Geoffrey F. Sasso Associate

 
Paramus, NJ | Direct 201.368.7210 | Fax 201.368.7250
 | sassog@whiteandwilliams.com
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Geoff Sasso focuses his practice on the representation of disability and casualty insurers in a variety of complex coverage disputes.  Geoff has successfully prosecuted and defended actions in various state and federal courts concerning the availability and scope of coverage. 

In addition to his work on behalf of insurance carriers, Geoff has significant experience in the defense of suits involving claims of defective products, nursing home negligence, liquor liability and premises liability.  The combination of Geoff’s hands-on approach and his refusal to leave any stone unturned continues to procure favorable results for his clients regardless of the particular challenges of each case.   

While in law school, Geoff was chosen to be a member of the prestigious Moot Court and Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Societies.  In his final year of law school, Geoff completed a clinical externship within the chambers of Chief Magistrate Judge M. Faith Angell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to entering private practice, Geoff served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Paul Innes in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County.

Representative Matters

  • Serves as the primary defense counsel for a major upscale department store by handling all liability matters in the New York metropolitan area
  • Obtained summary judgment on numerous declaratory judgment actions concerning the availability of coverage under liability and casualty policies
  • Represented a large industrial component manufacturer in a multi-party wrongful death products liability action
  • Counsels a national senior living company in connection with responding to governmental and private medical records requests made to New Jersey and New York facilities
  • Represented a major technology firm in challenging the provisions of a commercial lease
  • Assisted in establishing the law in New Jersey that the Affidavit of Merit factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 53A-41(a) are inapplicable to nursing specialties and lawsuits involving general medical standards of care

Bar and Court Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

Widener University School of Law, JD, 2006

Loyola College in Maryland, BA, 2003 

Memberships

New York State Bar Association