John Tait

John Tait

Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
  • Products Liability, Construction Law, Personal Injury ...
  • New Jersey, New York
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John V. Tait concentrates his practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury, product liability, construction/labor law liability, premises liability, and contractual claims. Mr. Tait has handled several cases involving industrial equipment, firearms and ammunition, and recreational equipment and accessories. Mr. Tait also has extensive litigation experience with lawsuits involving retail establishments, residential complexes, supermarkets, restaurants, and recreational facilities for claims involving construction accidents, premises liability, Dram Shop, and general negligence.

An experienced litigator, Mr. Tait has successfully taken a number of cases to verdict in both state and federal court. He has also successfully presented cases on behalf of national and international corporations before the American Arbitration Association, National Association of Security Dealers and the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Mr. Tait regularly litigates cases throughout the City of New York, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties, and throughout New Jersey. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as several federal courts.

Mr. Tait earned a B.B.A. in finance, cum laude, from Pace University. He then went on to earn his J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, and was awarded Order of the Coif honors. He served as an Associate Editor on the Fordham Law Review and is the author of Trademark Regulations and the Commercial Speech Doctrine: Focusing on the Regulatory Objective to Classify Speech for Fir

Practice Areas
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Construction Law
Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New Jersey
New Jersey Courts
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
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2nd Circuit
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9th Circuit
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
Current
Renzulli Law Firm LLC
Current
McCarter & English LLP
Current
White & Case LLP
Current
Education
Fordham University School of Law
J.D. (1999) | Law
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Honors: Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
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Pace University
B.B.A. (1996) | Finance
Honors: Cum Laude
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Professional Associations
State Bar of New York
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
203 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601