BIOGRAPHY:
Donovan Bezer is an associate with the Firm. A graduate of Rutgers University, School of Law, he practices primarily in the area of Civil Litigation. He has published numerous legal articles in the area of construction litigation, telecommunications/Internet law, and affordable housing policy.
Mr. Bezer is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA), and the Hudson Inn of Court. In 2009, Mr. Bezer won a national ABA writing contest for his article entitled, “The Inadequacy of Surety Bid Bonds in Public Construction Contracting (A Legal/Economic Perspective).”
On behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Donovan Bezer has served as a high school mock trial judge, and lectured middle school students about the practice of law. Mr. Bezer is on the Board of Trustees of Art House Productions, Inc., a nonprofit arts collective in Jersey City, and is a former Chair of the Government Liaison Committee of the Friends of Van Vorst Park in Jersey City. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Partners in Prevention, a nonprofit organization in Hudson County, New Jersey. Mr. Bezer served as Counsel to the 2009 reelection campaign of Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop.
Donovan Bezer is an active marathoner and triathlete, and is training to climb Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America.
EDUCATION:
Rutgers University, (B.A., 1999)
Rutgers University Law School, (J.D., 2002)
BAR ADMISSIONS:
State:
New Jersey (2007)
New York (2010)
Federal:
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (2007)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Hudson Inn of Court
PUBLICATIONS (Click Here to Read Some of Mr. Bezer's Publications):
The Inadequacy of Surety Bid Bonds in Public Construction Contracting (A Legal/Economic Perspective), __ P.C.L.J. __ (Fall, 2010)
Don’t Take a ‘Katrina’ Approach: Be Ready for a Flood of Mortgage Foreclosures, 194 NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES MAGAZINE (January, 2009) at: HYPERLINK http://njslom.org/magart_0109_pg58.html http://njslom.org/magart_0109_pg58.html
Affordable housing: Preserving it From Foreclosure, N.J. LAWYER, Municipal Law Supplement (November 3, 2008)
The Fair Share Crisis, 194 N.J.L.J. 328 (October 20, 2008)
New Jersey Affordable Housing Policy And Subprime Loans: Close Cousins, 194 N.J.L.J. 135 (October 6, 2008)
Own Up To Mistakes, 189 N.J.L.J. 859 (September 3, 2007) [Acknowledgement]
Buying and Contracting For Health Care Information Systems: “Monitoring Continued Functionality,”13 INSIDE HEALTHCARE COMPUTING 6 (Jan. 27, 2003)
Buying and Contracting For Health Care Information Systems: “Performance Bonds and Errors/Omission Insurance,” 12 INSIDE HEALTHCARE COMPUTING 22 (August 24, 2002)
Buying and Contracting For Health Care Information Systems: “Warranties in the Context of Mergers/Acquisitions and Sunsetting/Obsolescence,”12 INSIDE HEALTHCARE COMPUTING 21 (August 10, 2002)
Buying and Contracting For Health Care Information Systems: “Testing/Evaluating Criteria,” 12 INSIDE HEALTHCARE COMPUTING 19 (July 27, 2002)
“It's The Law: Complying With Do-Not-Call Legislation” CUSTOMER
INTER@CTION SOLUTIONS Magazine (July 2002), at: www.tmcnet.com/cis/past.htm
Buying and Contracting For Health Care Information Systems: “Shopping for a System - Ask the Right Questions, Appear Knowledgeable,” 12 INSIDE HEALTHCARE COMPUTING 9 (March 18, 2002)
“Personal Jurisdiction: How Internet Activity Can Be Used Against An Adversary in Litigation” UNIX REVIEW, June 2001, at www.unixreview.com/ documents/s=1234/urm0106k/
“Reciprocal Compensation: What It Is and What All the Hype is About” NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, PUBLIC UTILITY LAW SECTION, May 2001
“Will New Phone Charges Signal the Great E-Depression?” RED HERRING, December
2000, at www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=story&channel=50000005&docid=1320015532
NEWTON’S TELECOM DICTIONARY: THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING AND THE INTERNET. Harry Newton. 17th Ed. New York: 2001, CMP Media/CMP Books. [Acknowledgement]
CONTRACTS: LAW IN ACTION. Macaulay, Kidwell, Whitford, and Galanter. Second Edition. Charlottesville, Virginia: 2003, The Michie Company [Acknowledgement]
