NEW BRUNSWICK – Richard F. Klineburger, III was sworn in as secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association at its Annual Meeting and Convention. He is on track to become president of the Association in 2030.
Klineburger is managing partner at the firm Klineburger & Nussey, with offices in South Jersey and Philadelphia. In 28 years as a trial attorney, he has earned a reputation as a tough litigator in the practice of criminal, civil and complex litigation. He has completed over 100 trials, including more than 75 jury trials in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania federal courts. Thereafter, Klineburger hung out his shingle in 1997, opening his own law firm that eventually became The Law Offices of Klineburger and Nussey in 2004.
“After many years volunteering within the Association, I am honored to serve in a new capacity as NJSBA secretary,” Klineburger said.
A native of West Philadelphia, Klineburger completed his undergraduate studies from Neumann University, where he graduated magna cum laude as a member of the honors program. He received his law degree from the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in 1995, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. While at Temple, Klineburger continued his academic success by making the dean’s list as well as earning Distinguished Class Performance in Evidence & Torts and was the recipient of the Barrister Award for Outstanding Performance in Trial Advocacy.
Following law school, Klineburger had the unique experience of serving in a judicial clerkship in two states. He originally clerked for Judge Thomas Dempsey of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania in the Family Court Division, Philadelphia Juvenile Unit and then clerked for New Jersey Superior Court Judge Timothy G. Farrell in Salem County.