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Seth Avi Kurs
Jamesburg, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Consumer, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Kurs spent his elementary school years in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and then the remainder of his primary education years in East Windsor, New Jersey.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas Edison State College, and his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School, and is admitted to practice law before the courts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the Federal District of New Jersey.
Mr. Kurs completed a Civil Internship with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), a Criminal Internship with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Office...
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S. Joseph Litvak
West Windsor, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Bankruptcy
University of Akron School of Law and University of Akron School of Law
I speak your language. I’ve grown to understand and relate to your case through my very diverse life experiences. I grew up in a small steel town, in a family of a steel mill engineer and a metallurgical chemist. The decline of the steel industry and the closure of the steel plant had a devastating effect on my family. Both of my parent struggled to find jobs in the new manufacture-less era. Although my family was able to make the necessary adjustment (my mom became a high school science teacher and my dad found a job with a local utility...
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Andrew W. Li
North Brunswick, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
1520 U.S. Highway 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Consumer
Tulane University School of Law
Andrew W. Li, Counsel, represents consumers who are entitled to protection under state and federal consumer protection laws. His practice involves both individual claims and class actions involving consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices, including motor vehicle sales and repairs, home improvement contracts, abusive debt collection practices, and other types of protected consumer transactions. Mr. Li received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane Law School in 1997. He attended St. John’s College, where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Mathematics and Science and in Philosophy, including metaphysics, ethics, and political theory. He...
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Edward George Hanratty
Freehold, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Consumer, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
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Terry Finkelstein
East Brunswick, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Collections and Criminal Defense
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Jonathan Rudnick
Tinton Falls, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Employment and Personal Injury
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Jonathan Rudnick has been litigation consumer cases for three decades in New Jersey and has tried in arbitration and court - before a jury - to decision many cases.
Jonathan Rudnick also has sued car dealerships for violating employee pay plans and failing to pay their employees proper commissions in New Jersey, Arkansas, Washington State and Illinois.
Jonathan Rudnick has litigated against hundreds of dealerships in New Jersey for Fraud and Consumer Fraud for selling cars with salvage titles, flood titles, prior damage, and non disclosure of significant defects.
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Ekaterina Schoenefeld
Princeton, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Consumer, Collections, Employment and International
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Prior to opening my practice, I worked as an associate at Messina Law Firm, P.C., Holmdel, New Jersey; subsequently, I remained there as "of counsel." I have worked on a number of cases, including complex civil litigation, that involved a broad range of various questions of state and federal substantive law; sophisticated procedural, discovery and evidentiary issues; and post-judgment motions and appeals. The cases I worked on involved complex issues of federal and state law, relating to the Sherman Act; Lanham Act; Federal Communications Act; Truth in Lending Act; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, New Jersey Consumer Fraud...
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Warren Levy
Edison, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(732) 253-7630
340 Route 1 North
Department of NJ Family Law & Divorce
Edison, NJ 08817
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
Temple University
Attorney Warren D. Levy is one of the original key founders of the law firm and is the head attorney behind the Law Offices of Kasuri & Levy, LLC. With over 20 years of experience in various fields, primarily in Divorce & Family Law: (Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Violence, Domestic Partnerships, Collaborative Law, Protection Orders, Restraining Orders, Men/Father Rights, Female/Mother Rights, International Divorce, Invalid Marriages, Fraudulent Marriages, Legal Separation, Non-Paternal Custody, Adoption, Paternity, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Post-Nuptial Agreements, Cohabitation Agreements, Name Change, Jewish Gets (religious divorce), Annulments, IVF Donor & Surrogacy Agreements, Family Law Mediation, Parenting Plan Agreements,...
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William Edwin Denver
Red Bank, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
The Denver Law Firm LLC is led by experienced trial attorney William Denver. Mr. Denver started his career as a clerk to NJ Appellate Division Chief Judge Hermann Michels. Mr. Denver then spent three years trying felony cases as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA’s office before moving to Robertson, Freilich Bruno & Cohen and undertaking insurance recovery work on behalf of policyholders. Mr. Denver was later elected as a partner in the insurance recovery group of two AmLaw 100 firms in New York City before forming The Denver Law Firm in 2014.
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Keith M. Fleischman
New Brunswick, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Consumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Legal Malpractice
California Western School of Law
Keith M. Fleischman is a founding partner of Fleischman Bonner & Rocco, as well as its predecessor firm, Fleischman Law Firm, PLLC. Keith is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who has successfully investigated, litigated, and tried to verdict some of the largest and most complex civil and criminal cases in the country. Keith began his career as a prosecutor, first with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and later with the Department of Justice. His practice presently focuses on representing public and private companies, financial institutions, and institutional investors in connection with the prosecution and defense of complex...
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Prashant Bhatia
Princeton, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Consumer, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Trademarks
Seton Hall University
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R. Armen McOmber
Red Bank, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Collections and Products Liability
American University Washington College of Law
Mr. McOmber is a third-generation attorney and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C.
In 1998, he was admitted to New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars and joined the firm of McOmber McOmber & Luber, which was established by his parents, Richard and Adrienne McOmber, in 1974. He was promoted to partner in 2001. Mr. McOmber resides in the Red Bank area with his wife, Dr. Nathalie Zenian McOmber, a general dentist who also...
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Michael D. Fitzgerald
Eatontown, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Employment, Stockbroker Fraud and Tax
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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Shaun I. Blick
Somerset, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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H. Benjamin Sharlin
Lawrenceville, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(609) 585-0606
4 Princess Road
Building 200, Suite 204
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Consumer and Business
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
The Law Office of H. Benjamin Sharlin LLC was established by H. Benjamin Sharlin to serve the needs of individuals and businesses in Mercer County and the greater surrounding areas. Mr. Sharlin’s top priority is to provide his clients with first-class personalized service by keeping his clients up to date and offering a strategic plan for the pursuit or defense of a claim. Mr. Sharlin treats all cases with the utmost dignity and respect no matter how small the issue.
Committed to achieving outstanding results for his clients, Mr. Sharlin will work hard to make sure that his clients achieve the...
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Thomas J. Warren
Red Bank, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
(732) 842-6500
54 Shrewsbury Avenue
McOmber & McOmber, P.C.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Collections and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Mr. Warren is a graduate of Rutgers College and Rutgers School of Law - Camden. Prior to joining the firm of McOmber & McOmber, P.C. Mr. Warren was associated with two other firms, as well as with Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation at its branch office located in Freehold, New Jersey. Mr. Warren has been with McOmber & McOmber, P.C. from 1980 until the present time.
Mr. Warren and his wife are residents of East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. They are members of Saint Bartholomew Church also located in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He is a charter member of the...
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Paul Maselli
Princeton, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Consumer, Bankruptcy, Business and Legal Malpractice
Rutgers University - Camden
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Sheila Hatami
Freehold, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Consumer, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Hofstra University
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Philip Carl Gutworth
Woodbridge, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Collections and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Christine Marie Friedman
Farmingdale, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Collections and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Jennifer N. Weil
Hoboken, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Tax
William H. Bowen School of Law
Jennifer N. Weil, Esq. is a New Jersey bankruptcy attorney. With more than 10 years of experience, she helps individuals and businesses with a variety of debt problems, including credit card debt, personal loans, student loans, IRS tax debt, and credit card debt. Ms. Weil will provide you with a customized debt resolution road map tailored with your goals in mind. If you're facing debt collectors, the IRS, student loans - even if you have been sued - attorney Jennifer Weil can help. Call Jennifer now at (646) 932-1053 or (201) 676-0722 to schedule a free bankruptcy...
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Madeline Houston
Fairfield, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Consumer and Civil Rights
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
At the law firm of Houston & Totaro we represent consumers across the state of New Jersey in cases involving consumer fraud, unconscionable conduct and illegal practices by car dealers, banks, mortgage servicers, landlords, credit reporting agencies and other types of businesses. We use a combination of e-mail communications, telephone conferences and Zoom to accommodate clients from all counties and appear in courts throughout the state of New Jersey, state and federal. We take the vast majority of our cases on a contingency basis to enable consumers to pursue meritorious claims even when legal representation would otherwise...
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Esther Eva Berezofsky
Cherry Hill, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Esther Berezofsky is nationally recognized and respected for representing plaintiffs in complex litigation involving mass torts, pharmaceutical drugs and medical device products liability, consumer fraud class actions, environmental litigation and chemical exposure cases. As one of the foremost environmental attorneys in the country, she has litigated high-profile cases including– notably as lead counsel the Toms River case–which has been profiled in books, television news programs and other media.
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Andrew Michael Milz
Marlton, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Andy Milz was raised in a union household in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he was taught by his parents' example to never stop pursuing economic fairness and social justice. He has dedicated his career as a trial lawyer to fighting for American consumers and workers who have been victimized by corporate greed.
Mr. Milz specializes in representing people harmed by consumer finance fraud, debt collection harassment, improper repossessions and inaccurate credit reporting. He has also handled litigation involving a variety of other issues, including auto fraud, abusive robocalls, product defects, data security and identity theft, invasion of consumer privacy, securities fraud,...
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Fabiola Ruiz-Doolan
Hackensack, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(201) 880-5563
Landmark Building 27 Warren Street, Suite 101
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Consumer, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
Hofstra University
Attorney Fabiola Ruiz Doolan started her legal career working in the area of Contracts and Bankruptcy law. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan opened the law firm in 2010 as a full-service legal practice. As the managing attorney for the firm, she concentrates in the areas of Business and Commercial Transactions, Bankruptcy/ Debtor’s Rights, and Estate Planning. She is part of the Roster of Mediators for Civil, General Equity and Probate Cases in the State of New Jersey and is an accredited attorney for Veteran’s Benefits with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan is fluent in Spanish and is conversational in Italian...
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Gary Ahladianakis
Toms River, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Consumer, Appeals, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Connecticut School of Law and Ramapo College
As a seasoned litigator, I am always guided by my belief in a practical approach to litigation which combines a strong work ethic with common sense and attention to the finest detail. This guiding principle, along with my natural talent for selecting and relating my client’s position to a jury, has enabled me to obtain very favorable verdicts, both on the plaintiff- and defense-side of the bar, in several counties throughout the State of New Jersey.
By joining the Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, L.L.C. team of lawyers, I bring thirteen (13) years of trial experience handling litigation matters involving...
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Andy Winchell
Bedminster, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Business
University of Southern California
The Law Offices of Andy Winchell, P.C., is a law firm in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, that handles many types of financial issues for both individuals and businesses. We focus our practice on means to help your financial situation through bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, mortgage loan modification, actions against debt collectors and insolvency issues for consumer and commercial clients. We take a personalized approach to every client who contacts our office. We understand there are various types of problems and situations, and each one calls for a different, specialized strategy based on the particular circumstances. It is our goal to...
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Karra Kingston
Union City , NJ Consumer Law Attorney
Consumer, Bankruptcy, Collections and Foreclosure Defense
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Karra L. Kingston Esq. has helped people from all walks of life start their lives over by getting out of debt. Karra Kingston is a Staten Island Bankruptcy lawyer and New Jersey bankruptcy lawyer. Ms. Kingston began her career as a bankruptcy attorney. She has appeared in front of many federal court judges and has helped many debtors obtain a fresh start. Ms. Kingston understands the complex federal rules for discharging debt. While working as a bankruptcy attorney, Ms. Kingston’s dedication has resulted in settlements of large debts for clients at 20-30 percent of what they owed. She also...
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Andrew D. Swain
Cherry Hill, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Temple University Beasley School of Law
Mr. Swain has investigated and recovered millions in compensation for those who have been catastrophically injured or who have died as a result of their injuries. He has successfully litigated claims involving medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, work-related accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other wrongful death and permanent disability matters.
The Swain Law Firm specializes in the following areas of practice:
* Catastrophic Personal Injury Matters
* Medical Malpractice
* Motor Vehicle Accidents
* Work Related Injuries & Worker's Compensation
* Construction Accidents
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Melissa Totaro
Fairfield, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Consumer
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
At the law firm of Houston & Totaro we represent consumers across the state of New Jersey in cases involving consumer fraud, unconscionable conduct and illegal practices by car dealers, banks, mortgage servicers, landlords, credit reporting agencies and other types of businesses. We use a combination of e-mail communications, telephone conferences and Zoom to accommodate clients from all counties and appear in courts throughout the state of New Jersey, state and federal. We take the vast majority of our cases on a contingency basis to enable consumers to pursue meritorious claims even when legal representation would...
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Daniel F. Deraney
Pompton Lakes, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Suffolk University Law School and Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
In 2010, Daniel began law school at Touro Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Central Islip, NY). He quickly became involved in the Basketball team at the school as well as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society. During his first year, Daniel made a lot of long lasting connection with professors and his colleagues. However, he became increasingly frustrated with the lack of a criminal law focus to Touro’s curriculum.
In chasing his criminal law passion, Daniel was granted an internship under Hon. Michael “Mickey” Ravin out of Essex County Superior Court – Criminal Part in Newark, New Jersey in the Summer of...
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David J. Gorberg
Cherry Hill, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Southwestern Law School
David is one of the nation’s most respected lemon law attorneys. He is an attorney in good standing and has been admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii.
He is the founding attorney of the lemon law firm David J. Gorberg & Associates, P.C. and concentrates his practice in the field of Lemon Law and Breach of Warranty.
His firm has represented more than 30,000 clients for lemon law claims against all auto manufacturers throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii, and has recovered more than 500 million dollars in settlements.
The firm maintains lemon...
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Jason Shamy
Point Pleasant, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
I have been a Lawyer for over 20 years. But, as a second generation Lawyer I feel as though I have been interested and involved in the Law for my entire life. Fighting for justice for my clients is my passion. I have dedicated my practice to providing honest advice and determined representation to my clients that have entrusted me with their case.
Throughout my career, I have successfully represented clients in every county in the State of New Jersey, before New Jersey Federal District Courts, State Administrative Agencies, State Commissions, Zoning and Planning Boards, Municipal Governments and hundreds of Municipal Courts throughout...
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Edward J. Mullins III
Union City, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Consumer, Criminal Defense, Municipal and White Collar Crime
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
I am admitted in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, including the District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Second Circuit. I graduated from Rutgers Law School, Boston College and Saint Peter’s Prep. I was born and raised in Hudson County, and reside here with my wife, son and daughter.
Before founding Edward J. Mullins, Esq. LLC, I defended nation-wide consumer fraud disputes and government investigations across many industries, including insurance, retail, and telecommunications, as part of an international law firm’s advertising, class action, and privacy groups.
I previously...
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Mark D Lurie
Montclair, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Consumer, Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
Boston College Law School
Mark Lurie has over 20 years as a practicing attorney. The firm represents individuals in employment disputes, including litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, compensation/bonus/wage claims, and other employment-related disputes. We also represent employers in proactive measures to mitigate litigation risk, including preparation of policies and procedures, training and investigations.
Mark also mediates employment disputes, and is included on the roster of New Jersey civil court-approved mediators as a R.1:40 qualified mediator.
The firms also represents pharmaceutical, medical device and other healthcare entities on compliance-related issues. We help to identify risk, set up compliance programs, prepare policies, provide training, monitor...
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Stephen Darryl Brown
West Orange, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, DUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Established in 1987; The Law Offices of Stephen D. Brown, is a successful and dedicated law firm well-versed in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Mal-Practice, Criminal Defense/Municipal Court, Consumer Fraud, Real Estate Closing and Divorces & Family Law. We effectively and vigorously represent clients throughout all New Jersey counties. More importantly, we are ethical, well respected, reputable and devoted to our clients. Above all, we emphasize communication with our clients; persistent advocacy and attention to every detail of their case. Regardless the size of the case, our commitment is to obtain a just result for each...
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Gerald Hayes Clark
Belmar, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Consumer, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Fordham University School of Law
Gerald H. Clark has been Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and he is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is the principal of the Clark Law Firm, PC. His practice concentrates on complex litigation, class actions, civil rights and personal injury with an emphasis on traumatic brain and construction injury cases. Gerald has also served as a lead attorney on a number of mass tort and class action lawsuits including the largest groundwater contamination case in the State of New Jersey. He played a key role...
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Ellen M. McDowell
Maple Shade, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Business
Rutgers University - Camden
Ellen has been representing individuals and businesses in the Delaware Valley area for thirty years. She is a litigator at heart, but works hard to get results for her clients through negotiation and out-of-court settlements if at all possible to save them time and money. Many of Ellen's success stories involve bankruptcy cases, but Ellen has also had successes in State Court, including obtaining an impressive $1.8 million jury verdict in New Jersey Superior Court not long ago.
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Joseph A Mullaney III
Haddon Heights, NJ Consumer Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Bankruptcy
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Shauna Friedman
Haddonfield, NJ Consumer Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Consumer, Civil Rights, Environmental and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Ms. Friedman joined Williams Cedar as their newest associate immediately after graduating from Rutgers Law School with honors in May 2017. During law school, she received the Deans Academic Excellence Award, the Rutgers Alumni Scholarship, and the Deborah Michael Richards Memorial Family Law Scholarship. Due to her remarkable research and writing skills, Ms. Friedman was also selected to serve as a legal research and writing teaching assistant for first-year law students.
Before joining Williams Cedar as an associate, she worked as a paralegal for the Cedar Law Firm and was an integral part of the firm’s daily operations. She worked closely...