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Thomas Huth
New Brunswick, NJ Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Seton Hall University
Attorney Thomas Huth brings with him more than 30 years of criminal law experience as a New Jersey county prosecutor to his criminal defense practice at the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall.
Before joining the Marshall law firm in 2018, Mr. Huth devoted his entire career to N.J. criminal law as a prosecutor in Essex and Monmouth counties. In addition to trying hundreds of criminal cases to verdict, he has also held top supervisory and administrative positions in both offices including director of the Major Crimes Bureau, training and mentoring and developing longstanding relationships with many prosecutors in those offices.
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Harold Gerr
Highland Park, NJ Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
New Jersey personal injury lawyer, Harold J. Gerr, is the founding partner of the Law Offices of Harold J. Gerr. Attorney Gerr has been a licensed attorney in New Jersey for 40 years. He focuses his practice on personal injury litigation including car accidents, truck accidents, slip and fall accidents and Workers’ Compensation.
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Francine Julia Galante
Metuchen, NJ Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Brooklyn Law School
Ms. Galante has nearly twenty years of experience in civil litigation, family and divorce law, contractual and real estate matters. With a background in commercial litigation, she brings these skills to the field of divorce and family law. Her practice has covered a wide range of transactional work with a concentration on corporate acquisitions, formation, financing, capitalization and the sale of closely held, international and eBusiness companies. She has represented various clients in connection with their professional practices and employment-related issues. She also has experience in probate and estate practice advising clients on estate planning strategies involving personal and business...
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Pamela Lynn Brause
Metuchen, NJ Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Attorney Pamela Lynn Brause has been admitted to the New Jersey State Bar since 1982, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 1982, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court since 1992. Ms. Brause graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College in 1979, and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in 1982. She is a member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Middlesex County Bar Association.
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Lisa A. Hernandez
Metuchen, NJ Lawyer
Civil Rights and Employment
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Antonio Angelo Gonzalez
North Bergen, NJ Attorney with 18 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Practicing in the areas of Criminal Defense, Superior Court, Municipal Court, DWI Defense, Traffic Violations, Family matters, Divorces, Domestic violence, Juvenile court, Personal Injury, Auto accident, Fall Down, Construction Site Accidents, Real Estate, Residential Commercial Tenancy, Bankruptcy and Immigration.
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Daniel Lopez
Hoboken, NJ Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Trademarks
University of La Verne College of Law
Empire Business Law is the law firm business owners and executive leaders turn to for professional legal advice and business services. We provide legal services to opportunity driven latino business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs. We guarantee thoughtful, strategic, value driven legal representation to all of our clients.
Brindamos servicios legales a propietarios de negocios latinos impulsados por oportunidades, ejecutivos y emprendedores.
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Frank P Marciano
Hoboken, NJ Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Seton Hall University
Frank attended Franklin Marshall College and went on to study law at Seton Hall University Law School. After law school, Frank returned to his roots in Hoboken. Frank has an extensive range of experience and expertise handling the many different legal matters affecting the people and businesses in Hoboken and its vicinity.
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Joseph Lucosky Jr
Iselin, NJ Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business, Securities and White Collar Crime
Joseph M. Lucosky is the founding and Managing Partner of Lucosky Brookman LLP and oversees both the transactional and litigation departments. Mr. Lucosky has a broad multidisciplinary practice that includes extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory investigations (including FINRA and SEC matters), negotiated mergers and acquisitions; domestic and cross-border investments/joint ventures; the representation of private equity; venture capital and other private investment funds, placement agents and underwriters; securities offerings; private and public financings (including secured and unsecured lending); bankruptcy transactions; real estate matters; and various other types of commercial transactions. In addition, he counsels corporate boards, and board...
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Brent Adam Burns
Alpine, NJ Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Employment, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
New York Law School
The focus of our practice is the representation of individual and institutional investors in arbitrations and litigations involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, mismanagement, stock fraud, suitability, unauthorized trading, negligence and churning.
I also regularly represent those who work in the financial services regarding recruiting practices including issues relating to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting; non-solicit, non-compete and other restrictive covenants; customer privacy and other regulatory issues; best-practices for preserving a book of business through a transition; Form U5 negotiations; responding to FINRA inquiries; promissory notes; bonus disputes; team disputes; temporary restraining orders (TROs); expedited FINRA arbitrations;...
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Derek Scott Fanciullo
JERSEY CITY, NJ Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Environmental and Personal Injury
New York University School of Law
Even before he was a lawyer, Derek Fanciullo fought to give a voice to the voiceless. For more than a dozen years, Mr. Fanciullo worked as a television news reporter. His stories frequently strived to help people who had been victimized by corporate indifference, discrimination and greed – and he was nominated for multiple Emmys® and won nearly 30 Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists awards for excellence.
But, he became a lawyer to make a bigger difference. As an attorney, Mr. Fanciullo has secured millions of dollars in compensation for victims of sexual harassment, discrimination and assault;...
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Garrett P. Simulcik Jr.
Jersey City, NJ Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Divorce, Landlord Tenant, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Seton Hall University
Garrett is the owner of the Law Office of Garrett P. Simulcik Jr., a Jersey City-based general practice law firm firmly committed to guiding its clients in the right direction in a wide array of legal matters, including: civil litigation, real estate transactions (residential and commercial), divorce & family law proceedings, landlord & tenant disputes, traffic tickets & municipal court cases, and general business matters. Garrett is licensed to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York.
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John Molinari
Jersey City, NJ Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
New York Law School
Attorney John E. Molinari is known for his work in personal injury and product liability cases.
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Mitchell Drew Perlmutter
JERSEY CITY, NJ Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark and Yale University
I have handled complex cases with successful results for personal injury clients for over 25 years. My cases range from automobile accidents to complex workplace and products liability claims. My firm is proud that so many of our clients have been pleased with our representation that they refer their friends and family members to us. We often take on tough cases that other firms shy away from.
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Jeffrey Zenna
Chatham, NJ Attorney with 33 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
New York University School of Law and City University of New York - Queens College
Jeffrey Zenna is an experienced plaintiff personal injury lawyer. He joined forces with Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari in 1995. Zenna practices law in automobile accident, premises liability, product liability, construction accident, and both medical and legal malpractice cases.
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Kevork Adanas
Fort Lee, NJ Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Immigration and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Kevork George Adanas was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and moved to the United States at age five. He achieved numerous academic and athletic honors at Providence College and went on to earn his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Seton Hall University in the year 2000. His areas of focus throughout his career have included business and corporate law, immigration law and real estate law. After gaining invaluable experience in other respected law firms, Mr. Adanas founded our Fort Lee, New Jersey-based firm in 2005. Ever since, Kevork Adanas P.C. has been a trusted resource for entrepreneurs, business owners and...
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Edward J. Mullins III
Union City, NJ Attorney with 18 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Municipal, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
I am admitted in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, including the District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Second Circuit. I graduated from Rutgers Law School, Boston College and Saint Peter’s Prep. I was born and raised in Hudson County, and reside here with my wife, son and daughter.
Before founding Edward J. Mullins, Esq. LLC, I defended nation-wide consumer fraud disputes and government investigations across many industries, including insurance, retail, and telecommunications, as part of an international law firm’s advertising, class action, and privacy groups.
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Michael Scott Green
Fort Lee, NJ Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Hofstra University
Mr. Green is the founding member of the firm with 15 years of litigation experience. He has successfully represented hundreds of individuals in divorce and family law. He is a member of the bars of the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the New Jersey Association for Justice formerly the Trial Lawyers of America (NJ-ATLA), the...
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Kevin Maurice Kilcommons
Clinton, NJ Attorney with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Products Liability and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
I enjoy an active commercial litigation and business law practice. My business practice includes franchise-related services: drafting and registration of NASAA/FTC approved franchise disclosure agreements, franchisee support services and arbitration/litigation of franchise disputes. My ability and confidence to practice in the courts, both State and Federal, as well as in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, is due to years of invaluable experience as a law secretary to Union County Assignment Judge, Edward W. Beglin (ret.), and association with two well-regarded firms in Essex and Morris Counties. Recent business clients include medical professionals, manufacturing distributors, engineering professionals, commercial...
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Seth Malkin
Hackensack, NJ Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Seton Hall University School of Law
Seth Malkin is a personal injury attorney and represents people injured in all kinds of accidents. He is also experienced in handling wrongful death cases for descendants estates and for their loved ones. Seth has been a partner at Levin and Malkin since 1996. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New Jersey Federal Courts.
Mr. Malkin has taken on thousands of personal injury cases to their favorable outcomes. He has also tried hundreds of cases in the State, County, and local courts. Regularly appearing before the Appellate Division and before the Supreme Court, receiving affirmations of awards...
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Lindsay L. Sewekow
Newark, NJ Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Widener University
Lindsay Sewekow, of Medford Lakes, NJ, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Caldwell College (now Caldwell University) in 2012 as a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship. She went on to study at Widener University School of Law and graduated cum laude with her Juris Doctor degree in 2015. She was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society in recognition of her commitment to scholarship, service and legal ethics.
In 2015, Lindsay won the William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law for academic excellence in administrative law, along with the William Connor Memorial Scholarship.
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Eric Magnelli
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 17 years of experience
Employment and Environmental
Seton Hall University School of Law
Eric Magnelli concentrates his practice in labor and employment matters and a broad range of complex litigation. He counsels clients on a wide range of labor and employment issues such as discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, discipline and discharge, layoffs, collective bargaining agreements, reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, compliance with state and federal family and medical leave acts, applicable wage and hour laws and ERISA. He also conducts training in these areas for executives, directors, managers, supervisors and employees and conducts internal investigations of employee complaints. Eric drafts and provides advice on employment contracts, employment manuals, personnel policies and procedures, restrictive covenants...
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Frank Patrick Nardi
Totowa, NJ Attorney with 30 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
New York Law School
Frank Nardi is a founder of the law firm of McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. Frank brings expertise unique to the New Jersey legal community.
In addition to almost two decades as an experienced attorney in New York and New Jersey, Frank is also a certified public accountant and certified financial planner. This gives Frank a unique ability to see the financial tax issues in any legal matter. It also helps him get to the bottom of complex commercial cases and financial transactions, and helps businesses formulate profitable plans.
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Jeffrey Pechow
Livingston, NJ Attorney with 21 years of experience
(973) 995-2500
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Suite 200
Livingston, NJ 07039
Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Albany Law School
I dedicate my practice to defending workers’ compensation matters. I have extensive experience handling all types of workers’ compensation claims from inception through trial. I regularly appear in workers’ compensation court statewide and often deals with complex issues in workers’ compensation including third-party subrogation litigation, fraud and Section 40 lien rights.
I also focus on a professional malpractice defense and the representation of attorneys and insurance brokers, agents and other licensed professionals.
Prior to joining the firm, I practiced at the Law Office of John J. Feczko, PC for over ten years and accumulated significant general practice experience while...
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Frances B. Stella
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 33 years of experience
Cannabis Law, Environmental and Real Estate
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Frances Stella has over 25 years of experience in federal and state environmental litigation, site remediation and environmental regulatory compliance and permitting, counseling in real estate redevelopment and transactions. Her environmental practice includes handling CERCLA, RCRA, CWA and associated state laws and regulations, including New Jersey Spill Act and ISRA claims and compliance issues, NYSDEC and NYSDOH site remediation and compliance issues, natural resource damage claims, cost recovery/contribution litigation and mediation, environmental insurance coverage litigation, environmental enforcement defense, defense of toxic torts, asbestos and vapor intrusion claims, and government compliance environmental investigations and audits. She handles site remediation negotiations with...
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Lindsay Parker Cambron
ROSELAND, NJ Attorney with 22 years of experience
Environmental
Seton Hall University School of Law
Lindsay Cambron’s primary area of practice is environmental law. She advises clients on regulatory matters and compliance at local, state, and federal levels and has extensive litigation experience, representing clients in cost recovery actions, toxic tort claims, and appeals of agency decisions. In particular, Lindsay counsels environmental and real estate clients on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), the Site Remediation Reform Act, the New Jersey Spill and Compensation Act as well as other environmental laws and regulations. She handles matters involving wetlands, brownfield redevelopment, vapor intrusion, permitting, and compliance. Lindsay...
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Edward Ellersick
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Health Care
The John Marshall Law School
Edward Ellersick is a highly experienced practitioner in the area of No Fault Insurance, where he commonly represents medical providers against insurance carriers through PIP arbitration. He has successfully represented and recovered millions of dollars for his clients including individuals, ambulatory care facilities, hospitals, physician groups, and healthcare entrepreneurs.
He has lectured for New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education concerning insurance-related matters and his highly regarded in his practice.
Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Ed spent more than 20 years of his career in the No Fault Insurance space at law firms as well as 5 years as the managing attorney...
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John David Fanburg
Roseland, NJ Lawyer
Business and Health Care
New England Law | Boston
Chair, Healthcare Law and Co-Chair, Cannabis Industry.
John D. Fanburg has more than 35 years of experience in health and hospital law, with an emphasis on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for physicians and healthcare institutions. John is known for providing strategic advice and transactional legal guidance in corporate M&A and regulatory matters.
John’s clients include major hospitals, multi-specialty and single specialty medical groups, ACOs, ambulatory surgery centers, ambulatory care facilities, investors in private equity transactions, imagery centers, laboratories, physician specialty organizations and IVF providers. His clients include local and national health care providers. John helps healthcare providers position themselves to...
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Joseph Anthony Ferino
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 18 years of experience
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
I deliver legal solutions to technology and life sciences companies, along with the investors who support them. My transactional practice addresses venture capital financings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, and securities law matters.
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Joseph Marc Gorrell
Roseland, NJ Attorney
Health Care
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
In more than 35 years of practicing health law, I have advised a wide variety of clients, including hospitals and their medical staffs, nursing homes, IPAs, physician groups and individual clients. My practice ranges broadly in the health care law environment, from drafting organizational bylaws to sales of medical practices and from physician contracts to litigation. An experienced litigator, I have successfully defended physicians against allegations of insurance fraud and of professional misconduct before the New Jersey State Board of medical Examiners and the New York Office of Professional Medical Conduct.
I have also favorably argued six cases before the Supreme...
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Edward Victor Hilzenrath
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Health Care
Harvard Law School
I practice in Brach Eichler's Health Care Practice Group. My practice is focused on the representation of a variety of health care providers, including ambulatory care facilities, hospitals and physician groups.
I counsel individuals and entities in a variety of transactional matters, including entity formation, asset purchases, stock purchases, mergers, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, operating agreements, employment agreements, and regulatory compliance matters.
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Anthony Michael Juliano
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
St. John's University School of Law
Anthony Juliano has a broad civil litigation practice. He concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, and personal injury litigation.
Anthony has represented clients successfully in business tort, contract, restrictive covenant, antitrust, consumer fraud and professional negligence lawsuits. He has represented one of the country's largest independent real estate companies for many years and has earned varied litigation experience representing a wide range of other clients such as medical practices, hospitals, building maintenance companies and their senior management personnel. Anthony represents clients in state and federal court, in arbitrations and before various administrative agencies including the New Jersey Division on...
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Samantha Karni
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Real Estate
Northwestern University School of Law
I am a commercial real estate attorney and strive to achieve exceptional results for my clients in the most time and cost efficient manner. I focus on acquisitions, dispositions and financing of single-asset and portfolios of multifamily, retail, industrial, office, and hotel properties nationwide, sophisticated corporate and partnership documentation, and leasing of office and retail space.
Specialties: Acquisitions, dispositions, mortgage financing, mortgage refinancing, CMBS financing, preferred equity financing, defeasances, partnership and LLC agreements, corporate documentation, leasing, title and survey review, contracts, estoppels, SNDAs, easement agreements, residential purchase and sales closings.
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Michelle Randee Katz
Roseland, NJ Lawyer
Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Michelle Katz handles all transactional aspects associated with residential real estate matters, representing both buyers and sellers.
Michelle has been practicing law for over 30 years and, in her private practice, she focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions including complex commercial real estate throughout the entire state of New Jersey. Known for her outstanding service, Michelle provides individuals and large corporate clients alike with experienced, professional advice and personalized attention.
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Theodore James Mcevoy
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
When businesses, corporations and individuals need representation in commercial disputes, they turn to attorney Theodore J. McEvoy. His courtroom experience includes successful jury trials as well as appeals to the New Jersey Courts.
A passionate and formidable trial lawyer, Mr. McEvoy represents clients in a broad variety of matters involving complex business and commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts throughout New York and New Jersey. His practice focuses primarily on various aspects of general and complex commercial litigation, including factual investigation, discovery and strategy, legal research, and briefing and motions practice in connection with class action defense, consumer...
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Barbara A. Schweiger
Livingston, NJ Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Stuart Jeffrey Polkowitz
Roseland, NJ Attorney
Temple University Beasley School of Law
I am a general litigator. I practice law in the Central and Northern New Jersey area. The key practice areas I am involved in include:
-General Commercial
-Real Estate
-Real Estate Foreclosure for lenders
-Complex Construction
-Health Care
-Insurance coverage
-Insurance Defense
-Professional negligence
-Personal Injury
-Counseling of insurance companies in run-off operations
My approach with clients is one of practicality to solve their most complex problems
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Allen Jeffrey Popowitz
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
I have been working in the Real Estate and mortgage lending field for the past 27 years representing commercial property owners and lenders. I have worked on a wide range of deals involving multi-family apartment buildings/complexes, retail, office and industrial buildings and large portfolio deals. My lending work has been primarily representing mortgage-based lenders, but I have also represented a number of mezzanine lenders and asset-based lenders as well.
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Sean Alden Smith
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Environmental and Immigration
Seton Hall University School of Law
For more than twenty (20) years, Sean takes the time to listen to his clients and provide crisp, clear guidance that is actionable.
A seasoned litigator, Sean focuses his practice on representing both individuals and corporations in their personal, business and commercial matters, including complex high-net-worth matrimonial matters. Sean has honed his extensive litigation skills to effectively represent clients in all aspects of their lives by custom-tailoring solutions to their complicated, and often sensitive, problems.
Sean regularly represents clients in matters involving healthcare regulatory and statutory disputes; multifamily property matters; and family services including estate and tax planning, prenuptial agreements,...
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Carl Soranno
Roseland, NJ Lawyer
Divorce
Seton Hall University School of Law
Carl Soranno came to the practice of law following a 10-year career in finance, securities, and investment banking. Carl has combined that experience with 27 years as a multidisciplinary commercial litigator which has shaped him into a formidable litigator and trial attorney, Carl has litigated well over 1,000 large and small actions, including disputes related to complex family matters, child custody, commercial transactions, contracts between debtors and creditors, commercial lending/workouts, foreclosure, bankruptcy, trademark infringement, consumer fraud, employment, shareholder claims, restrictive covenant claims, and tort-related actions.