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Adam B. Lederman

Personal Injury Law

375 Cedar Ln, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA

Adam Lederman, Esq., is a Partner at the law firm of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction held by less than two percent of all New Jersey licensed attorneys. From June 2024 to June 2025, Adam had the honor and privilege of serving as President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, the largest trial lawyer association in the State of New Jersey. In this role, he testified several times before the New Jersey Senate advocating for the consumers of this State. As an active trial attorney, Adam Lederman leads a firm team of trial lawyers, concentrating on representing seriously injured clients on a contingency fee basis to provide his client full compensation for the harms and losses they suffered. As a trial attorney for nearly 20 years, Adam has represented thousands of clients involved in all types of personal injury claims, including motor vehicle, motorcycle, bus, and trucking accidents. He also won substantial settlements and verdicts for various types of fall down accidents and premises liability claims. Recently, Adam has considerable experience in unfortunately representing several families in wrongful death drowning claims that resulted in seven-figure settlements. Adam Lederman graduated from New York University with an undergraduate degree in Sociology and minored in Law and Society. After college, Adam earned his Juris Doctorate law degree from Rutgers School of Law. Adam is admitted to practice law in both New Jersey and New York. Adam brings a remarkable depth and breadth of experience and knowledge to each case. Many of his cases are referred to him by other attorneys who are not experts in personal injury matters. Adam Lederman is proud to have earned a reputation for treating his clients “like family” and consistently goes “beyond the call of duty” to make sure his clients are satisfied with their legal representation. As part of his service to the New Jersey Association for Justice, Adam has lectured to hundreds of lawyers in attendance for continuing legal education credits about topics regarding representing clients in civil cases involving motor vehicle collisions, wrongful death, slip, trip and fall down cases, construction site fatalities, and truck, bus and motorcycle accidents. He has also lectured about discovery, trial techniques, and pre-suit legal investigative strategies. Most recently, he has lectured on litigation pertaining to Uber and Lyft’s ride-sharing services as well as litigation involving drowning incidents and traumatic brain injuries. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and the New Jersey State Bar Association and has been published in the New Jersey Law Journal. Adam was appointed to NJAJ’s Board of Governors, where he earned the distinction of serving as the Board’s youngest member. Adam is a past co-chair of NJAJ’s New Lawyers Division and currently serves on the Executive Committee as the Immediate Past President. Adam has also served in other leadership capacities, including Program Chair of multiple deposition and trial examination colleges. In this role, Adam has helped plan the New Jersey Association for Justice’s annual Meadowlands and Boardwalk conferences. Adam has been an active member of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) for nearly two decades, having joined as a first-year law student. Prior to finishing his second year of law school, he participated in his first seminar and joined PAC before completing his bar exam. In 2009, Adam became co-chairman of the New Lawyers Section, which has grown considerably over the years. In 2016, Adam joined NJAJ’s Executive Committee. In 2024, Adam was installed as the organization’s President and currently serves as NJAJ’s Immediate Past President. Over the course of his career, Adam has settled thousands of cases in more than 15 of New Jersey’s counties; many of which have resulted in six figures and more. Adam, along with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon P.C. Partner Garry Salomon, won a $4.5 million settlement for a man who was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with an ambulance. In 2013, Adam Lederman was instrumental in winning a case involving a motorcycle collision with a commercial bus where the firm’s client suffered serious leg injuries. In 2020, Adam settled a pedestrian knock-down case for $400,000; for a client who suffered a lower back injury case due to elevator malfunction for $715,000; and for an auto accident case for $950,000, and more. In 2021, he settled a pedestrian knock-down case for $490,000, a hotel fall-down that resulted in back injuries for $500,000, and a dog bite case for $700,000. In 2023, Adam settled a pedestrian knock-down case against a large North Jersey City for $3,000,000 and a fall down case in an apartment complex involving shoulder and neck injuries for $1,837,500. In 2023, Adam Lederman won an out-of-court settlement for the drowning of a child in the amount of $6,000,000. In 2024, Adam successfully settled two automobile collision cases for $1,300,000 and $1,800,000. In 2025, Adam, along with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon P.C. Partner Garry Salomon, won an out-of-court settlement in the amount of $ 3,000,000 settlement for the Estate of a man injured in a construction accident. In 2019, he settled a motor vehicle case resulting in spinal injuries for $750,000. In 2022, Adam settled a drowning accident for several million dollars as well as a fall down at a driving range for $925,000. Adam Lederman may be contacted at [email protected] or by phone at 201-907-5000.

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Adam J. Kipnis

Civil Litigation

570 W Mt Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA

B.A. Penn State University (1996), J.D. Hofstra University School of Law (1999). Admitted to New Jersey State & Federal, 2000; New York State & Federal, 2000; Maryland State & Federal 2011 and Pennsylvania State Bar, 2007 Adam Kipnis focuses his practice on personal injury, professional malpractice, and toxic tort litigation. An experienced trial attorney, Adam has defended personal injury and toxic tort cases in state courts throughout the country and at the appellate level in both state and federal courts. Adam is known for his ability to consistently deliver a solid work product with high regard for his client's priorities. His experience in state and federal courts throughout the country has enabled him to obtain a unique understanding of geographic differences, which enhances his ability to define the strengths and weaknesses of every case that he handles. Broad experience and knowledge coupled with a strong work ethic and dedication to professionalism are hallmarks of Adam's practice. Adam is a former ethics investigator in District IV-A, Newark, NJ, and a former public defender in the Municipality of Bergenfield, NJ. In addition, he was law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Hamer, New Jersey Superior Court.

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Adam Scalice

Civil Litigation

40 Ethel Road, Edison, NJ 08817

Mr. Scalice is a seasoned litigator with a practice focused on medical negligence and catastrophic personal injury. Mr. Scalice is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney who zealously advocates for his client’s rights. He has personally recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through settlement and jury verdict. Mr. Scalice has been named to New Jersey’s “Top 40 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers and has been recognized as one of the top attorneys in New Jersey under the age of 40.

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Aileen Perez-Gjikova

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

28 Laauwe Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470

Aileen Perez-Gjikova is the founding member and managing partner of The Law Offices of Perez & Bonomo, LLC in Hackensack, New Jersey, with a practice centered on bankruptcy and family law. She founded the firm in 2011 after working at Brunnock & Fleming, P.C. in Morristown. During her years there as a senior associate, from 2002 to 2011, she built its Chapter 7 bankruptcy practice and managed its New York caseload. Perez-Gjikova studied social and behavioral sciences at Seton Hall University, earning her undergraduate degree cum laude. At CUNY Law School, she was an articles editor for the NYC Law Review and graduated in the top tenth of her class. Her earlier public-service positions included attorney work for the New York City Law Department and service as a public defender in Englewood Cliffs. Today, her Chapter 7 clients include consumers and small business debtors. Tax returns, bank statements and property records are among the documents she reviews before preparing a filing. She also takes Chapter 7 cases for low-income debtors through Northeast New Jersey Legal Services as a volunteer. Her family practice covers both contested and uncontested divorces, including representation at trial. Alongside divorce matters, she handles prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, paternity issues and grandparents’ rights. Custody arrangements and changes to support orders are also part of her work. Perez-Gjikova provides counsel in Spanish as well as English and conducts continuing legal education programs for attorneys.

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Alan DiSciullo

Real Estate Law

19 Dogleg Lane, Lawrence Township, NJ, USA, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648

Alan DiSciullo is listed as senior advisor for real estate at P3 Collaborative. His background includes corporate real estate management, legal counsel positions and finance. At Morgan Stanley, he served as first vice president and senior counsel, with responsibility for real estate transactions and related litigation. His work has included office leasing and headquarters development. P3 Collaborative credits his transaction record with leases totaling more than 1.2 million square feet at the original World Trade Center. It also identifies the development of Discover Card’s 600,000-square-foot headquarters in Riverwoods, Illinois, and more than 200,000 square feet for Dean Witter Trust’s headquarters at Harborside Plaza in Jersey City, New Jersey. Beyond Morgan Stanley, he has held a senior vice president position addressing corporate real estate mergers and acquisitions at a global banking organization and a director of global real estate position at a global law firm. DiSciullo’s public service includes chairing the West Windsor Planning Board between 1993 and 1997. He also served as a director on the New Jersey Planning Officials board from 1996 to 2014. His published work includes coauthorship of Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases, a treatise on office leasing. He studied government and economics at Georgetown University, earning his undergraduate degree cum laude. His graduate education includes a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and an MBA in finance from New York University.

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Alan Zegas

Alan Zegas

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

374 Millburn Ave unit 202e, Millburn, NJ 07041, USA

Alan L. Zegas practices criminal defense in Millburn, New Jersey, at Zegas Law, with white-collar matters, appeals and business litigation among his listed practice areas. His legal work has also included editing reference books on criminal procedure and evidence. The titles credited to him for 2011 are NJ Criminal Procedure, as editor, and Gann’s New Jersey Evidence, as co-editor. At Rutgers Law School, Zegas taught as an adjunct faculty member from 1984 to 1988. In 1992, the New Jersey Law Journal published his article surveying the New Jersey Supreme Court’s criminal law decisions. He also served the New Jersey State Bar Association as a trustee and chaired its Criminal Law Section in 1995–1996. His presidency of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey followed in 1998–1999. A more recent appellate matter placed Zegas and Joshua M. Nahum on the briefs for a client represented by the Law Offices of Alan L. Zegas. The New Jersey Appellate Division issued that decision on June 2, 2025; Nahum argued the appeal. Zegas’s education began in business: a Wharton B.S. in 1974, then a Harvard Business School MBA in 1978. He earned his law degree with honors at Rutgers in 1981, where he was editor-in-chief of the Rutgers Law Review. New Jersey admitted him to the bar in 1981, and New York in 1982.

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Andrew M. Wolfenson

Family and Divorce Law

2414 Morris Avenue, Suite 104, Union, NJ 07083

Attorney Wolfenson appears before the state courts of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Districts of New Jersey. He is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. Attorney Wolfenson has lectured for the Graduate Realtor Institute of the New Jersey Association of Realtors, and currently lectures for first-time homebuyers with the Housing Partnership Ownership Center in Dover, New Jersey.

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Arnold Cohen

Labor Law

60 Park Pl #600, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Arnold Shep Cohen concentrates his practice in private and public sector labor, employment, and employee benefits law. He has been practicing law for over 40 years and is a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars. He has twelve reported decisions with the New Jersey Supreme Court, has numerous reported decisions in federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as numerous decisions from administrative agencies, such as the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He has negotiated a voluminous number of labor agreements and handled thousands of arbitrations and administrative hearings in various industries and levels of government. Mr. Cohen is the former Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA). He is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and has been an Adjunct Professor for over 30 years at Rutgers School of Law – Newark, where he teaches a Labor Arbitration Seminar, Labor Negotiations Seminar, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mr. Cohen is the former Editor-in-Chief of the New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, NJSBA and was a member of the Editorial Board of New Jersey Lawyer, The Weekly Newspaper. Mr. Cohen is an editor and co-author of New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, NJSBA. He is a founding Master of the Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court. Mr. Cohen writes and lectures extensively on labor and employment issues, including in the Rutgers Law Review. In 2005, he created the yearly seminarHot Tips in Labor and Employment Law, which he moderates for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). This seminar normally has the highest attendance of all the ICLE labor and employment law seminars. Mr. Cohen is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White), Who’s Who in American Law (Marquis), New Jersey Magazine, and New York Magazine, as one of New Jersey and New York’s top super lawyers. He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV for over 20 consecutive years. He has received these designations based on peer recognition and professional achievement. In 2013, Mr. Cohen was honored with the Good Corporate Citizenship Award by the United Negro College Fund. In 2015, he received the Distinguished Service Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education in recognition of the many hours of devoted service he rendered to ICLE. In 2017, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America for employment law practitioners. In 2018, he received the Award of Merit from the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL-CIO, in recognition of his commitment to his community service and continued support of the labor movement. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Labor Museum, where he is the elected secretary. He is the host of The World of Workradio show broadcast weekly on public radio WDVR-FM, where he interviews guests about work, labor and business. Mr. Cohen holds an AB Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers College, a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law – Newark and an LL.M. in Labor Law from New York University School of Law. In 2018, Mr. Cohen won two precedent setting cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court. In In the Matter of William R. Hendrickson, Jr., Department of Community Affairs, it was decided that progressive discipline applies to a public employee who used a sexist and disrespectful gender slur about his supervisor. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) recommended that after a suspension, the employee should be reinstated to his former Civil Service position with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and awarded back pay. The Civil Service Commission did not have the quorum needed to modify, reject, or adopt the initial decision of the ALJ, who heard the evidence and recommended the penalty. The Supreme Court reversed the appellate court when it interpreted for the first time the amended statutory law on quorums. It found that where there is no quorum at the Civil Service Commission, the ALJ’s decision is “deemed adopted.” It ruled for the first time that the “deemed adopted” decision must receive the same level of deference by a reviewing appellate court as does a Civil Service Commission decision made with a quorum. In Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO vs. New Jersey Civil Service Commission, the Supreme Court considered the New Jersey Legislature’s first exercise of its constitutional authority under the Legislative Review Clause of the New Jersey Constitution, which allows it to challenge the efficacy of an agency’s regulation. The Supreme Court struck down a proposed amendment by the Civil Service Commission to the New Jersey Administrative Code, which permitted the introduction of the concept of “job banding” at the Department of Transportation. This allowed a grouping of titles into a single broadband. Under the proposed rule, employees could advance between banded titles without competitive examinations, and the Appointing Authority would have discretion to choose among all the candidates who demonstrate the required competencies, rather than choosing from the three highest ranking eligible candidates, after an examination. This rule was struck down by the Supreme Court, which determined that a competitive examination was required for selection from among the three highest ranking candidates. In perhaps his most significant decision, in 2001 Mr. Cohen won a decision at the New Jersey Supreme Court in State vs. International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 195. This decision reversed antiquated precedent dating back 150 years regarding the common law doctrine of “no work, no pay.” It found that public employees who are unjustly deprived of work opportunities are entitled to back pay as a remedy from an arbitrator. Prior to this case, they would not be entitled to back pay unless they actually worked.

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Barry Eichen

Barry Eichen

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

40 Ethel Rd, Edison, NJ 08817, USA

South Edison native Barry R. Eichen is a Shareholder with Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP, and one of New Jersey’s most seasoned and well-respected trial lawyers. Energetic and hands-on, Mr. Eichen has built a thriving practice that is esteemed by clients, peers, and the judiciary throughout the state of New Jersey. His areas of practice include personal injury, products liability, Federal Employee Liability Act cases (FELA), medical malpractice, and other complex litigation matters. Mr. Eichen has also served on the Board of Governors for ATLA-NJ and has taught seminars at the request of ATLA. He has also earned a national reputation for handling complex, high-profile mass-tort litigation, including the Phen-Fen diet drug case, and consumer fraud class action claims. Mr. Eichen has also sat as a member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for Phen-Fen Litigation, Rezulin Drug Litigation, Vytorin/Zetia Drug Litigation, as well as Schering-Plough’s Intron A Drug Litigation. He was also part of the team that successfully litigated the class action claim against LYMErix a vaccine developed to prevent Lyme disease. He has served as a prosecutor for various townships and has tried over 100 complex cases. In August of 2005, Mr. Eichen obtained a $19.2 million verdict on behalf of a railroad worker who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis as a result of various railroads’ failure to provide adequate respiratory protection. This was one of the largest FELA verdicts in the Country for pulmonary fibrosis. In April of 2007, Mr. Eichen obtained a verdict against Ford Motor Company for a defective throttle body which resulted in a brachial plexus injury to the right arm of the plaintiff. After a 4 week trial, the jury awarded plaintiff $10,626,479.89. Mr. Eichen represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2010, wherein he obtained a $51 Million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for overcharging Medicaid recipients. This verdict led to a recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In a recent trial against the City Of Newark, Mr. Eichen was able to obtain a verdict in the amount of three million dollars. The case involved the failure of the City of Newark to repair a pothole that was approximately three feet wide and four feet long. The jury had determined that this was a dangerous condition that the city knew or should have known existed for approximately one year, although there were complaints that the city had neglected to repair said dangerous conditions for a period of one year. While this matter was reversed due to a procedural technicality, the case was settled prior to a retrial. That same year, he served as lead counsel in a consumer fraud class action against OSRAM Sylvania, Inc. He secured a $30 million settlement on behalf of his clients. Mr. Eichen was a part of the consumer privacy lawsuit against Facebook (now Meta Platforms Inc.) which recently settled for $90 million. He served on the science committee, along with Billy Murphy of Baltimore’s Murphy Falcone.

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Bernard A. Kuttner

General Practice Law

1225 E River Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921, USA

Area of Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution Bernard A. Kuttner, a New Jersey attorney whose legal career spanned more than 60 years. During his career, he tried 72 Constitutional Law cases for César Chavez's United Farm Workers and also represented the NAACP among many other pro bono clients. In every pro bono case, he personally covered all fees amounting to tens of thousands of dollars in out-ofpocket expenses. In recognition of his service, the 3,500 member Essex County Bar Association called its annual Pro Bono Award the Bernard A. Kuttner Pro Bono Award. Mr. Kuttner was born on Jan. 13, 1934 in Berlin, Germany to B. Frank Kuttner and Vera (Knopfmacher) Kuttner. As Nazi edicts against Jews grew ever harsher, Frank Kuttner like most Germans of the Jewish faith lost his job. He had been employed at a large department store in Berlin. In December of 1938, one month after Kriställnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) during which Jewish houses of worship and Jewish shops were destroyed, the Kuttner family fled in a fishing boat to Rotterdam, Holland, where they stayed for a few days before boarding a ship headed for Ellis Island, New York. On January 18, 1939, a few days after Bernard Kuttnerts fifth birthday, they arrived in New York City. For a while, they lived in the Bronx with Frank Kuttner's older brother, Fred. Then the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. There Bernard Kuttner, who spoke no English when he arrived in the United States, attended grammar school. Finally, the Kuttner family moved back East and settled in Irvington, New Jersey, where Bernard went to high school and was honored as "outstanding citizen of the year." Mr. Kuttner's long and distinguished career as an attorney Included arguing three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Among his many other accolades and achievements, he was elected president of the Essex County Bar Association. He wrote a Code of Ethics for Governmental Officials that was adopted by more than 200 communities in the United States. He served as Judge of the State Division of Tax Appeals. He said that he chose law as a career because he wanted to help people. In high school, he was asked to be on radio programs where he talked about Civil Rights issues. Even then, they were on his mind. When it came time for college, he applied to Dartmouth and was accepted with a full scholarship. Never having been there, he set off in August 1951 for Hanover, New Hampshire where he spent four happy years. In 1955, he graduated cum laude with a major in philosophy. Then it was off to law school. At first he went to the University of Virginia Law School as a Bayley-Tiffany Scholar but had to leave after a year when he ran out of money. He transferred to the Seton Hall Law School in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Because he had to work during the day, he attended law school at night. This schedule meant that it took him four years to get his law degree. While in law school he worked for the Superior Court Judges in Essex County doing presentence investigation reports. This entailed visiting the homes of people convicted of a crime to observe the home environment and to analyze what might have caused or contributed to the conviction. Mr. Kuttner was also responsible for evaluating a prisoner's prospects for rehabilitation. As it turned out, these insights weren't wasted on him. Much of his legal career was dedicated in one way or another to helping people who had had to deal with circumstances that were often harsh and unfair. Immediately after graduating from law school, Mr. Kuttner served his clerkship with McGlynn, Weintraub and Stein, the firm of Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub who headed the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1957 to 1973. Around the same time, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served part time for 12 years as a Lieutenant Commander. He did it, he said, because "1 wanted to give back to the country that had taken me and my parents in." After finishing his clerkship, Mr. Kuttner joined the firm of Toner, Crowly, Woelper & Vanderbilt, one of the largest law firms in New Jersey. It had been founded by Arthur T. Vanderbilt who was the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957. Mr. Kuttner remained there for eight years, defending major pharmaceutical companies and large corporations against people who had been injured. The law firm was prestigious. but Mr. Kuttner decided to go into solo practice so he could help those in need. In the spring of 1965, Mr. Kuttner had participated in the five-day, 54-mite-long march led by Dr. Martin Luther King from Selma, Alabama to the state capital in Montgomery to fight for voting rights. "One memory of that trip is that the dogs were ferocious," Mr. Kuttner said. "They were letting them loose to scare us. They would rear up and snarl as we marched along." Mr. Kuttner became a life member of the NAACP. Subsequently, the head of the NAACP in New Jersey heard about him and enlisted his help. A few miles from where Mr. Kuttner worked, the ultra-conservative John Birch Society had taken over the Roselle school board, which was banning books from the library such as J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and John Kenneth Galbraith's "The Affluent Society." The NAACP objected. The case of State v Brown went to the New Jersey Supreme Court where Mr. Kuttner prevailed. With this victory, children who were predominantly black continued to have access to worthwhile books that the ultra conservatives had sought to ban. But the cases on which he worked of which he was most proud had to do with the United Farm Workers. Although they were based in LaPaz, California, there were many members of the Union in New Jersey. "New Jersey and New York had become the real battleground," Mr. Kuttner said. "They arrested more than 70 individuals for picketing peacefully and exercising their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly. There were people, young and old, working on the farms in the heat, not getting anything near a living wage, with no food, no water. I was trying to get them decent living wages and better treatment. Over the years, it was quite a struggle. Now they're in better shape." Hearing of this work on behalf of 30,000 United Farm Workers, most of whom were Catholic, New York's Cardinal John O'Connor invited Mr. Kuttner and his wife, Marta, to have dinner at his home at St. Patrick's Cathedral and then arranged for the Kuttners to travel to Rome to visit Pope John Paul ll. "it was a very meaningful experience.," Mr. Kuttner said. "We talked with the Pope for a good while." Then he added, "They made him a Saint."

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Bankruptcy Law

1524 Mays Landing Rd, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA

Brian F. Swope is a bankruptcy attorney in Vineland, New Jersey, practicing through the Law Offices of Brian F. Swope, Esquire. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the focus of his website’s bankruptcy section. Swope says he does his own legal work and speaks with prospective clients himself during the free initial telephone consultation. The published bankruptcy terms call for a flat fee. Clients may arrange to pay legal fees in installments, but the site specifies that those fees must be paid before a petition can be filed. It also says that a case involving more than 30 creditors requires an additional fee quote. Swope also represents people in municipal court. His site names speeding, uninsured driving and driving with a suspended or revoked license among the traffic matters he accepts, alongside careless or reckless driving. In describing how he prepares a defense, he discusses investigating the circumstances of a ticket and negotiating the charge. Police reports and body-camera recordings are among the materials reviewed; witnesses may be questioned where appropriate. For small businesses, the firm lists work on both transactions and litigation. Its services cover starting a business as well as buying or selling one, with commercial leases and contracts also on the list. The firm identifies mediation and arbitration as additional services. Its contact page describes a South Jersey service area that includes Vineland and Folsom.

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Britt Simon

Britt Simon

Featured Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

40 W High St, Somerville, NJ 08876

Britt J. Simon is responsible for overseeing case-resolution, and frequently litigates an expansive variety of criminal, civil, and commercial matters to a large network of clientele. Mr. Simon is licensed to practice throughout New Jersey, and is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia Bar. He is also authorized to litigate in the District Court, US Circuit Courts, the US Supreme Court, and various matters of the Military & Armed Forces. As a member of numerous Bar Associations, he is guided by a commitment to the best interests of his clients, and adheres to the highest standards of the legal profession.

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Bryan R. Gavin

Personal Injury Law

29 Columbia Turnpike #101, Florham Park, NJ 07932, USA

Bryan R. Gavin is a personal injury attorney with McHugh & Imbornone, P.A. Law Office in Florham Park, New Jersey, where the firm lists him as an associate. His attorney profile identifies negligence and wrongful death among his practice areas, along with claims involving automobile accidents, slip-and-fall incidents, dog bites and burns. It also lists premises liability, product liability and construction site accidents. Other subjects in Gavin’s profile include medical malpractice, misdiagnosis and medical devices. His listed work extends beyond personal injury claims to workers’ compensation and municipal court matters. The municipal matters identified on his profile include DUI/DWI, traffic violations and disorderly persons cases. Gavin earned a bachelor of arts degree from Dickinson College in 2009 and a juris doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, he served as a law clerk to Judge Nesle A. Rodriguez in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County. His firm biography lists bar admissions in New Jersey and New York. It also identifies him as an active member of the Hudson County Bar Association and lists the New Jersey State Bar Association and New York State Bar Association among his professional associations. McHugh & Imbornone describes its firm-wide practice as encompassing personal injury representation, workers’ compensation and municipal court matters. The firm’s municipal practice includes drug possession matters as well as traffic and DUI/DWI cases.

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Corporate and Transactional Law

92 Lake Rd, Short Hills, NJ 07078

Caren J. Menahem is a licensed attorney in New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Connecticut. Ms. Menahem holds an undergraduate degree from S.I. New House School of Public Communications in Syracuse, New York and she has earned her Juris Doctorate from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. She has experience working in the television broadcast arena, media advertising creative departments and has prior Corporate Law experience.

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Charles Spinelli

Charles Spinelli

Distinguished Lawyer

Insurance Law

121 Summit Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Charles Spinelli is president of E3, an employee-management company in Summit, New Jersey. His professional background includes corporate and securities law, investment banking and executive management. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees at Fordham: a Bachelor of Science from the university and a Juris Doctor from its School of Law. At E3, the business is employer administration. The company offers payroll and tax administration, employee benefits and human resources services. Its payroll system handles W-2s, garnishments and unemployment claims as well as tax collection and filing. On the human resources side, E3 staff prepare employee handbooks, management guides and safety programs. Businesses can also engage the company through its administrative services organization model for day-to-day HR administration. These are E3’s services, rather than a description of Spinelli’s individual legal practice. Outside his work at E3, Spinelli has coached women’s lacrosse for 20 years and served as a football captain in high school and college. His company biography also describes his mentoring of young men and women in business and faith. It lists involvement with Regnum Christi and the Knights of Columbus, along with work as a catechesis presenter. Other commitments named in that account are a board role with the Young Catholic Professional group and service on the finance committee of Inspire, a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey.

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Christine M. Dalena

Christine M. Dalena

Featured Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

23 Cattano Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA

Christine M. Dalena, Esq. has been a family law attorney for over 36 years. For the past 20+ years, Ms. Dalena has been an equity partner with Laufer, Dalena, Jensen & Doran, LLC, in Morristown, New Jersey. Managing Partner Ms. Dalena has extensive experience in handling complex, high net worth and high conflict mediation, collaborative law and family law litigation matters. Although Ms. Dalena's specialty is in handling family law related matters (divorce, dissolution of civil unions, adoptions, domestic violence, custody & parenting time, marital torts, paternity, co-habitation agreements & pre-nuptial agreements), she has extensive experience in other areas of the law - real estate transactions - which allows her to handle a broader spectrum of issues that customarily arise in the matrimonial law context. Each case is unique so she employs the most appropriate strategy - mediation, arbitration or litigation - based on the particular circumstances that exist in each individual matter. Her mediation and collaborative training skills, coupled with her knowledge of the law, ability to handle complex financial issues, and compassion for her client's needs and goals have enabled her to handle the intricacies of family law successfully. She is a passionate advocate in mediation, collaborative law and family law and is sensitive to the personal conflicts and emotions that arise in family law matters. Ms. Dalena has been selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list since 2009 and as one of the top 50 women attorneys in the State of New Jersey for 2010, 2011 & 2012. In addition to being a member of the New Jersey State Bar, Ms. Dalena is also a member of the US District Court of New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Bar. She is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, NJ State Bar Association, Morris County Early Settlement Panel Program, Morris County Bar Association, NJ Collaborative Law Group, NJ Association of Professional Mediators and International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She served as a law clerk to the Hon. George P. Helfrich, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Div., Civil Part, Morris County. She received an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware and her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall School of Law. Ms. Dalena continues her commitment to helping others by serving as a member/trustee on several civic/community, political and charitable organizations.

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Christopher DiGirolamo

Christopher DiGirolamo

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

201 Columbia Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Christopher T. DiGirolamo is the Managing Partner of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C., a nationally recognized personal injury law firm based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He brings over three decades of trial experience, successfully representing clients in complex litigation involving motor vehicle accidents, construction site injuries, workers' compensation claims, premises liability, and defective products. His results-driven approach and relentless advocacy have led to numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, including his role as co-counsel in a landmark $101 million personal injury recovery stemming from a construction accident—one of the largest of its kind in U.S. history. Mr. DiGirolamo is admitted to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is deeply committed to protecting the rights of injured workers and personal injury victims.

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Clifford E. Lazzaro

Clifford E. Lazzaro

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

4400 US-9 suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728, USA

Clifford E. Lazzaro has formidable trial skills honed over a 30-year period and can lead your case to a favorable outcome. After gaining invaluable courtroom trial experience as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for four years and then as a Special Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey for one year, Clifford E. Lazzaro established his boutique law firm, Clifford E. Lazzaro, P.C., in 1997. His law firm is focused on the areas of criminal law including trials and appeals, family and matrimonial law and municipal court matters. Clifford E. Lazzaro began his legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office from 1988 to 1992 and also served as a Special Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey from 1991 to 1992. During his time in the Prosecutor’s Office, he presented over a 1,000 cases to the Grand Jury and conducted approximately 30 jury trials and over 15 bench trials. Clifford E. Lazzaro has been a criminal defense attorney since 1992. Clifford E. Lazzaro graduated from New York University in 1981, where he received his BA. and from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1985, where he received his JD. Tough Representation from a Smart, Experienced Attorney From the time his law firm was established, Clifford E. Lazzaro has demonstrated a high level of expertise in effectively handling each aspect of the court process, from negotiation to litigation. He delves into the unique facts of each case and develops innovative strategies to achieve the best results for each client. His dedication to personalized representation is shown in the results.

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David Blackwell

Featured Lawyer

Civil Litigation

163 Madison Avenue, Suite 320, Morristown, NJ 07960

I am an attorney at Donnelly Minter & Kelly, LLC located in Morristown, NJ. My main area of practice includes civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of professional liability claims, employment lawsuits, commercial litigation, coverage matters and general liability claims.

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David Gelman

Criminal Defense Law

850 Rte 70 W, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

David is a license attorney in the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. David's focus is getting the client the best result possible. David has been an assistant prosecutor for 5 years prior to him opening Gelman Law, LLC. At the Prosecutor's office David handled many types of criminal law cases which has given him firsthand knowledge and experience about the criminal justice system. Prior to that David worked in a private law firm handling business transactions. David has handled numerous business transactions and can help in all aspects of business transactions. At Gelman Law, LLC our clients our the #1 priority. We will fight for your interest and get the best result possible.

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Deena Rosendahl

Labor Law

169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level Suite 105, Oakland, NJ 07436

Deena B. Rosendahl is a partner at Kaufman Semeraro & Leibman, LLP. Ms. Rosendahl specializes in counseling New York and New Jersey area companies on employment laws and regulations, conducting internal investigations and on site anti-harassment training programs, creating employee handbooks and defending and prosecuting labor and employment claims in both state and federal court. Ms. Rosendahl also negotiates and drafts collective bargaining agreements, employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements and severance agreements.

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Dennis Sabourin

Dennis Sabourin

Distinguished Lawyer

Estate Planning Law

135 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Suite 230, Montvale, NJ 07645

Area of Practice: Corporate and Transactional, Estate Planning and Business Litigation Dennis H. Sabourin is Of Counsel to the firm. He is a complete business attorney with in-depth experience in and knowledge of United States and international tax aspects of structuring transactions for most forms of business entities and many types of business transactions, business succession and estate tax planning, senior executive contracts and compensation packages, equity and separation packages and commercial litigation. Mr. Sabourin brings to his clients more than 35 years of experience. He has significant large-firm training and experience working for many years in two major firms, Carney, Smith, Badley & Spellman, P.C. of Seattle, Washington and Hannoch Weisman, P.C. of New Jersey, where he was a member of both the tax and litigation departments. Mr. Sabourin has a master's degree in tax from the University of Florida, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Law School and earned his B.A. from the University of Vermont.

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Douglas Herring

Douglas Herring

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

475 Wall St, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

Douglas Herring practices criminal and municipal defense in New Jersey. With extensive experience as both a criminal prosecutor and defense attorney, Douglas Herring understands both sides of the law and can determine the most effective methods to help his clients. Douglas Herring is a 1991 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and a 1996 graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. After working as a defense attorney, Mr. Herring began as a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles. Eventually, Douglas Herring was assigned the elite Hardcore Gang Unit in the Compton Courthouse and the Norwalk Courthouse. Douglas Herring relocated to New Jersey and worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Newark and Trenton. He moved to state court crimes and began as an Assistant Prosecutor in Middlesex County. Eventually, Douglas Herring was the busiest prosecutor on a trial team where he handled all aspect of the cases from the original charging through trial before a jury.This prosecution experience gave him the knowledge to understand the thinking of criminal prosecutors, which is invaluable when planning effective defenses for someone accused of a crime. Douglas Herring now engages solely in the practice of criminal and municipal defense.

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Medical Malpractice Law

34 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

At Messineo Law LLC, our entire team is dedicated to providing you with exceptional, personally tailored legal solutions. In addition to our exceptional experience and skill in handling personal injury, insurance defense and business litigation, our team of lawyers takes a personal approach to every case we handle.

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E. Drew Britcher

E. Drew Britcher

Distinguished Lawyer

Medical Malpractice Law

55 Harristown Rd, Suite 305, Glen Rock, NJ 07452

The head of the trial practice at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, located in Glen Rock and Morristown, New Jersey, E. Drew Britcher has spent more than 40 years practicing medical malpractice and personal injury law. Focusing his practice exclusively on litigation, he represents plaintiffs throughout northern and central New Jersey in medical malpractice, product liability and other personal injury matters. He has served as Counsel of Record or Amicus Counsel in nearly 45 reported decisions of the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He helped draft the New Jersey Patient First and Patient Safety Acts. After graduating from Rutgers College with a B.A. in 1981 in Political Science, while also completing the major requirements of History and Secondary Education, Mr. Britcher attended New York Law School, where he was admitted to the Order of Barristers and named the Regional Graduate of the Year by the international legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi before receiving his juris doctor in 1984. Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Britcher is Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey State Supreme Court and has been re-certified five times. Mr. Britcher is one of only eight attorneys to have been ranked among the top 10 attorneys by New Jersey Super Lawyers for 10 years. In addition, 2025 marks the 20th consecutive year he has been named to the Top 100. In 2025, he was ranked #2 among all New Jersey attorneys by Super Lawyers. He was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in recognition of his support of the ideals, objectives, and work of the organization. Recognized for his superior track record, Mr. Britcher has received numerous honors from his peers, including the Lawdragon 500, Leading Lawyers in America, Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Best lawyers in America, and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Justice. He also has an AV Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a past president of the New Jersey Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey Chapter (ATLA-NJ), and he has chaired their Amicus and Medical Malpractice committees for over two decades. He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. Mr. Britcher serves as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches courses in medical malpractice law and litigation. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

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Edward Colligan

Edward Colligan

Featured Lawyer

Workers Compensation Law

1037 Raymond Boulevard, 430, Newark, NJ 07102

Admitted: 1964, New Jersey Law School: Rutgers University, LL.B. University: Concordia University, B.A., 1956; Rutgers University, M.A., 1962

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Edward McKenna

Edward McKenna

Distinguished Lawyer

Corporate and Transactional Law

36 Buena Pl, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Edward J. McKenna Jr. is a Red Bank, New Jersey, attorney and the senior partner identified by Mckenna, Dupont, Stone & Washburne. His professional background includes municipal office: he formerly served as mayor of the Borough of Red Bank. He also co-founded the Two River Council of Mayors and served as its chairman. McKenna was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1975. His firm profile records admissions in New York and the District of Columbia as well. The federal courts listed there include the U.S. Supreme Court, the Third Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit courts of appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Tax Court. Credit union law is among his listed practice areas, alongside banking law and commercial litigation. He has also lectured on credit union and employment law. His individual practice listing covers municipal law; corporate, labor and employment law; matrimonial and family law; and real estate, land use and development. Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution appear in that same listing, while his seminar background includes a panelist role in New Jersey Supreme Court mediation. His firm dates its legal services to 1980 and describes serving Monmouth County families and businesses, state financial institutions and municipal governments. Its advertised services include residential and commercial real estate, property tax appeals and bankruptcy; these are firm-wide offerings, not a further list of McKenna’s individual practice areas.

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Esther Daniel

Family and Divorce Law

249 Brick Blvd, Brick, NJ 08723, USA

Esther A. Daniel is a family law attorney in Brick, New Jersey, and the founder and sole attorney of the Law Office of Esther Daniel. Her practice serves clients primarily in Ocean and Monmouth counties. The office is located at 249 Brick Boulevard in Brick. Daniel’s family law work includes both contested and collaborative divorce, as well as spousal support and child custody matters. Her professional profile also identifies elder law and estate planning among the areas in which she represents clients. Beyond those matters, she handles general civil litigation, including personal injury actions and landlord-tenant disputes. She also provides defense representation for people charged with driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated, as well as other offenses. Her firm biography describes additional work connected with the courts. It lists her as a family law panelist for the Ocean County Court and a speaker for that court’s mandatory parent education class. The same biography states that Superior Court judges appoint her in matters involving contempt charges in domestic violence, adoption and guardianship cases. Daniel’s published professional history includes recognition by Inside Jersey magazine in 2012 as a “Top Legal Mind” and inclusion among its Women Leaders in the Law. Her biography also records recognition in New Jersey Monthly’s “Top Attorneys New Jersey’s Outstanding Young Lawyers” in April 2014.

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Evan L. Goldman

Evan L. Goldman

Distinguished Lawyer

Labor Law

3 University Plaza Dr, 410, Hackensack, NJ 07601-6229

Area of Practice: Employment Law Civil Litigation attorney, Evan L. Goldman, Esq. has been practicing law since 1979. He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers with High Distinction in Economics and his Law Degree from the University Maryland School of Law. Following Law school he clerked for the Hon. Marshall Selikoff, J.S.C. who at that time was both the Assignment Judge and Presiding Judge Civil in Monmouth County. For most of the past 40 years, he has represented both individuals and businesses in all areas of civil litigation. During the past 20 years he has narrowed his practice to representing individuals in Employment Matters and in other areas of civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts here in New Jersey. To date, he has tried to conclusion over 125 Jury Trials and has been involved in thousands more. He has lectured extensively in the area of Employment Law and Insurance Coverage Law and has also published both articles and Op Ed. articles in these legal areas. Currently he is President of the National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey, the New Jersey affiliate of the National Organization. Previously, he had been Co-Chair of the Employment Law Section of the New Jersey Association for Justice and a member of its Board of Governors. He is also a member of both the Middlesex County Bar Association and Bergen County Bar Association. Formerly he was also a Registered Player Agent for the National Basketball Association. Evan has also been retained as an expert in numerous legal malpractice cases.

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Evans Chris Agrapidis

Evans Chris Agrapidis

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

3232 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USA

Evans Agrapidis, Personal Injury and Accident Lawyer in Jersey City New Jersey NJ is one of the founding members of the Agrapidis & Maroules law firm, which was formed in 1988 with Frank Leanza. Since the firm's inception, Mr. Agrapidis has specialized in personal injury matters for over 25 years, handling thousands of cases with a wide variety of clients, and representing them in all their personal injury needs. Mr. Agrapidis specialization includes but is not limited to the representation of his clients in: motor vehicle accidents, work related accidents, fall down cases, construction site accidents, wrongful death cases, and a wide variety of other personal injury categories resulting in mild to moderate injuries. Prior to forming the law firm of Agrapidis & Maroules, Mr. Agrapidis was in private practice since 1985, bringing almost 30 years of his legal experience to his clients. Mr. Agrapidis attends court on a regular basis to meet with and service all of his clients and their diverse legal needs. Mr. Agrapidis is fluent in Greek and serves the legal needs of our current and prospective Greek-speaking clients. Evans Agrapidis received his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University in 1978 with a concentration in Accounting with Honors and the distinction of Magna Cum Laude. In 1983, he received his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law. After completion of law school, Mr. Agrapidis served as a Clerk in the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey with Honorable John W. Devine. In addition, Mr. Agrapidis was admitted to the New Jersey State and New Jersey Federal Bars in 1983 and the New York State and New York Federal Bars in 1985, and is currently a member of the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Frances Tomes

Frances Tomes

Distinguished Lawyer

Tax Law

17 Broad Street, Suite 3, Freehold, NJ 07728

Area of Practice: Tax Resolution Frances A. Tomes is a shareholder and founding member of the firm Tomes Law Firm, PC. She received her law degree in 1986 after being able to attend college and law school on scholarships while holding down a part time job. Always a strong believer in the American Dream and the rights of the underdog, she works with business clients to lift and grow their business into a legacy with which they can experience the American Dream and helps injured, defrauded and debt ridden people battle the government, insurance companies, banks, pharmaceutical companies and other big business to obtain the justice they deserve. She handles cases involving general civil litigation, including medical malpractice claims, pharmaceutical and medical device claims, class actions, fraud and business litigation. She also handles cases involving individual and class action consumer protection cases. Ms. Tomes received her degree in Business Administration from Pace University with high honors, and her law degree with honors from New York Law School in New York, NY. Before forming this firm in 1993, she was an attorney at Garruto, Galex and Cantor in East Brunswick, NJ, and Subin Associates in New York City. Frances was one of three trial attorneys representing plaintiffs in the first multi-plaintiff trial in NJ asbestos litigation resulting in a combined verdict of over $1 million. She has successfully litigated numerous other multi-plaintiff cases. She has also litigated as co-lead counsel consumer product class actions that have generated settlements for consumers nationwide. In Extensis, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Frances was co-lead counsel in a consumer fraud class action that resulted in a settlement valued at over $140 million in rebate certificates and repair kits for purchasers of certain defective HP LaserJet printers. Other cases in which she obtained large settlements in class action suits include Pisano v. Peg Perego, involving defective strollers, as well as Gutelkov v. Buy Buy Baby, involving improper tax charges. She has successfully resolved student loan debts by convincing NJ HESAA to deduct thousands of dollars on its interest so that students can get a fair break as well as taken on the Internal Revenue Service to reduce client’s liability for taxes. She has litigated substantial business claims for local businesses as well as helped them plan their business to grow and avoid court, a passion she is most proud of as she is an entrepreneur herself. Many of her personal injury claims have resolved for 7 figures allowing her clients to fulfill their medical needs and she has been successfully represented numerous individuals denied their disability benefits by Social Security. As much as she loves being in the courtroom, her favorite part of law is meeting with people and working together with them to improve their lives, despite the tragedy that has hit them, and the pride she feels when her client has overcome their struggles. Frances is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association of Justice and a member of the Insurance Bad Faith Committee of the New Jersey Association of Justice and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Committees for Consumer Protection, Medical Malpractice, Class Action and Product Liability as well as a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals. Frances has been designated as one of the Top Attorneys in New Jersey by her peers since 2010. She worked Pro-Bono as Co-Liaison Counsel for the former New Jersey Bextra Pharmaceutical Injury Litigation, was previously a member of the Middlesex County Asbestos Advisory Board as well as handled a number of cases without charge for impoverished clients of Legal Services of New Jersey.

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Francis J. Sweeney, III

Francis J. Sweeney, III

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

955 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012, USA

Mr. Sweeney was born and raised in New York City. Mr. Sweeney attended Hobart College for his undergraduate studies and obtained his juris doctorate at Pepperdine University. He is a Member of the Passaic County Bar Association, Morris County Bar Association, American Association for Justice- NJ. Mr. Sweeney concentrates his practice in complex personal injury litigation with an emphasis on medical malpractice and catastrophic injuries. Mr. Sweeney has tried cases throughout New Jersey and has appeared before the Federal District Court, the Appellate Division and the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey. Mr. Sweeney clerked for the Honorable Frank M. Donato (J.S.C.).

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Franklin Montero

Franklin Montero

Distinguished Lawyer

Immigration Law

451 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011, USA

Franklin S. Montero is the founder and managing attorney of The Law Offices of Franklin S. Montero in Clifton, New Jersey, and a municipal court judge in Bergenfield. The borough lists his office at 451 Clifton Avenue. Before taking the bench in Bergenfield, Montero served the borough as both a public defender and a prosecutor. A January 2020 announcement of his judicial appointment describes those earlier positions and identifies him as Bergenfield’s first Latino municipal judge. He also clerked for Superior Court Judge R. Rosa. Montero studied marketing at New York University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in May 1999. A master’s degree in computer science from Fordham University followed in 2003. He completed his legal education at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, where he received his Juris Doctor in May 2010. New Jersey and New York both appear in his professional biography as 2011 bar admissions. The same biography lists participation in citizenship drives between 2016 and 2018 under pro bono activities. His firm advertises services in personal injury, immigration, bankruptcy, real estate and estate planning. For immigration matters, it serves both individuals and companies nationwide. The firm’s real estate services cover home purchases, sales and foreclosures, along with closings and deed transfers. Its estate-planning offerings include wills, trusts and health care directives. People seeking to reorganize or eliminate debt are also among those the firm says it assists.

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Franz Cobos

Franz Cobos

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

17 Academy St suite 312, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Franz Cobos is the owner and managing partner of the Cobos Law Firm in New Jersey. Mr. Cobos earned a Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2004 and has dedicated his practice to representing clients in the core areas of Family Law, Immigration Law, Criminal Defense, and Municipal Law.

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Fredric Marro

Fredric Marro

Distinguished Lawyer

Insurance Law

1763 Marlton Pike East, Ste 200, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003, NJ

Area of Practice: Insurance Regulatory and Compliance Law

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Criminal Defense Law

60 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Krovatin has more than 30 years of experience trying criminal and civil cases. Krovatin is a graduate of Columbia College and Rutgers School of Law, Newark. He was admitted as a Fellow to both the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Attorneys in 2003. Krovatin is a past President of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. He taught the Criminal Trial Seminar at Rutgers Law School as an Adjunct Professor of Law for four years and is the author of Caution Flags for Corporate Managers, 12 Cardozo Law Review 1291 (1991).

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Goutam Jois

Corporate and Transactional Law

1741 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd, Mercerville, NJ 08619

Goutam Jois is president and chief executive officer of Jois Construction Management, a company with its main office in Mercerville, New Jersey. He took the position in July 2021, according to his professional profile, after serving as general counsel and then combining that role with the chief operating officer position. His earlier career was in law firms. Jois lists an associate position at Cravath, Swaine & Moore from October 2009 to July 2012, followed by an associate position at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher through September 2017. During the latter period, he coauthored “How to Use Analytics and Predictive Coding as Securities Litigators” with Gareth Evans. Gibson Dunn’s February 2016 announcement identifies Jois as a New York associate and places the article in the winter issue of the ABA Securities Litigation Journal. September 2017 also marks the start of his general counsel tenure at JCMS; the additional chief operating officer title followed in February 2020. At Jois Construction Management, the business is infrastructure project delivery. The company dates its program, project and construction management work to 1985. Its portfolio includes transportation, water and wastewater, environmental, industrial, institutional and commercial building projects. These are the company’s services, rather than a description of Jois’s legal practice. Outside the company, the New Jersey Alliance for Action lists Jois among its Mercer County Chapter co-chairs, together with Daniel Benson and Wayne DeAngelo.

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Gregg A. Williams

Personal Injury Law

197 Rt-18 South, Suite 232, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Gregg A. Williams is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney in New Jersey, a distinction awarded to fewer than 2% of lawyers statewide. He has also been recognized among the Top 100 Lawyers and selected for the Super Lawyers list for his success in personal injury litigation. Gregg's legal career spans over 20 years. He holds bar admissions in New Jersey and has extensive trial experience representing clients in state and federal courts. His approach blends careful case preparation with confident, strategic advocacy-whether negotiating with insurance companies or standing in front of a jury. When you choose our firm, you work directly with Gregg and his trusted legal team from start to finish.

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Gregory Stathis

Personal Injury Law

32 S Main St, #2, Edison, NJ 08837

Gregory Stathis has been licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey since 1988. He is a partner at the law firm of Stathis & Leonardis. Mr. Stathis has over 25 years of experience handling personal injury matters, including workers’ compensation cases. He practices in both State and Federal Courts. He has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements for injured clients. In addition to handling personal injury matters, he regularly appears in workers’ compensation courts and represents clients in municipal courts and criminal matters throughout the State of New Jersey. Mr. Stathis has appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court on issues related to work injuries. He is a member and Vice President on the NJ Advisory Council of Safety and Health (COSH). Mr. Stathis is also a member of the American, New Jersey, and Middlesex County Bar Associations.

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