Edward J. Mullins III - New York Lawyer Profile

I am licensed to practice law in both New Jersey and New York, appearing before state and federal courts in various jurisdictions such as the District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Second Circuit. My educational background includes degrees from Rutgers Law School, Boston College, and Saint Peter’s Prep. Born and raised in Hudson County, I currently reside here with my wife, son, and daughter. Prior to establishing Edward J. Mullins, Esq. LLC, my legal experience involved defending national consumer fraud cases and handling government investigations in diverse sectors such as insurance, retail, and telecommunications as a member of an international law firm’s advertising, class action, and privacy teams. I also served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Government & Healthcare Fraud Section within the Division of Law at the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General. In this role, I led high-profile civil enforcement actions on behalf of state agencies and consumers, focusing on violations of New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act, False Claims Act, and related state and federal statutes. My responsibilities included conducting investigations and initiating enforcement proceedings related to consumer protection, cyber security, and data privacy. My legal career commenced with private practice where I handled a wide range of cases involving consumer lending, consumer privacy, criminal defense, products liability, healthcare fraud, patent disputes, shareholder conflicts, and white-collar investigations at prominent law firms with offices in New Jersey and New York.