Background
Estis, Dennis Arnold was born on May 4, 1947 in Newark. Son of Harold and Anne (Rosenweig) Estis.
Estis, Dennis Arnold was born on May 4, 1947 in Newark. Son of Harold and Anne (Rosenweig) Estis.
Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa.
John Ben Snow Scholar.
Root-Tilden Scholar. Law Secretary, Honorary Samuel Allcom, Junior, Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1972 Director, Board of Trustees, New York University Law School Alumni Association, 1983-1987. Law School Representative, New York University Alumni Council, since 1988.
Lecturer, Community Associations Institute, Condominium Construction Litigation, 1983, 1990.
Worked at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis and Himmel Limited Liability Partnership (Woodbridge, New Jersey) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Torts, Product Liability, Public Entity Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Partnering, Sewerage Authority Law, Public Utility Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1982, United States. Supreme Court. 1983, New New York
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Root-Tilden Snow Scholar.
Law Secretary, Honorary Samuel Allcorn, Junior, Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1972-1973. Councilman, 1976-1981 and Council President, 1978-1979, Borough of Roselle Park.
President, Law Alumni of New Jersey, New York University School of Law Alumni Association, 1983-1985. Director, Board of Trustees, New York University Law School Alumni Association, 1983-1987.
New York University Alumni Council, 1988-1996.
Vice Chair, 1995-1996. Chair, Alumni/Student Relations Committee, 1992-1995. Lecturer: New Jersey Institute of Continuing Education, Condominium Law, 1991.
Americans with Disabilities Acting, 1993.
Community Associations Institute: Condominium Construction Litigation, 1983. 1990-1991, 1997; Mediation, 1992.
American Bar Association Litigation Section: The Enigma of Experts, 1997. Forum on the Construction Industry, Computer Animation, 1994.
Company-Author: New Jersey Condominium and Community Association Law (6th Edition), Gann Law Books, 1997.
"Defending the Developer," Chapter 8 of Condominium and Homeowner Association Litigation, edited by Hyatt and Downer, John Wiley and Sons, 1987. "Admissibility of Computer-Generated Evidence," The Construction Lawyer, Volume 14, Number. 3, August 1994; Contributor, Section VI, "Use of Computers in Litigation," The Corporate Litigators, Edited by Burke and Goldblatt, American Bar Association, 1989.
Director, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, 1993.
Member: Middlesex County (Trustee, 1994. Chair, Chancery Practice Committee, 1996.
Chair, Technology Committee, 1997. Member, Professionalism Committee, 1996), New Jersey State (Member: Committee on Equity Jurisprudence, 1981.
Chairman, 1985-1986; Vice Chairman, 1984-1985.
Member, General Council, 1985-1986, 1993-1997. Committee on Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation, 1990-1993. Section on Product Liability and Toxic Torts, 1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Section Delegate to General Council, Company-Chair, Case Management/Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1993-1996) and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry.
Section of Litigation: Member, Construction Litigation Committee, Company-Chair, 1996. Member, Trial Practice Committee) Bar Associations.
New Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities (Associate Member, 1987).
Member Roselle Park Council, 1976-1981. Chairman Union County (New Jersey) Democratic Committee, 1980-1981, Fanwood (New Jersey) Democratic Committee, 1986-1987, Warren (New Jersey) Democratic Committee, 1988-1996. Member alumni county Johns Hopkins University, 1990-1996.
Member New York University Alumni Council, 1988-1996, vice chair, 1995-1996. Board directors Jewish Federation Control New Jersey, 1992-1996. Member American Bar Association (chair program subcommittee, construction litigation committee, litigationsect.), New Jersey Bar Association (co-chairman alternate dispute resolution subcommittee, products liability and toxic torts section since 1991, chairman equity committee 1985-1986), Middlesex County Bar Association (trustee since 1994, chair, chancery practice committee), New York University Alumni Association (board directors 1984-1988, president New Jersey chapter 1983-1985, county), College of Cmty.
Association Attorneys.
Married Ann Haiet, August 29, 1976 (divorced March 1982). Married Rebecca D. Perkins, May 30, 1982. Children: Sara Rebecca, Jonathan Harold.