(Photo courtesy New Jersey State Bar Association/J. Beckner)

On May 18, 2022, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) held its Annual Meeting and Convention at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Peri & Stewart partner, Michael A. Malia, Esq., LL.M., was a part of the Insurance Fraud panel, which was co-sponsored by the NJSBA’s Criminal Law Section and Insurance Law Section.  Mr. Malia discussed the perspective of counsel for the insurance carrier bringing insurance fraud lawsuits.  Robert J. Brass, Esq. moderated the panel, which included discussions by: Assistant Attorney General Tracy M. Thompson, the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, who spoke about criminal prosecutions; Nicholas Kant, Assistant Chief, Banking and Insurance Section/Deputy Attorney General, who discussed civil enforcement actions; a judicial perspective from the Honorable Siobhan A. Teare, J.S.C.; and a criminal defense perspective from Darren M. Gelber and Matthew S. Adams.

Mr. Malia’s diverse litigation experience includes representing clients from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in: insurance, healthcare, financial and consumer fraud suits; anti-bullying and education law matters; personal injury cases; commercial litigation; insurance coverage disputes; and product liability suits.

Peri & Stewart is pleased to announce that partner, Michael A. Malia, Esq., LL.M., was selected to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list.  This is Mr. Malia’s fifth straight year being chosen to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list; and from 2012 to 2015 to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

Only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the state are included in Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5% of lawyers under age 40 are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

***The Super Lawyers lists are issued by Thomson Reuters.  A description of the selection process methodology can be found at: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html   No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.***

Mr. Malia’s diverse litigation experience includes representing clients from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in: insurance, healthcare, financial and consumer fraud suits; anti-bullying and education law matters; personal injury cases; commercial litigation; insurance coverage disputes; and product liability suits.

Peri & Stewart partner Michael A. Malia, Esq., LL.M. has been elected as Defense Research Institute (DRI) State Representative for New Jersey, and will serve a 3-year term from 2021-2024.  DRI is the nation’s leading membership organization of lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation.  Mr. Malia was Past President and Chairperson of the Board of the New Jersey Defense Association.

Mr. Malia’s diverse litigation experience includes representing clients from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in: insurance, healthcare, financial and consumer fraud suits; anti-bullying and education law matters; personal injury cases; commercial litigation; insurance coverage disputes; and product liability suits.

NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Peri & Stewart partner Michael A. Malia, Esq., LL.M. was honored by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law as a “Professional Lawyer of the Year,” an award presented to lawyers respected by their colleagues who, by virtue of their exemplary conduct, competence, diligence and demeanor, set a positive example for others.  This recognition follows the New Jersey Defense Association presenting Mr. Malia with the 2020 Attorney of the Year award.

Mr. Malia’s diverse litigation experience includes representing clients from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in: insurance, healthcare, financial and consumer fraud suits; anti-bullying and education law matters; personal injury cases; commercial litigation; insurance coverage disputes; and product liability suits.

On October 6, 2020, the Trump administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that new immigration regulations would be published in the coming days specifically targeting H-1B visas in an effort to protect American jobs amid mass unemployment.  The new rule, which will likely take effect in December, has largely been designed to deny H-1B visas to third-party contractors that regularly provide workers to U.S. companies.  According to the acting director of DHS, such contractors are known to exploit existing regulations which allow them to pay H-1B visa holders far less than they would U.S. workers.

The new rule is expected to redefine the term “specialty occupation” and increase enforcement tools available for the policing of companies that choose not to abide by the H-1B rules or cooperate with site visits.  The rule will also limit the validity of H-1B visas to one (1) year for those workers placed at third-party worksites and increase the amount that H-1B workers are required to be paid.  The announcement of this rule was met with criticism from trade organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who have regularly argued that the H-1B program is a necessity given the stark lack of skilled U.S. workers.  Given this announcement’s proximity to the upcoming presidential election, its critics have also posited that it may be politically motivated.