Frances Tomes, a partner of the firm, is a member of the Bar in New Jersey and New York. She has been practicing law for over 19 years. She previously worked at Garruto, Galex and Cantor, Subin Associates in New York City, and Galex, Tortoreti and Tomes. She handles general civil litigation, including medical malpractice claims, pharmaceutical claims, toxic tort and asbestos litigation. She was one of three trial attorneys representing plaintiffs in the first multi-plaintiff trial in asbestos litigation resulting in a combined verdict of over $1 million. She's also handled numerous other multi-plaintiff litigation.

Ms. Tomes has litigated as co-lead counsel consumer product class actions that have generated large settlements for consumers nationwide. In Extensis, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Ms. Tomes was co-lead counsel in a consumer fraud class action that resulted in a settlement valued at over $140 million in rebate certificates and repair kits for purchasers of certain defective HP LaserJet printers. She is also co-lead counsel in numerous of other pending class actions.

She is a member of the Board of Governors of ATLA-NJ (the Association of Trial Lawyers of America New Jersey) and a member of the Bad Faith Committee for ATLA-NJ.

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