Tabernacle Lawyers

Scott W. Paterson is an attorney at Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, where he focuses his practice on providing legal counsel to small and mid-sized businesses, with particular concentration on commercial litigation, commercial transactions, taxation, and franchise law. Prior to joining Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, Scott served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Joseph L. Rea, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County. Scott earned his J.D. cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was awarded the Best Appellate Brief for his work in Appellate Advocacy. While at Seton Hall, Scott...

Mr. Ferruggia’s experience includes property tax appeals, and all aspects of real estate transactions from contract negotiation to closing, as well as experience with landlord/tenant, environmental matters and litigation.
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Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Ferruggia gained invaluable experience working with several New Jersey law firms. He uses his experience to implement cost-effective and efficient solutions for his clients.

Mr. Ferruggia received his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law and his Bachelor of Arts from University of Pittsburgh.

During law school, Mr. Ferruggia interned for the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, U.S. District Court for the District...

areh H. Beylerian, born in Beirut, Lebanon attended the Lycee Franco Libanais de Beyrouth until 1976 when his family emigrated to the United States. After completing high school in the United States, he attended university and graduate school, earning a Bachelor's Degree, an MBA, and a Law Degree. He is also completed the inaugural programme of the United Nations University, International Leadership Academy, in Amman, Jordan. His international background and extensive travel gave him the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of cultures as well as speak several languages, including English, French, Arabic, and Armenian, along...

Mr. Rothbort is a trial lawyer concentrating his practice in personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rothbort worked at an insurance defense firm where he acquired significant trial experience, taking numerous cases to verdict. Amongst his accomplishments, Mr. Rothbort was trial counsel (second chair) and helped obtain a $10 million settlement in the civil rights matter of Xavier Ingram v. Camden County. This settlement is believed to be the largest settlement of any police brutality case in New Jersey history and one of the largest ever nationwide. In 2019, Mr. Rothbort was recognized...

Matthew R. Mendelsohn is a trial lawyer specializing in complex civil and class action litigation. Mr. Mendelsohn is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York. He is also admitted to practice before the Third and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Mendelsohn has been Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction held by less than 3% of practicing attorneys in NJ. A “Certified Trial Attorney” is a designation granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to attorneys who are able to demonstrate sufficient levels...

Karen G. Kelsen concentrates her practice in litigation, specializing in mass torts, products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and commercial litigation. Ms. Kelsen is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and the State of New York. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

David M. Freeman is an attorney who represents clients in the Roseland, New Jersey area. David Freeman is recognized by peers and was selected to Super Lawyers for 2007 - 2023. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. David Freeman chose to pursue a career in law after completing undergraduate studies. He attended University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduated in 1988. David Freeman passed the bar exam and was admitted to legal practice in 1988. He represents clients with Business Litigation issues in New Jersey. He also represents...

Adam Epstein concentrates his practice in personal injury, medical malpractice and class action litigation. Mr. Epstein is known for his aggressive yet tactical pursuit of justice on behalf of his clients who have been harmed as a result of the negligence of others. He has helped recover millions of dollars for his clients in numerous complex and high-profile matters. Some examples of the cases he has worked on included: Because of his many successes, Mr. Epstein has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2018 (2018 – 2022). His clients have written extensive positive reviews regarding...

Trevor D. Dickson concentrates his practice on professional malpractice, personal injury, and complex commercial litigation. Before joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephanie A. Mitterhoff of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Mr. Dickson is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to his clerkship, Mr. Dickson attended Rutgers Law School – Newark, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the...

Licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York and LEED AP professional. Member of Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court and Hudson-Bergen Transaction Counsel Inn.

Adam Birkhold is a partner with the law firm of Birkhold & Maider, LLC, located in Nutley, NJ. Prior to opening up Birkhold & Maider, LLC, Adam Birkhold had his own practice representing injured individuals in both workers' compensation and personal injury cases.

Adam Birkhold graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he received his B.A. from the School of Journalism. Mr. Birkhold also obtained his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2006.

At Birkhold & Maider, LLC, Mr. Birkhold advocates for clients injured in motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, workplace accidents, construction accidents, slips and falls...

Barry Fredson has nearly four decades of experience practicing law as a trial attorney. During his career, he has tried over a hundred cases to conclusion and has handled a broad range of complex litigation matters. Mr. Fredson is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and has argued multiple cases before New Jersey’s Supreme Court and Appellate Divisions. Known as a leading advocate with extensive knowledge, he has represented private organizations and other attorneys in accident claims as well. He is the senior partner and founding member of Fredson & Statmore LLC.

Frank K. Mulhern, Esq., CPA, NY & NJ Bar, received his B.S in Accounting from Fordham University and his Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School and is an experienced and successful Attorney/CPA for over 25 years specializing in the following areas:

• Real Estate and Commercial Purchases and Sales – Planning & Administration of Closings.
• Taxation - Audits/Controversies, Planning, Compliance for businesses and individuals.
• Estate Planning/Administration, Wills, Wealth Preservation & Business Succession.
• Business Law

Real Estate – Successful closing representation and planning as to the legal, tax and accounting aspects of the sales and purchases of residential real estate and...

Michael Maher is a former Senior Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor who will use his extensive criminal trial experience to defend criminal,municipal court,and traffic charges. He also handles Family Law, Landlord/Tenant,and Personal Injury cases.

Peter G. Siachos is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Class Action practice groups and is Managing Partner of the firm's Charleston office. An experienced trial attorney, Peter has taken 74 trials to verdict. He routinely handles class action and individual matters nationwide, many of which are high-exposure with media coverage, before federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative and regulatory agencies, and arbitration panels (domestic and international). Peter is licensed in numerous jurisdictions (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and South Carolina) and utilizes creative dispositive motions, innovative deposition tactics, well-crafted trial strategies, and...

Abed Awad is an attorney, public speaker, and community leader. His practice in the New Jersey-New York area focuses on general civil litigation, including complex matrimonial law, commercial law, Islamic law and international law. As an expert witness and consultant, Mr. Awad combines his academic knowledge of shari’a (Islamic law) and the laws of Arab countries with practical litigation acumen and strategy. These attributes give his expert opinions a decisive edge. Mr. Awad has testified or provided expert reports concerning the interpretation and application of shari’a (Islamic law), Egyptian law, Syrian law, Qatari law, Kuwaiti law, United Arab Emirates law,...

Personal Injury Lawyer Doug Standriff of Bergen Law Personal Injury Lawyers has served victims of personal injury cases including slip and fall accidents, dog bites, car accidents, motorcycle accidents and truck crashes in the Maywood, Paramus, and Hackensack areas of Bergen County, New Jersey since 1991. Over the years, Doug has collected millions of dollars on behalf of his New Jersey accident victims. Doug works closely with their clients to develop the most effective legal strategies getting them the best settlements for their personal injury cases.

After graduating from the City College of NY (CCNY) with a Chemical Engineering Degree, I worked as an R & D Engineer. Feeling the “call of the law” and business, I obtained my JD Degree and MBA Degree. My engineering background and MBA funneled me into a career in Intellectual Property, i.e., branding, trademarks, patent law, unfair competition, and business transactions. I started my legal career as IP Counsel and General Counsel with several large and medium sized corporations in technology, sporting goods, footwear, leisure products and high tech filtration, chromatography and biotech. Eventually, I started my law firm,...

John R. Klotz, Esq. has been practicing law for over 28 years throughout New Jersey and occasionally in Philadelphia, PA where he started his prominent career. He has appeared in Superior Court in every county and most municipal courts throughout the state No courthouse is too far away to defend a client in need of help. Over the years, Mr. Klotz has built an outstanding reputation and stellar relationships with judges and prosecutors in courts everywhere. These connections usually result in the client getting the best possible outcome in a case.

Michael Fourte is the Managing Member of Fourte International Real Estate.

While Michael Fourte practices in several areas he is a highly regarded expert in real estate, finance, construction and military matters. He has litigated matters at the municipal, state, county, federal and appellate level.

Real Estate Matters. He is one of the few attorney's licensed in New Jersey who holds a New Jersey Real Estate Broker's License and who is licensed by the State of New Jersey to teach the New Jersey pre-licensing and continuing education courses of instruction in Real Estate and Title Insurance.

Financial Matters....

Shana Siegel, Esq., CELA, Senior Associate, is a certified elder law attorney. Ms. Siegel has been involved in health and long term care issues for over twenty years, almost ten of which she has been in private practice. She is a senior associate with WanderPolo Law in Montclair. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a regulatory specialist at AARP. Ms. Siegel is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, NJSBA Elder Law Section, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Ms. Siegel earned her JD with honors from Georgetown University and her BA...

Areas of Practice Joy Hodge focuses her practice on taxation law, with a particular emphasis on business advice, succession and estate planning. Ms. Hodge drafts complex commercial documents, trusts, wills and business succession plans in order to maximize the wealth of current principals and preserve closely-held and family businesses for the next generation of ownership. She also serves as an advisor to corporate clients on such matters as partnership and shareholder agreements, protection of trademarks and copyrights, corporate/commercial transactions, including the formation, purchase, sale and restructuring of businesses and professional practices, and general corporate agreements.

Seymour (Sy) Chase is a distinguished trial lawyer, recognized as a favored lecturer and writer on the forefront of New Jersey developments in family law. Over the years, he has been actively involved in bar associations, having held the following positions: >President of the Bergen County Bar Association >President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers >and National Delegate >Chairman of the General Council of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Member of its Executive Committee Recognizing his experience and knowledge, Governor Christine Todd Whitman nominated him to serve as the divorce...

Bruce Evan Chase was admitted to practice law in 1978 before the Supreme Court of New Jersey and United States District Court for the State of New Jersey. For the past 35 years he has appeared regularly in family law related matters at the trial level. He is a past-president of the Bergen County Bar Association. Currently and for the past 12+ years, he has served as the County Bar’s Family Law Committee Co-Chair. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the American Academy...

Mr. Donnelly is the head of the Firm's corporate and real estate law department with a focus on transactional real estate and corporate law. With more than 25 years of experience, he represents clients in commercial leasing, real estate financing, and environmental law compliance and advises, negotiates and documents the purchase and sale of commercial real property including Section 1031 exchanges of real property. Mr. Donnelly also advises closely-held businesses, including corporations, limited liability companies, professional practices, and other entities, and their owners on a variety of business issues, including structuring and negotiating business formations, acquisitions and sales. In addition, Mr....

Mauro D. Altamura is a graduate of Montclair State University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Mr. Altamura then received his Juris Doctorate from New England Law, Boston. Upon his completion of Law School, Mr. Altamura served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Peter A. Bogaard, J.S.C., Family Part, Morris County. Mr. Altamura is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and is a member of various Bar Associations. Mr. Altamura is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Morris County Bar Association, and Bergen County Bar...

40 years of litigation and transaction experience in Morristown, NJ.

Monica Madin is a Partner of Madin & Madin LLC and is licensed in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts. Over the years, she has represented hundreds of clients in numerous courts in areas such as immigration, real estate, personal injury, workers compensation, debt relief and collections, criminal law, business law and various traffic matters.

Ms. Madin is a Municipal Prosecutor for Morris Township, the Township of Parsippany and Rockaway Borough in Morris County, New Jersey. Ms. Madin is also the special code enforcement prosecutor in Dover, New Jersey.

As prosecutor, Monica Madin is responsible for the prosecution of individuals charged with...

Four locations in New Jersey: Mahwah, NJ - 113 Cedarhill Ave 201-529-3411 Jersey City, NJ - 25 Plaza 5, 25th Floor Harborside Financial Center - 201-529-3411 East Orange, NJ - 238 William St - 973-678-1588

Mr. Haley received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Jersey City State College and a Juris Doctor Degree from Pace University School of Law in 1995. He is admitted to the NJ, NY and District of Columbia Bars as well as various US District Courts. He is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Mr. Haley's practice is focused in the areas of Divorce, Family Law, Business Law, Litigation, Municipal Court and Corporate Transactions.

Adam Lederman, Esq. is a Partner at the law firm of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. He is team leader and an active member of the firm’s litigation group, concentrating his practice on helping the seriously injured get the compensation they deserve. Adam has represented thousands of clients involved in all types of motor vehicle, motorcycle, bus, and trucking accidents. He has also secured substantial verdicts and settlements for various types of fall down accidents and premises liability claims. Adam has a reputation for treating his clients “like family” and consistently goes “beyond the call of duty” to make sure his...

Caren J. Menahem has dedicated her law practice entirely to the representation of children and their parents or guardians. Caren is committed to assisting all eligible children and their families including children with: ADD, ADHD, Apraxia, Autism, Aspergers, Depression, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Emotional Difficulties, Hearing Impairments, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Pervasive Compulsive Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Psychiatric Problems, Physical Handicaps, Reading Problems, Specific Learning Disability, Speech Language Impairments, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairments