Philip A. Tortoreti

About Philip

Philip A. Tortoreti is a shareholder in the Mass Tort/Class Action group at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. For over 40 years, Mr. Tortoreti has represented hundreds of mesothelioma victims. In addition, he has helped thousands of asbestos disease victims and advocated for their rights in New Jersey, making him one of the state’s pioneers in the area of asbestos litigation. Fighting for mesothelioma and other asbestos disease victims remains Mr. Tortoreti’s professional mission to this day. Mr. Tortoreti’s work on behalf of victims is supported by the entire Wilentz’s Mass Tort and Class Action practice group, a team of lawyers who have long been nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Tier I Best Law Firm. In addition, Mr. Tortoreti spends time representing victims on a pro-bono basis. Through the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Mr. Tortoreti participated in the Trial Lawyers Care Pro Bono Project, providing legal representation for victims and their relatives before the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which was the largest single pro bono project in the history of American jurisprudence. In addition to AAJ, Mr. Tortoreti is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, New Jersey Association for Justice, the Hispanic Bar Association, and the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA-NJ).

Practice Areas

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Education

• Rutgers University–Camden, J.D., graduated 1974

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1975

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