Eric Levine is President of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Eric concentrates his practice in commercial, probate and general litigation. His trial and dispute resolution experience encompasses a wide variety of matters, including cybersecurity & data privacy, insurance defense and coverage, contract matters, commercial real estate and construction litigation matters.
Mr. Levine is Co-Chair of Lindabury’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice and assists businesses in the creation of their internal cyber-breach response team. He advises corporations and their executives on mitigating the impact of cyber-breaches and counsels on the regulatory reporting and client / customer notification responsibilities after breaches occur. An accomplished litigator with trial experience in both state and federal courts, Eric works with corporations to defend cyber-related claims.
He has appeared before the Superior Court of New Jersey at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as before the Office of Administrative Law, the Department of Labor, and the Public Employment Relations Commission. His reported decisions include In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by E.T. and T.T., which clarified the distinction between a law guardian and a guardian ad litem, while holding that N.J.S.A 9:3-53 does not preclude an award of attorneys’ fee to either, even if the wrong form of counsel is appointed.
He also has extensive experience in commercial real estate, including related litigation, foreclosures and lease negotiations.
Eric is a graduate of the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court. Following law school, he served a one-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Harry A. Margolis, P.J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division - General Equity Part. He is also a former Notes and Comments Editor of The Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. He is frequently appointed by the Courts to act as counsel for incapacitated individuals in guardianship matters and on estate administration and probate litigation disputes. Eric also serves as a panelist for the Union County New Jersey Probate Early Settlement Panel.
Eric currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Victoria Condominium and Adams Square Condominium Associations. In addition, Eric serves as a Trustee on the Board of The United Way of Greater Union County and as a Trustee on the Board of the Union County Bar Association.
Eric also sits on the Westfield advisory board for the Alternative Press, an online daily periodical servicing various towns throughout New Jersey in addition to serving as Trustee to Central Jersey Legal Services. He is also a board member of The Foundation for Local News Inc.
