Kurt W. Krauss

Commercial Litigation
Kurt has extensive litigation experience in the professional, commercial and business tort fields, including employment law as well as environmental litigation, insurance coverage and condominium law. Kurt also handles disputes related to the Uniform Commercial Code and probate litigation. His experience encompasses actions in both state and federal courts. During his career, Kurt has placed an emphasis on matters pending before Courts of Chancery, including unfair competition suits, estate litigation, trade secret litigation, restrictive covenants, and shareholder and partnership disputes. His experience with commercial and business disputes has also included land use and zoning matters, real estate and condominium law, condemnation and contract issues. In addition, Kurt has addressed matters of employment law and environmental litigation in state and federal courts.  He also represents condominium and townhouse association boards.

Employment & Labor
Kurt has nearly 30 years of experience prosecuting and defending employment agreements that include restrictive covenant and anti-solicitation provisions. He is particularly conversant in New Jersey Chancery Division practice and has served as a speaker for continuing education courses. Kurt appears in state and federal courts representing employers and employees in trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation and defends management in discrimination and wrongful discharge suits in federal and New Jersey state courts. Kurt also has experience with the investigation and civil prosecution of employee thefts at businesses and institutions that he represents and has defended white collar criminal matters.

Municipal
Kurt has experience in representing municipalities and governing boards in prerogative writ actions and error and omission claims. He also has handled interstate commerce issues in the context of local government authorities. His specific experience relates to efforts to restrict out-of-state waste haulers’ access to transfer stations.

Intellectual Property
Kurt has litigated intellectual property matters involving trademark, copyright infringement and trade secret litigation.

Railroad Litigation
Kurt has represented a major rail car manufacturer in commercial contract disputes involving the Uniform Commercial Code and bidding matters.

Professional Liability
For more than twenty years, Kurt has defended attorneys in legal malpractice claims and represented them statewide before ethics committees in grievances and matters that proceed to complaint.