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| Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate, Securities, Banking, Commercial, Employment Law, Government Contracts, Real Estate, Taxation, Negligence, Health Care and Criminal Law, Commercial Litigation, Plaintiff Litigation, Toxic Tort, Malpractice, Environmental, Government Affairs and State and Appellate Courts. | | Firm Size: 58 | Representative Clients:
Accountabilities, Inc.; Amboy National Bank; Baker Residential; Bentley Laboratories, LLC; BigString Corp.; Centex Homes LLC; Central Jersey Bancorp; Cherokee Northeast, LLC; Commerce Bank, N.A.; CommVault Systems, Inc.; Constantin Control Associates, Inc.; Cumberland Farms; CVS; Eagles Lake Reserve, Inc.; EK Success, Ltd.; First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey; Hall Construction Co.; Health Net, Inc.; Home Depot, Inc.; Hovnanian Enterprises; Infacare Pharmaceutical; Info Technologies, Inc.; Lennar Corp.; Lloyds London; Maximum Quality Foods, Inc.; Medical Transportation Association of New Jersey; Monmouth Medical Center; New Jersey Builders' Association; Paramount Homes; Pilot Travel Centers; Preit-Rubin, Inc.; Saint Barnabas Health Care System; Saker ShopRites; Scivanta Medical Corporation; Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey; Silver Shore Land Company; Southern Ocean County Hospital; South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center; Stavola Realty Company; Stratus Services Group; The Kokes Organization; Vertek Corp.; Visual Management Systems, Inc.; Walters Development; Wellspring Pharmaceutical Corporation; Winebow, Inc.; York Telecom Corp. |
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Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
| | John C. Giordano, Jr. (Member) born Long Branch, New Jersey, March 17, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, New Jersey as Attorney; 1956, New Jersey as Counsellor. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1952); Rutgers University (LL.B., 1955). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1953-1955. Law Secretary to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., 1954-1955. Delegate to Judicial Conference, Monmouth Bar Association, 1959-1963. (Also at Trenton, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; General Real Estate; Land Use Development; Public Affairs Issues. Email: John C. Giordano, Jr. | | Frank R. Ciesla (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, February 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, New Jersey; 1973, District of Columbia; 1975, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1963); New York University (LL.B., 1966); George Washington University (LL.M., Taxation, 1974). Root-Tilden Scholar. Research Editor, Moot Court Board. Procurement Legal Advisor: U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command, 1968-1971; Department of the Army Trial Attorney, Contract Appeals Division, 1971-1973. Member: Government Administrative Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1972-1973); New Jersey State Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. [Captain, U.S. Army, September 1967-September 1973, Judge Advocate General's Corps]. Practice Areas: Health (Health Care) and Hospital Law; Government (Public) Contract Law; Tax Law. Email: Frank R. Ciesla | | Bernard J. Berry, Jr. (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, January 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jersey; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Peter's College (A.B., 1967); Fordham University (J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence A. Whipple, U.S. District Court, 1971-1972. Author: "Transactions Not as Simple as They Seem," 7 New Jersey 38; "New Dawn of Superfund Liability: Let the Buyer and Lender Beware," 126 New Jersey Law Journal; "A Lender's Look at Environmental Collateral," 129 New Jersey Law Journal. Member: Monmouth County, New Jersey State (Member, Board of Directors and Former, Chairman of Banking Law Section and Member and Former Chairman, Commercial Transaction Subcommittee) and American Bar Associations; Medical Transportation Association of New Jersey (Counsel). Practice Areas: Business Law; Financial Transactions; Business Litigation; Banking Law; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Bernard J. Berry, Jr. | | John A. Aiello (Member) born Westfield, New Jersey, June 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey; 1975, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Monmouth County and New Jersey State (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1992-1994, and Director, Business Law Section), New York and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate (Corporation) Financing Law; Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers. Email: John A. Aiello | | Michael J. Gross (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1969-1970. Co-Author, "N.J. Land Use and Environmental Law Treatise". Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore J. Labrecque, N.J. Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1970-1971. Deputy Attorney General, 1971-1976. Member: New Jersey State (Environmental and Land Use Law Committees) and American (Natural Resources and Administrative Law Committees) Bar Associations. (Also at Trenton, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Coastal Environmental Law; Wetlands Protection; Zoning and Planning. Email: Michael J. Gross | | John A. Giunco, Jr. (Member) born Neptune, New Jersey, March 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.S., cum laude, 1974); Seton Hall University; University of Baltimore (J.D., 1978). Instructor, Monmouth University Real Estate Institute. Member: Board of Trustees, Meridian Health Realty Corporation; Real Estate Advisory Board, Monmouth University Real Estate Institute; Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation; Association of General Contractors; New Jersey Builders Association; Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey; New Jersey Planning Officials. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Christian Brothers Academy. Trustee, Collier School. Seminars: "Land Use Regulation and Title Restrictions," New Jersey Real Estate Title Defects and Restrictions Seminar, April 2008; "Public Contract Law" Seminar, April 2008. Practice Areas: Land Use Development Law; Title Review; Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Real Estate Finance. Email: John A. Giunco, Jr. | | Sharlene A. Hunt (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, June 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1980); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1983). Member, 1981-1982 and Associate Editor, 1982-1983, Rutgers Law Journal. Author, "OSHA and Employee Safety," New Jersey Lawyer, 126. Co-Author: (with Karen M. Nagle), "An Advance for Advance Directives," 144 New Jersey Lawyer 26. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Health and Hospital Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health (Health Care) and Hospital Law; Non-Profit Organizations; Corporate Law. Email: Sharlene A. Hunt | | Philip D. Forlenza (Member) born Neptune, New Jersey, April 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, New York. Education: Clemson University; Georgetown University (B.S., Finance, 1981); Fordham University (J.D., 1984). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate (Corporation) Financing Law; Corporate Law; Corporate (Corporation) Restructuring Law; Securities; Securities Offerings; Commodities Law. Email: Philip D. Forlenza | | Michael J. Canning (Member) born Long Branch, New Jersey, November 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Albany University; Fordham University (J.D., 1984). Member: Monmouth County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Reported Cases: Howard Wein, et al. v. Jack Morris, et al. (A-104-06); Williams v. Kenney, 379 N.J. Super. 118 (App. Div. 2005); Newell v. Hudson, 376 N.J. Super. 29 (App. Div. 2005); Waterloov Gutter Protection Systems Co., Inc. v. Absolute Gutter Protection, LLC, 64 F. Supp. 2d 398 (D.N.J. 1999); Whalen v. Schoor, DePalma & Canger Group, Inc., 305 N.J. Super. 501 (App. Div. 1997); Federal Ins. Co. By and Through Associated Aviation Underwriter v. Purex Industries, Inc., 972 F. Supp. 2d 872 (D.N.J. 1997); Robertson v. Central Jersey Bank & Trust Company, 47 F. 3d 1268 (3d Cir. 1995); Gatto v. New Jersey Automobile Full Insurance Underwriting Association, 284 N.J. Super. 665 (App. Div. 1995); Aetna Insurance Company v. Trans American Trucking Service, Inc., 261 N.J. Super. 316 (App. Div. 1993); Trans American Trucking Service, Inc. v. Ruane, 273 N.J. Super. 130 (App. Div. 1994); Kuhn v. Spatial Design, 245 N.J. Super. 378 (App. Div. 1991); Patterson v. Monmouth Regional High School Board of Education, 222 N.J. Super. 448 (App. Div. 1987). Practice Areas: Environmental Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael J. Canning | | Paul H. Schneider (Member) born Mt. Vernon, New York, June 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1975; J.D., with honors, 1978). Phi Betta Kappa. Note Editor, 30 Rutgers Law Review, 1978. New Jersey Deputy Attorney General, 1978-1987, Senior Deputy Attorney General, 1987-1991. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Environmental; Land Use) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Pierson v. Medical Health Centers, P.A., 869 A 2d 901, 183 NJ 65 (2005); In re Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, 852 A 2d 1083, 180 NJ 478 (2004); Nobrega v. Edison Glen Associates, 772 A 2d 368, 167 NJ 520 (2001); James v. Draper, 940 F 2d 46 (3rd cir. 1991); Matter of Issuance of Permit to Ciba-Geigy, 576 A 2d 784, 120 NJ 164 (1990); Public Service Electric and Gas Co. v. N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection, 501 A 2d 125, 101 NJ 95 (1985); Glassboro v. Gloucester County, 495 A 2d 49, 100 NJ 134 (1985). Practice Areas: Environmental Law and Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Affordable Housing; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Air and Water Pollution; Superfund Litigation; Brownfields Redevelopment. Email: Paul H. Schneider | | Elizabeth Hellmers Christian (Member) born Rego Park, New York, January 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); St. John's University (J.D., 1982). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Secretary, Member of Board of Directors and Co-Chair, Education Committee, Health and Hospital Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association . Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Elizabeth Hellmers Christian | | Andrew B. Robins (Member) born Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, May 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1986). Law Secretary to the Hon. Leo Yanoff, J.S.C., 1986-1987. Author: "Holding Land For A Future Payout - Don't Bank On It!", Perspective NJ, Spring 2008, "ISRA: Will the New Act Bring Reform to ECRA?" New Jersey Lawyer, June 28, 1993. Member: New Jersey Site Remediation Advisory Group; New Jersey Brownfields Task Force Advisory Group; Environmental Issues Committee of the National Association of Home Builders. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Litigation. Email: Andrew B. Robins | | Michael A. Bruno (Member) born Long Branch, New Jersey, June 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1983); Columbia University; New York Law School (J.D., 1987). Editor, New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1986-1987. Member, New Jersey Planning Officials. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Development; Redevelopment Law; Business Law; Banking Law. Email: Michael A. Bruno | | Kurt E. Anderson (Member) born Elmhurst, Illinois, June 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1985); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D., 1988). Staff Member, 1986-1987 and Associate Editor, 1987-1988, Rutgers Law Journal. Recipient, Tax Honors Certificate. Author: "New Jersey Commercial Loan Opinion Letters: The Remedies Opinion, Asset-Based Secured Transactions, Opinions & Related Exceptions, Qualifications & Assumptions," 25 Seton Hall L.Rev. 141 (1994). Sponsoring Advisory Board Member, New Jersey Technology Council's Sales & Marketing Peer Track, 1998-2002. Member, Public Policy Committee and Co-Chair, UCITA Task Force, New Jersey Technology Council, 2000. Member: International Trademark Association; New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business; Contracts; Commercial Transactions; Trademarks; Copyright; Computer Technology; Licensing. Email: Kurt E. Anderson | | Paul T. Colella (Member) born Orange, New Jersey, September 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Bentley College (B.S., 1984); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Health Care Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Offerings; Securities Law. Email: Paul T. Colella | | Gerald Patrick Lally (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, November 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1989. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Tax Law. Email: Gerald Patrick Lally | | Sean E. Regan (Member) born Red Bank, New Jersey, November 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1987); Duquesne University (J.D., 1991). Associate Recent Decisions Editor, Duquesne University Law Review, Vol. 29, 1990-1991, Member Vol. 28, 1989-1990. Member: Monmouth County and New Jersey State (Public Contracting and Construction Law Section) Bar Associations. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Zoning and Land Use; Construction Litigation; Government Contracts; Public Bidding; Professional Liability; Architects and Engineers Liability; Legal Malpractice Defense; Liquor Licensing; Liquor Liability. Email: Sean E. Regan | | Jay Seth Becker (Member) born Lynnfield, Massachusetts, July 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1990, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Associate Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1987-1989. Articles: "Retaliation Actions Under Title VII, CEPA and LAD"; "New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Contract Employee May be Discharged for Subjective Reasons"; "Direct Threats Under the ADA". Publications: "NJ Goes Its Own Way on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements," Summer 2001, The Job Description - Newsletter of the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute. Seminars: "When Cancer Affects an Employee," the American Cancer Society, March 8, 2007; Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources Legal Seminar, November 20, 2003; "Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace," Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources Employment Law Seminar, November 7, 2002; "Human Resources and the Law," October 27, 2002; "Personnel Law Update," sponsored by the Council on Education in Management, October 1-2, 1998. Member: Society for Human Resource Management; Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Jay Seth Becker | | Timothy D. Lyons (Member) born Rahway, New Jersey, May 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Economics, 1987); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1990). Member: Seton Hall Law Review, 1988-1990; Public Defender's Juvenile Justice Clinic, 1988-1990. Legal Secretary to the Honorable William L'E. Wertheimer, P.J. Cr., 1990-1991. Member, Richard J. Hughes American Inns of Court, 1991-1993. Member: Monmouth County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Business and Commercial Litigation Committee). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Business Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Actions; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy D. Lyons | | J. Scott Anderson (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, March 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1990); Boston College (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Development; Real Estate Transactions; Condominium Law. Email: J. Scott Anderson | | Peter B. Bennett (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1981, New Jersey and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1967); Fordham University (J.D., 1974). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1976-1985; Chief, Special Prosecutions, 1980-1982; Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1982-1985. Former President, U.S. Attorney Alumni Association (N.J.), 1991-1994. Lecturer, Advocacy Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, 1980-1985. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Federal Bar Association (Member, New Jersey chapter). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Appeals; Internal Corporate Investigations. Email: Peter B. Bennett | | Laurence Ira Rothstein (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, New York and Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1988); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Sigma Alpha; Henry Rutgers Scholar. Member, New York Law School Journal of International & Comparative Law, 1992-1993. Author: Note, "Protecting the New World Order: It is Time to Create a United Nations Army," Vol. 14, No. 1, New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1993. Reported Cases: Township Comm. of Neptune vs. Stagg, 312 N.J. Super., 312 (App.Div. 1998); Beattystown v. Dept. of Env. Prot., 313 N.J. Super. 236 (App. Div. 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Development; Land Use. Email: Laurence Ira Rothstein | | Robert J. Feinberg (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, January 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, Florida; 1993, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S Supreme Court. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., with academic honors, 1988); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1991). Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey. Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of New Jersey Rule 1:40-12. Mediator for Civil, General Equity and Probate. Speaker: "Contract Litigation," NJ State Bar Association/NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edison, NJ, May 6, 2005; "Transactional Success & The Law - The Litigation Risk Examined," Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce: Tax & Finance Committee, Middletown, NJ, March 12, 2004. Panel Moderator/Speaker: "A Dealmaker's Guide to Avoiding the Courthouse," Fourth Annual Business Law Symposium - NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Woodbridge, NJ, October 9, 2003. Panel Moderator/Speaker: "Litigation Avoidance Techniques for the Transactional Attorney," Third Annual Business Law Symposium - NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, East Brunswick, NJ, October 11, 2002. Panel Speaker: "Recent Developments in Legal Malpractice Claims," Professional Liability Underwriting Society, New York, NY, May 20, 2002. Author: "Kilarjan v. Vastola — The Demise of Specific Performance," 186 N.J. L. J. 427, October 23, 2006. Co-Author: "No Adequate Remedy at Law: The Devil's in the Adequacy," NJ Lawyer Magazine No. 250, February 2008; "N.J. Antitrust Act No Model of Liberality," 176 N.J.L.J. 328, April 26, 2004; "Selecting a Fiduciary is Often the Most Difficult Task of All," 174 N.J.L.J. 594, November 17, 2003; "Title Companies Must Be Prepared to Litigate," 172 N.J.L.J. 1059, June 16th, 2003. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Former Chair, Business Law Section, Business Litigation Committee; Member, Committees on: Business and Commercial Litigation; Equity Jurisprudence); The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation Avoidance; Risk Management; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Development; Probate Litigation; Fiduciary Law; Professional Liability; Conflict Litigation. Email: Robert J. Feinberg | | Patrick S. Convery (Member) born Edison, New Jersey, March 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Centennial Scholarship. Named as Rising Star, New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2007. Author, "Hospital Medical Records Copying - Treacherous Waters?" Garden State Focus, Volume 49, Number 7, August/September 2003. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Litigation; Closely Held Corporations; Shareholder Disputes; Corporate Finance; Health Care Finance; Regulatory Matters. Email: Patrick S. Convery | | Michael A. Pane, Jr. (Member) born Princeton, New Jersey, August 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1989); University of Miami (J.D., 1992); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (LL.M., International Business Practice, 1993). Selected as 2007 Super Lawyers New Jersey Rising Star. Author: "All Pay and No Play" New Jersey Law Journal, April 2008; "Waiting Game: Fair Housing Decision Creates Uncertainty in the Short Run for Municipalities and Developers" New Jersey Law Journal, May 2007; "Local Government Law," Volumes 34, 35, 35A of West Group's "New Jersey Practice" series, 4th Edition, 2007; "Slaying The White Elephant: NJ Must Address Shortcoming In Redevelopment Plan" New Jersey Law Journal, May 2006. Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Waters v. Township of Galloway 286 N.J. Super. 222, 668 A.2d 1086 (App. Div. 1995); Brousseau v. Millstone Tp., 16 N.J. Tax 344 (Tax Ct. 1997). Languages: Italian. Email: Michael A. Pane, Jr. | | Michael J. Vitiello (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, New York. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1995). Law Intern, Honorable, John W. Bissel, District Court of New Jersey, 1993. Law Clerk, Honorable Eugene D. Serpentelli, A.J.S.C., 1995-1996. Member, Seton Hall University Moot Court Board, 1993-1995. Member: New York State, New Jersey State (Member, Board of Directors, Land Use Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Lawyer Pilots Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Development; Redevelopment; Real Estate Property Transactions; Wetlands; Affordable Housing; Environmental Law. Email: Michael J. Vitiello | | Steven M. Dalton (Member) born Staten Island, New York, May 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Delhi (A.A.S., 1991); State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry (B.S., 1993); Pace University (J.D., 1996). Casenote and Comment Editor, Pace University Law Review. Member: New York State (Member, Environmental Section) Bar Association; National Association of Home Builders Legal Action Network for Development Strategies; New Jersey Builders Association; Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey. Email: Steven M. Dalton | | Pamela Johnson Knauer (Member) born Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, November 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 2001, New Jersey. Education: Douglass College of Rutgers University (B.A., 1987); New York University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Finance; Securities; Business Law; Contracts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law. Email: Pamela Johnson Knauer | | Timothy J. Dengler (Member) born West Islip, New York, October 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1990); Widener University (J.D., 1994); Villanova University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate Litigation; Taxation. Email: Timothy J. Dengler | | Catherine J. Bick (Member) born Bremerton, Washington, April 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Loyola College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (J.D., 1997). Book Review Editor, Women's Rights Law Reporter, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to the Hon. Florence R. Peskoe, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, 1997-1998. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Catherine J. Bick | | Monica J. Ceres (Member) born Belleville, New Jersey, September 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.S., 1995); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Catholic University Law Review, 1997-1998. Co-Author: "Ensuring Compliance with Age Restrictions in '55 and Over' Communities," Development NJ, Winter 2007. Member: New Jersey Chapter of Industrial Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc.; Board of Directors for Collier Services; New Jersey Builders Association; Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey. Honors/Awards: Selected by Real Estate New Jersey as a 2006 and 2007 Woman of Influence; Selected by Super Lawyers as 2007 New Jersey Rising Star. Speaker: "An Overview of Lease Documents; What's Important and Impacts Value," sponsored by the Central Jersey Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, June 13, 2007. Email: Monica J. Ceres | | Marc D. Policastro (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., cum laude, 1987); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Raymond Del Tufo Award for Constitutional Law. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Land Use; Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law; Land Use. Email: Marc D. Policastro | | Joseph C. DeBlasio (Member) born May 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Flagler College (B.A., 1993); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1996). Barrister, Sidney Reitman Employment Law, American Inn of Court. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); New Jersey Defense Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Substantive Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). | | —————————— | | Tara L. Phelan Carver (Associate) born Bayside, New York, June 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and New York. Education: Monmouth College (B.A., 1990); New York Law School (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Tara L. Phelan Carver | | Rachel M. Rinninsland (Associate) born Washington, D.C., October 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2001, New Jersey. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1995); Widener University (J.D., 1999); Villanova University (LL.M., 2004). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Charitable Giving; Guardianship; Probate Litigation. Email: Rachel M. Rinninsland | | Lisa Miceli Waters (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, August 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2001, New York. Education: Douglass College of Rutgers University (B.A., 1993); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D., 2000). Author: Comment, "Substantive Legislation in Appropriations Acts Prohibited," 30 Rutgers Law Journal 1465, 1999. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: Lisa Miceli Waters | | Gregory Banacki, Jr. (Associate) born Bayonne, New Jersey, September 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | Donald F. Campbell, Jr. (Associate) born Point Pleasant, New Jersey, October 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1996); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2001); Kean University of New Jersey (M.P.A., 2002). Pi Alpha Alpha. Member, Executive Board: Moot Court Honor Society, 1999-2000; Student Bar Association. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert A. Fall, J.A.D., 2001-2002. Member: Monmouth County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. [U.S.A.R. Officer, 1996-2001, 1st Lt., Airborne]. Reported Cases: In Re Mystic Tank Lines, 354 B.R. 694 (Bankr. D. N.J. 2006). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Business Transactions. Email: Donald F. Campbell, Jr. | | Brian H. Harvey (Associate) born Livingston, NJ, September 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1997); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Development; Real Estate Transactions; Planned Real Estate Development Law. Email: Brian H. Harvey | | Melissa V. Skrocki (Associate) born Lakewood, New Jersey, July 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1999); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 2002). Email: Melissa V. Skrocki | | Afiyfa H. Ellington (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, October 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1999); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Litigation of Commercial Disputes. Email: Afiyfa H. Ellington | | Craig M. Gianetti (Associate) born Old Tappan, New Jersey, May 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 2000); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Associate Editor, Law Review, 2001-2003; Member, Mock Trial Team, 2000-2003. Recipient: Academic Scholarship; Connecticut Bar Association Real Property Award. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate Development; Affordable Housing; Redevelopment Law. Email: Craig M. Gianetti | | Ari G. Burd (Associate) born Syosset, New York, June 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and New York. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Health Care; Labor Law. Email: Ari G. Burd | | Kevin B. Legreide (Associate) born Point Pleasant, New Jersey, May 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Monmouth University (B.A., 1996); Widener University (J.D., 1999). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Kevin B. Legreide | | Matthew J. Ceres (Associate) born Belleville, New Jersey, November 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 2002); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Real Estate Development. Email: Matthew J. Ceres | | Kelly D. Gunther (Associate) born Trenton, New Jersey, March 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001) Phi Beta Kappa; Rutgers University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2005). Law Clerk to Hon. Michael Winkelstein, J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Kelly D. Gunther | | Louis D. Tambaro (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, November 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: New York University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to Hon. Louis F. Locascio, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2005-2006. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Louis D. Tambaro | | Michael D. Pawlowski (Associate) born New Jersey, February 15, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: New York University (B.A., 2003); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Development; Real Estate Sales. Email: Michael D. Pawlowski | | Matthew N. Fiorovanti (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, July 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., cum laude, 2003); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to Hon. Vincent J. Grasso, Ocean County Superior Court, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew N. Fiorovanti | | Vincent M. DeSimone (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, May 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1996); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Land Use and Development; Real Estate. Email: Vincent M. DeSimone | | John L. Sikora (Associate) born Red Bank, New Jersey, January 22, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 2004); St. John's University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: John L. Sikora | | OF COUNSEL | | John R. Halleran (Of Counsel) born Long Branch, New Jersey, April 17, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, New Jersey. Education: University of Rochester; Rutgers University (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1960-1962. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. | | S. Thomas Gagliano (Of Counsel) born Long Branch, New Jersey, November 10, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, District of Columbia; 1960, New Jersey. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1954); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1959). Surrogate, Monmouth County, 1971-1976 and New Jersey State Senator, 1978-1989 (Minority Leader). Executive Director and Assistant to Chairman, NJTRANSIT, 1989-1991. Founder and President, Jersey Shore Partnership, Inc., a public private alliance, 1991-2001. New Jersey Registered Legislative Agent. Member: Monmouth County Bar Association. [Lt., U.S.N.R., active duty, 1954-1956]. (Also at Trenton, New Jersey Office). Email: S. Thomas Gagliano | | Thomas A. Pliskin (Of Counsel) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 4, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., with distinction, 1966). Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey, 1969. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1966-1968]. Practice Areas: Taxation; Public Finance; Real Estate Syndications Law; Real Estate Finance Law; Estate Planning; Litigation. Email: Thomas A. Pliskin | | Ronald P. Heksch (Of Counsel) born Northhampton, United Kingdom, May 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New Jersey; 1970, Missouri. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1966); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1969). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Ronald P. Heksch | | Derrick A. Scenna (Of Counsel) born Peterborough, New Hampshire, June 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1992); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore J. Labrecque, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey, 1995-1996. Member, Estate Planning Council of Central Jersey. Member: Monmouth County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Estate of Bilse, 329 N.J. Super 118 (App. Div. 1999). Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Trust Planning; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Probate Litigation. Email: Derrick A. Scenna | | Steven J. Corodemus (Of Counsel) born Newark, New Jersey, January 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey; 1981, California. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1974); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Public Service: Monmouth County Planning Board, 1986-1992, Vice Chair 1989-1992; Atlantic Highlands Borough Council, 1986-1988, President, 1988. Legislative Service: General Assembly, 1992-2007, Policy Chair 2004-2007; Chairman of the Environment Committee, 1996-2001, Majority Whip 1994-1995. Atlantic Highlands Harbor Commission Attorney, 2008—. Member: Monmouth County Bar Association; Hellenic American Bar Association of New Jersey. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Transactional; Environmental Law; Land Use; Real Estate Development. Email: Steven J. Corodemus | | Edward S. Radzely (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, April 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1975, New Jersey. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.S., 1965); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., 1972). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Lease Law; Real Estate - Commercial Law; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Edward S. Radzely | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Trenton, New Jersey Office: 441 East State Street. Telephone: 609-695-3900.
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