Retired Judge David Ironson is Of Counsel with the firm and Chair of the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group, working to resolve civil conflicts and complex issues efficiently and creatively through mediation and arbitration.
For 17 years until his retirement from the bench in 2025, Judge Ironson served on the New Jersey Superior Court in Morris County in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court. He was appointed to the bench in 2008 by former Governor Jon Corzine and went on to preside over numerous civil and criminal jury trials. He has served as chair of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Selection in Civil and Criminal Trials and as co-chair of the internal Working Group on Juror Impartiality. For 22 years prior to his judicial service, Judge Ironson practiced as a civil litigator. He joined Einhorn in 1991 and was selected in 1994 to lead the Personal Injury Practice at the firm later to be known as Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito, Frost & Ironson. Judge Ironson was subsequently Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Prior to serving on the bench, Judge Ironson was a Trustee, Executive Board Member, and Co-Chair of Civil Trial Practice Committee of the Morris County Bar Association.
Judge Ironson earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Maryland. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Arnold M. Stein, J.S.C., Chancery, General Equity. Judge Stein and Theodore E. B. Einhorn were the founding partners of Einhorn Barbarito.
With specific knowledge on ethics, civil and criminal litigation, juries and alternative dispute resolution, Judge Ironson is an asset to clients at the firm.
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Professional Affiliations
- Morris County Bar Association, member