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| | Address | | 1300 Mount Kemble Avenue, P.O. Box 2075 | | Morristown, New Jersey 07962-2075 | | (Morris Co.) | | | |
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| McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General and Complex Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts with emphasis on: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Services, Fidelity and Surety, ERISA, Labor and Employment, Construction, Pharmaceutical Regulations and Counseling, Toxic Torts, Wills and Estates, White Collar Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property, Tax, Hotels and Resorts, Corporate Law, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Municipal Law, Professional Responsibility, Immigration, Bankruptcy, International Law, Family Law, Land Use/Zoning, Workers' Compensation and Aviation Law. | Firm Profile:
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP is a national law firm with over 200 attorneys in six offices located in New Jersey, New York, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Representing a number of Fortune 500 companies, the Firm's growth has been built on a tradition of innovative thought and special attention to clients' special needs and interests. | | Firm Size: 225 |
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New York, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | H. George Avery (Partner) born Hoboken, New Jersey, October 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1970); Boston University (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1973-1974. Assistant Bergen County Counsel, 1981-1983. Section Chief and Senior Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, 1983-1996. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense; Municipal Defense; Personal Injury. | | David B. Beal (Partner) born New London, Connecticut, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey; 1990, New York and Florida. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Rutgers University (J.D., 1989). Managing Articles Editor, Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, 1988-1989. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: David B. Beal | | John P. Belardo (Partner) born Plainfield, New Jersey, September 9, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., cum laude, with honors, 1982); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985); New York University (LL.M., Tax, 1988). Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, Seton Hall Alumni Plaque for Constitutional Law. Member: Bernards Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adj., 1992-1993; Bernards Twp. Plan. Board, 1994-1996. Municipal Attorney: Franklin Twp., 1997-1998; Special Counsel, 1999; Bernards Twp., 1998—; Attorney, Bernards Twp. Sewerage Authority, 1998—. Special Counsel, Harding Twp., 2000. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Wood v. City of Linden, 218 N.J. Super. 11, App. Div. 1987; Adler v. Livak, 308 N.J. Super. 219, App. Div. 1998. Practice Areas: Municipal; Land Use; Litigation; Estate Planning. Email: John P. Belardo | | Jeffrey Bernstein (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1989, New York; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); New York Institute of Technology (M.B.A., with distinction, 1983); Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Recipient, Alexander Fellowship, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, 1986. Notes and Comments Editor, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member, District Ethics Committee, District VA, 2003—. Graduate, New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court, 1998. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Creditor and Debtor Relations Section), New York State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Health Benefits Litigation Defense; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Health Care. | | Grace C. Bertone (Partner) born Westwood, New Jersey, June 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1980); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1984). Staff Member, Rutgers Law Journal, 1982-1983. Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Journal, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Honorable Philip A. Gruccio, Assignment Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1984-1985. Member: New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Banking; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Environmental Law; Leasing; Finance; Probate Litigation; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. | | John P. Beyel (Partner) born West Leyden, New York, February 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1972); Syracuse University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant Editor, Syracuse University Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Secretary to Hon. Arthur C. Dwyer, New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, 1975-1976. Member: Morris County Bar Association (Chair, Trust and Estates Section); New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation and Regulatory Compliance; Commercial Litigation; Transactions; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Environmental Law; Probate Litigation; Regulatory Law. | | Thomas C. Bigosinski (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 1996, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1990); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1994). Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to Honorable Geoffrey Gaulkin, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1994-1995. Member: Essex County, Union County, New Jersey State (Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Defense Litigation; Discrimination; Labor and Employment. | | Gary D. Bressler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Gary D. Bressler | | William A. Cambria (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, October 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., 1972); New York University. Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall Law School. Member: Union County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark v. City of East Orange, 17 N.J. Tax 298 (Tax Ct. 1998), affirmed 18 N.J. Tax 649 (App. Div. 2000); Restivo v. Church of St. Joseph of the Palisades, 306 N.J. Super. 456 (App. Div. 1997); Sabatino v. Saint Aloysius Church, 280 N.J. Super. 185 (Law Div. 1994), affirmed 288 N.J. Super. 233 (App. Div. 1996); Ryslik v. Krass, 279 N.J. Super. 293 (App. Div. 1995); Monaghan v. Holy Trinity Church, 275 N.J. Super. 594 (App. Div. 1994); Welter v. Seton Hall University, 128 N.J. 279 (1992); Brown v. St. Venantius Church, 111 N.J. 325 (1988); Council of New Jersey State College Locals, NJSFT, AFL-CIO v. State Board of Higher Education, 181 N.J. Super. 179 (App. Div. 1981); Jaeger v. State of New Jersey, 176 N.J. Super. 222 (App. Div. 1980); Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Union County v. Leone, 141 N. J. Super. 114 (Chan. Div. 1976), affirmed 75 N.J. 319 (1978); In re State of New Jersey v. Council of New Jersey State College Locals, NJSFT, AFL-CIO, 153 N.J. Super. 91 (App. Div. 1977); Schoen v. Township of Hillside, 155 N.J. Super. 286 (Law Div. 1977); PBA, Elizabeth Local No. 4 v. City of Elizabeth, 146 N.J. Super. 257 (App. Div. 1976); Belen v. Woodbridge Township Board of Education, 142 N.J. Super. 486 (App. Div. 1976); State of New Jersey v. Council of New Jersey State College Locals, NJSFT, AFL-CIO, 141 N.J. Super. 470 (App. Div. 1976). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Arbitration; Mediation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Law; Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | | Anthony M. Carlino (Partner) born New York, N. Y., September 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, New York and Colorado. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., 1977); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1980). Pi Gamma Mu; Pi Sigma Alpha. Law Secretary to the Hon. Fred C. Galda, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, 1980-1981. Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County, 1981-1982. Attorney, Saddle River, New Jersey, Landmarks Commission, 1985-1990, 1997—. Barrister, Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inn of Court, 1989-1990. Barrister, Morris Pashman Inn of Court, 1990-1993. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bergen County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1995—), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; The Supreme Court Historical Society. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense. | | James D. Carpenter (1885-1972). | | Paula M. Castaldo (Partner) born Hackensack, New Jersey, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1996, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); The Wharton School (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991); Harvard University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; National Italian American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. | | Linda B. Celauro (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1989, New York; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Rutgers University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Section), New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; New Jersey Women Lawyers' Association. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Defense; Employment Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Constitutional Law; Labor and Employment. | | Stephen H. Cohen (1938-1992). | | Craig J. Compoli, Jr. (Partner) born Dover, New Jersey, March 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Journalism, 1989); New England School of Law (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to Hon. Edward M. Coleman, Superior Court, Somerset County. Member: Somerset County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability. | | John Thomas Coyne (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, November 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1987); Rutgers University (J.D., 1991). Author: "Reasonable Expectations Doctrine In New Jersey - Unleashed and Chasing Its Tail," Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, Vol. 22, No. 34 (July 14, 2008); "New Jersey Federal Court Holds Continuous Trigger Inapplicable to Third-Party Construction Claim," MDMC Insurance Bulletin (April 2008); "No CGL Coverage for Subcontractor's Work - Court's Reliance on Weedo Ensures Broad Application of Decision," Real Estate and Title Insurance Supplement to N.J. Law Journal, Vol. CLXXXVI, No. 4 (October 23, 2006); "If A Tree Falls In The Forest And The Insured Doesn't Hear It, Does It Cause 'Property Damage'?" Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, Vol. 10, No. 23 (April 18, 2006); "Employer Faces Liability to Third-Party For Failure to Monitor Employee's Computer Activity," MDMC Employment Bulletin (January 2006); "Shooting Fish in a Barrel: Inconsistent Treatment of Insureds in Liability and Declaratory Actions Leads to Imposition of Excess Liability," Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, Vol. 10, No. 24 (December 20, 2005); "A New Defense to Suits Spawned by Prior Litigation That Resulted in Settlement," ECBF Chronicle, p. 11 (Fall 2005); "What a Former Employee Doesn't Say May Hurt You: Permissibility of Adverse Inference From Ex-Employee's Invocation of Fifth Amendment," N.J.L.J., Vol. 178, No. 15 (October 11, 2004); "Defeating Claims for Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing," The Alert, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Summer 2001); "Effect of Exculpatory Contractual Provisions on Tort Liability to Third Parties," 31 Tort & Insurance L.J. 785 (1996); "Probabilistic Puzzles: Can the Unknown be Quantified?" 138 N.J.L.J. 1491 (1994). Co-Author: "Coverage of Discrimination Claims Under Standard Workers' Compensation and Employer's and Employer's Liability Insurance Policies," Tort & Insurance L.J. (Fall 2000). Law Clerk to the Hon. John M. Boyle, Presiding Judge Chancery Division, New Jersey Superior Court, Union County, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Toxic Torts. | | Francis X. Dee (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1972, New Jersey; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1966); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1969); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1975). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1969-1972. Member, Supreme Court Committee on Sexual Harassment, 1993-1994. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2000-2003. Recipient, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey's Trial Bar Award, 2006. Member: Essex County, New York State (Member, Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Sections), New Jersey State (Member: Litigation Section; Delegate to General Council, 1985-1992, Member, Executive Board, 1983-1992, Management Co-Chairman, Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the National Labor Relations Act, 1980-1983, Secretary, 1987-1989, Vice-Chairman, 1989-1991 and Chairman, 1991-1992, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Sections; Committee on Development of Law Under the National Labor Relations Act, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1975—) Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers (Chair, New Jersey State Committee, 1999-2001; Regent); The International Academy of Trial Lawyers; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Wrongful Termination; Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Employee Benefits Law; Labor and Employment; Class Actions. | | Steven P. Del Mauro (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, February 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Judicial Clerk to the Hon. John Ard, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1983-1984. Appointed Member of the Historical Society of the United States District Court, for the District of New Jersey. Member: Defense Research Institute Committee on ERISA, Life, Health, and Disability Law; American Cousel of Life Insurers; International Claim Association. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State and American (Chair, Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee, 1996-1997; Member, Life, Fidelity and Surety Committees) Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Accident Committee). (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Health Care; Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud Defense. Email: Steven P. Del Mauro | | Edward J. De Pascale (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1970); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1973). Member: Law Secretary to Honorable Frank G. Hahn, J.S.C., 1973-1974. Chairman, District VI Fee Arbitration Committee, 1985-1986. Member, District VI Ethics Committee, 1994—. Member, Board of Trustees, 1993-1994. Member: Hudson County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Hudson Inn of Court (Master, 1993—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Public Entity Litigation. Email: Edward J. De Pascale | | Edward B. Deutsch (Partner) born July 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S., 1968); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1971). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; American Bar Foundation. Member: Essex County, Morris County, New Jersey State and American (Third Circuit Representative on the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary) Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Litigation; Corporate; Insurance Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; Antitrust; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Disputes. | | Michael B. Devins (Partner) born December 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1990); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to Hon. Anthony J. Sciuto, New Jersey Superior Court, County of Bergen. Associate Editor, Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law. Speaker, Seton Hall Law Commencement, 1997. Member: Bergen County, Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability Litigation. | | Louis P. DiGiaimo (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, January 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1983); Western New England College (J.D., 1986); Emory University School of Law (LL.M., Litigation, 1987). Staff Member, Western New England Law Review, 1984-1985. | | Colleen M. Duffy (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, September 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to Hon. Robert A. Matthews, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1984-1985. Director, The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Discrimination; Labor and Employment. Email: Colleen M. Duffy | | John P. Dwyer (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1961); Rutgers University (LL.B., with honors, 1964). Member, Board of Editors, Rutgers Law Review, 1963-1964. Certified Arbitrator, United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; Maritime Law Association of the United States. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Maritime Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage. | | Kevin P. Galvin (Partner) born Staten Island, New York, September 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Moot Court Board. Semi-finalist I Maurice Wormser Moot Court Competition. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Banking Law; Corporate and Business Law), New York State and American (Member, Real Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Mortgage Bankers Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Leasing; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. | | Donna duBeth Gardiner (Partner) born Greensboro, North Carolina, May 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1976); Seton Hall University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Who's Who in American Law Schools, 1988. Outstanding Woman Graduate, Seton Hall University Law School, 1989. Survey Editor, 1987-1988 and Associate Articles Editor, 1988-1989, Seton Hall University Law Review. Author: "Statute of Repose - Legislative Limitation on Allowable Time for Filing Products Liability Claim Violates Equal Protection Clause of the North Dakota Constitution," 17 Seton Hall L. Rev. 793 (1987); "Family Law - Surrogacy Contracts - New Jersey Supreme Court Offers a Barren Future for Surrogate Parenting," 18 Seton Hall L. Rev. 930 (1988); "Let the Seller Beware: New Jersey Holds Remote Real Property Vendor Strictly Liable for Past Environmental Sins," 22 Seton Hall L. Rev. 35 (1991). Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing and Research, Appellate Advocacy, Environmental Litigation, Seton Hall University Law School, 1990-1993. Secretary, Supreme Court of New Jersey, District Ethics Committee, 1990-1994. Recipient: Pulitzer Prize, Local Reporting, 1981; Distinguished Service Award, National Society of Professional Journalists, 1981. Barrister: Seton Hall Alumni Council Inn of Court. Member: Essex County (President, 2001-2002), New Jersey State (Trustee, 2002-2008) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Discrimination. | | James G. Gardner (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1962); Fordham University (J.D., 1965). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Labor Law, Civil Procedure and Mortgages; West Publishing Company Award for Academic Achievement. Settlement Judge for the Essex County Lawyers for Civil Justice Program. Author, "A Primer on Outdoor Advertising Signs", New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, December 2005. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Creditors Rights; Trial Practice. | | Peter A. Gaudioso (Partner) born September 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Clement's Internship Scholarship. Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, 1993-1994. Author: "Thomas Todd," in "The Justices of the Supreme Court: An Illustrated Biography," (1st ed. 1993); "Batson's Incomplete Legacy: Gender Discrimination and the Premempty Challenge," 3 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 475, 1993. Law Secretary to Hon. James J. Petrella, P.J.A.D., 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Premises Liability; White Collar Crime. | | Salvatore A. Giampiccolo (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, September 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, New York. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., 1986); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, Seton Hall School of Law Alumni Distinction Award. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 9th Edition. Student Director, Seton Hall Legislative Bureau and Journal, 1988-1989. Author: Note, "Crossing The State Line: New Jersey Enters The New Age Of Interstate Banking," 11 Seton Hall Legis. J. 371, 1988. Chair, District IIA (Bergen County-North) Ethics Committee, and Member (former Chair), District IIB (Bergen County-South) Ethics Committee. Member: New York State, New Jersey State, Bergen County and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Franchises and Franchising; Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Contract Law; Professional Liability; Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Construction Litigation; Consumer Fraud; Corporate Litigation; Employment Litigation; Franchise Law; Franchise Litigation; Labor and Employment; Premises Liability. | | Lois H. Goodman (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, New York; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with high honors, 1977); New York University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, New York University Law Review, 1984-1985. Law Clerk to the Honorable Stewart G. Pollock, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1986-1987. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Paralegal Education and Regulation, 1993-1999. Recipient, Themis Award by the DuPont Women Lawyers Network, 2004. Co-Author, "Choosing the Right Forum", New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, February 2000. Member and Serves on the Board of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. Moderator and Speaker, "Practical Issues in Franchise Law", May 2007, and "Understanding Franchise & Distribution Law Issues", June 2005. Speaker, "Assessing Damages in Commercial Litigation", Continuing Legal Education Seminar, June 2001. Member: New Jersey State (Co-chair, 1999-2001, Vice Chair, 2003-2004, and Chair, 2004-2006, Franchise Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Charter School Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Education Law; Franchise Law. | | Michael J. Greenwood (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1966); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1969). Deputy Attorney General, 1971-1980. Master, American Inns of Court. Member, Commissioner's Advisory Counsel on worker compensation. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Past Chair, Executive Committee, Workers' Compensation Section). (Certified Workers Compensation Law Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Attorney Certification) (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law. | | Kevin P. Harkins (Partner) born Belleville, New Jersey, June 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1985); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1988). Township Attorney, Township of Nutley. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Health Care; Leasing; Municipal Law; White Collar Crime. | | Charles J. Harriman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, June 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey; 1980, New York. Education: Montclair State University (B.S., 1976); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1979). Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactional; Real Estate Transactional; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. | | Frank Holahan (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, October 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey; 1979, Massachusetts; 1985, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1971); New York Law School (J.D., 1976). Articles Editor, New York Law School Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Secretary to the Hon. Thomas F. Dalton, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, 1976-1977. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State, Massachusetts, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Supreme Court Historical Society. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Probate Litigation. Email: Frank Holahan | | Eric J. Hughes (Partner) born February 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University School of Law - Newark (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, U.S.M.J., 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction; Surety; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Fidelity and Surety. | | Thomas R. Hurd (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, February 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., cum laude, 1972); Rutgers University (J.D., with high honors, 1976). Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1980-1982. Defender Association of Philadelphia, 1976-1980. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Medico Legal Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Dispute Resolution Committee) and New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Construction and Public Contract Law) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Construction and Surety Law; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Product Liability. Email: Thomas R. Hurd | | Irving L. Hurwitz (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Massachusetts; 1973, New Jersey; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1963); Boston University (LL.B., cum laude, 1966); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1967). Member, Editorial Board, Boston University Law Review, 1965-1966. Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1967-1972. Member: Essex County (Co-Chairman, Labor Law Committee, 1983-1984), New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Wrongful Termination; Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Employee Benefits Law; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law. | | Lucille J. Karp (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University - College of Engineering (B.S., 1986); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Hudson County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Women's Corporate Counsel Networking Group; National Association for Female Executives; New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners. Practice Areas: Leases and Leasing; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Lucille J. Karp | | Michael G. Keating (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, April 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1986, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., 1988). Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law and Technology, 1984-1985. Member: New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Leasing; Creditors Rights Law; Franchise Law. | | Barry D. Kleban (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1972); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1977). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference (Member, Steering Committee). (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Real Estate. Email: Barry D. Kleban | | Randi F. Knepper (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Wales; California State University, Fullerton (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph C. Messina, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995. Co-Author, Second and Third Circuit chapters of the Compendium on ERISA Law, American Bar Association, 2005. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations (Past Chair, Health and Disability Committee; Past Vice Chair, Life Insurance Committee). (Resident, Newark Office). Email: Randi F. Knepper | | Peter L. Korn (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. Peter's College (A.B., 1965); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1968). Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Founding Master, American Inns of Court, Richard J. Hughes Chapter. Recipient, Trial Bar Award for distinguished service in the cause of justice by the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 2004. Member: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (President, 2003-2004). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair 2005-2007); American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Civil Rights; Estate Litigation. Email: Peter L. Korn | | Walter R. Krzastek, Jr. (Partner) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, July 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Research Editor, Environmental Law and Policy Forum Journal. Law Clerk to The Honorable Stephen Skillman, JAD, 1996-1997. Email: Walter R. Krzastek, Jr. | | Glendon L. Laird (Partner) born Worland, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Fred M. Winner, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court (Colorado), 1977-1978. Member, Law Club of Denver. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Association of Ski Defense Attorneys; Faculty of Federal Advocates. (Resident, Denver Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Glendon L. Laird | | June Baker Laird (Partner) born Sterling, Colorado, February 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma; 1991, Florida, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Central Oklahoma (B.S., 1986); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of the Coif, 1989; American Inns of Court, 1988-1991. Member: Colorado Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. (Resident, Denver Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Employment Law; Employer Liability; Civil Litigation; Insurance. | | Joseph P. LaSala (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, November 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey; 1981, New York; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Tenth Circuits, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1969); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to Hon. Anthony T. Augelli, U.S. District Court, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1972-1973. President, Seton Hall Law School Alumni Association, 1983-1985. President, Seton Hall University Alumni Association, 1989-1991. Member, District Fee Arbitration Committee, appointed by New Jersey Supreme Court, 1986-1989, Vice Chair, 1987-1988 and Chair, 1988-1989. Essex County Improvement Authority Commissioner, 1990—. Director, 1990—, Chairman, 1991-1994, Treasurer, 1994, Legal Services Foundation of Essex County. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee for District of New Jersey, 1999-2000. Member: Essex County (Chairman, Products Liability Law Committee, 1987-1988; Trustee, 1989-1992; Secretary, 1992-1993; Vice-President, 1993; President-Elect, 1994; President, 1995), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (Trustee, 1987-1993; Treasurer, 1994; Secretary, 1995; Vice-President, 1996-1999; President, 2000—); Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey (Treasurer, 1973-1981; Trustee, 1994—); Essex Inns of Court (Master, Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt Chapter, 1988-1992); Seton Hall Law Alumni Inn of Court (Master and Co-Coordinator, 1992—). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. | | John P. Leonard (Partner) born Albany, New York, August 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey. Education: College of St. Rose (B.S., 1987); Syracuse University (J.D., 1990). Member, 1988-1989 and Executive Director, 1989-1990, Moot Court Board. Member, Editorial Staff, 1988-1989, Executive Editor, 1989-1990, Syracuse Law Review. Executive Editor, 1989-1990, Journal of Legislation and Policy. Member: Essex County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. | | Michael J. Marone (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1983); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1987). Notes/Comments Editor, Seton Hall University Law Review, 1986-1987. Author, "Leasehold Estates — Damage Quotient Assessed In Commercial Landlord Tenant Setting," Vol. 17, Book 1, Seton Hall Law Review, 1987. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (Vice President and Trustee). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; General Insurance Litigation; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Personal Injury. | | Karen J. Mathis (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, November 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Denver (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (President: 2006-2007; Chair: General Practice and Solo and Small Firm Sections, 2002-2003; House of Delegates, 2000-2002; Commission on Women in the Profession, 1997-1998; Standing Committee on Membership, 1994-1997; Colorado State Delegate, 1992-1997) Bar Associations. (Resident, Denver Office). Practice Areas: Estate Litigation; Probate; Receiverships; Real Estate; Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning. Email: Karen J. Mathis | | Nancy McDonald (Partner) born West Islip, New York, February 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1982); Seton Hall University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Editor, Law Review. Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey District XIII Ethics Committee for Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren Counties in New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | | William T. McElroy (1925-2001). | | Joseph J. McGlone (Partner) born October 31, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County. Member, Seton Hall School of Law Alumni Association Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Municipal Law; Property Tax Appeals; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; White Collar Crime. | | Thomas F. McGuane (Partner) born Lowell, Massachusetts, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1982, New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Duke University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Master, William J. Brennan, Jr., Inn of Court. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Trial Practice. | | Laurence M. McHeffey (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jersey; 1981, District of Columbia; 1986, New York; 1996, Colorado. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1968); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1971). Member: Monmouth, New Jersey State, Colorado and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association (Trustee, 1981-1993). (Resident, Denver Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation. | | Richard S. Mills (Partner) born December 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1982); New York Law School (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: with Baer, "Discretion and Disparity on the Criminal Side of the Supreme Court in New York County," 31 New York Law School Law Review 1, (1987); with Frederick M. Zauderer, "At Apex of the Arc of the Pendulum: Does FDIC v. INA Spell the Beginning of the End of the Notice Prejudice Rule in Fidelity Cases?" IV Fid. Law Assoc. 127-226 (1988). Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. (Resident, New York Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Fidelity and Surety; Products Liability; Casualty Insurance; Subrogation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Surety Law. Email: Richard S. Mills | | Louis A. Modugno (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, February 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1996, New York; 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Seton Hall University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Certified Public Accountant, New Jersey, 1991. Author: "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? The Panhandler's First Amendment Right to Beg," 5 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 681 (1995). Law Clerk to Hon. Stephen A. Stripp, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, 1995-1996. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Surety Law. | | Florina A. Moldovan (Partner) born Vidra, Romania, January 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1991 Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Romanian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Finance; Corporate Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | Thomas M. Moore (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey; 1987, New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1980). Member, 1978-1979 and Associate Articles Editor, 1979-1980, Seton Hall University Law Review. Law Secretary to Honorable Arthur C. Dwyer, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, 1980-1981. Member: Essex County (Chairman, Committee on Equity Jurisprudence, 1988; Chairman, Products Liability Committee, 2003—), New Jersey State and American (Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Confidentiality and Protective Orders, Product Liability Committee, 1996—, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Products Liability. | | Victor M. Morales (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, January 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1983); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1987). (Resident, Denver Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Defense; Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance; Real Estate Litigation. | | John W. Morris (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., 1988); University of Dayton (J.D., 1991). Author: Surety's Environmental Risk (1997). Member: American Bar Association (Member: Public Contract and Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Environmental Law Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Litigation; Fidelity and Surety. | | James M. Mulvaney (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, July 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey; 1982, New York and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Claims Court; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1975). Author: "Contractor's Rights Against Mortgage Lenders," The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 2, No. 2, publication of the Forum Committee on the Construction Industry of American Bar Association, Fall, 1981. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State (Vice Chairman, Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1981-1983) and American Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety Bond Litigation; Construction Litigation. | | Alfred S. Nugent, Jr. (1925-1989). | | Francis X. O'Brien (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, New Jersey; 1977, Florida; 1982, New York; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1963); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1969); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1977). Lecturer, Federal, Estate and Gift Taxation, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1977-1978. Member: Monmouth County, New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Tax) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Estate Administration; Wills; Trusts and Estates. | | William F. O'Connor, Jr. (Partner) born Summit, New Jersey, May 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University-Newark (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Hon. Douglas T. Hague, J.S.C. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Professional Liability. | | George H. Parsells, III (Partner) born Hackensack, New Jersey, November 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1985); Fordham University (J.D., 1988); Pace University (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1991). Associate Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; American Pharmaceutical Association; Association of Trial Attorneys; American Society for Pharmacy Law; Defense Research Institute. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney Attorney). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Employment Law; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Pharmaceutical Counseling and Regulatory Guidance; Pharmacy Law; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | | Stephen F. Payerle (Partner) born Queens, New York, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1982); Columbia University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: "Executive Deferred Compensation Plans," Vol 9, No.7, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2001; "Upgrading Employee Benefit Plan Administration," Vol. 8, No.7, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2000. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Corporate Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | John J. Peirano (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1944; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey; 1978, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Virginia and Mount St. Mary's College (B.S., 1967); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Labor Law. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Leading Labor & Employment Lawyer, Chambers & Partners, USA Guide, 2008. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Master of the Bench: Sidney Reitman Employment Inn; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Education Law; Labor and Employment. | | Loren L. Pierce (Partner) born Hackensack, New Jersey, September 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1982); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1985). Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. McLaughlin, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1985-1986. Member and serves on the Board of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. Member: New Jersey State (Executive Committee Member, Section on: Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Bad Faith; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; International Risks; Business Litigation; Health Care; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability. | | Carol A. Pisano (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, August 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Maine; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Hofstra University (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Member, 1977-1979 and Articles Editor, 1978-1979, Hofstra Law Review. Author, "The Outsourcer's Apprentice -- Employee or Illusion?" The Brief Vol. 26 No. 4, 12-20 (1997). Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American (Member: Fidelity and Surety Law Committee; Employee Benefits Committee; Professional Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Committee; Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. (Resident, New York Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Fidelity and Surety; Products Liability; Casualty Insurance; Subrogation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud. Email: Carol A. Pisano | | Albert J. Pucciarelli (Partner) born Bronx, New York, June 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1980, New Jersey. Education: Fordham University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971; M.A., 1973; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Vice President and Counsel, Grand Metropolitan, Inc., 1987. Associate General Counsel, GrandMet USA, Inc., 1983-1986. Corporate Counsel, Liggett Group Inc., 1979-1983. Associate Attorney, Webster & Sheffield, 1978-1979. Advisory Board, East/West Executive Guide. Author: "Recording Hotel Management Agreements - Why?" Real Property, Probate and Trusts Law Section of the American Bar Association, April 2005; "Structure of Mixed-Use Hotel Residential Resort Projects", HospitalityLawyer.com, March 2006; "Smoothing the Legal Path to Development", Lodging Hospitality, April 2007; "Hotel Owner's Budget Approval Rights in Hotel Management Agreements", Hospitality Lawyer Newsletter, October 2007; "Be Smart When You Negotiate", Lodging Hospitality, June 2008. Co-Author: "Hotel Mixed-Use Development Projects", Hospitality Law Conference, 2007; "Selling and Buying an Existing Hotel - Structure of an Asset Transaction", Hospitality E-Newsletter, July 2006. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Languages: Russian and French. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Hotel and Resort Development; Real Estate; Land Use; Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions. Email: Albert J. Pucciarelli | | Warren K. Racusin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, Florida; 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1975); Columbia University (J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1984). Lecturer, Fairleigh Dickinson University Tax Institute, 1989. Author: "Marital Dissolution Agreements; How Tax Planning Can Provide Maximum Benefit to Both Parties," Taxation for Lawyers, January, 1984; Taxation for Accountants, March, 1984; "The Benefits of ESOPS," Trusts & Estates, August, 1985; "Tax Planning for Children's Education," FE Magazine, August, 1985. "Estates with Tax Shelter Interests Face New Problems as a Result of Tax Reform Act," Taxation for Accountants, July, 1987; "Anti-Freezing Provisions of 1987 Revenue Act Create Problems and Possibilities," New Jersey State Bar Association Taxation Section Newsletter, Summer 1988; "IRS Notice 89-90 and Shareholder Agreements," New Jersey State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Newsletter, Winter 1990. Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Association "Hot Tips in Taxation," Fall, 1993, Fall, 1994, Fall, 1995, Fall, 1996. Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Association, "Estate and Gift Tax Issues Relating to Matrimonial Settlements," Spring Probate Symposium, 1996. Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Association, "Selection of Executors and Trustees," Spring Trust & Estates Symposium, 2000; "Drafting Tips for Divorce and Remarriage," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (Sept. 2000). Chair, Trusts and Estates Committee, Morris County Bar Association. Member, Regional Advisory Board, Anti-Defamation League B'Nai B'Rith (1990-1997); Member, Board of Directors, Suburban Community Music Center, Madison, New Jersey (1990-1992). Member: New York State Bar Association Multi-State Committee on Elective Share; Morris County Surrogate Liaison Committee; Board of Trustees, Playwrights Theatre, Madison, New Jersey (1994-1999); Board of Consultors, Trusts and Estates Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2000—. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1996—. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration; Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Wills; Family Law. | | Joseph D. Rasnek (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., high honors, 1974; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Secretary to Honorable Theodore I. Botter, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1978-1979. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | | James D. Ray (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, October 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture (B.S., cum laude, 1977); Rutgers University (M.S., Environmental Science, 1981); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Articles Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Comment, "Constitutionality of New Jersey Tolling Statute," 13 Seton Hall Law Review 701 (1983). Law Clerk, Hon. James J. Petrella, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1984-1985. Former Environmental Counsel and Director, Real Estate and Environmental, Safety and Health Affairs, Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1992-2000. Member, Editorial Board, RCRA Corrective Manual. Certified Commercial Investment Member, Commercial Real Estate Institute. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Section). Practice Areas: Environmental; Safety and Health Law; Land Use; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Environmental Litigation; Health Care; Leasing; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | David J. Reilly (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1988). Survey Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1987-1988. Master of the Bench, Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court. Author: "Murder Inc: The Criminal Liability of Corporations for Homicide," 18 Seton Hall Law Review 378; "Another Trap For The Unwary: The Right Of Non-Union Employees To Co-Worker Representation During Investigaotry Interviews," 9 The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel no. 11, November 2001. Co-Author, "Employment By the Book in New Jersey: Woolley and Its Progeny," 22 Seton Hall Law Review 814. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section), New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Labor Law. | | Jane A. Rigby (Partner) born Pompton Plains, New Jersey, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1984). Member: Essex County (Vice-Chairperson, Civil Bench Bar Committee, 2003-2004), New Jersey State (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Discrimination. Email: Jane A. Rigby | | J. Michael Riordan (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1977); Villanova University (J.D., 1980). Member, Committee on Character and Fitness and Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey. Former Chair of District X (Morris and Sussex) Ethics Committee, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, District of New Jersey, Supreme Court of New Jersey. Master: Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court. Director, Alan Ameche Memorial Foundation for underprivileged children. Certified Mediator, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mediator: Federal Mediation Program, District of New Jersey; New Jersey State Court Pilot Mediation Program. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State (Member, Employment and Labor Relations Law Section), New York State, Pennsylvania, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Employment and Labor Relations Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Salcer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner and Smith, Inc., 682 F.2d 459 (3rd Cir. 1982); In Re Hub Recycling v. Louis Usdin Co., Inc., 106 B.R. 372 (D.N.J. 1989); In the Matter of Loans of NJ Property Liability Insurance Guaranty Ass'n., 124 N.J. 69 (1991); State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. State of New Jersey, 124 N.J. 32 (1991); Rutgers State University of New Jersey v. Grad Partnership, 269 N.J. Super. 142 (App. Div. 1993); Hansen v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 669 (S.D.N.Y. 1995); Bril v. Dean Witter, 986 F.Supp. 171 (S.D.N.Y.) 1997); Ferring v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 664 N.Y.S. 2d 279 (1st Dept. 1997); Young v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc., 297 N.J. Super. 605 (App. Div. 1997); Littman v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 337 N.J. Super. 134 (App. Div. 2001); Iannazzo v. Stanson, 778 N.Y.S. 2d 490 (1st Dept. 2004); 8 A.D.3d 113 (2004); Sarbak v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 354 F.Supp.2d 531, D.N.J., Dec. 21, 2004; United Nat. Retirement Fund v. Watts, Slip Copy, 2005 WL 2877899, D.N.J., Oct. 28, 2005; In Re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation, 404 F.Supp.2d 605, D.N.J., Dec. 12, 2005. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Labor and Employment. Email: J. Michael Riordan | | Mark A. Rosen (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: New York University (B.A., 1978); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Note and Comment Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1980-1981. Adjunct Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Member: New York County, New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Construction Financial Management Association; Construction Industry Council. Practice Areas: Construction and Surety Claims; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Litigation; Surety Law. | | Adam R. Schwartz (Partner) born Troy, New York, August 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1989); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, Fordham Moot Court Board. Notes and Comments Editor, Fordham International Law Journal. Author: "In re Harrods Ltd.: The Brussels Convention and the Proper Application of Forum Non Conveniens to Non-Contracting States," 15 Fordham Int'l L.J. 174 (1992). Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary L. Cooper, U.S. District Court Judge, District of New Jersey, 1992-1994. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Fidelity and Surety; Surety Law. | | Robert C. Scrivo (Partner) born Toms River, New Jersey, August 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rider College (B.S., Marketing, 1989); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Hon. William L'E. Wertheimer, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, Criminal Part, 1993-1994. Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, 1994-1998. Certified Mediator, Superior Court of New Jersey. Student, 1994-1996 and Barrister, 1998—, Seton Hall University School of Law, Inn of Court. Member: Bergen County, Essex County (Trustee and Vice Chair) and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Public Entities; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation. Email: Robert C. Scrivo | | Thomas P. Scrivo (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, May 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., 1985); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1989). Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: Note, "Act of Production Doctrine Does Not Apply To Corporate Custodians," 19 Seton Hall Law Review 303, 1989. Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Legal Research and Writing, 1991-1994. Law Clerk to the Hon. Arnold M. Stein, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1989-1990. Municipal Attorney, Township of Cedar Grove, 1996—. Recipient, Young Alumni Achievement Award, Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Law Society at Seton Hall University School of Law, 2002. New Jersey's "Top 40 Lawyers under 40", New Jersey Law Journal, 2002. Author of the Treatise, "New Jersey Local Government Deskbook, updated annually. Appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the District V-B Ethics Committee, 2002-2006. Member: Essex County (President 2005-2006, Officer, 2000-2005, Trustee, 1996-2000, Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1994-1995), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Election Law; Environmental Litigation; Labor and Employment; Municipal Law; Professional Liability; Discrimination; Shareholder Disputes; Workers Compensation; Wrongful Termination. | | Robert C. Seiger, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1941; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1974, New Jersey. Education: LaSalle College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1969); Temple University (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, USNR, ret]. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Banking Regulation; Commercial Law. Email: Robert C. Seiger, Jr. | | Vimal K. Shah (Partner) born Gwalior, India, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.S.E.E., with high distinction, 1983); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Recipient, New Jersey Commission on Professionalism Lawyer of the Year Award, 2000; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company J. Michael Brown Award, 2003. Topics Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to Honorable Harold A. Baker, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1989-1990. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice Rules Committee (1998-2004), Committee on Character (2003-2007), and Committee on Minority Concerns (2005-2007). Member: Essex County (Vice-Chair, Labor and Employment Committee, 1999-2001), New Jersey State (Member, Board of Directors, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1998-2000) and American Bar Associations; Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association (President, 2003-2005; Treasurer, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Employment Discrimination Law. | | William M. Shields (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: LaSalle College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: Philadelphia (Member, Mid-Size Law Firm Management Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking, Business Law) and American Bar Associations; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Banking Regulation; Securities Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: William M. Shields | | John H. Suminski (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, May 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1969); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Theta; Delta Epsilon Sigma. Law Clerk to Hon Frederick B. Lacey, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1972-1973. Recipient, NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. Member, National Moot Court Team, Notre Dame. Member: Board of Directors, Consumer Credit Insurance Association, 1983-1985; Advisory Board of Directors, Carteret Savings and Loan Association, 1986-1989. Chester Township Municipal Attorney, 1990—. Recipient, Distinguished Trial Attorney Award, Attorney General of the United States. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Municipal Law; Commercial Litigation, Land Use/Real Estate; Real Estate. | | Walter F. Timpone (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1991, New Jersey. Education: St. Francis College (B.A., 1972); New York University (M.A., 1974); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Theta. Editor, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to the Hon. Vincent P. Biunno, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1979-1981. Author: "Home Owners Warranties in New Jersey," 3 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 203. Assistant U.S. Attorney, January 1984-January 1995, Deputy Chief of Special Prosecutions, 1990-1991 and Chief of Special Prosecutions, 1991-1994, District of New Jersey. Member, Morris County Ethics Committee. Associate General Executive Board Attorney for the LIUNA Union. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal (White Collar); Telecommunications; Labor Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Internal Investigations; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Corporate Investigations; White Collar Crime; Health Care. | | Frank B. Tracy (Partner) born Binghamton, New York, September 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York (B.A., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973); Temple University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1988). Member: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Taxation; Trusts and Estates. Email: Frank B. Tracy | | Kevin B. Walker (Partner) born Ardmore, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., 1985); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1989). Member: Morris County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; American Employment Law Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Email: Kevin B. Walker | | Michael S. Waters (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Franchising Section), New York State and American (Member, Forum on Franchising, and Litigation and Antitrust) Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; The American Bankruptcy Institute. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust Law; Franchise Law; Bankruptcy; Insurance Coverage Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Franchise Litigation. | | Richard J. Williams, Jr. (Partner) born June 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993; M.A., 1993); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to the Honorable James J. Petrella, Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1996-1997. Author: Comment, 5 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 609 1995; Survey, 5 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 1273, 1995. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Negligence; Products Liability Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Construction Law; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation. | | COUNSEL TO THE FIRM | | Frank B. Baldwin, III (Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 18, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania; 1967, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1961); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B ., magna cum laude, 1964); University of London (LL.M., 1965). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Frank B. Baldwin, III | | Robert L. Clifford (Counsel) born Passaic, New Jersey, December 17, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1947); Duke University (LL.B., 1950). Law Secretary to Justice William A. Wachenfeld, 1953-1954. Recipient, Trial Bar Award, 1970; William J. Brennan, Jr., Award, 1996. Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, 1970. Commissioner of Insurance, 1970-1972. Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, 1972-1973. Supreme Court Justice, 1973-1994. Trustee, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. Chair, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct. Chair, Supreme Court Professional Responsibility Rules Committee. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Constitutional Law. | | James J. Crowley, Jr. (Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, New York; 1965, Massachusetts; 1967, New Jersey; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Lawrence University (A.B., 1952); Harvard University (LL.B., 1955). Trial Attorney, General Courts Martial, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, 1955-1958. Supervising and Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1958-1961. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Litigation; Management Labor Law. | | John F. Darcy (Counsel) born County Leitrim, Ireland, June 21, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey; 1966, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1967, New York; 1984, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1965). Member: (Resident, Ridgewood, New Jersey Office). (Resident, Ridgewood Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. | | Edward F. Day, Jr. (Counsel) born Portland, Maine, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New Jersey; 1974, U.S. Tax Court; 1981, New York. Education: St. Anselm College (A.B., 1968); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Member, Board of Editors, Maine Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Sections on Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Business Law) and American (Member, Section of Taxation and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Estate Law. | | John C. Heavey (Counsel) born Paterson, New Jersey, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, New Jersey; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, New York and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Seton Hall University and Tusculum College (A.B., 1953); Fordham University (LL.B., 1956). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Essex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Construction Litigation. | | Warren Lloyd Lewis (Counsel) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1921; admitted to bar, 1949, New Jersey. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., cum laude, 1942); Fordham University (LL.B., 1949). Member, Board of Editors, Fordham Law Review, 1947-1949. Member: Monmouth County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Trust Law; Real Estate Law. | | Tom P. Monteverde (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1927; admitted to bar, 1951, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (A.B., summa cum laude, 1948); Dickinson School of Law (LL.B., cum laude, 1951). Trustee, Dickinson School of Law, 1977-2001. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Banking Litigation; Securities Litigation; Construction. Email: Tom P. Monteverde | | Thomas L. Morrissey (1915-2006). | | Ronald J. Riccio (Counsel) born Jersey City, New Jersey, July 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jersey; 1981, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., cum laude, 1968; J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence A. Whipple, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1971-1972. Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law; Dean, 1988-1999. Member: Monmouth County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). | | Edward F. Ryan (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, New York; 1960, New Jersey; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fordham University; St. John's University (LL.B, 1951); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1956). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1956-1959. Special Labor Counsel to Governors Hughes and Cahill, 1969-1974. Member: Middlesex County, New Jersey State, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Resident, Newark Office). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Labor Arbitration; Commercial Arbitration. | | Michael E. Scullin (Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1983); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (Diploma in Advanced International Studies, 1987). Member: Philadelphia (Chair, International Law Committee, 1996-1997), American and International Bar Associations; Union Internationale des Avocats. (Resident, Philadelphia Office). Practice Areas: International Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Immigration Law; Real Estate; Wills. Email: Michael E. Scullin | | OF COUNSEL | | Marc J. Adelsohn (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, May 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Ninth Circuits. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1968); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Editor-in-Chief, Brooklyn Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to the Hon. Lee P. Gagliardi, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1972-1974. Trustee, Brooklyn Law School, 1974-1975. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Federal Bar Council. (Resident, New York Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Lender Law; Finance; Business Law; Executive Compensation. | | Isaac M. Bayda (Of Counsel) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 29, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1962); Columbia University (LL.B., 1965). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. (Resident, New York Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Shareholder Disputes. |
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