Avon-by-the-Sea Lawyers

I was born in Santiago, Chile, as was my mother. My father is from Rosario, Argentina. I grew up in a Spanish speaking home. We first entered the United State as tourists and overstayed our visas in 1981. We were undocumented for until President Reagan passed a law allowing us to become legal residence. For nearly a decade we had no legal status. Meaning my parents could not legally work or get a driver's license. When the law changed, my parents went to someone they thought...

Michael C. Ayres, Esq., has been involved in the practice of family law since 2003. Prior to becoming an associate in the law firm of Villani & DeLuca, Mr. Ayres was associated with the law firm of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito and Frost in Denville, New Jersey. In his practice there his time was entirely dedicated to all matters pertaining to family law, with an emphasis on high net worth divorce litigation.After Mr. Ayres received his Juris Doctorate from the Seton Hall University School of Law, he took a position as a law clerk for The Honorable Patricia B. Roe,...

Stephanie devotes her practice to the litigation of family law, criminal defense, and general civil litigation. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the District Court of the District of New Jersey, and the State of New York.

In her family law practice, Stephanie prides herself on assessing and attentively addressing the unique challenges of each case. Stephanie is prepared whether the case presents with contested child custody issues, complex asset division, cash-flow disputes, marital business distribution, or a domestic violence complaint. She is also dedicated to resolving divorce and custody disputes through...

Allison A. Krilla graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies and Computer Applications. She went on to the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, where she was a managing editor of the Law Record, a Dean's Merit Scholar, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Thomas L. Yaccarino Scholarship and the Stuart Sawyer Memorial Award. Prior to joining New Jersey business firm Reardon Anderson, LLC, Allison served as a clerk in the Superior Court of Monmouth County. During this time, she gained experience handling...

We handle Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Municipal and Criminal Defense, Wills and Real Estate.. We have assisted in obtaining huge payouts to our personal injury clients. We have protected the legal rights of those of our clients who have had police and/or prosecutor difficulties. We help consumers and businesses seek bankruptcy protection under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Michael Peter Rubas is an aggressive litigator and the founding member of the firm. His legal practice focuses on litigation, specializing in criminal defense, DWI defense, municipal court, and commercial litigation matters. Following his graduation with high honors - magna cum laude - from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, Mr. Rubas served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas C. Brown, J.S.C. of the Essex County Superior Court. After his clerkship, Mr. Rubas was a member of the litigation departments for two of New Jersey largest law firms, Saiber, P.C. and Budd Larner,...

More than 25 years experience representing people and business in insurance claims throughout New Jersey including homeowners, commercial, fire, flood, life, disability, health and ERISA claims.

John is the President of the Ocean County Bar Association. He is a prosecutor in South Toms River, NJ. John always answers the phone and you will always be talking directly to the attorney not his staff. Free phone consultations. Credit cards and pay Pal accepted.

In 2004, Lauren D. Bercik earned her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law and received an academic achievement award. In 2004, she was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and United States District Court of New Jersey. Ms. Bercik was admitted to the New York State Bar in January 2018.

Ms. Bercik is an active member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Monmouth County Bar Associations & current member of the Monmouth County Bar Probate Committee.

Ms. Bercik has been a civil litigator since 2004, devoting most...

New Jersey native Kevin A. Buchan concentrates his legal practice in the areas of criminal defense, administrative law, and ethics proceedings. He regularly handles all phases of criminal litigation at both the state and federal levels.



Kevin’s interest in criminal defense work began in law school when he served as an intern in the office of the Union County Prosecutor. From that time on, he knew that he wanted to devote his career to criminal law. Following law school, Kevin served as a criminal law clerk for the Honorable William L’E. Wertheimer, J.S.C. This experience gave him further insight...

Admitted to practice law in 1995, I've concentrated my practice in family law matters for 27 years. My focus has been on divorce matters, but I've handled cases in every area of the family law over the years. I mainly practice in Ocean County, New Jersey, and Monmouth County, New Jersey. I regularly litigate, arbitrate and mediate cases on behalf of clients, and I serve as an arbitrator and/or mediator for divorcing couples and parents with parenting disputes. Prior to starting my practice, I clerked for the Hon. Thomas E. O'Brien, J.S.C., Ret. in the Family Part...

Over three decades of cases have taken Mr. Ward throughout the 21 counties of New Jersey, from Hackensack to Cape May, Toms River to Trenton, and from traffic offenses to homicide charges. Your choice of legal representation will make all the difference to your experience. Whatever your legal needs, Robert P. Ward can guarantee you dedication, individual attention, and a high level of service. In the present economic conditions the thought of expensive legal costs can be a worrying prospect. Robert P. Ward understands this and as such, client fees are considered on a case-by-case basis. No...

Mr. Mack has been an attorney for over 35 years. The vast majority of that practice has been Family Law. Mr. Mack's practice areas include divorce and separation, settlements and trials, child custody, child support, parental alienation, alimony, emancipation, same sex marriage and divorce, contempt hearings, paternity, domestic violence, name changes, grandparental rights, termination of parental rights, prenuptial agreements, mediation, adult guardianships, appeals and emergent applications. Mr. Mack has been a Matrimonial Early Settlement panelist in Morris, Essex and Union Counties for over twenty (20) years. He has also been appointed by the Court as a Blue Ribbon panelist...

My practice focuses on real estate, estate planning and business law. Most of my clients live or work in Monmouth or Ocean County, New Jersey. Call today for a free initial phone consultation. 733-223-1222

A graduate of Smith College with a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, Monika spent over 25 years fighting for the rights of consumers, first at Bedford Stuyvesant Legal Services and then at District Council 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan (DC37 MELS) in New York City. Monika defended tenants from eviction proceedings and managed hundreds of consumer chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Inspired to do more, Monika established her own law practice in 2005 in Monmouth Beach, NJ, where for 15 years she continued protecting consumers and advocating for their rights.

Monika is also an experienced...