Michael J. Marotte
mjm@spsk.com

Michael J. Marotte is a partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King’s Business Law and Litigation Departments and serves as a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Marotte specializes in business and corporate counseling and serves as general counsel and national coordinating counsel to several closely held companies with cumulative annual revenues of nearly one billion dollars. He is the co-chair of the firm’s Telecommunications Practice Group which provides a full range of legal services to the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Marotte has tried over twenty-five Superior Court cases to conclusion and served as lead counsel in a federal court toxic tort lawsuit involving over five hundred plaintiffs. Mr. Marotte is co-chair of the firm’s Insurance Defense and Coverage Practice Group and is also co-chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. He has argued numerous appeals and has argued twice before the New Jersey Supreme Court within the past twelve months. His recent arguments before the Supreme Court can be viewed on the New Jersey Judiciary website www.judiciary.state.nj.us.

Mr. Marotte serves as New Jersey insurance coverage counsel for several insurance companies, providing guidance on all matters relating to first party property, third party liability, directors and officers and excess insurance coverage. He represents insurers in coverage litigation and against bad faith/extra contractual claims.

Mr. Marotte achieved an AV rating, the highest rating conferred by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and professional ethics based upon a peer review of the Bar and the Judiciary in 2002. He is the former Mayor of Byram Township and served on the Township Council from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Marotte also served on the Byram Township Planning Board from 2000 to 2003 and was the chairman of the Byram Township Smart Growth Committee.

After receiving his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering with honors from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1987, Mr. Marotte worked for several years as a chemical engineer for a major petrochemical company. He received his EIT Certification from the State of New Jersey in 1989. He received his J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School in 1992.

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey (1992)
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1992)
• New York (1993)