Brian R. Ade
Partner
Brian R. Ade
Partner
Brian finds that developing close relationships with clients is the most rewarding part of practicing law. With each matter, he is guided by the procedural rules of the court and believes that reciprocal professional courtesy is essential.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (201) 287-2461
Fax: (201) 489-0495
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ, 07601-7021
Practice Groups
Bar Admission
New York
New Jersey
Brian R. Ade dedicates a substantial portion of his legal practice to cases involving construction defects, product liability, utilities, and insurance coverage. He has defended companies and individuals in connection with claims.
ranging from hazardous chemicals and chemical waste to trip-and-fall litigations. Brian’s clients include manufacturers and distributors of diverse medical, consumer, commercial, and industrial products. He is the preeminent New Jersey lawyer in roof law litigation..
In the area of product liability, Brian has had a remarkable run of successes in over ten cases involving a variety of products. One of those cases settled in mediation, and the rest were voluntarily dismissed without the need for motion practice.
In connection with his insurance practice, Brian has handled a wide variety of coverage disputes arising under many different policy lines. He regularly counsels clients on coverage issues arising under automobile, comprehensive general liability, excess, umbrella, and other types of insurance policies.
In addition to providing advice and counseling, Brian represents insurers in coverage litigation and was involved in two landmark insurance cases before the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Recently, Brian has spent a significant amount of time on the insurance coverage issues arising out of sexual abuse claims and claims asserting that talc caused or contributed to ovarian cancer and mesothelioma in thousands of users.
Brian co-authored the New Jersey chapter to the 2014 edition of Writing Reservation of Rights: A North American Compendium, published by the DRI Insurance Law Committee. In 2012, he served as the regional editor for DRI’s Excess and Umbrella Compendium.
Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Affiliations
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Bergen County Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Education
Western New England College School of Law, J.D.
Rutgers University, B.A.
News & Publications
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Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
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38 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America®
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5 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2023
March 17 | 2023
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Brian is a member of CLM, a nonpartisan alliance of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership invitations based on nominations from CLM Fellows.
He is an active member of the Insurance Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Product Liability Committee of the Bergen County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).
In March 2014, Brian was appointed by TIPS to serve as a senior member of the editorial board of the CGL Reporter and served in that capacity until recently.
Brian has been named to Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law (2006-2026); Commercial Litigation (2021-2026); Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Insurance (2026); Product Liability Litigation-Defendants (2026). He also was named a New Jersey Super Lawyer multiple times and has been recognized as a Bergen Top Lawyer from 2019 to 2023 by (201) Magazine.
Since 2019, The Legal 500 has recommended Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Coverage practice in the Insurance: Advice to Insurers category. Since 2015, the Insurance Coverage Group has been recognized in the Chambers USA directory. (No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey).
Brian was retained by the Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association (CICLA) to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Continental Insurance Company, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc., Docket No. 078152. The case involved allocation issues in the context of asbestos claims, and whether the trigger of coverage should extend beyond the introduction of asbestos exclusions into Honeywell’s insurance policies
