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150 Morristown Road, Suite 105
Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924 (Somerset Co.)
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(Main Office) Shain, Schaffer & Rafanello, P.C. is a general practice law firm designed and structured for the expert handling of sophisticated business transactions and litigated matters while maintaining the kind of close client relationships not possible with most firms. We are dedicated to providing quality legal services to our clients quickly, effectively and economically. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Business Practice with emphasis in Banking, Real Estate, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Appellate Law, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Administrative, Corporate, Divorce, Family Law, Municipal, Legislative, Regulatory, Land Use Law, Medical Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trials and Appeals. Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:JPMorgan Chase Bank
Chase Home Finance LLC
CitiMortgage, Inc.
Roselle Savings Bank
Magyar Bank
Monroe Township
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
North Brunswick Planning Board
KRU Medical
Neighborhood Health Services Corporation
Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.
ECD, Inc.
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Fixed Fees Available
Address150 Morristown Road, Suite 105
Bernardsville, NJ 07924, (Somerset Co.)
PhonePhone: 908-953-9300
Fax: 908-953-2969
URL: http://www.shainlaw.com
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Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Joel L. Shain (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, July 9, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., 1963); Boston University (J.D., 1966). Published Articles: "Protecting Municipalities From the Telecom Tax Fight," NJ Municipalities Magazine, February 2009; "Earn Some Green by Going Green," NJ Municipalities Magazine, November 2008; "Demand Response: Drawing Savings From the Grid," NJ Municipalities Magazine, February 2007; "Conservation and Innovation - It's Time to Apply Master Planning Principles to Energy," NJ Municipalities Magazine, February 2006; "Municipal Energy Aggregation - Let's Get it Right This Time," NJ Municipalities Magazine June 2003; "Energy Competition: Prepare For A Price Shock" - NJ Municipalities Magazine October 2002; "Universal Service: The Board of Public Utilities New Top Priority," New Jersey Municipalities, February 2002; "League Weighs in on Energy Deregulation," New Jersey Municipalities, May 2001; "Energy Deregulation - Prepare for a Price Shock," New Jersey Municipalities, March 2001; "From Success to Failure and The Way Back, A Short History of Municipal Energy Aggregation in New Jersey," NJ Municipalities Magazine May 2000; "Beyond Aggregation - Conserve and Generate Your Own Electricity," New Jersey Municipalities, Dec. 1999; "Electric Aggregation and The Monroe Experience," New Jersey Municipalities, April 1999. Member, Roxbury Defender Project, 1965-1966. Deputy Attorney General, State of New Jersey, 1968-1970. Chief Counsel, State Department of Banking, 1968-1970. Mayor, 1970-1974; Commissioner, 1974-1976; Mayor, 1980-1984, City of Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey. Director of Law and Township Attorney, Township of Monroe, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1988. League Energy Counsel, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, 2000. Judge Advocate, Military Order of the World Wars, New Jersey Chapter, 2008. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State (Chairman, 1978-1979 and Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1981, Banking Law Section; Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1983-1985; Member, Public Utilities Law Section, 2000) and American Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1966-1968]. Reported Cases: Appeal of Township of Monroe, 289 N.J. Super. 138 (App. Div. 1995); South Brunswick Associates v. Township Council of Monroe, 285 N.J. Super. 377 (Law Div. 1994); Application of Orange Sav. Bank, 172 N.J. Super. 275 (App. Div., 1980); In Re Mountain Ridge State Bank, 244 N.J. Super, 115 (App. Div. 1990); Ramapo Bank v. Camp, 425 F.2d 333 (3rd Cir. 1970); Application of Peoples Bank of Montvale, 111 N.J. Super. 141 (App. Div., 1970); Application of Peoples Bank of Ridgewood, 109 N.J. Super, 149 (App. Div., 1970); A & S Mfg. Co. v. Wetzler, 110 N.J. Super. 565 (Ch. Div., 1970); In the Matter of Springfield State Bank to be Located at 220-230 Route 22 in the Township of Springfield, County of Union, 107 N.J. Super. 230 (App. Div., 1969), cert. den. 55 N.J. 312 (1970); Application of Hamilton State Bank, 106 N.J. Super. 285 (App. Div. 1969); National Community Bank of Rutherford v. Howell, 106 N.J. Super 317 (App. Div., 1969); State By and Through Roe v. Nordstrom, 54 N.J. 50 (1969). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Law; Municipal and Governmental Law; Energy Law.Email: Joel L. Shain
Marguerite M. Schaffer (Member) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1970); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Awarded, Best Brief, Appellate Moot Court. Editor, Legislative Journal, Seton Hall University, 1975. Assistant Counsel, City of East Orange, 1978-1979. Counsel and Secretary, Board of Adjustment, City of East Orange, 1982-1986. Counsel, Planning Board, City of East Orange, 1982-1986. Adjunct Professor: Seton Hall Law School, 1981-1983; Fairleigh Dickinson University, Administrative Law, 1985-1986. Member: Committee on the Judiciary Budget, 1992; Supreme Court Ethics Committee, Essex District, 1984-1986, Morris District, 1986-1990. Chair, Somerset County Democratic Committee, Somerset County, New Jersey, 2008. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State (Member, Executive Committee, Banking Law Section, 1985; Chair, Banking Law Section, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; Essex County Women Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1981); Executive Women of N.J. (President, 1998-2002). Reported Cases: In re Bator, 395 N.J. Super 120 (App. Div. 2007); Township of Monroe v. Gasko, 182 N.J. 613 (2005); Kuhn v. Tuminelli, 366 N.J. Super 431 (App. Div. 2004); Morgan v. Markerdowne Corp., 201 F.R.D. 341 (D.N.J. 2001); United States SBA v. Martignetti, 98 F.Supp. 2d 587 (D.N.J. 2000); Leeds v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 331 N.J.Super. 416 (App.Div. 2000); Morgan v. Markerdowne Corp., 976 F. Supp. 301 (D.N.J. 1997); Mortgage Bankers Ass'n. of New Jersey v. New Jersey Real Estate Comm'n., 283 N.J. Super. 233 (App. Div. 1995); Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Services, Inc. v. New Jersey Real Estate Comm'n. 242 N.J. Super. 354 (App. Div. 1990). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Transactions; Land Use Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Marguerite M. Schaffer
Richard A. Rafanello (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, May 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pace University (B.B.A., 1964); Seton Hall University (LL.B., 1967). Member: Somerset County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Township of Monroe v. Gasko, 182 N.J. 613 (2005); In re Appeal of Monroe Twp., 16 N.J. Tax 261 (1996); Caesars World Inc. v. Caesar's Palace, 490 F.Supp. 818 (D.N.J. 1980); State v. Barber, 169 N.J. Super. 26 (Law Div., 1979); State v. Ralph Barone and Sons, 146 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div., 1976). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Construction Litigation; Elder Law; Municipal Law; Governmental Law; Real Estate Tax Appeals.Email: Richard A. Rafanello
ASSOCIATESKevin G. Boris (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2003). Carl Wilson Mock Trial Competition, 2001; Law Clerk, State Bar of Texas, Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, 2002; Law Clerk, Hon. Edward J. Ryan, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2003 - 2004. Member: American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Municipal Law; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud.Email: Kevin G. Boris
Tracy L. DeWitt (Associate) born Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada; admitted to bar, 1997, New Brunswick, Canada; 2003, New York; 2004, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 1990; LL.B., 1996); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: New Jersey State and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of New Brunswick, Canada. Reported Cases: Bowie v. Bowie, 1999 N.B.R. (2nd Supp.) No. 5 (Fam. Div.); Paul v. Paul, 1998 N.B.R. Uned 24 (Fam. Div.). Practice Areas: Bank Collections; Commercial Law; Creditor Bankruptcy; Mortgage Deficiencies; Bank Foreclosures.Email: Tracy L. DeWitt
Gregory B. Pasquale (Associate) born Dover, Delaware, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: LaSalle University (B.S., 1985); Pace University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Research and Writing Editor, Pace International Law Review, 1995-1996. Member, Pace University School of Law Trial Competition Team, 1995- 1996. Reported Cases: Fraise v. Terhune, 283 F.3d 506 (3d. Cir. 2002); Ramadan v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., 229 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2000); Clawans v. United States of America, 75 F. Supp.2d 368 (Dist. N.J. 1999); Carroll v. United Airlines, 325 N.J. Super 353 (App. Div. 1999); Carroll v. United Airlines, 7 F. Supp.2d 251 (Dist. N.J. 1998); Ramadan v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., 156 F.3d 198 (3d Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Aviation and Aerospace.Email: Gregory B. Pasquale
Nancy Stewart (Associate) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1982, New York; 1985, New Jersey. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1972); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). Instructor, Legal Writing and Research, Hastings College of Law, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Governmental Law; Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Nancy Stewart
Peter J. Tober (Associate) born Pompton Plains, New Jersey, September 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1989); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review. Senior Assistant Counsel, Office of the Governor (1999-2001); Assistant Counsel (1997-1999). Commissioner, New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (2001). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Peter J. Tober
Kathryn M. Decker (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, August 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1981); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court Barrister, 1989-1993. Vice President and Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Morris County, 1992-1999. New Jersey Supreme Court's District X and Ethics Committee, 1999-2002. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Health Care; Medical Law; Consumer Products; Pharmaceuticals; Banking; Contested Wills; Probate.
Leah Duggins (Associate) born New York, N.Y., November 14, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 2003); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient, Hofstra University School of Law Merit Scholarship. Associate Editor, Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal, 2006-2007. President, Black law Students Association, 2005-2006. Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business Law; Commercial Litigation.
Scott W. Parker (Associate) born Astoria, Queens, N.Y., October 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2001, New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2008, Federal Circuit. Education: Rutgers College, Rutgers University (B.A., 1996); Fordham Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Inc. Practice Areas: General Litigation.
OF COUNSELRichard P. Rodbart (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, March 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1965); Rutgers University School of Law, Newark (J.D., 1973). PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:{newline}Master, Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court (Union County, NJ) BIOGRAPHY:{newline}Assistant Prosecutor, Union County, NJ 1973 - 2003; Trial Supervisor, Investigations Supervisor, Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor, Executive Assistant Prosecutor, Member of State Attorney General's Task Force Pertaining to Prosecutorial Practices and Procedures, 1977-1978; Member of State Attorney General's Special Committee for Implementation of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, 1978-1979; Chairman, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee of the Union County Bar Association, 1980-1988; Member of Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Municipal Courts, Administration Sub-Committee, 1984; Participant and presenter at Judicial Conference of 1986 concerning proposal to allow for judicial review of proposed plea agreements (ultimately memorialized in R. 3:9-3); Representative of Prosecutors' Association of the State of New Jersey to the Supreme Court Task Force on Drugs and the Courts, 1990; Served as Judge for Seton Hall Law School Moot Court Competition, March 1990; Trustee, Criminal Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1987-1989; Secretary, Criminal Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1989-1990; First Vice Chair, Criminal Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1990-1991; Chair, Criminal Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1991-1992; Recipient of Union County Police Academy Service Award, December 1991; Member, Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society; Certified Instructor, Police Training Commission, State of New Jersey; Awarded Honorary Life Membership, Union County Police Chief's Association, 1994; Awarded Honorary Life Membership, P.B.A. Local #250, 1995; Master of the Bar of the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court, 1995. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1965 - 1970]. Practice Areas: Retail Banking; Criminal Law.Email: Richard P. Rodbart
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