Kevin M. Hart is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Litigation, Corporate Investigations & White Collar, Shareholder & Partner Disputes and Mass Tort Groups. Mr. Hart has over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer. Mr. Hart has litigated civil and criminal cases in both federal and state courts representing businesses and individuals in matters ranging from the sale and break-up of corporations, class actions, securities fraud, construction litigation, mass torts, shareholder disputes, criminal fraud and embezzlements. He has also represented both the FDIC and RTC in various types of litigation involving failed banks, real estate matters and general litigation. Mr. Hart has a significant amount of experience representing companies and individuals. He has an in-depth understanding of the prosecution function based on his experience as a prosecutor.

Corporate investigations are sensitive by nature. Many, including those in which our efforts have ended in a significant result, will never become public knowledge. Even those that have come to public attention remain sensitive issues for our clients. Accordingly, in this area we do not disclose client names. The scope of our experience in these investigations relates to almost every significant area of White Collar Crime, including securities fraud, healthcare fraud, RICO, public corruption and environmental crimes and Sarbanes Oxley compliance issues.

Mr. Hart is the chairman of the Stark & Stark Mass Tort/Pharmaceutical Litigation Team. The Mass Tort/Pharmaceutical Litigation Team is dedicated to applying its extensive experience in successfully prosecuting and defending large, complex class and mass tort actions. Currently we are focusing on pharmaceutical injury claims on behalf of individuals and their families.


From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Hart was a Deputy Attorney General with the State of New Jersey, Division of Criminal Justice. In 1986, he was certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney and was re-certified in 1994, 2002, and 2008.

Mr. Hart has been an adjunct professor of Business Environment and Policy at Rider University since 1983. He has lectured frequently on topics related to business and litigation issues including fraud, white-collar crime, shareholder disputes and acquisitions and mergers. Mr. Hart serves as a legal analyst in these areas for Fox News, NBC News and Comcast CN8.

Mr. Hart has been honored by his inclusion in Woodward/White's 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Mr. Hart was named as a New Jersey Super Lawyer by New Jersey Monthly Magazine*.

Mr. Hart is a frequent contributor to the New Jersey Law Blog. You can read Mr. Hart's most recent blog post here.