Thomas R. Kraft is an associate at the firm’s New Jersey office. Mr. Kraft brings a wealth of experience to the firm with a diverse practice background, specializing in litigation.

Mr. Kraft has regularly defended attorneys, certified public accountants, insurance brokers, insurers, construction companies, medical facilities, religious institutions, and individuals in high-stakes litigation. His practice has encompassed a variety of matters, with a particular focus on professional liability malpractice, general liability, sex-abuse, and complex litigation defense. Moreover, Mr. Kraft has a notable background representing Fortune 100 companies in complex commercial litigation, as well as employment, personal injury, construction defect, and insurance coverage disputes. He has also represented professionals in investigations by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics and the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy. 

Mr. Kraft earned his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was heavily involved in the healthcare, employment, and entertainment law societies, respectively, and was also honored with a Pro Bono Service Distinction for his exemplary work with the Center for Social Justice. During law school, Mr. Kraft served as a summer associate for a prominent New Jersey law firm. He also interned for a Fortune 500 company’s global legal department.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kraft was an associate for a well-known Am Law 200 law firm, and previously served as a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part – Essex Vicinage. As a judicial law clerk, Mr. Kraft helped reestablish the Essex County Bar Association’s volunteer attorney mediator program to assist with the Special Civil trial calendar.