When the history of American Jurisprudence in the 20th Century
was written, one work compiled the 100 most important cases of
the century. Harold Cassidy was counsel in two of them. No
attorney had more cases listed. Yet, at the start of the 21st
Century, Mr. Cassidy had only begun his most important work.
Long known as an advocate and defender of the rights of pregnant
mothers - he was chief counsel in the Baby M case which
declared surrogacy contract unenforceable as exploitative
of women and against public policy (In the Matter of Baby
M, 109 N.J. 396 (1988) - he is widely recognized as the
leading attorney in the nation in protecting pregnant
mothers against the excesses and abuses of an abortion
industry which violates the rights and interests of the
women of the nation. In 2002 he won a revolutionary Appellate
decision which protects the rights of these mothers and
represents a model for the Nation (Acuna v. Turkish, 345
N.J. Super. 500 (App. Div. 2002).
Currently, Mr. Cassidy is counsel of record in cutting edge
litigation in the Federal District Court in South Dakota and the
United States Court of Appeals for the 8th circuit, in the matter of
Planned Parenthood vs Mike Rounds, Alpha Center. That case will decide
some of the most important factual and legal issues surrounding the protection
of the rights of pregnant mothers.
Associates
- Thomas J. Viggiano, III, J.D.
- Derek M. Cassidy, J.D., MBA*
* Licensed to Practice Law in NJ and NY
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