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Richard Lambert

Richard Lambert

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Corporate and Transactional Law

15 East Midland Avenue, Suite 3D, Paramus, NJ 07652

Mr. Lambert founded the firm in July of 1998 in order to cater to the legal needs of small to mid-sized businesses, their owners and executives. Mr. Lambert was born in White Plains, New York, on May 4, 1953. He attended Fordham University, where he received his B.A. in Communication Arts, and Fordham University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1979. Mr. Lambert is a business lawyer who serves as outside general counsel to a wide range of businesses, including many small to middle-market companies and start-up businesses, in a variety of industries. In his role as outside general counsel, Mr.Lambert provides counsel on the broad range of legal subjects affecting business, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings; antitrust and distribution law; banking and commercial finance; employment law; contracts; trademarks; and the negotiated resolution of business disputes. The clients of Dunn Lambert, L.L.C. are located primarily in New Jersey and New York, but the firm does maintain general counsel relationships with clients in other states in the United States and in Europe.

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Robert C. Papa, Jr.

Personal Injury Law

955 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012, USA

Mr. Papa concentrates on Personal Injury matters including Work Site Injuries, Motor Vehicle and Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Dog Bites, Workers Compensation, and No-Fault Arbitrations. Mr. Papa attended the University of Maryland for his undergraduate studies and Seton Hall School of Law for his Juris Doctorate. After graduating from Seton Hall, Mr. Papa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph F. Scancarella, the former Presiding Judge of the Civil Division in Passaic County. He is a graduate of the Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inns of the Court. Mr. Papa is a member of the Passaic County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey Association for Justice. On top of that, he has been included in the Super Lawyers list published by New Jersey Monthly. He has also received the Top One Percent lawyer award by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney recognized by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Papa was engaged in his family’s construction company, which provided him with an in-depth knowledge of construction site injuries. He has been certified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Hazard Recognition of the Construction Industry. This insight helped him obtain the ALM 2015 Hall of Fame Award for the highest Workplace accident verdict in New Jersey. Mr. Papa is married with two grown children and has volunteered as a coach for various sports. Mr. Papa has tried numerous Personal Injury matters and is a dedicated and skilled attorney who will fight for your rights to protect you and your family.

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Robert F. Simon

Real Estate Law

25 Independence Blvd, Warren, NJ 07059, USA

Area of Practice: Land Use Robert Simon’s practice includes land use regulation before local zoning and planning boards; real estate-related litigation including land use, tenancy, tax appeal, condemnation, and title actions; and commercial and residential real estate transactions. With over 33 years of experience, Rob Simon has established a reputation for zealous and diligent advocacy in representing clients in a variety of land use and real estate matters before local zoning and planning boards and in State and Federal Court. He also represents clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions. A shareholder and director at Herold Law, P.A., in Warren, NJ, he serves clients throughout New Jersey. Mr. Simon is currently Vice Chairman of the Land Use Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association; Attorney for the Township of Tewksbury Land Use Board; Special Land Use Counsel for the Borough of Wallington as to Affordable Housing and Redevelopment matters; Attorney for the Township of Millburn Board of Adjustment; and Special Counsel to the Township of Readington. He has previously served as Secretary and member of the Board of Directors of the Land Use Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association; District Chair for the Office of Attorney Ethics, District XIII Fee Arbitration Committee; Panel Chair, District V-B Fee Arbitration Committee; and Chairman of the Borough of Peapack-Gladstone Land Use Board. He is a frequent panelist at land use seminars sponsored by ICLE and Lorman Education Services. Mr. Simon was recognized on the 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters in the field of land use law, and in 2023 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Jersey Highlands Coalition. He has also been qualified as an expert witness by the Superior Court of New Jersey and the District Court of New Jersey. Mr. Simon received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and his J.D. from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, where he served as a member of the Editorial Board of the New Europe Law Review. He was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable R. Benjamin Cohen, J.S.C. He has been admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York, including U.S. District Court (District of New Jersey; Southern and Eastern District of New York) and U.S. Court of Appeals (Second and Third Circuit). He is a member of the Real Estate Law Section and the Land Use Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

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Robert P. Shapiro

Corporate and Transactional Law

411 Hackensack Ave 6th floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA

Robert has been practicing law in New Jersey and trying cases in its varied courts since 1967. The head of ShapiroCroland Corporate, Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation departments, Robert’s varied experience includes advising companies and individual clients in such diverse areas of the law as acquisitions and mergers, bankruptcy reorganizations and litigation of insurance, construction and complex commercial matters. A graduate of New York University and The George Washington University Law School, Robert is admitted to practice before both the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York as well as the United States Supreme Court. Robert is an active member of several state and local bar associations. He is a former member of the Judicial Selection and Appointment Committee; past Chairman of the New Jersey Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section; Co-Editor of the New Jersey State Newsletter of the Bankruptcy Section; past Master of the Vincent Commisa and D. Joseph DeVito Bankruptcy Inns of Court; Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education of New Jersey; and Chairman of Audit Committee of UJA, Northern New Jersey and currently a Director, past Director and Officer of JCC of the Pascack Valley, past Director of Graphic Scanning Corporation, Past Vice-President and Director of Banyan Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, past Director of Jewish Home and Rehabilitation, Rockleigh, New Jersey.

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