MEMBERS OF FIRM
Robert J. Buckalew (Member) born Hackensack, New Jersey, June 14, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey and Virginia; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Recipient, Author of the Year, Community Associations Institute, New Jersey Chapter, 1994. Assistant County Counsel, Bergen County, 1974. Municipal Court Judge: Allendale, New Jersey, 1975-1990; Oakland, New Jersey, 1984-1985; Wyckoff, New Jersey, 1987-1990. Member: Bergen County (Co-Chairman, Municipal Law Committee, 1979-1980) and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Associate Member). Reported Cases: Fusco v. Fusco, 452 A. 2d 681, 185 N.J. Super. 321 (App. Div. 1982); Balsamides v. Perle, 712 A.2d 673, 313 N.J. Super. 7 (App. Div. 1998); Balsamides v. Perle, 734 A.2d 721, 160 N.J. 352 (1999) Practice Areas: Land Use and Zoning; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law; Estate Planning and Administration; Construction.Email: Robert J. Buckalew
Eric F. Frizzell (Member) born Queens, New York, February 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with Highest Honors, with Highest Distinction in English, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: President's Award, 2003; Member of the Year, 2001 and Author of the Year, 1993, 1997, 2000, Community Associations Institute, New Jersey Chapter. Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Functional Literacy Testing and the Denial of High School Diplomas in a Post-Desegregation Setting: Debra P. v. Turlington," 33 Rutgers Law Review 564, 1981. Attorney, Bergenfield Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1991. Member, Board of Directors (2002-2007), Vice President, 2004, Chairman, Editorial Committee (2001), Vice-Chairman, Education Committee (1996), Community Associations Institute, New Jersey Chapter. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Nolan v. Lee Ho, 577 A. 2d 142, 120 N.J. 465 (1990); Nigro v. Planning Board of Saddle River, 584 A. 2d 1350, 122 N.J. 270 (1990) Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Cooperative Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation.Email: Eric F. Frizzell
Martin N. Crevina (Member) born Geneva, New York, May 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1978); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1983). Certified Mediator. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers; Community Association Institute, New Jersey Chapter. Reported Cases: Nolan v. Lee Ho, 577 A.2d 143, 120 N.J. 465 (1990); Balsamides v. Perle, 712 A.2d 673, 313 N.J. Super. 7 (App. Div. 1998); Balsamides v. Perle, 734 A.2d 721, 160 N.J. 352 (1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Martin N. Crevina
David G. Frizzell (Member) born Queens, New York, January 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, New York; 1994, New Jersey. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., Philosophy, 1975); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law; Civil Litigation.Email: David G. Frizzell
Donna Ruberman Shahrabani (Member) born Livingston, New Jersey, February 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1988); Boston University (J.D., 1991). Paul J. Liacos Scholar. Associated with New York office of Winston & Strawn, 1991-1994. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law.Email: Donna Ruberman Shahrabani
ASSOCIATES
Cheryl Siegel (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, March 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Bergen County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law.Email: Cheryl Siegel
Mary Wynn Seiter (Associate) born Newport, Rhode Island, May 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2003, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Duke University (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1984); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Author of the Year, 2006, Community Associations Institute, New Jersey Chapter. Member: Bergen County, Connecticut, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Condominium Law; Cooperative Law.Email: Mary Wynn Seiter
Barbara A. Karpowicz (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey. Education: Montclair State University (B.S., Mathematics, 1996); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1999). Dean's List. Formerly with Gregory & Reed P.C. and Law Office of William Fried. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Collections.Email: Barbara A. Karpowicz
OF COUNSEL
Julie Colin Lehmann (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1980); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Managing Editor, Seton Hall Review, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, 2007. Formerly with: Hill Wallack; Newman & Herman; Hannock Weisman. Member, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Earl v. Johnson & Johnson, 158 NJ 155 (1999); Ongaro v. Country Flouring, 382 NJ Super 359 (App. Div. 2006); Josantos Constr. V. Bohrer, 326 NJ Super 42 (App. Div. 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Employment Law(25%).Email: Julie Colin Lehmann