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If you have been injured or have a relative who has died while working on the job, as a civilian at a military base, the
first step is for a
claim for workers' compensation, which should be filed in order to recover medical costs and receive weekly benefits to cover lost wages or death benefits.
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About Defense Base Act Attorney
Jorden N. Pedersen, Jr.

Defense Base Act Attorney, Jorden N. Pedersen, Jr. Esq.
Jorden N. Pedersen, is a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana (JD-1975) and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (A.B.-1971). He is admitted to the bars of New Jersey and New York as well as the federal courts of these states. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America- New Jersey and was President of the Association form 1999 to 2000. He is a Proctor in the national Maritime Law Association. He has extensive trial experience in both jury trials and trials before Administrative Law Judges under the Longshore and Harborworkers' Compensation Act and Defense Base Act. He has also handled many appeals of these cases to the Benefits Review Board and United States Court of Appeals. He has been named a Super Lawyer by the New Jersey Monthly magazine for the past two years as well as one of The New York Area's Best Lawyers for 2006 by New York magazine. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Professional Resume

Current Employment:

Senior Partner
Baker Garber Duffy & Pedersen, P.A.

Areas Of Practice:

100% Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:

Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association, 1979

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 1975
New York, 1981
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Education:

Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1975
J.D.
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 1972
A.B.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Association of Trial Lawyers of America - NJ, 1984 - Present
Board of Governors
Association of Trial Lawyers of America - NJ, 1999 - 2000
President
New Jersey State Bar Association
Hudson County Bar Association
Maritime Law Association
Borough of Harrington Park, 1993 - 1997; 2001 - Present
Councilman

Past Employment Positions:

Superior Court of New Jersey, Hon. John T. Mooney, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976

Birth Information:

1949, New York, New York, United States of America

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