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| | Address | Three University Plaza
Suite 410-4th Floor | | Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 | | (Bergen Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 568, Hackensack, NJ, 07602-0568 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Schiffman, Abraham, Kaufman & Ritter, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Appellate Practice, Chancery Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate, Corporate and Partnership Disputes, Environmental Law, Family Law, Matrimonial Law, Custody, Adoptions, Equitable Distribution, Finance, Franchise Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Criminal Tax Fraud, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Firm Size: 11 | Rate Information:
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| | Gene N. Schiffman (Retired). | | Lorraine Abelson Abraham (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., cum laude); City College of the City University of New York (M.A., 1967); Rutgers University (J.D., 1974); Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (certificat d'etudes). Listed, New Jersey Super Lawyer, Estate Planning and Probate, 2006-2008. Recipient, Women Helping Women Award, 1975. Member: Soroptimist International of Bergen County; Bergen County Judicial Appointments Committee; Marie L. Garibaldi Inns of Court (ADR), 2001—; Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1986-1998; Task Force on Municipal Courts, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1983-1985. Member and Secretary, Ethics Committee for Bergen County, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1979-1981. Master, Willard C. Heckel Inns of Court, 1997-1998. Member: Bergen County Bar Association (Member, 1975—; Member, Board of Trustees, 1976-1985); New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Women's Rights; Probate; Real Estate, 1975—; Member, Membership Committee, 1978-1985; Chairperson, Equity Jurisprudence Committee, 1984-1985 and 2003-2004; Member, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 1998-2004); Women Lawyers in Bergen County (Founding Member, 1975—). Reported Cases: In the Matter of Baby M., 217 N.J. Super. 313 (Ch. Div. 1987) rev'd 109 N.J. 396 (1988); In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Samuel Lee, deceased, 389 N.J. Super. 22 (App. Div. 2006). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Guardianship; Chancery Practice; Family Law; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Lorraine Abelson Abraham | | Barry L. Kaufman (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, August 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1980). Listed, New Jersey Super Lawyer, Family Law, 2007 and 2008. Member, Bergen County Bar Association Judicial Selection Committee, 2005-2008. Member, 2000-2002 and Chairperson, 2002-2004, District Fee Arbitration Committee, South Bergen, State of New Jersey. Member, 1981-1999 and Chairperson, 1999-2002, Bergen County Early Settlement Panel - Family Law. Barrister, North Jersey Family Law Inns of Court, 1993-1997. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. Reported Cases: Brawer v. Brawer, 329 N.J. Super. 273 (App. Div.), cert. denied 165 N.J. 138 (2000). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Spousal Support; Post Divorce Modification; Premarital Agreements; Family Law Mediation; Arbitration; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Barry L. Kaufman | | Robert L. Ritter (Member) born New London, Connecticut, March 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Fordham University (J.D., 1979). Municipal Judge, Alpine, New Jersey, 2007—. Listed: New Jersey Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; Best Lawyer in America, Commercial Litigation, 2007, 2008; New York Area's Top Lawyers, 2007, 2008. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character, 1997-2008. Chair, Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties and Member, Statewide Panel, 2002-2008. Member: Bergen County Judicial Appointments Committee, 2001-2004, 2005—; New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee for Bergen County, 1994-1998. Barrister, Justice Morris Pashman Inns of Court, 1998-2004. Partner, Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, 1985-1994. Member: Bergen County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1986); New Jersey State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Riley v. Simmons, 839 F. Supp. 1113 (D.N.J. 1993) rev'd 45 F. 3d 76 (3d Cir. 1995); Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. United States Gypsum, 711 F.Supp. 1244 (D.N.J. 1989); U.S. Golf Ass'n v. U.S. Amateur Golf Ass'n, 690 F.Supp. 317 (D.N.J. 1989); Hartman v. Blinder, 687 F.Supp. 938 (D.N.J. 1987); State of New York v. SCA Services, Inc., 844 F. Supp. 926 (S.D.N.Y. 1994); In Re De Cicco of Montvale, Inc., 239 B.R. 475 (Bkrtcy.D.N.J. 1999); Mack Paramus Co. v. Mayor and Council, 201 N.J. Super. 508 (App. Div. 1985), rev'd 103 N.J. 564 (1986); Ricciardi v. Weber, 350 N.J. Super. 453 (App. Div. 2002); Brawer v. Brawer, 329 N.J. Super. 273 (App. Div.), cert. denied 165 N.J. 138 (2000); Borra v. Borra, 333 N.J. Super. 607 (Ch. Div. 2000); Marxe v. Marxe, 233 N.J. Super. 247 (Ch. Div. 1989); Blair v. Anik Liquors, 210 N.J. Super. 636 (Law Div. 1986). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Law; Business Law; Appellate Practice; Chancery Practice; Estate Litigation; Corporate Dissolutions; Partnership Dissolution; Business Disputes; Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Contracts; Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Professional Liability; Zoning Law; Land Use. Email: Robert L. Ritter | | Paul N. Ambrose, Jr. (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, January 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1981, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1979); Rutgers University (M.B.A., 1980); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Lecturer: Estate Planning Basics; Probate Administration; Like Kind Exchanges, National Business Institute; Accounting Department, Rutgers University, 1987-1995. Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1992-1994. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Reported Cases: O'Connor v. O'Connor, 349 N.J. Super. 381 (App. Div. 2002). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate Litigation; Estate Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Dissolutions; Partnership Dissolution; Franchises and Franchising; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Business Formation; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Zoning Law; Land Use; Taxation; Tax Controversies; Criminal Tax Fraud. Email: Paul N. Ambrose, Jr. | | Steven L. Davis (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, November 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (B.S.E., 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau of Bergen, Passaic and Rockland Counties, 1983-1995. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Business Law; General Corporate; Chancery Practice; Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Partnership Dissolution; Estate Litigation; Employment Law; Environmental Law. Email: Steven L. Davis | | Evan L. Goldman (Member) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey, November 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with high distinction, Economics, 1976); University of Maryland (J.D., 1979). Listed, New Jersey Super Lawyer, Personal Injury, 2007. Speaker, Skills and Methods, Ethics, 1985-1990. New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee for Middlesex County (Member, 1985-1996; Secretary, 1985-1992. ATLA-NJ (Board of Governors; Co-Chair, Bad Faith Subcommittee, 2004—; Co-Chair, Employment Law Section; Panel Chair, Employment Seminar at Boardwalk Seminar, 2008; Presenter, Employment Seminar at Boardwalk North, 2007; Bad Faith Litigation in New Jersey, National Business Institute, 2001; Co-Chair, How to Hold Insurance Companies Responsible for their Bad Faith, 2005). Member: Bergen County (Civil Practice Committee) and Middlesex County Bar Associations; Middlesex Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ); American Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Reported Cases: State v. Williams, 197 N.J. Super 127 (App. Div. 1984); Bauter v. Hanover Insurance Company, 247 N.J. Super 94 (App. Div. 1989); Onayia v. Cass, 286 N.J. Super 664 (App. Div. 1996); Szoke v. Board of Adj., Monmouth Beach, 270 N.J. Super 341 (App. Div. 1992); Gilles v. Wiley Malehorn & Sirota, 345 N.J. Super 119 (App. Div. 2001); Claypotch v. E. G. Heller & Sons, 340 N.J. Super 472 (App. Div. 2003); Taddei v. State Farm Indem. Co., A.2d (App. Div. 2008). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Employment Discrimination; Construction Site Accidents; Insurance Bad Faith; Mold Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Evan L. Goldman | | Marianne Quinn (Member) born Teaneck, New Jersey, May 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Montclair State University (B.S., Political Science, 1978); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1981). Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Harris v. Harris, 235 N.J. Super 434 (Ch. Div. 1989); Brawer v. Brawer, 329 N.J. Super. 273 (App. Div.), cert. denied 165 N.J. 138 (2000). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Alimony; Spousal Support; Child Support; Child Custody and Visitation; Post Divorce Modification; Prenuptial Agreements; Palimony; Domestic Partnerships; Real Estate; Appellate Practice. Email: Marianne Quinn | | Daniel S. Eichhorn (Member) born Kingston, New York, March 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; 1997, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. District Court District of New Jersey. Education: State University of New York College at New Paltz (B.A., Political Science, 1993); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Listed, New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2006, 2007, 2008. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Hartman v. Mt. Valley, 754 NY S2d 31 (Appellate Div. 2nd Dept. 2003). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Partnership Disputes; Shareholder Disputes; Appellate Practice; Commercial Transactions. Email: Daniel S. Eichhorn | | —————————— | | Lori A. Johnson (Associate) born Boonton Township, New Jersey, February 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Howard University (B.A., summa cum laude); Rutgers University, School of Law-Newark (J.D., 1999). Author: "Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union: The First Amendment Balance of a Child's Morality and an Adult's Naughty Net Play," 25 Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal 157, 1999. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section; Securities Law Committee; Business Entities Committee); American Bar Association; Inn of Transactional Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Real Estate; Appellate Practice. Email: Lori A. Johnson | | Kit Elaine Calligaro (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, August 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business, cum laude, 1978); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2002). Listed, New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star, Family Law, 2007, 2008. Member, Bergen County Early Settlement Panel - Family Law. Barrister, Northern New Jersey Family Law Inns of Court. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; Passaic County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Post Divorce Modification; Probate Litigation; Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Kit Elaine Calligaro | | OF COUNSEL | | Allan S. Gutfleish (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., October 12, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, New Jersey; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1952); New York University Law School (J.D., 1954; LL.M., 1970). Judge, Municipal Court of Englewood, 1972-1974. Attorney, Board of Education, City of Englewood, 1976-1996. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts and Estates. |
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