Garfield Lawyers

John F. Hipp has been a New Jersey licensed attorney for over three decades. He was admitted to the Bar of the New Jersey State Courts and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey in 1985; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1986 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1987. His experience undertaking professional responsibility in complex commercial litigation includes representing New Jersey public entities, business owners and residential property owners in a wide range of environmental matters including permit violations, underground oil storage tank remediation, off-site contamination and...

L. Michael Krieger is a law, business, and economics trained executive: Fordham Law School J.D.; Baruch M.B.A.; and, Columbia College B.A. Michael is known for leading sustainable projects from concept to implementation. He has organized structured, negotiated and mediated complex private/public business arrangements involving multiple governmental jurisdictions, including environmental agencies. Michael is internationally known as an expert in the waterfront development field. Further, Michael has significant experience in trust and estate planning, administration, and as a fiduciary. Michael’s accomplishments include effectuating multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional public/private arrangements, creating, managing and disposing of revenue producing and public purpose ventures; involving negotiations,...

Güvenç Acarkan is an Immigration, Business, and Tax Attorney licensed in USA (District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York), England & Wales, and Turkey. He is an internationally focused attorney with wealth of experience in cross-border matters. He holds a JD degree from Rutgers University and a Turkish Bachelor of Law Equivalency degree from Galatasaray University, Turkey. He holds an MBA degree from Georgia College, Georgia USA and a BA degree in Psychology from Koç University, Turkey. He is a graduate of American Collegiate Institute, ?zmir.

Brian W. Banasiak is a skilled negotiator and trial lawyer with the law firm Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. For more than 25 years, Brian has represented individuals injured due to negligence of others, amassing more than $40 million for his clients. After graduating law school, Brian served as a Law Clerk for two Superior Court judges in Union County, New Jersey, and at the same time assisted the now retired Justice Virginia Long. During work breaks, he learned litigation and negotiation strategies by watching portions of jury trials and listening to settlement negotiations. He then went out to...

As one of Bergen County’s leading family law attorneys, located in Hackensack, New Jersey, my practice is and has been for almost 30 years, nearly exclusively devoted to the needs of families including divorce, separation, custody, child support, and alimony both in the initial phase as well as for post judgment relief. As a New Jersey divorce attorney, my practice also includes wills and estates, estate planning and probate. I have been admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York since 1985, and have been serving your neighbors in and around northern New Jersey since then. As one...

Dominique Tonacchio, Esq., is a partner with the law firm of Tonacchio, Spina and Compitello. Dominique graduated from Holy Trinity High School in New York and attended The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a dual Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Law and Sociology, with a minor in Women’s Studies. Dominique graduated on the Dean’s list at The Pennsylvania State University. Dominique then attended Roger Williams University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate. While at Roger Williams University School of Law, Dominique was the Executive Vice President of the...

Dhruv Patel is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law specializing in PIP Arbitration and motor vehicle claims. Dhruv focuses on the complex issues of New Jersey’s PIP Arbitration process such as medical necessity, causation, termination of benefits, and improper applications of penalty. Through medical research, he builds a client’s case to prove medical necessity for treatments after an injury. Dhruv successfully represented a number of clients through PIP arbitration since joining the firm. Dhruv graduated cum laude and received a J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School where he was a member of the Transactional...

Daniel A. Levy, Esq. is a trial attorney who practices plaintiffâs personal injury law, criminal defense, family law, and civil litigation. He has handled many different types of cases, from inception through trial. Mr. Levy also handles much of the firmâs appellate work and enjoys researching and arguing unique legal issues before the many judges that he appears before on a regular basis. In addition to his skills doing trial work and research and writing, Mr. Levy is a skilled proponent of using technology to better practice law. Mr. Levy is regularly seen using his iPad to remotely access client...

Paul F. Romano is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, where he brings more than 20 years of deep experience in personal injury litigation. He specializes in commercial trucking, automobile accidents, premises liability, and construction defect/workplace accident litigation. Aggressive, diligent and hardworking, Paul has tried multiple cases to a successful verdict and won millions of dollars in compensation for his injured clients. Previously, Paul was a Partner with a New Jersey law firm where he defended insurance companies in personal injury cases. Today, he brings that background and experience to his approach fighting for justice for...

Marc S. Borden is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law representing plaintiffs in motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults, and other personal injury actions. Marc’s previous experience as defense counsel for insurance companies in a number of prominent labor law and serious injury matters in New York and New Jersey gives him an edge in building a case and anticipating the other side’s next steps. He also serves as Attorney Ambassador for our firm and engages with the legal and medical communities to forge alliances between our firm and other distinguished organizations. Mr. Borden aggressively pursues cases...

Bianca Cuellar is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. Bianca brings a compassionate and nurturing approach to client care -- and to the negotiation table where she uses it to her client’s advantage. Her tough-but-friendly approach has proven successful, especially in cases where the insurance company initially denied a claim. Bianca has won settlements and compensation paid in full on behalf of her clients. Bianca received her J.D. from Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she was a member of Moot and Mock Trial clubs. Ms. Cuellar was declared a top...

FAWN B. DYER is a family law attorney with Weinberger Divorce and Family Law Group LLC. Ms. Dyer is highly experienced in all aspects of family law, including divorce, child support, child custody, alimony, equitable distribution, complex asset valuation, adoptions, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency issues and all other family law matters.

Fawn Dyer is drawn to the practice of family law because it allows her to directly help people navigating through one of the most stressful times of their lives. Ms. Dyer has built a well-regarded reputation for handling complex, highly contested divorce and family matters, from the initial filing through...