Readington Lawyers

In addition to being a frequent speaker and author on consumer financial services litigation, Don serves as vice chair of the Debt Collection Practices and Bankruptcy Subcommittee within the Consumer Financial Services Committee, Business Law Section of the ABA.

I currently own and operate my own law firm specializing in criminal defense, real estate transactions and estate planning.

Charles C. Rifici, Esq. is a partner with Kearns Rotolo Law concentrating his practice on Family Law including Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation, Alimony (Spousal Support), Pre Nuptial Agreements, Family Law related Appeals, QDRO's, Property Distribution, Post-Divorce Issues, and Grandparents' Rights. Charles joined the Firm in 2014 after completing a family clerkship with the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca, Jr., J.S.C. in Somerset County. Charles received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law – Camden in 2013. Charles is a member of the New Jersey Bar as well as the Hunterdon County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar...

Bilal Hill is the owner of The Hill Firm, a law firm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey specializing in Family, Criminal, Entertainment, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Tax, Personal Injury and Employment Law. Bilal began his legal career working for Legal Services of New Jersey providing pro bono legal help to low-income families. Bilal also worked for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Bilal spent eighteen years in Corporate America holding various senior level accounting and financial roles, with companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, General Electric, and Sony Music where he was Vice President of Finance and Operations. ...

Mr. Shanoski handles a variety of personal injury matters including motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall accidents, dog bite accidents, and other negligence actions. He also handles Workers' Compensation claims. Mr. Shanoski completed his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and majored in Political Science. Thereafter, Mr. Shanoski continued his education and graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law, in Newark, New Jersey. While in law school, he was a student attorney at the Seton Hall Civil Litigation Clinic, where he represented underserved clients. Upon graduation, Mr. Shanoski served as a law clerk for the Honorable Lisa A. Puglisi, J.S.C.,...

Chris Ann received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, School of Business and graduated from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. Thereafter, she served as law clerk to The Honorable John J. Grossi, Jr. (Ret.), in the Family Part of the Superior Court New Jersey, Hudson County Vicinage. In addition, Chris Ann has a Certification in Divorce Mediation from Rutgers University and is a Court Appointed Economic Mediator.

Previously, Chris Ann was a solo practitioner whose practice was devoted to family law and mediation. Prior to joining Lyons & Associates, P.C., Chris Ann was a founder and partner...

Janet B. Coven is a family law attorney at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group. Over the course of her extensive career, Ms. Coven has successfully guided clients through their legal matters while ensuring her clients understand each step of the process. Her passion for family law is evident through her unwavering dedication to safeguarding her client’s welfare, whether at trial, or through alternate dispute resolution methods such as arbitration, mediation or the collaborative process.

Taking a highly personalized approach to her representation, Ms. Coven tailors her case strategies through her deep understanding of her clients’ needs. She listens to her...

For over a decade, attorney Len Garza has represented companies, business owners, and other stakeholders regarding a wide variety of business matters including entity formation, corporate governance, joint ventures, and more. Len routinely represents his clients in the reviewing, drafting, and negotiating of a wide variety of business agreements including those with shareholders, vendors, clients, and partners. Len also counsels' clients on estate planning matters, including the formation of trusts, wills and other structures, all designed to transfer assets to heirs and to charities in a tax-efficient manner that respects the values of his clients. He serves as a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador...

Monica D. Yates is an experienced real estate attorney whose practice focuses in the areas of Residential and Commercial transactions

Sam Davis, a native of Bergenfield, N.J. is the son of the late Harold Davis, M.D who for decades practiced family medicine from his home on Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey. Sam Davis has represented the families of people who have been injured as a result of medical malpractice and has also defended physicians who have been sued for medical malpractice, which gives him a unique perspective on that issue. He has served as chairman for Association of Trial Lawyers of American (ATLA) Medical Device Product Liability Section. He is a member of ATLA-NJ and a sustaining member of ATLA.

Teresa L. Reichek, Esq. is an attorney at Weinberger Divorce and Family Law Group, L.L.C. Ms. Reichek exclusively concentrates her practice on family and matrimonial matters, including divorce, child custody, asset division, alimony, child support, domestic violence and related family matters.

Whether dealing with a child support modification or complex litigated divorce, Ms. Reichek uses her legal prowess and dedication to protect and guide her clients through their matters, keeping them completely informed about their rights and options at all times. Ms. Reichek aims to minimize this tension while working diligently to resolve her client’s matter through individualized attention and...

Admissions
1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey;
1989, Virginia, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit;
1996, Supreme Court of the United States

Education
Duke University, B.A., 1984
Washington & Lee University Law School, J.D., 1988
Rutgers University, Certificate in Divorce Mediation, 1996
Graduate, ABA Family Law Advocacy Institute, 1997

Member
Somerset County Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association

Professional Activities
Co-Chair, 2007-2008, 2009-2010 Somerset County Family Law Committee
Mediator, Somerset County Child Custody Mediation Program
Panelist, Somerset County Early Settlement Panel Program
Volunteer Attorney, Legal Services of Northwest Jersey
Volunteer Attorney, Resource Center for Women and their Families

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Terry graduated from Rutgers School of Law with High Honors. She also has a Master’s Degree in Social Work, receiving special distinction from the dean as the “Most Outstanding Administration, Policy, and Planning Student” upon graduation. Having been featured in over 250 news and media outlets across the globe, Terry is trailblazer with a strong reputation. She enjoyed a judicial clerkship with The Honorable Peter G. Verniero, a now-retired Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, New Jersey’s highest state court. Terry has authored and published numerous articles on a wide variety of topics like family law, the...

Joanna graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in 2006, and graduated with honors from the Seattle University School of Law in 2016. While in law school, Joanna served as a judicial clerk for The Honorable Theresa M. Pouley, the now-retired Chief Judge of the Tulalip Tribal Court. Joanna also published an article that analyzed how tribal domestic violence convictions could potentially be used in subsequent federal criminal proceedings.

Prior to joining Lyons & Associates, P.C., Joanna had the honor of working as an appellate law clerk for the Honorable Susan L. Reisner, P.J.A.D. In...

Alec Borenstein is a Partner with the firm. Alec went to Loyola Law School in Los Angeles where he graduated cum laude and in the top 10% of his class. Alec is also a Member of the Order of the Coif. In 2006-2007 Alec served as the Chief Articles Editor for Volume 40 of the Loyola Law Review. Alec is admitted in New York and New Jersey and practices in both states and in the Federal Courts. Alec is also an award-winning speaker and business coach. Alec was recently a business development consultant for The Rainmaker Institute, until Alec...

Thomas A. Utzinger is a lawyer and consultant in New Jersey. He is the Managing Member of GlacierAdvisory LLC, a boutique business advisory firm focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-based strategies. Thomas has worked in government, law firm, and corporate positions and is experienced in environmental regulation, corporate governance, and securities law. He holds an LL.M. in Environmental Law from The George Washington University Law School, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A. in History from Cornell University. In addition to being an attorney and business advisor, Thomas is a writer on topics including environmental...

Ken Thyne has concentrated his practice for the last thirty-five years on representing clients in disputes with their lawyer. Mr. Thyne represents clients who are victims of legal malpractice and in fee disputes, as well as other issues arising out of the attorney-client relationship. Mr. Thyne also handles commercial litigation and appellate work. Ken Thyne has won precedential victories in both the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Thyne obtained his undergraduate degree magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Tulane University in Louisiana, and obtained his law degree from the University...

Paul Castronovo is an experienced trial attorney focusing on employee rights. His peers have chosen him for the New Jersey Super Lawyers® lists for employment law each year since 2006. In 2020, the National Law Journal selected Paul as one of 25 lawyers in the nation as a Trailblazer in employment law. As a trial lawyer, Paul has won more than $16.6 million in jury verdicts and judgments for his clients, including a $6,000,000 verdict for his client in a race discrimination case in Bergen County and one of the largest multi-million dollar verdicts in 2014 for a...

Ms. McConvery is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York. She earned her J.D. degree in 1992 at Seton Hall University School of Law where she graduated cum laude. While at Seton Hall, she served as a member of the moot court board. As an undergraduate, she attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in English. Upon graduating from law school, Ms. McConvery served as law clerk to The Honorable Eugene J. Codey, Jr. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division, in Newark....

Daniel A. Pepper, Esq. is the managing member of Pepper Law Group, LLC, and has been practicing law since 1994. Mr. Pepper has focused his practice in optimizing technology license and services transactions on behalf of vendors and users, in addition to structuring complex new media and entertainment related arrangements, sales and procurement programs and processes which protect key business and legal requirements, all while minimizing risk and exposure. Information technology and business process outsourcing, cloud computing arrangements, developing strategic alliances, and deploying Internet strategies are all services Mr. Pepper consistently provides to his clients

At larger law firms, your file may be passed around from one attorney to another, which could leave you feeling more like a file number than a client. We will handle your case personally, from start to finish, to ensure that there are no loose ends. Your calls will always be returned promptly, and we will provide you with a complete status of your case at any time. We will explain the law in a straight forward manner, so that you understand your rights completely. We will walk you through every step of the claims process before we begin,...

Matthew R. Schutz, Esq. has 38 years experience in the legal profession. As a 1984 Graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University, he was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in the same year. In addition to 25 years in private practice, Matthew Schutz has over 20 years experience serving as a sitting Administrative Law Judge for New York City’s Parking Violations Bureau. Mr. Schutz provides full and aggressive representation for any matter brought forward, including Moving Violations, Ordinance Violations, Disorderly Person offenses, Expungements, Conditional Discharges, Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Municipal matters, Collections, Civil and Criminal matters. The office uses technology to quickly and efficiently handle your problems. This coupled with Matthew R. Schutz, Esq.'s...