CURRICULUM VITAE. Philip Stephen Fuoco Philadelphia, PA Sarasota, FL (856)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Philip Stephen Fuoco Philadelphia, PA Sarasota, FL (856) preferred: Synopsis of Legal Experience In general my civil litigation practice concentrated on contingent litigation under various fee shifting statutes. In effect, I have had over 35 years experience litigating,and/or negotiating attorneys fees and fee petitions. Since 1975, I concentrated my civil litigation practice on federal and state consumer and civil rights matters, litigating individual, class action and complex cases including, inter alia,the following reported cases: Schmoll v. Hovnanian & Sons, 394 NJSuper 415,927 A2d 146(App Div 2007) (attorney fees ) Hawker, et al. v. Consovoy, et al, 198 F.R.D. 619 (D.N.J. 2001) (prisoner rights)(class settlement)(fees) Torres, et al. v. Kuzniasz, et al., 936 F.Supp (DNJ 1996) (Police Misconduct) Northland Insurance Co. v. Shell Oil Co., et, al., 930 F.Supp (DNJ 1996) (RICO) Moench v. Robertson, et al., 62 F.3d 553 (3rd Cir. 1995) (ERISA) Curley v. Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc., 728 F.Supp (D.N.J. 1989) (RICO) Orshan v. Macchiarola, 629 F.Supp (E.D.N.Y. 1986) (attorney's fees) In re Data Access Systems Securities Litigation 103 F.R.D. 130 (D.N.J. 1984)(securities fraud) In re Art Materials Antitrust Litigation, 100 F.R.D (N.D. Ohio 1983)

2 Foster v. Gloucester Co. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders, et al 465 F.Supp. 293 (D.N.J. 1978) (employment discrimination) (attorney's fees) Roberts v. Magnetic Metals, 611 F.2d 450 (3rd. Cir. 1979) (securities fraud) (class action) Webb v. Westinghouse, 78 F.R.D. 645 (E.D. Pa. 1978) (employment discrimination) (class action) In re Westinghouse Employment Discrimination Lit. 438 F.Supp. 937 (J.P.M.L. 1977) (Multi-District Litigation) Kuhn, et al v. Philadelphia Electric Co., 80 F.R.D. 681 (E.D. Pa. 1978) (class action) (employment discrimination) Smith v. Connor, 426 F.Supp. 389 (E.D. Pa. 1977) (police misconduct) Professional Recognition 2012 Selected as one of the Top Attorneys In New Jersey by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, May 2005,2007, 2008,2009,2012* Appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court District IV Fee Arbitration Committee (Committee Chair, ) 2003 Selected as one of the Top Attorneys of South Jersey by SJ Magazine, August Awarded the Stivale D Italia Award of Excellence for distinguished Americans of Italian Descent, by the Italian Tribune of Newark, New Jersey, January Appointed to New Jersey Supreme Court s Committee on Character 1999 Selected for inclusion in Marquis' Who's Who in America, 54th Edition 1998 Selected for inclusion in Marquis' Who's Who in the East, 27th Edition

3 Appointed to New Jersey Supreme Court District IV Ethics Committee Appointed to New Jersey Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Charge Committee 1989 Selected for inclusion in Marquis' Who's Who In American Law 1982 Certified Criminal Trial Attorney New Jersey Supreme Court 1978 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Seminar"The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society." 1972 Special Achievement Award U.S. Department of Justice 1971 Honor Law Graduate Program U.S. Department of Justice Admitted to Practice Law in the following Courts Education 1980: Supreme Court of the United States 1972: Supreme Court of New Jersey 1973: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1977: Third Circuit Court of Appeals 2009: Western District of Tennessee 1972: Federal District Court of New Jersey 1975: Federal District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania Villanova University School of Law May, 1971 J.D. Degree Board of Editors, Villanova Law Review University of Notre Dame June 1968, B.A. Philosophy

4 Publications Co-Author: New Jersey Parts Company with the Federal Courts On Whether to Consider Merits Issues on Class Certification Rutgers L.J. [pending publication]. Co-Author: Leveling the Playing Field in the Garden State: A Guide to New Jersey Class Action Case Law, 37 Rutgers L.J. 399 (2006). Co-Author: Interlocutory Class Action Appeals, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLX, No. 3, Index 173, April 17, 2000 Co-Author: Class Actions in New Jersey State Courts, 24 Rutgers L.J. 737 (Spring 1993) Author: Explaining Class Actions, New Jersey Lawyer, Fall 1984 Various articles in The Barrister, Camden County Bar Association newspaper Employment History July, 1975 December 2010 March - July, 1975: August March 1975: January - April, 1973: Attorney Private Practice Class Actions & Complex Litigation, including Civil Rights /Police Misconduct Criminal: Federal, State, Juvenile Assistant U.S. Attorney E.D. of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Washington, D.C. Special Assistant U.S.

5 District of Columbia Prior to entering private practice, I had worked in the U.S Department of Justice, beginning as an Honor Law Graduate in the Civil Rights Division in August As a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division, I investigated, prepared and tried significant cases involving prisoners rights, the rights of the mentally disabled and the cultural rights of American Indians. During my tenure with the Department of Justice I was involved in all stages of federal litigation, including the following: Morton v. Mancari, 417 U.S. 535 (1976) (American Indian rights) Teterud v. Gilman, 385 F.Supp. 153 (S.D. Iowa 1974) (American Indian rights) Newman v. Alabama, 349 F.Supp. 278 (M.D. Ala. 1972) (right to treatment) Wyatt v. Aderholt, 503 F.2d 1305 (5th Cir. 1974) (right to treatment) My responsibilities in civil rights law enforcement was nationwide and provided me with the opportunity to travel and litigate in various Federal Districts, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Illinois, Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona and Iowa. Academic Experience Spring Terms Adjunct Professor Rutgers University School of Law Camden, NJ Master, Camden Inn of Court Lecturer at various CLE programs for the Camden County Bar Association

6 Professional Associations [various years] American Bar Association Camden County Bar Association (Board of Trustees ) National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National District Attorneys Association New Jersey State Bar Association Revised March 2011