuses on complex commercial and business litigation, consumer fraud litigation, casino and commercial collection law, and bankruptcy fraud matters.  He has experience trying cases in New Jersey and New York state and federal courts.  Mr. Hunt has significant experience in litigating business disputes, defending against Consumer Fraud Act and fraud lawsuits, and business/partnership breakups. Some of his recent successful representations include:

• Successfully obtained dismissal of Consumer Fraud Act and RICO (civil racketeering) claims against a major media and advertising company client and obtained a six-figure settlement on client’s behalf
• Successfully obtained dismissal of Consumer Fraud Act claims and breach of contract claims against a major New Jersey casino client
• Obtained a ruling dismissing Consumer Fraud Act claims against a large New Jersey casino at the pleadings stage
• Successfully obtained dismissal, at the pleadings stage, of a Consumer Fraud Act and fraud lawsuit filed against a major media company client and obtained a favorable settlement whereby the client, although a defendant in the case, received payment to settle the case

Prior to joining STF&H, Mr. Hunt worked for Latham & Watkins LLP, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the United States, where he was a litigator in the Newark, New Jersey office.

Mr. Hunt was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1999 and is also a member of the New York bar. Mr. Hunt attended Swarthmore College and Seton Hall University School of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Nicholas H. Politan, United States District Court, District of New Jersey from 1999-2001.  He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Atlantic County Bar Association, and is admitted before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is a Trustee of the Atlantic County Bar Association and was named to the Top 40 Under 40 list in the Atlantic City region by the Atlantic City Weekly in 2010.

Education
Swarthmore College, 1996
                                                           
Seton Hall University School of Law, 1999 Magna Cum Laude
Member of Constitutional Law Journal

Admissions/Court Memberships
New Jersey
United States District Court, New Jersey
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations
New Jersey State Bar Association
Atlantic County Bar Association – Trustee, Board of Trustees

Articles Published
"The Masquerading Fraud Claim," N.J. Law Journal, Vol. 207, No. 10, March 5, 2012 read the article