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Connell Foley LLP

Law Firm in Roseland, New Jersey
 
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85 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, New Jersey 07068-3702
(Essex Co.)
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Phone: 973-535-0500  
Telefax: 973-535-9217
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Connell Foley LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Cable Television, Commercial, Corporations, Criminal, Ecclesiastic Law, Educational Law, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Law, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family Law, Federal Practice, General Practice, Governmental Regulation, Grand Jury Investigations, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Regulation, Internal Investigations, International Transactions, Labor and Employment Law, Land Use and Regulation, Medical Malpractice and Health Care Law, Municipal Finance, Patents, Trademark and Copyright, Personal Injury, Petroleum Marketing Practices Law, Probate, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Construction Law, Public Contract Law, Real Estate, Trial and Appellate Litigation (Civil and Criminal), Aviation Law, Condemnation/Eminent Domain, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate and Trust Planning, Estate Litigation, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning.
Year Established: 1936
Firm Size: 121
Representative Clients:
ACE USA; Acord; Aegis Insurance Services, Inc.; Affiliated F.M. Insurance Co.; A.I.G.; American Realty Investment Trust; American Trucking Association; Archdiocese of Newark; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Associated General Contractors of New Jersey; AT&T Capital;; Aventis Properties; Bausch & Lomb; Bethlehem Steel Corp.; Black and Decker; California Vivus; Cali Realty Corporation; Carter-Wallace; Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority; Cathedral Health Care; Cendent Corp.; Centex Homes; Chase Manhattan Bank; Citicorp; Clarendon Insurance Company; CNA Entertainment Coalition; CNA Insurance Co.; Conair; Consolidated Rail Corp./Conrail; Coregis Group; Corporate Contractors; CUNA Mutual Insurance Co.; Di Gorgio Corporation; Dobbs International Services; Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; Engelhard Industries; Enron North America Corp.; Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey; Equiva Services, LLC; Evenflo Company, Inc.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; First Union National Bank; Fleet Mortgage Corp.; Fleet Bank; Foster Wheeler Corp.; Frank A. McBride Co.; Freightliner; Garden State Paper Co.; Gate Gourmet; General Electric Co.; George Harms Construction Co.; Golden Eagle Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance; G.E. Americom; Hanover Insurance; Health Care Insurance Co.; Hexion, Inc.; Hilton Hotels Corp.; Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.; Hovson, Inc.; H.B. Fuller Co.; IFA Insurance; Independent Sheet Metal Co.; J.E. Roberts Companies; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Kemper Insurance; Keystone Property Trust; K-Mart; Lehmann Mills, Inc.; Lexington Insurance; Lloyds of London; Lumber Insurance Co.; Lyndon Property Insurance Co.; Mail Boxes Etc.; Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.; Marshalls, Inc.; McBride Enterprises; Media General; Mercedes Benz; Merrill Lynch; Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.; Microsoft; Miles Laboratories; Minn. Mining & Manufacturing (3M); Mitsubishi; Montblanc-North America; Montclair State University; Morris Companies; Motiva Enterprises, LLC.; National Amusements, Inc.; New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.; New Jersey Realty Title Insurance Co.; Ocean Energy; Onyx Fine Buildings, Inc.; Pinkerton; Princeton Insurance Co.; Prudential; Prudential Insurance & Financial Services; Prudential Realty; Public Service Electric & Gas Co.; Reliance Nat'l Acclaims; Ritter Sysco Food Services; Rutgers The State University of New Jersey; Safeco Insurance; Schoor De Palma, Inc.; Seaboard Enterprises; Seaboard Properties; Senior Campus Living; Seton Hall University; Shell Oil Co.; St. Barnabas Medical Center; St. Paul Insurance Co.; Summit Trust Co.; Target Corp.; TCW; Texas Eastern Transmission Co.; The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; The Conduit & Foundation Corp.; The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.; The Hahn Co.; The May Co.; The Travelers Indemnity Company; Travelers Casualty & Surety Company; United Services Automobile Assn. (USAA); Universal Foods Corporation; Urban Comm. Data; Walden Book Company, Inc.; Wells Fargo Guard Services; White Rose Foods; Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB.

Other Office Locations of Connell Foley LLP
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
John A. Pindar (1948-1969).
George W. Connell (1923-2005).
Adrian M. Foley, Jr. (Member) born Bartlett, North Dakota, January 16, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, New Jersey and U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1960, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., cum laude, 1943); Columbia University School of Law (LL.B., 1947); St. Peter's College HL (Hon.). Surrogate, County of Essex, 1954-1958. Member, Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, 1960-1972. Delegate, Third Circuit Judicial Conference, 1961—. Trustee, American Institute for Mental Studies, 1965-1981. President, New Jersey Constitutional Convention, 1966. Member, Board of Regents, 1980-1984 and Board of Trustees, 1984-1995, St. Peters College. Trustee, Seton Hall University, 1969-1980. Commissioner Treasurer, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, 1971-1980. Member, Board of Visitors, Columbia University, 1974. Board of Directors, N.J. State Chamber of Commerce, 1979. Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1992, and Chairman, Finance Committee of Prudential Life Insurance Company, 1986-1992. Member, Executive Committee, U.S. District Court Historical Society, 1988. Past President, New Jersey State Golf Association, 1985-1986. U.S./Canada Relations Committee, section of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Finance Council and Development Committee of Archdiocese of Newark. Member, Board of Trustees, Community Foundation of New Jersey, 1985-1994. Member, Board of Trustees, St. Benedict's Prep School, 1970. Member, Board of Overseers, Seton Hall Immaculate Conception Seminary, 1985-1996. Member: Montclair-West Essex, Hudson County, Essex County, New Jersey State (President, 1964-1965) and American (New Jersey State Delegate, House of Delegates, 1968-1981; Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1979; Chairman, Commission on Advertising, 1979-1984; Chairman, Section of Litigation, 1983-1984) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society (Director, 1972-1975); American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [1st Lt. 15th Air Force 1942-1945, U.S. Army Air Corps]. Email: Adrian M. Foley, Jr.
George J. Kenny (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, February 18, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, New Jersey and U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1982, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., 1956); Rutgers University (LL.B., 1959). Law Secretary to Hon. Theodore Labrecque, Superior Court Judge, 1960-1961. Editorial Board, New Jersey Law Journal, 1983—. Co-Author: Chapter 29, "Damages in Law and Civil Practice of Insurance Coverage," published by West Group; "New Jersey Insurance Law," first (1993) and second (2000) editions, published by New Jersey Law Journal Books. New Jersey Supreme Court Committees: Member, Committee on Relations with the Medical Profession, 1977-1979. Member, Civil Practice Subcommittee on Attorney Fees, 1981-1983. Member and Chair, District Ethics Committee, 1982-1985. Member, Workshops on Civil Case Management Reform, 1983-1984. Member, Special Committee on Minors' Funds, 1986-1989. Member, Committee on Relations with the Media, 1986-1990. Member, Committee on Court Reporting, 1990. Chair, Committee on Lawyer Advertising, 1991—, Member, Professional Responsibility Rules Committee, 1998—. Trustee, 1971-1978 and Chair of Board, 1973-1974, Essex County College. Member, 1978-1984 and Chair of Board, 1979-1984, Montclair Zoning Board of Adjustment. Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1989—. Trustee, Legal Services Foundation of Essex County, 1989. Member: Essex County (President, 1981-1982; Trustee, 1974-1979 and Officer, 1974-1981), New Jersey State (Trustee, 1968-1969 and 1989-1991; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1967-1986; Member, Editorial Board, New Jersey Lawyer, 1969-1996) and American (Member, Section on Litigation; Co-Chair, Professional Liability Litigation Committee, 1983-1986; Division Director, 1986; Chair, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1988-1991; Section Council, 1991-1994; Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1999-2002) Bar Associations. Diplomate: American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Reported Cases: More than 70 New Jersey appellate cases. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: George J. Kenny
Kenneth F. Kunzman (Member) born Bayonne, New Jersey, April 26, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, New Jersey and U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1963, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1958); Fordham University (LL.B., 1961); Waynesburg College (Doctor of Humane Letters, 2005). Lised in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2006. Law Secretary to Honorable Gerald T. Foley, Appellate Division, 1961. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee, Chairman, 1998-1999 and Permanent Delegate, 3rd Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1968; Trustee, 1971-1972), Federal and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member, Historical Society, U.S. Supreme Court. Member, Board of Directors, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, 1999—. Member, Board of Directors, Alliance for Action, State of New Jersey. Trustee Emeritus, Caldwell College. Trustee, St. Peter's Prep School, 1991-1997. Counsel, Seton Hall University. [U.S. Air Force, Captain, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Corporate Litigation; Estates and Trusts. Email: Kenneth F. Kunzman
Samuel Darrow Lord (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, September 29, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey and U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 1962); Rutgers University (LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Former Member, Supreme Court Committee on Arbitration. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1975-1976; Trustee, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Insurance Counsel. [Col., J.A.G.C., N.J.A.R.N.G., 1969-1987]. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Samuel Darrow Lord
Richard D. Catenacci (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, November 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1965). Author: "Hyperlexis or Hyperbole; Subdividing the Landscape of Disputes De-Fusing of the Litigation Explosion," Tex. Rev. of Lit., Vol. VIII, No. 3 (Oct., 1989); "New Jersey: A Basic Legal Guide for Foreign Business, Trade Regulation," Chapter 7, 1991. Adjunct Professor, Uniform Commercial Code, (Sales and Secured Transactions, Banking and Commercial Paper), Seton Hall Law School. Member, Board of Editors, 1963-1965 and Case Editor, 1964-1965, Notre Dame Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Robert Shaw, United States District Judge, District of New Jersey, 1965-1966. Assistant United States Attorney, 1966-1968. President, New Jersey Notre Dame Alumni Association, 1975-1979. Member, National Board of Directors, Notre Dame Law Association, 1982-1998; President-Elect, 1998, President, 1999-2003. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, 1995-1999. Member: Essex County (Trustee, 1982-1985), New Jersey State (Trustee, Young Lawyers Section, 1973-1976; Member, Judicial Selection Committee), Federal (Vice President, 1988-1992) and American (Young Lawyers Section: District Representative, Executive Council, 1976-1977; Member, Board of Directors, Fellows Young Lawyers, 1985-1999; Litigation Section, Chairman, Committee on Communications, 1980-1981; Chairman, Committee on Constitution, Resolutions, By-Laws and Blanket Authority, 1981-1985; Chairman, Task Force Excessive Litigiousness, 1986-1988; Chairman, Program Evaluation and Utilization, 1989-1991; Chairman, Resource Development, 1991-1994) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Master, (Board of Directors) John J. Gibbons American Inns of Court (Intellectual Property Law). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Federal Practice; Appellate Law. Email: Richard D. Catenacci
Richard J. Badolato (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, August 20, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, New York and New York Court of Appeals; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Fairfield University (B.B.A., 1962); Rutgers School of Law (J.D., 1965). Recipient: Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2005; Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Outstanding Achievement Award, 2007. Author: "New Rule Changes & Trial Technique Modifications," N.J. Lawyer, Spring, 1983. Articles Editor, "Practical Approaches to the Rules of Evidence," N.J. Lawyer, Spring, 1986. Law Secretary to the Honorable James R. Giuliano, Assignment Judge, Essex County, 1965-1966. Chairman of the Supreme Court Ethics Committee, District V, New Jersey, 1981-1982. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1985-1996, Chairman, 1997-2000, Member, Supreme Court Professional Responsibility Rules Committee, 1997-2000. Member, 1993 and Vice Chair, 1999, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Paralegal Education. Education. Member, 2003— and Vice Chair, 2007, Supreme Court's Advisory Commettee on Professional Ethics. Master, Chairman of the Pupils Committee and Executive Committee, Richard J. Hughes American Inns of Court, Union County, New Jersey, 1989-2001. President, Fairfield, New Jersey Area Club, 1989-1995; Presidents Advisory Committee, Recipient of Alumni Service Award, 1997. Member: Essex County (Secretary, 1973-1976; Vice President, 1976-1977; President, 1977-1978; Trustee, 1978-1979), Union County, Middlesex County, New Jersey State (Trustee, 1993-1997; Secretary, 1997-1998; Treasurer, 1998-1999; Second Vice President, 1999-2000; First Vice President, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 2001-2002; President, 2002-2003; Chairman, Ethics Oversight Committee, 1994—; Chairman, Interbar Relations Committee, 1980-1981; Program Committee Member, 1981-1982; Civil Trial Bar Section, 1982, Executive Committee, 1982; Member, Alternatives to Litigation Committee, 1982-1984; Member, Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1982-1984; Chairman, Committee on Reinstatement of Attorneys; Chair, Commission on Professionalism in the Law, 2003—) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1990; Member, Drafting Committee for the House of Delegates, 1986-1988; Member: Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution, 1989-1992; Standing Committee on Constitution and By-Laws, 1992; Litigation Section; Member, Program Committee National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2003-2004; Member, Executive Council N.C.B.P., 2004-2007) Bar Associations; New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers (Trustee, 1985-1987); International Society of Barristers; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; International Society of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate); American Bar Foundation (Sustaining Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1986; Secretary, 1990-1993; Vice President, 1993-1995; Chair Elect, 1995-2001; Chair, 2003—); New Jersey State Bar Foundation (Vice Chair, 2007—; Chair, Commission on Professionalism in Law 2003-2007). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Defense Law; Plaintiff Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation. Email: Richard J. Badolato
Peter D. Manahan (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey, March 9, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Stevens Institute of Technology (B.E., 1963); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1966; LL.M., 1968). Georgetown Legal Intern and E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow, 1966-1968. Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1964-1966. Morris County Prosecutor, 1977-1982. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee, United States District Court (N.J.), 1995. Member: Morris County , New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Law; Commercial Law. Email: Peter D. Manahan
John B. Murray (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, September 16, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, New Jersey; 1967, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1963); Georgetown University (J.D., 1966); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1967). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Email: John B. Murray
Mark L. Fleder (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 30, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, New Jersey. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1966); Rutgers University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Faculty Member, Practising Law Institute National Construction Law Seminar, 1985. Law Secretary to Hon. Joseph H. Stamler, New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, 1969-1970. Legal Assistant to Administrative Director of the Courts, 1970. Author, "Representing the Contractor in Defense of Owner Claims," Construction Litigation-Representing the Contractor. Speaker at National Construction Law Superconference 2005 and 2006. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Chairman, Committee on Public Contract Law, 1978-1979) and American (Member: Forum Committee on Construction Industry, Public Contract Law Section; Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Contract Law(65%); Technology Law(10%); Litigation(25%). Email: Mark L. Fleder
Kevin J. Coakley (Member) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, June 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., 1968); Rutgers University (J.D., 1972). Member, Rutgers Law Review, 1971-1972. Panelist: "Takings Law and Inverse Condemnation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992 and 1994; ALI-ABA Advanced Study of Inverse Condemnation and Government Liability, October 1996. Author: "A Decade of Takings Litigation," New Jersey Law Journal, March 1996. Law Secretary to Hon. John W. Fritz, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Trustees, Blue Shield Plan of New Jersey, 1975-1984. Chairman, Lawyers Advertising Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1978-1979. Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America(R), Real Estate, 2002-2003, and 2003- 2004. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Successfully represented plaintiff at trial and on appeal in landmark inverse condemnation action awarding monetary damages arising from denial of §404 wetlands fill permit. Loveladies Harbor v. U.S., 28 F.3d 1171 (Fed. Cir. 1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Environmental Permitting; Land Use; Water and Sewer Law; State Tax Litigation; Wetlands; Inverse Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Riparian Law. Email: Kevin J. Coakley
William H. Graham (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, January 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1968); Rutgers University (J.D., 1972); New York University (LL.M., Corporation Law, 1978; LL.M., Trade Regulation, 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Stanford University Executive Program. Board Members: Atlantic Legal Foundation and Lehigh Valley PBS. Formerly Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and secretary, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Member: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute and Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Association of General Cousel; American Bar Association Committee of Corporate General Cousel; American Corporate Counsel Association; American Society of Corporate Secretaries; Stockholders Relations Society of New York. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Torts; Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Health and Safety; Environmental Law; Corporate Governance; Internal Investigations. Email: William H. Graham
Thomas S. Cosma (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, July 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Peter's College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Law Secretary to Hon. Peter W. Thomas, New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, 1977-1978. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee, 1989-1993. Co-Chair, Seminar on Public Bidding Law and Practice in New Jersey, NJ ICLE (1995). Speaker: Seminar on Bid Protests & Appeals Under Federal, State & Local Public Contract Laws, NJ ICLE (2000); Faculty, N.J. Judicial College, (2002) "Guardianship Law and Probate Update.". Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Chair, Equity Jurisprudence Committee, 2000-2003; Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 2007-2008; Member: Section of Public Contract Law; Business Organizations Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Litigation Committee; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Member, Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations; Uniform Commercial Code Committee; Public Contract Law) Bar Associations. Email: Thomas S. Cosma
Kathleen S. Murphy (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1977). Law Secretary to Hon. Robert A. Matthews, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1977-1978. Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey Ethics Committee, 1986-1990. Barrister, Essex County Inns of Court, 1987-1988, Master, 1988-1992. Member, Judicial Appointments Committee 1987-1990. Member Judicial Evaluation Committee 1989-1990. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992-1997; Treasurer, North Jersey Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1997; President, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999-2000. Member: Essex County (Member: President's Council, 1990-1996; Arbitrators Committee, 1988-1992), New Jersey State (Executive Member, Civil Trial Bar Committee, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1999—. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Email: Kathleen S. Murphy
Patrick J. McAuley (Member) born East Orange, New Jersey, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk to: Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1977; Hon. George P. Helfrich, J.S.C., 1978. Secretary, Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee, District V-C, 1987-1992. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Task Force on the Disciplinary System) and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Counsel to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Contract Law; Land Use Law; Real Estate Development; Leases; Condemnation; Casino Law. Email: Patrick J. McAuley
Peter J. Pizzi (Member) born Orange, New Jersey, December 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and District of Colorado; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); Fordham University (J.D., 1978). Member: New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section; Chair, Internet and Litigation Committee), American (Member, Litigation Section, Committees on Securities and Class Action Litigation), Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Labor Law Section and Computer Law Committee) Bar Associations. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Also at New York, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Offices). Reported Cases: National Utility Service, Inc. v. Huntsman Chemical Corporation, 70 F.Supp.2d 496 (D.N.J., 1999); National Utility Service, Inc. v. Chesapeake Corporation, 45 F.Supp.2d 438 (D.N.J. 1999); APC Commodity Corp. v. Ram Dis Ticaret, A.S., 965 F.Supp. 461 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); Microbyte Corp. v. New Jersey State Golf Assoc., 1986-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶67, 228, modified, Opinion Dated June 2, 1987 (Lechner, J.); NYT Cable TV v. Homestead at Mansfield, Inc., 111 N.J. 21; Direct Satellite Communications, Inc. v. Bd. of Pub. Util. 615 F. Supp 1558 (D.N.J.); Heating and Plumbing Engineers, Inc. v. H.J. Wilson Co., Inc., 698 P.2d 1364 (Ct. App. Colo.) Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Internet; Securities Litigation. Email: Peter J. Pizzi
Kevin R. Gardner (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, October 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1976); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, 2003—. Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Note, "Corporations-Mergers-Long Form Merger for Sole Purpose of Eliminating Minority Interest Constitutes Actionable Fiduciary Breach; Valid Merger Requires Showing of Business Purpose and Entire Fairness," 8 Seton Hall Law Review 712 (1979). Law Clerk to Hon. Robert L. Clifford, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor (Civil Litigation in the Federal and State Courts of New Jersey), Seton Hall University School of Law, 1980-1985, 1990—. Faculty Member, Depositions/Civil Trials, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, 1987—. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Fee Arbitration, District VC. Master, Seton Hall Law School Inn of Court. Lecturer, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Civil Practice); New Jersey Defense Association (Investigations/Civil Practice); Edison Electric Institute (Investigations/Mass Tort Litigation). Mediator, New Jersey Superior Court, 2001—. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Defense; Employment Law; Special Investigations; Trade Secrets. Email: Kevin R. Gardner
Robert Emmett Ryan (Managing Partner - Professional Liability Practice Group) born Long Island, New York, December 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Saint Peter's College (B.A., 1976); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Alpha Theta. Staff Member, 1977-1978 and Associate Editor, 1978-1979, Seton Hall Law Review. Author: Note, "New Jersey Adopts The Single Publication Rule For Libel Actions," 9 Seton Hall Law Review 130 (1979). Recipient of the Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship Award. Law Secretary to the Honorable William T. McElroy, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, 1979. Former Member, District Ethics Committee, Supreme Court of New Jersey. Managing Partner, Connell Foley LLP Professional Liability Practice Group. Member: New Jersey State (Former Member, Health and Hospital Law Committee, Subcommittee on Education and Committee on Professional Malpractice Insurance) and American (Member, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation) Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; American Institute of Architects (Lecturer for Continuing Education); New Jersey Society of Architects (Allied Member); Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Defense Research Institute (Professional Liability and Product Liability Sections). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Professional Liability Law; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Design Professionals Malpractice; Agents and Brokers Liability; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Products Liability; Insurance. Email: Robert Emmett Ryan
Michael X. McBride (Member) born New York, New York, February 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1979, New York and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Stanford University (B.A., Economics, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1978); New York University (A.P.C., Finance, 1980). Law Clerk to H.C. Meanor, U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey, 1978-1979. Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Covenant House New Jersey, 1992-2002. Member, Board of Regents, 2004— and Member, Board of Directors, College of Arts & Sciences, 2001-2003, Georgetown University. Member, Board of Trustees, Delbarton School, 2003—. Former President, Board of Governors, Delbarton School - Fathers & Friends, 1998-2003. Member, Board of Directors, McBride Enterprises. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Bank Polska Kasa Opieki v. Pamrapo Savings, 909 F.Supp. 948 (D.N.J. 1995); Lauchheimer v. Gulf Oil, 6 F.Supp.3d 339 (D.N.J. 1998). Transactions: Successfully negotiated the merger of McBride Enterprises, Hudson Bay, a private real estate fund capitalized by Crescent Real Estate Equities (a REIT trading on the NYSE) and Penn Square Properties, Inc. into an entity now called Keystone Property Trust, a REIT trading on the NYSE. Keystone was sold to ProLogis in August 2004. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction. Email: Michael X. McBride
Jeffrey W. Moryan (Member) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rider College (B.S., 1976); Seton Hall University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: Note, "Religious Groups' Use of Public School Buildings during Non-school Hours Not Violative of Establishment Clause of First Amendment," 9 Seton Hall Law Review 524, 1978. Legal Intern, Hon. Frederick B. Lacey, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall Law School, 1983-1984. Master and Co-Director, Essex Inn of Court, American Inns of Court Foundation, 1989—. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1991. Member, DRI Trial Tactics and Technique Committee. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American (Member: Task Force on Franchise Law, 1994; Member, Sections on: Litigation; TIPS; Environmental Law; Franchise Law; Aviation Law) Bar Associations; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Aviation Law; Environmental Law; Petroleum Law; Franchise Law; Mass Torts; Commercial Law; Transactions; Personal Injury. Email: Jeffrey W. Moryan
John K. Bennett (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, April 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, with honors, 1989). Articles Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Secretary to Honorable Robert L. Clifford, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1980-1981. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Alamo Rent A Car, Inc. v. Galarza, 306 N.J. Super. 384, 703 A.2d 961, (App. Div. 1997)(enforcement of language in employee contracts requiring arbitration of discrimination claims); Singer v. Commodities Corp. (U.S.A.), 292 N.J. Super. 391, 678 A.2d 1165 (App. Div. 1996)(enforcing employees' agreement in uniform securities industry registration form to arbitrate employment disputes); Schanzer v. Rutgers University, 934 F.Supp. 669, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,467, 112 Ed. Law Rep. 229 (D.N.J. 1996)(dismissal of certain claims in action for wrongful denial of tenure); Chandoke v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 843 F.Supp. 16, 64 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 45, 64 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43, 162 (D.N.J. 1994)(denying summary judgment in national origin discrimination case; later obtained "no cause" jury verdict); N.L.R.B. v. Frazier, 144 F.R.D. 650, 142 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2089, 25 Fed.R.Serv.3d 127 (D.N.J.)(granting petition to revoke NLRB subpoena served on Prudential manager in building-services dispute with SEIU), rev'd, 966 F.2d 812, 60 USLW 2800, 140 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2664, 122 Lab.Cas.P. 10,236 (3d Cir. 1992); Brunner v. Abex Corp., 661 F.Supp. 1351 (D.N.J. 1986)(summary judgment dismissing wrongful-discharge claims of promissory estoppel and breach of implied contract); United Telegraph Workers, AFL-CIO v. Western Union Corp., 771 F.2d 699, 120 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2403, 103 Lab.Cas. (CCH) 11, 636 (3d Cir. 1985)(vacating injunction sought by Union to prevent employer from implementing business decisions); and Ennis v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., 782 F.2d 396, 3 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1408 (3d Cir. 1985)(disnissal of discrimination suit as sanction for plaintiff's counsel's discovery abuses) Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Wrongful Termination Law; Employee Benefits Law. Email: John K. Bennett
Peter J. Smith (Member) born Orange, New Jersey, January 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1978); Rutgers University (J.D., 1981). Co-Author: "Representing the Contractor in Defense of Owner Claims," in Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor, Wiley Law, Second Edition, 1992. Member, New Jersey Construction Advisory Council of the American Arbitration Association, 2006—. Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America(R), Construction Law, 2006 and 2007. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Construction and Public Contract Law Section, 1983—; Chairman, 1993-1995) and American (Member: Public Contract Law and Litigation Sections; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association panel of Construction Industry Arbitrators. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Reported Cases: PT&L Construction v. State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, 108 N.J. 539 (1987); Rush, et als v. Kuhn Smith & Harris, 193 N.J. Super. 389 (App. Div. 1984); Schoonover Electric Co., Inc. v. Enron Corp. (In re Enron Corp.), 294 BR 232 (Bankr. SDNY 2003). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Peter J. Smith
Brian G. Steller (Member) born Spring Lake, New Jersey, November 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1983, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1978) Pi Sigma Alpha; Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1982). Law Secretary to Hon. Murray G. Simon, J.S.C., 1982-1983. Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1991 and re-certified in 1998 and 2006. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999. Member: Essex County (Officer, President, 2003-2004; Chairman, Annual Conference Committee, 1995—; Chairman, Committee on Professionalism, 1999—; Recipient, Civil Trial Attorney Achievement Award, 1994-1995), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates (Chapter Vice President, 2005—); Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (Member, Board of Trustees); American Inns of Court (Master, William Brennan Chapter, Essex County, New Jersey, 1991); American Arbitration Association (Advisory Counsel). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Reported Cases: Unsatisfied Claim & Judgment Fund Board v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 138 NJ 185, 1994. Derfuss v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 285 NJS 125 (App. Div. 1995); Barrett v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 295 N.J. Super. 613 (App. Div. 1996) (decided 12/13/96); Breen v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 297 N.J. Super. 503 (App. Div. 1997), Breen v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 153 N.J. 424 (1998); O'Connell v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 300 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 1997); O'Connell v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 151 N.J. 75 (1997); O'Connell v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 306 N.J. Super. 166 (App. Div. 1997); Pinto v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 183 NJ 405 (2005). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Medical Negligence; Product Liability; Automobile Negligence; Health Law; Insurance Coverage. Email: Brian G. Steller
Philip F. McGovern, Jr. (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, January 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Michaels College (B.A., 1980); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1984). Law Secretary to Hon. Alfred M. Wolin, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984-1985. Secretary, Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee. Chairman, Township of Nutley Planning Board. Member, Board of Trustees, Academy of St. Aloysius, Jersey City, New Jersey. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, General Practice Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Business Law, Commercial and Business Litigation, Real Estate, Property and Probate Litigation, Ethics and Professionalism) Bar Associations. (Managing Member, Jersey City, NJ Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Banking; Municipal Finance; Commercial Litigation. Email: Philip F. McGovern, Jr.
Karen Painter Randall (Co-Chair, Professional Liability and Co-Chair, Director and Officer Practice Groups) admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1978, Honors College; M.P.A., 1979; J.D., 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Recipient: Strom Thurmond Scholarship. Member: Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard W. Riley, Governor, State of South Carolina, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Emmet Cassidy, Presiding Judge, Law Division of Bergen County, 1984-1985. Author: "Professional Ethics and the Retention of Clients' Closed Files," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 11, No. 4, April 2003. Featured Speaker: NJ Dental Association, 1990; "ERISA Coverage and Claims Issues," ABA Midyear Meeting, 2000; "Construction Defect Claims," ABA Midyear Meeting, 2001; "Elder Abuse Claims," ABA Midyear Meeting, 2002; "Legal Malpractice Claims and Coverage Issues," ABA Midyear Meeting, 2003. Adjunct Faculty, University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. Member, Board of Directors, Colburn Insurance Services, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Advisors, Colburn Insurance Services, 1998-1999. Member: Essex County, Bergen County (Member, Judicial Performance Committee), New Jersey State (Member, Standing Committee, Insurance Benefits; Member, Lawyers Malpractice; Member, Election Law) and American (Co-Chair, Professional Liability, Director, Officer and Co-Chair, Emerging Issues Sub-Committees of the Insurance Coverage Litigation, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Women's 300 Leadership Forum (Member, Standing Committee); Executive Women of New Jersey; Professional Liability Underwriter's Society. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board of Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Directors and Officers Liability; Condominium Association Law; Professional Liability Law; Business Litigation; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense; Insurance; General Liability; Nursing Home; Elder Abuse Litigation. Email: Karen Painter Randall
Liza M. Walsh (Member) born Titograd, Yugoslavia, May 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., 1981); Seton Hall University Law School (J.D., 1984). Clerk to Clarkson S. Fisher, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, September 1985 to August of 1986. Clerk to Judge Charles J. Harrington, New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, Hudson County, September 1984 to August of 1985. Member, Board of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Bally Total Fitness Corporation, 1996-2003. Member: American Bar Association; Fellows of the American Bar Association; Outstanding Lawyers in America; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey (Trustee 1992-); Federal Circuit Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; New Jersey Equity Jurisprudence Committee; New Jersey District Court Historical Society (Trustee 2003—). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Liza M. Walsh
John P. Lacey (Member) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, March 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Business, 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1984); Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program on Negotiation (2003). Recipient, Daniel Degnan Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy. Seton Hall Law Review, 1982-1983. Winner, Seton Hall Moot Court Competition, 1982. Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles L. Brieant, U.S.D.J., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1984-1985. Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1987-1990. Recipient of Commendations from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service and N.J. State Police/FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Counsel to New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1994. Master, Willard C. Heckel Inn of Court, 1993—. Member, Merit Selection Panel, U.S. District Court for the Selection of U.S. Magistrate, 1999. Vice President, Glen Ridge Board of Education, 2000- 2001. Essex County Bar Association Trial Attorney Award, 2001. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Model Jury Instructions Committee. Guest Legal Analyst on MSNBC and Court TV. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Trustee: Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(25%); Labor and Employment Matters(10%); White Collar Criminal Defense(30%); Corporate Internal Investigations(10%); Governmental Investigations(20%); Appellate Practice(5%). Email: John P. Lacey
Timothy E. Corriston (Member) born Englewood, New Jersey, April 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, New York; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Disrict Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1983); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1986); Pace University School of Law (LL.M. Environmental Law, 1992). Pro Bono Counsel, NJ After 3 Program. Pro Bono Counsel, Northern Highlands Lacrosse Association. Member of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus Planning Board. Member: Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Baliko v. Stecker, 275 N.J. Super. 182, 645 A.2d 1218, 63 USLW 2123, 65 Fair Empl. Pra. Cas. (BNA) 899 (N.J. Super. A.D., Jul 20, 1994); Hambsch v. Harrsch, 256 N.J. Super. 215, 606 A.2d 879 (N.J. Super.L., Nov. 6, 1991); American Hydro Power Partners, L.P. v. Clifton City (Passaic County), 239 N.J. Super. 130, 570 A.2d 1246 (N.J. Super. A.D., Jan. 23, 1989); Hogan v. Garden State Sausage Co., 223 N.J. Super. 364, 538 A.2d 1254 (N.J. Super. A.D., Feb. 25, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Occupational Disease; General Defense; General Practice; Products Liability. Email: Timothy E. Corriston
Ernest W. Schoellkopff (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University College, University of London; Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude with high honors in English, 1983); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1986). Thomas J. White Scholar. Copy Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 1985-1986. Author: "Ordering the Purposes of Sentencing: A Prologue to Guidelines," 2 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy 503, 1986. Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence Weiss, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Union County, 1986-1987. Member: Essex County, Morris County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Reported Cases: 22 Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Insurance; Real Estate; Products Liability. Email: Ernest W. Schoellkopff
Patrick J. Hughes (Member) born El Paso, Texas, May 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Prosecutor and International Law Officer, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Master: Worrall F. Mountain Chapter, American Inns of Court, Morris County, New Jersey, 1993; The John C. Lifland American Inn of Court, 2005. Member: American Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Morris County Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. [Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Active Duty, 1985-1989; Reserve, 1989-1995]. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York Offices). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care; Business Litigation; Product Liability and Tort Law; Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Litigation; Corporate Law and Transactions; Health Care and Medical Practice; Insurance Law. Email: Patrick J. Hughes
James C. McCann (Member) born Roslyn, New York, December 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey; 1988, New York. Education: Albright College (A.B., 1982); New York Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: Hudson County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. (Jersey City, New Jersey and New York, N.Y. Offices). Practice Areas: Tax Abatement; Land Use; Condominium and Planned Real Estate Development Law; Conversion of Rental Properties to Condominiums; Community Association Law; Registration of Planned Real Estate Development Projects with New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs; Alcholic Beverage Licensing and Regulatory Compliance; Acquisition, Sale, Finance and Development of Commercial, Residential and Mixed Use Property. Email: James C. McCann
John D. Cromie (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member, 1985-1987 and Managing Editor, 1986-1987, Seton Hall Law Review. Law Secretary, Hon. Daniel J. O'Hern, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1987-1988. Adjunct Law Professor, Legal Writing and Research and Appellate Advocacy, Seton Hall University, 1991-1996. Author: Note, "States May Selectively Authorize Regional Bank Holding Company Acquisitions," 17 Seton Hall Law Review 106 (1987). Member: Supreme Court of New Jersey District VC Attorney Ethics Committee. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American (Member, Real Property and Probate Loan Practices and Lender Liability Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: John D. Cromie
Angela A. Iuso (Member) born West Orange, New Jersey, August 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1998, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to Hon. Nicholas Scalera, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1987-1988. Member, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Chapter of the Essex Inns of Court, 1995-1997. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Architect and Engineer Malpractice; Environmental Litigation; Corporate Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Angela A. Iuso
Glenn T. Dyer (Member) born Orange, New Jersey, December 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.S., Marketing, cum laude, 1986); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen D. Russell, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Morris County, 1989-1990. Certified Civil Arbitrator. Member: Essex County (Chairman, Products Liability Section, 1999-2000; Co-Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 2000-2001), Middlesex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Middlesex County Trial Lawyers' Association (Trustee, 2007—); New Jersey Defense Association; American Board Of Trial Advocates (Associate). Reported Cases: Pinto v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co., 183 N.J. 405 (2005); Thompson v. Potenza, 364 N.J. Super 462 (App. Div. 2003); Green v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co., 160 N.J. 480 (1999); Derfuss v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co., 285 N.J. Super 125 (App. Div. 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Claims(15%); Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists(15%); Personal Injury Defense(70%). Email: Glenn T. Dyer
Clarence Smith, Jr. (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York; Fordham University (J.D., 1988). Legal Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1987. Student Legal Specialist, New York City Law Department, 1987-1988. Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office, New York County, 1988-1994. Senior County Attorney, Department Disciplinary Committee, Appellate Division, Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, 1994-1998. Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1998—. Member: Board of Directors, Small Claims Arbitrators Association; One Hundred Black Men, Inc. Small Claims Arbitrator, Civil Court, New York County, 1993—. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1999—. Member: New York County Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Metropolitan Black Bar Association; National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Homeland Security; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Legal Ethics. Email: Clarence Smith, Jr.
William T. McGloin (Member) born New York, October 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1988); Rutgers School of Law-Newark (J.D., 1991). First Place 1991 Nathan Baker Mock Trial Competition. Member, Rutgers Law School National Mock Trial Team. Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Trial Advocacy. Myron S. Harkavy Scholar. Member, Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Chapter of the Essex Inn of Court, 1995-1997. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Consumer Law; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Torts. Email: William T. McGloin
Brendan Judge (Member) born Neptune, New Jersey, September 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey;1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1989-1991; Teaching Fellow, Notre Dame Law School, 1990-1991; Legal Intern to Hon. Daniel J. O'Hern, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey; Law Clerk to Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1991-1992; Member, John J. Gibbons American Inn of Court (Intellectual Property Law), 1993-1999; Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School, 1994-1995; Spring Lake Municipal Prosecutor, 1998—; Notre Dame Law Association Board of Directors, 2005—. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Banking Litigation; Trucking Law. Email: Brendan Judge
Charles J. Harrington, III (Member) born Kearny, New Jersey, April 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1988); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1991). Author: "Representing the Residential Taxpayer," General Practitioner's Gazette, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1996. Member: New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Hiring Partner) (Resident, Jersey City, New Jersey and Philadelpha, Pennsylvania Offices). Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Property Tax Law; Real Estate Valuation. Email: Charles J. Harrington, III
Daren S. McNally (Member) born Montclair, New Jersey, March 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: William Paterson College of New Jersey (B.A., with high honors, 1987); Rutgers University, Newark (J.D., with distinction for Legal Research and Writing, 1992). Articles Editor, Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Environmental Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Business Torts. Email: Daren S. McNally
Stephen V. Falanga (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, March 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. Peters College (B.A., 1989); Boston College (J.D., 1992); Fordham University (LL.M., Banking, Corporate Law and Finance, 2001). Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society. Boston College Law School Recipient of the Cornelius J. Monyihan Commencement Award for Scholarship and Co-curricular Leadership, 1992. Staff Writer, 1990-1991 and Editor-in-Chief, 1991-1992, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest. Author: "Lender's Insider Status Does Not Reclassify Debt," New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLXXXIII, No. 10, Index 795, March 6, 2006; "No, New Jersey, There is No Creditor Fraud," New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLXXXI, No. 11, Index 1012, September 12, 2005; "CoreStates Extends Claim Preclusion to Competing Creditors," New Jersey Law Journal, November 1, 1999. Co-Author: with Cromie, Falanga and Jacobus, "Letters of Credit Offer Landlords Protection Against Tenant Bankruptcies," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 10, No. 4, April, 2002. Law Clerk to the Honorable William F. Tuohey, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, 1992-1993. Master, Bankruptcy Inn of Court. Saint Peter's College Alumni Board Member, 1997-2002, Alumni President, 2000-2001 and Member, Saint Peter's College Board of Regents, 2002—. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Amicus Committee, 2002—); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Law and Transactions. Email: Stephen V. Falanga
Jeffrey L. O'Hara (Member) born Passaic, New Jersey, July 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey; 1994, Colorado; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Mercer County College (A.A., 1986); University of California at Davis (B.A., 1988); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Law Clerk to now Associate Justice Virginia Long, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1992-1993; Co-author: "To The Victors Go The Spoils - Be Wary Of Independent Tort Claims For Spoliation," For The Defense (July 2004); "The Duty Of Corporate Counsel To Preserve Evidence," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (September 2004); "Emergency Response Team Coordination - A Practical Approach," For The Defense (July 2006). Member: New Jersey State, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Brennan-Vanderbilt American Inn of Court (Master); Defense Research Institute (Trial Tactics & Techniques Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation(40%); General and Products Liability(40%); Professional Liability(20%). Email: Jeffrey L. O'Hara
Tricia Bevelock O'Reilly (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., with honors, 1986); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Staff Member, 1990-1991 and Articles Editor, 1991-1992, St. John's University Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorable Nicholas H. Politan, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1992-1994. Author: "Public School Financing Reform: Renewed Interest in the Courthouse but will the Statehouse Follow Suit," 65 St. John's Law Review 467 (1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Land Use; Civil Rights. Email: Tricia Bevelock O'Reilly
Anthony F. Vitiello (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 2006, Texas; 2007, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and Maryland. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., with high honors, History, 1990); New York University (J.D., 1993; LL.M., Taxation, 1996). Phi Alpha Theta (President, 1989-1990). Editorial Staff, 1991-1992 and Article and Note Editor, 1992-1993, Journal of International Law and Politics, New York University School of Law. Author: "Being Your Own Beneficiary - Does a Self-Settled Trust Actually Work for its Intended Purposes of Estate Tax Exclusion," New Jersey Law Journal, July 2, 2007; "Absolute Discretion - A Fully Discretionary Trust Will Shield Assets from a Beneficiary's Creditors," New Jersey Law Journal, February 5, 2007; "Asset Protection for Heirs," New Jersey Lawyer, July 17, 2006; "The Benefits of Private Foundations," New Jersey Law Journal, May 26, 1997. Co-Author: "Inside the Government's Bag of Tricks: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997," New Jersey Law Journal, December 1, 1997. Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1998-2003. Chairman, Taxation and Estate Planning Group, Connell Foley LLP, 1999—. Certified Financial Planner Board Continuing Education Sponsor, 2001—. New Jersey State Board of Accountancy Continuing Professional Education Sponsor (Taxation), 2001—. New York State Board for Public Accountancy Continuing Education Sponsor (Taxation), 2002—. Treasurer, New Jersey Lawyer Newspaper, 2003-2006. Listed in Worth Magazine "Top 100 Attorneys," December 2005, December 2006, December 2007. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust), New York State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Asset Protection Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate and Trust Administration; Tax Audits; Tax Court Litigation; Federal Income; Taxation of Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Anthony F. Vitiello
Marc D. Haefner (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., Valedictorian, magna cum laude, 1991); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Sheehan Fellow 1991-1994. Conflicts Editor, Journal of Legislation, 1994. Author: "One Pitfall in Purchasing a Common-Law Trademark," New Jersey Law Journal, June 9, 2008, 192 N.J.L.J. 835; "RICO Still an Option for Defrauded Creditors," New Jersey Law Journal, July 23, 2007, 189 N.J.L.J. 336. Co-Author: "Offers of Judgment in Copyright Cases," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2004, Volume 12, No. 6; "Did Reves Give Professional a Safe-Harbor Under Rico," Civil Rico Report, Volume 9, August 11, 1993. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association of New Jersey. Reported Cases: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. v. Mirage Resorts Inc., 140 F.3d 478 (3d Cir. 1998) (civil rights); Tzannetakis v. Seton Hall University, 344 F.Supp.2d 438 (D.N.J. 2004) (employment law); FD & P Enterprises, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 239 F.Supp.2d 509 (D.N.J. 2003) (land use/civil rights); Bryant v. New Jersey Dept. of Transp., 1 F.Supp.2d 426 (D.N.J. 1998) (civil rights); Bryant v. New Jersey Dept. of Transp., 998 F.Supp. 438 (D.N.J. 1998) (civil rights); Bryant v. New Jersey Dept. of Transp., 987 F.Supp. 343 (D.N.J. 1998) (civil rights); General Elec. Co. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., 983 F.Supp. 512 (D.N.J. 1997) (intellectual property); Romeo v. Seton Hall University, 378 N.J.Super. 384 (App.Div. 2005) (statutory construction of New Jersey Law Against Discrimination); Kvaerner Process, Inc. v. Barham-McBride Joint Venture, 368 N.J.Super. 190 (App.Div. 2004) (statutory construction of New Jersey Construction Lien Law); Cherrits v. Village of Ridgewood, 311 N.J.Super. 517 (App.Div. 1998) (civil rights). Practice Areas: Trademark Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil RICO; Copyright Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: Marc D. Haefner
Jonathan P. McHenry (Member) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: South Carolina Honors College; University of South Carolina (B.A., with honors, 1992); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Emory Moot Court Society and Special Team Member; Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court; United Nations Center for Human Rights. Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Insurance Section) and American (Member, Science and Technology Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Environmental Law; Aviation Law. Email: Jonathan P. McHenry
James P. Rhatican (Member) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1997, New York; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); Rutgers University (J.D., 1995). (Also at Jersey City, New Jersey, New York, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Offices). Practice Areas: Land Use and Development; Real Estate Transaction; Environmental Compliance and Litigation; Eminent Domain; Commercial Litigation. Email: James P. Rhatican
Matthew W. Bauer (Member) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1988); Rutgers School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Defense Research Institute; Transportation Lawyers Association. [Lieutenant j.g., U.S. Navy, 1988-1992]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew W. Bauer
Joseph C. DeBlasio (Member) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Flagler College (B.A., 1993); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1996). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court (Barrister); New Jersey Defense Association (Labor and Employment Law Substantive Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Joseph C. DeBlasio
Brad D. Shalit (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1994); Hofstra University (J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Controversies; Family Business Law; Asset Protection. Email: Brad D. Shalit
W. Nevins McCann (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and New Jersey. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1994); Villanova University (J.D./M.B.A., 1997). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Land Use Development and Financing; Complex Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Corporate and Business Law; Banking; Contract Law; Estate Planning. Email: W. Nevins McCann
Thomas J. O'Leary (Member) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., with honors, 1987); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Occupational Safety and Health; Construction Law; Environmental Law. Email: Thomas J. O'Leary
Mitchell W. Taraschi (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Member: Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Mitchell W. Taraschi
ASSOCIATES
Monica Seth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003); Rutgers University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Monica Seth
Elizabeth M. Trantina (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994 New York. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.S., 1979); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1993); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer. Email: Elizabeth M. Trantina
M. Trevor Lyons (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1992) Washington University (J.D. 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: M. Trevor Lyons
Craig S. Demareski (Associate) born Passaic, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.S.M.E., 1993); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Email: Craig S. Demareski
Elizabeth W. Eaton (Associate) born New York, N.Y., November 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Use; Riparian Law. Email: Elizabeth W. Eaton
Joseph M. Murphy (Associate) born Orange, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina; 1998, New Jersey and District of Columbia; 2001, Virginia; 2006, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Corporate Law. Email: Joseph M. Murphy
Jason E. Marx (Associate) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: Boston University, School of Management (B.S.B.A., 1990); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1998); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Practice Areas: Tax; Trusts and Estates. Email: Jason E. Marx
Michael A. Shadiack (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., Pre-Law and Liberal Studies, magna cum laude, 1995); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., Concentration in Labor and Employment Law, 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Michael A. Shadiack
Owen C. McCarthy (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Union College (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1998). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Business Law. Email: Owen C. McCarthy
Patricia A. Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey; 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Rider University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Professional Liability; Construction Law. Email: Patricia A. Lee
Douglas J. Short (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of the Armed Forces; 2001, New York. Education: Salisbury State University (B.S., 1994; M.B.A., 1996); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Trial Practice. Email: Douglas J. Short
James M. Merendino (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1992); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 2000). Email: James M. Merendino
Michele T. Tantalla (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1996); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2000; Master of Studies in Environmental Law, 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Michele T. Tantalla
Agnieszka Antonian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001 New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1993); Seton Hall University, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Land Use. Email: Agnieszka Antonian
Bryan P. Couch (Associate) born Astoria, New York; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1997); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation. Email: Bryan P. Couch
Gregory Peterson (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997); Boston University (J.D., 2000). Email: Gregory Peterson
Hector D. Ruiz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1994); Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Law. Email: Hector D. Ruiz
Neil V. Mody (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Land Use Litigation. Email: Neil V. Mody
Robert Verdibello (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2005, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1998); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Conversions; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Collections; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Robert Verdibello
Michael J. Ackerman (Associate) born February 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1999); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2002); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2007). Email: Michael J. Ackerman
Melissa A. Zawadzki (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Barnard College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Rutgers University School of Law, Newark (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Excess Coverage; Insurance Coverage. Email: Melissa A. Zawadzki
Meghan C. Goodwin (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: Drew University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation. Email: Meghan C. Goodwin
Matthew S. Schultz (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003