Aggressive Pursuit of Client Goals

Our attorneys combine focused knowledge in specific areas, decades of litigation experience, and a constant commitment to communication with clients. This personalized attention and veteran representation enables us to pursue the desired results in the timeliest fashion. With offices in New Jersey and New York, Uscher, Quiat, Uscher & Russo, P.C. provides a broad range of legal services to individuals, businesses and landowners in New York and New Jersey.

Michael Quiat, a practicing attorney for 25 years, is a senior partner with Uscher, Quiat, Uscher & Russo, P.C. He began his career in New York City, where he had a diverse and active career involving Federal and State Court litigation in a wide variety of fields and specialties.

In 1996, he obtained one of the nation’s ten biggest defense verdicts in Teague v. Bakker, which involved a securities fraud class action lawsuit against the former television evangelist.

Since then, Michael has turned his major attention to matters of complex insurance litigation, with an emphasis on disability income insurance claims, ERISA claims and related fields. He is now one of the region’s foremost legal authorities on such complex insurance issues.

A former Law Review editor in his law school days, Michael is a member of the American College of Legal Medicine, the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), the Defense Research Institute and the New York City and Bergen County Bar Associations.

In addition to a strong background in disability income insurance litigation matters, Mike has significant experience in other types of health and life insurance coverage disputes with carriers. He has pursued disability income cases, most under ERISA laws and regulations, with UnumProvident and every major disability insurer in the U.S. In addition to his busy ongoing practice, Michael finds the time to lecture and write on health and disability insurance, ERISA and related issues.

Having represented many clients in a wide variety of insurance matters, Quiat decided fifteen years ago to maintain a focus on claimant representation for disability income insurance. “This type of work is so much more rewarding,” he says. “It is making an important contribution to the lives of so many people who have lost the ability to work and earn a living for themselves and their families.

“These people must be heard.”

If you would like to know more about how Mike Quiat thinks and works follow his blog

Quiat on Disability

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Joe was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1980 and the New York bar in 1989. He has been the Borough of Oakland Planning Board attorney from 1992 to the present and is now also serving as the Planning Board attorney of the Borough of Lodi.  Joe is thoroughly knowledgeable about land use and zoning law. He specializes in Commercial and Residential Real Estate transactions; Municipal Law; Commercial Business transactions including SBA Loans; Corporate Formation and Restructure; Commercial Litigation and Estate/Probate Litigation. Joe has also lectured on land use and estate law. He is a member of the Bergen County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations, and the ELA.

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Art was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1958, practicing before all trial and appellate State Courts, the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is still active and provides a wealth of experience to season the substantial energies of his younger partners. Art is a graduate of The City College of New York (B.S., 1949) and Rutgers University (LL.B., 1957).
The majority of his practice experience is in commercial litigation, negotiation and business advice. Married for more than 50 years Art still enjoys weekly tennis and golf matches with friends.

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     A graduate of Fordham University and the Seton Hall University School of Law, Patrick believes that the client's interests always come first, that the law is no substitute for frank and frequent communication with that client. Patrick also believes that thorough preparation is the hallmark of success, particularly when dealing with complex business disputes. He has been formally certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney, a designation held by less than three (3%) percent of all lawyers presently licensed to practice in New Jersey.