Greg Trif
Partner
(973) 547-3611
gtrif@tm-firm.com
Greg Trif is a trial attorney with significant experience in the areas of construction, employment, labor and complex commercial litigation.
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights
- Bid Protests
- Business Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Construction Claims & Litigation
- Contracts, Project Delivery & Risk Management
- Crisis Management
- Employment & Labor
- Litigation
- Professional Liability Defense
- Renewable Energy
- Shareholder Dispute
- Surety
Admissions
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law (J.D. 2006)
- Drew University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003)
Mr. Trif's clients include private owners, general contractors, subcontractors, utility and heavy highway contractors, renewable energy firms and manufacturers of building products. He regularly prosecutes and defends claims in various federal and state courts, as well as providing arbitration tribunals. He also concentrates in the area of employment, labor disputes, public procurement, bid protests, negotiation of change orders and equitable adjustment claims.
Mr. Trif also advises clients in the review, negotiation and drafting of construction contracts, as well providing guidance and counsel in project dispute resolution and project crisis management.
In addition to construction litigation, Mr. Trif has a wide range of experience in shareholder disputes, complex commercial litigation and business torts, such as trade secret disputes and claims for interfering with contractual relationships and prospective business advantages.
Mr. Trif frequently authors articles and lectures to lawyers and construction industry professionals on topics related to the construction industry and construction law. He was selected to the 2013-2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers® list of Rising Stars®. Mr. Trif is also an active participant in the NJSBA Construction Law Section. This Section is comprised of many of the state’s foremost construction law attorneys and is tasked with monitoring the laws impacting the construction industry and providing educational seminars, materials and publications to attorneys and other members of the construction industry. Mr. Trif is currently the Co-Chairman of the Section through May 2021.
Mr. Trif is admitted to the bars of the States of New York and New Jersey, along with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York.
Mr. Trif also advises clients in the review, negotiation and drafting of construction contracts, as well providing guidance and counsel in project dispute resolution and project crisis management.
In addition to construction litigation, Mr. Trif has a wide range of experience in shareholder disputes, complex commercial litigation and business torts, such as trade secret disputes and claims for interfering with contractual relationships and prospective business advantages.
Mr. Trif frequently authors articles and lectures to lawyers and construction industry professionals on topics related to the construction industry and construction law. He was selected to the 2013-2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers® list of Rising Stars®. Mr. Trif is also an active participant in the NJSBA Construction Law Section. This Section is comprised of many of the state’s foremost construction law attorneys and is tasked with monitoring the laws impacting the construction industry and providing educational seminars, materials and publications to attorneys and other members of the construction industry. Mr. Trif is currently the Co-Chairman of the Section through May 2021.
Mr. Trif is admitted to the bars of the States of New York and New Jersey, along with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York.
Honors & Awards
- Listed in Super Lawyers® Rising Stars (2013-2021)
Memberships & Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Co-Chair Construction Law Section
- Morris County Bar Association, Co-Chair Construction and Surety Law Committee
- Fellow of Construction Lawyers Society of America