Pezold, Smith, Hirschmann & Selvaggio, LLC

formerly known as Augello, Pezold & Hirschmann, P.C.

 

 

 

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Gerard F. Smith

smithlaw@optonline.net

 

Gerard F. Smith, is the managing partner for the New Jersey office of Pezold, Smith, Hirschmann & Selvaggio, LLC  formerly known as Augello, Pezold and Hirschmann, LLP.  Mr. Smith specializes in transportation law, business, commercial and insurance law, particularly in the fields of loss and damage claims on behalf of Shippers, Transportation Brokers and Freight Forwarders. He also specializes in admiralty, maritime, aviation, in-land marine and marine issues. 

Admissions

New Jersey
U.S. District Court - Federal District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit

Education

Seton Hall University. B.S., 1974
University of Bridgeport School of Law J.D., 1981

Affiliations

The Transportation Lawyers Association
The Transportation Consumer Protection Council, Inc.
The American Trial Lawyers Association
Morris County Bar Association.

Reported Cases

  • Robert Burton Associates, Inc. v. Preston Trucking Company, Inc., 149 F.3d 218; (3rd 1998)

  • John W. Hargrave v. United Wire Hanger Corp., 73 F.3d 36; (3rd 1996)

  • Phoenix Assurance Company v. Kmart Corp., 977 F.Supp. 319; (3rd 1997)

  • Wm. H. Mcgee & Company, Inc. v. United Arab Shipping Co., 6 F.Supp. 2d 283; (3rd 1997)

Papers, Publications and Address

Are Incidental Cost of Repairs, General and Administrative Expenses Recoverable as Damages?  (Transportation Consumer Protection Council, 1995)

Should Shippers and Carriers Contract? (Delta Nu Alpha, Wisconsin 1997)

The Investigation of the Theft of Cargo and the Need to Coordinate and Cooperate with Federal, State and Local Authorities (National Cargo Security Council 1995)

Selecting Third Party Logistics Providers and Other Intermediaries (Transportation Consumer Protection Council, 1998)