O’Connor, Parsons, Lane, & Noble LLC are proud to announce that the firm and its partners have named by the Essex County Bar Association as the 2020 recipients of the Civil Practice Award. Partners, Scott A. Parsons, Paul O'Connor III, Gregory B. Noble, and William R. Lane accepted the award at the Annual Awards Reception on...

In October of 2019, Mr. Parsons finished serving as Chair of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) for the New Jersey Chapter. He became a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2013. He recently has been named by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year for 2019 in Plaintiffs Personal...

On April 18, 2018, OPLN attorney Ali Loprete was selected to speak on the Brian Lehrer show during a discussion regarding representation in sexual assault and harassment cases. Specifically, Ms. Loprete answered questions concerning the attorney-client privilege and how it is often challenged and must be protected in adversarial proceedings. Ms. Loprete also discussed her knowledge regarding...

Each year Super Lawyers Magazine, a Thomson Reuters publication, recognizes the top 5 percent of lawyers in New Jersey. To receive the title of Super Lawyer, an attorney must attain a significant level of peer recognition and professional achievement. For the tenth year in a row, New Jersey-based firm O’Connor, Parsons, Lane and Noble continues to...

Clients ask, what is the approach that we follow in determining if there’s a case? Should they spend the time, the effort involved, in pursuing the case? And I basically tell them it’s a step-by-step process. Personal Injury Case Evaluation Steps We want to gather the records first, and determine whether or not there is a...