Education

  • J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1998
  • A.B., Dartmouth College, 1995

    Law Clerk, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2000

    Law Clerk, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, P.J.Ch., New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, 1998-1999

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Memberships & Affiliations

Essex County Bar Association

Joanne M. Wilcomes

Associate
  • T: 973.848.5318
    F: 973.297.3928
    • Four Gateway Center
      100 Mulberry St.
      Newark, NJ 07102

Ms. Wilcomes concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation involving life, health, disability and annuity insurance litigation and regulation, benefit entitlements, sales practices, suitability, securities fraud, broker-dealer matters, and ERISA matters. She has represented leaders in the financial services industry, including some of the country's largest life and health insurance companies, in both court and arbitration proceedings.   

Ms. Wilcomes also has extensive class action experience, representing financial services companies in putative and certified class actions involving the alleged improper marketing or sale of life insurances, annuities, convalescent care insurance, and breach of fiduciary duty claims under ERISA.

Ms. Wilcomes also has experience assisting insurers in examining nationwide statutory and regulatory issues pertaining to life, health, and annuities.

Ms. Wilcomes regularly represents clients in state and federal courts in New Jersey, New York, and other jurisdictions throughout the United States.  She also has experience in the arbitration of securities matters before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.