Somers Point Lawyers

In addition to being an attorney, Franklin J. Rooks Jr. is also a licensed physical therapist. Mr. Rooks concentrates his legal practice on labor and employment matters, health law, and false claims actions. He has a particular interest in employment disability discrimination relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and its state law counterparts. Mr. Rooks also focuses on Medicare compliance, medical provider insurance billing issues, and Stark Law/Anti-kickback compliance. Mr. Rooks began a career in physical therapy, graduating from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science (now the University of Sciences in Philadelphia) with Master of Physical...

Amber graduated from Rider University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and then attended Pace University obtaining a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling. She then attended Delaware Law earning her Juris Doctor. Prior to being admitted as an Attorney, Amber worked in the mental health field for the State of New Jersey and then as a Paralegal for 7 years. She attended law school part time in the evening while working full time as a Paralegal. She knew she wanted to be a lawyer at the age of 8 and specifically knew she wanted to concentrate her focus in the area...

Mr. Morelli concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation, commercial transactions and real estate transactions. He is an experienced trial attorney who has been actively appearing before juries since he was admitted to the bar in 1981. The Supreme Court has Certified Mr. Morelli as a Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction that less than 2% of attorneys achieve. Mr. Morelli is a 1981 graduate of Rutgers University Law School. He holds a B.A. degree from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. While an undergraduate, Mr. Morelli was a member of the Pi Gamma Mu National...

Mr. Tobin is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. Mr. Tobin’s primary areas of practice are employment law and personal injury litigation. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

Mr. Tobin has extensive prior experience defending employment matters on behalf of employers throughout the State of New Jersey. Mr. Tobin has litigated favorably on behalf of employers in several employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases. This unique background allows Mr. Tobin to be a zealous and effective advocate on behalf of employees who have been wronged by their employers....

Stephanie K. Heimann received her Juris Doctor in 2013 from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, where she received the Barrister’s Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and was a founding member of the International Criminal Court Moot Court Team.

Stephanie has clerkship experience in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and she held a clerkship at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland. Before joining the Lento Law Group, Stephanie worked as an intelligence analyst for the City of New York in the Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigating financial...

Beth Cole is a litigator specializing in personal injury, auto accident cases, civil rights, dram shop, liquor liability cases, “lemon law” claims, consumer protection and pharmaceutical litigation. She also has significant experience with — and interest in – veterans issues, including assisting those disabled due to Agent Orange exposure.

“Not a lot of firms do civil rights work because it’s very difficult. Everyone deserves a voice, to be treated with respect, and to have the protection of the Constitution. “

Ms. Cole has been recognized for her civil rights work. Cole and two Williams Cuker Berezofsky colleagues, Gerald Williams and...

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...

My goal is to provide competent, responsive legal services in the areas of Collections, Bankruptcy and Real Estate law, which have been my practice areas for 31 years. The right firm can reduce your write-offs. Keeping the bottom line out of the red can be stressful enough in these economic times. You shouldn't have to ask more than once what is the status of your collection claim. Your file is important to me. I will handle your file and your unique situation-personally. Use my experience for you benefit. Providing the kind of legal service you expect should...

Tanner Maybury is an Associate in the Workers’ Compensation Group at Stark & Stark.

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In 1985, I graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law where I served on the Law Review. Upon graduation I worked in the commercial litigation department of a large Atlantic City law firm until my departure in 1991 to form Markwardt & Katkocin, P.C., in Voorhees, New Jersey. I began my solo practice in 1994 and since then I have concentrated on estate planning, estate administration, and estate litigation; as well as contracts; business law; negligence; and real estate purchase and sale agreements.

I have taught Business Law as an adjunct instructor at Cabrini University...

Peter M. Halden has been a member of the New Jersey Bar since 1976. After graduating from Rutgers University in New Brunswick in 1968, Peter worked as a journalist, first in radio, then with the Associated Press and finally as an editor at the Courier-Post. He was the recipient of numerous journalistic awards during that time. As a practicing attorney, Peter served as a Municipal Court Prosecutor, continuously and in the same town, from 1979 to 2007. He also served with the New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners from 1985 to 2007. During that time, he wrote 18 of...

I am a solo practitioner with an office in Woodbury, New Jersey. I help people through bankruptcy, defend them in traffic court, and help them with their student loans.

Michael Tod Novick joined Brown, Novick & McKinley Attorneys at Law in September 2001 and focuses his practice on personal injury and workers’ compensation litigation. Mr. Novick has been certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Mr. Novick graduated from Vineland High School in 1982. He then attended American University, where he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. After graduation, Mr. Novick attended the University of Cincinnati School of Law in Ohio. In 1990, he was admitted to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Bars and to the U.S. District Court...

Thomas P. Connelly, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney representing individual and corporate clients in civil and criminal litigation matters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and social security disability claimants nationwide. Mr. Connelly's experience includes litigation of matters involving personal injury, wrongful death, employment and discrimination law, matrimonial law, medical malpractice, commercial cases, contracts, social security disability, workers compensation, complex litigation, including rico, qui tam, habeus corpus, and mandamus, probate and orphan’s court, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, criminal and traffic defense, and prosecution of appeals through the highest state courts. Mr. Connelly has tried numerous cases to verdict. He is admitted...

Kelly M. Newman, Esq. is an attorney at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, LLC. Ms. Newman exclusively focuses her practice on matrimonial and family law, including divorce, custody and parenting time, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, prenuptial agreements, adoption, agreements related to alternative reproductive technology, and all other related family matters. Ms. Newman also has significant experience assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients to exercise their family law rights.

Ms. Newman is admitted to the New Jersey Bar, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme...

New Jersey bankruptcy lawyer Georgette Miller is experienced in helping people struggling with credit card debt, medical bills, and mortgage payments. If you think you are stuck in a hopeless situation, Georgette Miller and Dilworth Paxson can evaluate your situation and determine if Chapter 7, Chapter 11, or Chapter 13 bankruptcy is right for you.

I have been practicing law in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area for 30 years. I recently returned to the office I began my career in.

Leonard Biddison is the founder of The Law Offices of Leonard D. Biddison, a criminal defense firm dedicated to defending clients facing criminal charges, DWI offenses, and restraining orders. Mr. Biddison has been representing defendants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for over 20 years, during which time he has achieved countless successful results and grateful clients who count on him when facing the burden of allegations. Having earned a reputation for dedication and superior performance in negotiations and at trial, Mr. Biddison has been named among the Top 100 Criminal Lawyers, by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has a...

DONNELLY LLC is a law firm dedicated to providing legal representation to medium and small businesses, non-profit groups, professional associations and individuals throughout New Jersey in complex and routine corporate and business planning, estate planning, and other commercial transactions and in litigation and arbitration involving business matters, debt collection and estate disputes.

After almost thirty years in the large firm environment I decided to open my own office. I represent employers across the spectrum of employment laws, and I offer large firm experience without the sky-high hourly rates. In addition, I use a two-tier hourly rate system. Higher level tasks such as trial, key depositions and motions to dismiss are billed at the "partner" rate, all other tasks are billed at the lower "associate" rate. Representation of employees is decided on a case-by-case basis.

People accused of crimes, DWI, and traffic citations want aggressive and intelligent representation. I provide the accused with a listening ear, aggressive defense, and informed strategy. In the event there is a brush with Federal Law, I also defend white collar criminal cases in Federal Court.

Michael J. Deem, Esq. was first admitted to the State Bar of New Jersey in 1999 after four years of undergraduate and three years of post-graduate study at Touro Law School in Huntington, New York. (B.A. 1993; Juris Doctor, 1998). While in Law School, Mr. Deem received distinction in Torts Law and Contracts. Shortly after graduation, Mr. Deem gained admission to practice in New Jersey, as well as the United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1999). He is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Civil Trial Attorney and also Certified By The...

Victoria Rehrer is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. After graduating from law school she worked as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. Foster, J.S.C., Superior Court, Ocean County. Since then, she has engaged in private practice concentrated in the area of Family Law, including but not limited to Divorce, alimony, child custody, parenting time, child support, mediation, domestic violence, post judgment motion practice, applications for support modification, college contribution allocations and various other issues. Victoria is an active member of the Ocean County Bar Association, Family Law Part, New Jersey State Bar Association.

Philip L. Faccenda is a civil litigation attorney concentrating in the representation of victims of legal malpractice, and the seriously injured and disabled. He graduated law school with the degree of Juris Doctor from Temple University Law Center in 1974, was admitted that year to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and to the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 1975. He is admitted to practice before all Federal and State courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Faccenda represents clients in various types...

Samuel Abloeser is a true litigator. Whether a client has suffered a serious auto accident injury, or been harmed as the result of dangerous working conditions or defective products, he truly goes to the mat on their behalf.

Often Mr. Abloeser’s victories benefit a group of similarly victimized individuals, as when he represents workers exposed to asbestos or women diagnosed with breast cancer following Hormone Replacement Therapy. He has also represented hundreds of railroad workers, men and women who have their own unique worksite risks and challenges.

“Even though technology has changed it in some ways, the essence of railroad work is...

How We Can Help You... We pride ourselves in our ability to place our clients in the most advantageous position possible through careful legal planning. By offering sound legal advice based upon our years of experience, we look to prevent legal problems for our clients before they occur. And we solve our clients' problems when they do occur through aggressive, modern and professional litigation techniques. Whether business or personal, litigation or non-litigation, our clients trust that we bring the skill and experience to successfully allow them to accomplish their goals. At a time in history when the legal system seems to...

I have been practicing law for more than 30 years, and have an impressive record of reported decisions, verdicts and settlements. I am a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to lawyers who have won million-dollar and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. As well, I also practice extensively in the area of family law and divorce and have successfully tried many child custody and divorce matters to conclusion.

In his 20 years of experience, Doug has been appointed to numerous positions. When looking for an experienced Municipal Court attorney, you should know that Mr. Jones is a former Municipal Prosecutor/Alternate Municipal Prosecutor who served in 27 towns in Monmouth and Ocean Counties including the following Courts - Barnegat, Bay Head, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley, Brick, Brielle, Eagelswood, Harvey Cedars, Holmdel, Howell, Jackson, Lacey, Lakewood, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach, Manasquan, Mantoloking, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township (Waretown), Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant Borough, Plumsted (New Egypt), Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford Township (Manahawkin), Surf...