Mr. Shabel, the founder of Shabel & DeNittis, P.C., has been a driving force in establishing the Firm’s reputation as one of the best personal injury/class action litigation firms in the region. With over 40 years of experience practicing law, Mr. Shabel has developed a reputation as a hard nose litigator who routinely takes on large corporations on behalf of his clients. He has had success in hundreds of cases involving mass torts, class actions, medical malpractice, products liability, automobile negligence, construction litigation, premises liability, false advertising claims and commercial/business litigation. He is a former Burlington County Prosecutor and has served as a member of the following organizations:
- Burlington County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- The American Arbitration Association
- International Bar Association
In addition to being a litigator, Mr. Shabel has also been a trusted business advisor to various companies and has himself owned and operated several businesses including a manufacturing company, a coffeehouse franchise and several commercial and residential properties. Mr. Shabel was recognized in Martindale Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for high professional legal standards and ethics. He was also named as one of South Jersey’s top trial lawyers in the area of Products Liability in the August 2003 issue of South Jersey Magazine and recently was honored in 2011 SJ Magazine as Top Attorney in the area of Product Liability law. Both awards were based on a survey of peers and industry leaders from the area.
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1969
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- Alliance College, B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- New Jersey Association of Justice
- American Association of Justice
- Burlington County Bar Association
- American Bar Association