New Jersey Military Lawyers

I am an attorney who is passionate about defending people and the freedoms that this country affords them. From a very young age I knew I wanted to be a lawyer and I knew I wanted to be the type of lawyer who is in a courtroom fighting for people and their constitutional protections. In law school I participated in moot courts and mock trials which validated that my goal to be a trial lawyer was the right one. After graduating and a year of clerking with a New Jersey Superior Court Judge I took both of those passions to...

I've been an attorney for more 30 years and a municipal prosecutor in a host of towns for 25 years. I've also dealt with complex business matters while serving as corporate counsel and in other corporate leadership positions.

Before my legal career, I served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, including a tour as an infantry commander during the evacuation of Saigon and other cities in Vietnam. I am passionate about serving my fellow veterans and making sure they get the benefits they deserve.

Douglas Cody graduated from Villanova University in 1992, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp. He served on active duty in a variety of assignments as a Marine Infantry Officer until 1995, when he was selected for the Marine Corps Funded Law Education Program. Mr. Cody attended Rutgers School of Law and graduated with honors in 1998. Mr. Cody served as a Federal prosecutor and trial defense counsel in all types of major felony criminal cases. Additionally, while serving in the military law branch in the Pentagon, he was responsible for providing legal advice to Commandant...

Matthew J. Brown, Esq. is the accredited VA attorney for the Veterans Department at Wolf & Brown Law Offices. Matthew graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law-Camden in 2015. He has been admitted to practice before the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to prepare, present, and prosecute veteran’s claims and appeals. Prior to his admittance to the New Jersey State Bar, he worked for three years as the veterans law clerk at Wolf & Brown Law Offices.

His practice focuses solely on claims and appeals before the...

Michael L. Detzky has been representing individuals and business in bankruptcy for over thirty years. He served as a member of the private panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in Trenton for over 15 years and lectures extensively on bankruptcy issues for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing legal education and the U.S. Navy. Mr. Detzky brings a unique element to bankruptcy law practice. As a highly respected member of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Bar, he will enable clients with both New Jersey and New York connections to seamlessly accomplish...

As a partner at Wolf & Brown Law Offices, Michael J. Brown is passionate about providing his clients with expert representation and fighting for the benefits they deserve.

Mr. Brown is a graduate of the Widener University School of Law and completed his undergraduate work at the Camden campus of Rutgers University. Like most of his classmates, he worked his way through college, in his case, as a hotel desk clerk, and as a night auditor. This experience led to his first career managing, at various times, hotel rooms, beverage and banquet services. It is here where he, as a young...

Thomas Roughneen served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Union and Essex Counties for nine years. He opened his own law practice in 2014 to serve the unique interests of military members and Veterans and served on active duty and with other law firms through the years. His general practice is in Chatham, New Jersey, where his firm conducts a wide range of civil and criminal litigation, especially for Veterans, Reservists and Active Duty of all branches. He is a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Criminal Trial Attorney.

He enlisted in 1988 and attended Army Basic Training as a Private in the...

As the founding partner of Wolf & Brown Law Offices, Mr. Wolf has been representing Social Security claimants since 1980.

Mr. Wolf is a 1968 graduate of Temple Law School and completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University as well. A native of South Philadelphia, Mr. Wolf knew adversity from a very young age, as he was stricken with polio in his right arm at a scant 12 months old. While this might have proved a hindrance to some, Mr. Wolf persevered, and did not allow this limitation to stifle him in any way; quite the contrary, he remained competitive in...

Over nine years of trial and appellate litigation experience at the Department of Justice and the Army Judge Advocate General Corps where I frequently handled high profile, complex litigation before various federal courts. I am now an associate in the Veterans’ Law section at the law firm of Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg, LLC, and a Department of Veterans Affairs accredited attorney. The Veterans’ Law section at Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg offers nationwide representation at all levels of the VA administrative process, as well as in the Federal court system, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the...