My name is James Backenson. I’m a Managing Partner in the New Jersey office for MSZ&W. I was born and raised in New Jersey and am a product of the New Jersey education system. I earned my law degree from Rutgers University in Camden—so I’m a Jersey guy through and through. What Is Your Background? I was born and raised in South Jersey, specifically […]
Attorney Highlights | 6 May 2025 | by James P. Backenson
Attorney Paul Jenkins of Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris & Willis’s New Jersey office recently succeeded in defending a premises liability action against a regional mass-merchandising retail company, which had threatened to morph into a survival action. Case Background The plaintiff alleged serious injuries as a result of a fall on broken concrete at one of the retailer’s stores in New Jersey. After an extended hospitalization, […] 
