SPRINGFIELD, N.J. - Javerbaum Wurgaft is pleased to announce that Gary E. Roth has joined the firm in its Springfield office. He joins after 26 years with the Scotch Plains firm of Leib, Kraus, Grispin & Roth, where more than 80% of his practice was devoted to litigation.

"Gary is one of New Jersey's foremost plaintiff's employment litigators and we are pleased to welcome him to our firm," said founding partner, Ken Javerbaum. "His combination of legal skill and experience is an asset to our organization and compliments our existing litigation practice."

Roth concentrates his practice on employment discrimination and termination law, and also handles corporate and general litigation matters. He has a long history of achieving substantial verdicts and settlements against Fortune 1000 companies. In 2007, for the third consecutive year, Roth was named a New Jersey "Super Lawyer" in the Employment Litigation category by Law & Politic, as published in New Jersey Monthly Magazine. He has also been named by Digital Press International as one of the "Ten Leaders in Employment and Discrimination Law" in Northern New Jersey. Roth has consistently received the highest attorney rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the widely respected publication that evaluates attorneys based on a survey of their peers.

Roth was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar in 1981 and is also a member of the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the Northern District of Georgia. He is a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Roth received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in 1981 and his B.A., from Rutgers College in 1978. While at the university, he was admitted into the Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society. He continues to be a member of the Rutgers College and Rutgers Law School Alumni Associations.

A leader in the legal community, Roth is a past President and Trustee of the Union County Bar Association and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, including its Labor and Employment Law Section, the American Bar Association, and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). He is also a founding member and a past executive board member of NELA's New Jersey Chapter. Roth has lectured on employment law before numerous professional and legal groups including the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, NELA-NJ, the Union County Bar Association, and local Chambers of Commerce.

In addition to Roth's impressive professional achievements, he is an active member of the Westfield and surrounding communities, volunteering his time to various community and charitable organizations. In his free time, he's on the sidelines coaching local basketball, baseball and soccer teams.

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Founded more than 25 years ago, Javerbaum Wurgaft (www.javerbaumwurgaft.com) is based in Springfield, NJ, with offices in Newark, Harrison and Freehold, and focuses its practice to civil trial law. In 2007, Javerbaum Wurgaft merged with Sinins & Bross extending its capabilities in Union and Essex counties. Its lawyers have distinguished themselves as leaders in the practice of law, and the firm has received the coveted distinction of being listed in Preeminent Lawyers in the United States. Representing victims in personal injury, workers' compensation, employment litigation, criminal defense and civil litigation, Javerbaum Wurgaft enjoys an excellent rate of success in jury verdicts and settlements. Its principals are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the firm is active in shaping progressive development and advances in personal injury law through its arguments and appearances at the highest level of the New Jersey Court system.  Five members of the firm were named New Jersey Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics and Kenneth S. Javerbaum was named as one of the top 10 Super Lawyers in New Jersey in 2005. Javerbaum was also named a Best Lawyer in America in 2007 and named to the Union County Voice "People of the Year" list. Also in 2007, four members of the firm were named to Lawdragon's "3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America" ranking.