Carol L. Forte

Registered Nurse, State of New Jersey, 1979. Author: "Overcoming the ACOG 163 Defense in Brain Damaged Baby Cases," Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Ontario, Canada, June 1996; "Anticipating the Defenses to Shoulder Dystocia Cases," Boston, MA Birth Trauma Litigation Group, July 1996. Panelist: "Causation and Timing Issues in the Catastrophic Injury Cases," Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Atlanta, GA, April 1997; "HMO Liability for Negligent Credentialling," Professional Negligence Section of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Il., July 2000. Listed in: One of the National Law Journal's Top 12 Litigators in New Jersey, 2000; One of America's Top 50 Women Litigators, National Law Journal, 2000-2001; Outstanding Civil Trial Attorney's Award, Essex County Bar Association, April 2002; Woman's Law Forum of Seton Hall, "Woman of Substance Award," 2003. President, North Hudson Lawyers Club, 2002—. Trustee, Hudson County Bar, July 2000. Past Member, American Board of Trial Advocates.