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25 Independence Boulevard
Warren, New Jersey 07059-6747 (Somerset Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeEstate Planning, Wills and Probate, Trust and Estates, Federal, State and Local Taxation, ERISA, Environmental, Estate Litigation, Real Estate, Land Use, Federal and State Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Commercial and Residential Real Estate and Land Use; Corporate and Business, Labor and Employment Law, Immigration, Conservation Law and Open Space Preservation, Charitable Organizations, Insolvency, Business Reorganizations, Mortgage Foreclosures and Workouts, Banking, Insurance. Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:ADESA Corporation
Advanced Digital Data, Inc.
Alcatel-Lucent
Archon Group
Amphenol Corporation
ASARCO Incorporated
Atlantic Health Systems
Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Bank of America
Bel-Ray Co., Inc.
Bonnie Brae
Carteret Packaging, Inc.
Chemtura Corp., Celanese Chemicals LLP
Clariant Corporation
Clarkson & Foreman, Inc.
Dominion Colour Corporation
Garden Commercial, Inc.
Glassman High Voltage, Inc.
Gill St. Bernard's School
Harding Land Trust
IMO Industries Inc.
Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.
Karnak Corp., Koster Industries Inc.
Mall Properties
Mandalay Resort Group
Methode Electronics, Inc.
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Novartis Corporation
Nuveen Investments
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Premier Homes
Recorder Publishing Company
Somerset Lake & Game Club, Inc.
Somerset Tire Service, Inc.
Sovereign Bank
Specialty Measurements, Inc.
Strauss Discount Auto
The Matheny School and Hospital, Inc.
The Trust for Public Land
United Way of Somerset County, Inc
Upper Raritan Watershed Association
Viking Termite and Pest Control, Inc.
Lynda A. Bennett born 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Contributing Author, "Employment-Related Insurance: Liability Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims," in "A Practical Guide to New Jersey Employment Law: The Employer's Resource," Lowenstein Sandler and NJBIA, June 2001. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (President). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Casualty Insurance; Commercial; Fire Insurance; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Insolvency; Insurance Litigation; Indemnity; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Risk Management; Commercial Litigation; Construction Defect Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Lynda A. Bennett
Daniel E. Bryer born Summit, New Jersey, July 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 2001); Fordham University Law School (J.D., 2004). Dean's List. Member, Brendan Moore Trial Advocate. Bloustein Scholar. Recipient: Archibold R. Murray Public Service Award. Formerly with: Menz, Bonner & Komar, LLP; Lewis Brisbois, Brisgaard & Smith; Gibson & Behman, P.C. Member: Somerset County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Land Use Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Daniel E. Bryer
Linda Nash Engleby born Washington, D.C., December 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, New Jersey. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1983); Union Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1988); George Washington University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Linda Nash Engleby
Sophia P. Furris born Montclair, New Jersey, January 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1989); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Saul Tischler Scholar. Recipient: Phillip Kravitz Memorial Prize; David R. Friedlander Award. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate.Email: Sophia P. Furris
Sheryl Mintz Goski born Brooklyn, New York, March 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1986, New York and District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England; Rutgers University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Federal District Court, District New Jersey Law Clerk, 1985-1987. Faculty Judicial College Superior Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995. Faculty, Rutgers Newark Law School National Institute Trial Advocacy Programs, 1996. Adjunct Professor, International Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rutgers Law School, Newark. Mediator and Arbitrator, Federal Court, " Fellow Center International Legal Studies presents Environmental Insurance, Salzburg, Austria 2004". Commercial and Construction Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Member, Insurance Panel, CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Nominated "Best Lawyers in America" for Insurance. Vice Chair District Ethics Committee. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Sheryl Mintz Goski
Richard H. Herold born Newark, New Jersey, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (A.B., 1951); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1957). Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 1992-2005. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Land Use.Email: Richard H. Herold
Peter E. Iorio born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Virginia (M.A., 1999); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 2006); Villanova Law School (LL.M., 2008). Member: Somerset County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Peter E. Iorio
Gary S. Jacobson born Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut; 1977, New York and New Jersey; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Contributing Author, "Effect of Bankruptcy on Pending Litigation and Judgments," Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, West, 1995. Co-Author, "A Primer on the Use of Tape-Recorded Evidence," ABA Litigation Manual (3d Ed. 1999). Editor, Judicial Discipline Reporter, American Judicature Society, 1976. Author: "Non-Federal Arrest of Illegal Immigrants Without Probable Cause," 10 The Prosecutor 468, 1975. Special Assistant Attorney General, Law Office Investigating New York City Criminal Justice System, 1977-1979. Member: New York County (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee), New Jersey State (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Top Grade Sausage Inc., 227 F.3d 123 (3d Cir. 2000); In re IBI Security Service, Inc., 133 F.3d 205 (2d Cir. 1998); In re Continental Airlines, 91 F.3d 553 (3d Cir. 1996) (en banc); Brielle Associates v. Graziano, 685 F.2d 109 (3d Cir. 1982); Pratt v. BII, Inc. 297 A.D. 2d542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2002); Fortunato v. New Jersey Life Ins. Co., 254 N.J. Super. 420 (App. Div. 1991); In re Hub Recycling, Inc., 106 B.R. 372 (D.N.J. 1989); In re Rivell, 78 B.R. 727 (D.N.J. 1987); Roosevelt Sav. Bank v. Walter, 32 UCC Rep.Serv. 2d 367 (N.Y.Sup.Ct. 1996); In re Mastapeter, 56 B.R. 413 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1985), 58 B.R. 255 (1986); In re Great American Veal, Inc., 59 B.R. 27 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1985); In re CRS Architectural Metals Corp., 1 B.R. 729 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1979) Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Workouts.Email: Gary S. Jacobson
Howard G. Katz born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1987, New York. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 1969); Columbia University (M.A., 1973; M.Phil., 1974); Rutgers University (J.D., with highest honors, 1979). General Counsel, United Way of Somerset County. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Corporate and Business Law; Banking Law) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Foreclosure.Email: Howard G. Katz
Joseph M. Lemond born Summit, New Jersey, April 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1987); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1990); New York University School of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Member: New Jersey State (Former Chair, Taxation Section, 2002-2003) and American (S Corporation Sub-Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Joseph M. Lemond
John W. McGowan III born Queens, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Brown University (A.M., 1975); Rutgers University (J.D., 1978; M.B.A., 1979); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: John W. McGowan III
Gordon A. Millspaugh, Jr. born 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, New Jersey; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1959). Member, 1982-1994, and Chair, 1988-1992, New Jersey Hazardous Waste Siting Commission. Member, Board of Trustees: Victoria Foundation; New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Fiduciary Law.Email: Gordon A. Millspaugh, Jr.
Kevin J. O'Donnell born Teaneck, New Jersey, September 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1974, New Jersey; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, New York; 1997, Florida. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1970); Rutgers University-Camden (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Member: Morris County (Trustee, 1993-1996), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: Kevin J. O'Donnell
Michael Osterman born New York, N.Y., April 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., with high honors, 1982); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1985). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Associate Editor, 1983-1984 and Editor, 1984-1985, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Member, Board of Directors, Somerset Hills YMCA. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Real Property and Land Use Law Sections) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use.Email: Michael Osterman
Craig S. Provorny born Englewood, New Jersey, October 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1977); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Member, Caredozo Law Review. Author, Note: "The Outer Limits of Section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code: United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc. Revisited". Assistant State Environmental Prosecutor, Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Environmental Prosecutor, 1991-1992. Deputy Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Law, Environmental Protection Section, 1988-1991. Deputy Attorney General, Human Services and Corrections Section, 1987-1988. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Section, 1990). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Craig S. Provorny
Anthony J. Reitano, Jr. born Passaic, New Jersey, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey. Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology (B.S., 1972); University of Maryland (M.S., 1973); Rutgers University (J.D., 1986). Professional Engineer, New Jersey, 1977. Environmental Engineer, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, 1973-1986. Member, Water Pollution Control Federation. Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Litigation and Environmental Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Compliance; Brownfields Redevelopment; Environmental Litigation.Email: Anthony J. Reitano, Jr.
Robert F. Simon born Livingston, New Jersey, June 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1987); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1991). Editorial Board Member, New Europe Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable R. Benjamin Cohen, J.S.C., Law Division, Essex County, 1991-1992. Author: "Seeking Peace in the Neighborhood; Strategies for Effectively Pursuing and Opposing Land Use Board and Related Litigation Matters," Real Estate Law Client Strategies, Aspatore Books Press, 2007. Book Annotation, "Television By Satellite - Legal Aspects," 14 ILSA J. of International Law, 107 (1990). District V-B Fee Arbitration Committee (Member, 1997 and Panel Chair, 1998-2000; Borough of Peapack-Gladstone Land Use Board (Member, 1998 and Chairman, 1999-2002). Member: Essex County, New York and New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Real Estate and Land Use Law) Bar Associations; C. Willard Heckel Inn of Court, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Corporate Law.Email: Robert F. Simon
David J. Singer born Queens, New York, February 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Cook College, Rutgers University (B.S., 2001); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Somerset County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Justice Stewart A. Pollack Environmental Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil Litigation.Email: David J. Singer
Anna Johansson Vecchi born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2001). Member: Mercer County, New Jersey State and Washington State Bar Associations; New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. Languages: Swedish and French. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Casualty Insurance; Insurance Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Anna Johansson Vecchi
Charles F. Waskevich, Jr. born New Haven, Connecticut, July 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1979, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1985, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1971); Temple University (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1979; LL.M. in International Legal Studies, 1984); Montclair State University (M.A., Exercise Science, 2003). Author: "A Change in Direction for the National Labor Relations Board," 24 New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, No. 3 (2001); "The Informants Privilege: Avoiding Ambushes by the Government in OSHA Cases," 24 New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, No. 2 (2001); "Representing an Employer in an OSHA Matter," 21 New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, No. 3 (1998); "Negotiating The Administrative Maze Under State and Federal Anti-Discrimination Statutes," 20 New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, No. 3 (1997). Co-Chair of the Civil and Personal Rights Sub-Committee, 2005. Local Board Member: United States Selective Service System. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Editor-in-Chief, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, 1989-1991; Editor Emeritus, 1991). American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); The District of Columbia Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association; International Society for Labor Law and Social Security. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Rights; Disabilities; Employee Benefits; International Law; Labor and Employment; Immigration and Naturalization; Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Charles F. Waskevich, Jr.
James P. Wyse born January 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1973); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1977). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Conservation Law; Business Transactions.Email: James P. Wyse
OF COUNSELArthur J. Clarke born New York, N.Y., July 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, District of Columbia; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., Chemistry, 1982); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1990). Chairman, Town of Morristown, New Jersey Environmental Commission. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Town of Morristown Environmental Commission; Morristown Memorial Hospital Bio Safety Review Team. Transactions: Sale-Leaseback Transactions - NJ Transit, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, 2000-2005. Practice Areas: Alternative Energy(10%); Sustainable Practices(10%); Military Base Closures(10%); Environmental Due Diligence(10%); Environmental Insurance Coverage(10%); Environmental Real Estate(10%); Hazardous Waste Management(10%); Property Remediation(10%); Superfund(10%); Underground Storage Tanks(10%).Email: Arthur J. Clarke
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