|   | | Law Firm in Trenton, New Jersey | |
| | (Originally Backes & Backes) |
| | Address | | 15 West Front Street | | Trenton, New Jersey 08608-2098 | | (Mercer Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Backes & Hill practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Real Estate, Corporate, Banking, Wills and Probate, Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning, Civil and Complex Litigation, Condemnation and Partition, Chancery Practice, Business, Hospital Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1886 | Firm Profile:
The firm was established by the Backes family and has been in continuous existence for over 120 years. Backes & Hill practices throughout Central New Jersey, providing a full range of legal services to a diverse client base. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.; Diocese of Trenton; Catholic Charities, St. Francis Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.; Father Flannagans Boy's Home, D/B/A Boys and Girls Town; Ritchie & Page Distribution Co., Inc.; Commerce Bank; Jasco Development; Re-Max Greater Princeton. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Peter Backes (1858-1941). | | Herbert W. Backes (1891-1970). | | William Wright Backes (1904-1980). | | Michael J. Nizolek (1950-1994). | | Robert Maddock Backes (1916-2007). | | Harry R. Hill, Jr. (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, April 30, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey, District of Columbia; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1952); Wake Forest University (LL.B., 1955). Phi Delta Phi. Board of Directors, St. Francis Medical Center, 1985—(Chairman 1988-1990; Vice Chairman, 2003-2004). Board Member, St. Francis Medical Center Foundation, 1993-2001. Director: Franciscan Health Corp.; Neumann Insurance Co., 1986-1996; Catholic Health East (CHE) Stewardship Committee, 2005—. Secretary, Mercer County Ethics Committee, 1967-1978. Member: Mercer County (President, 1967-1969), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Mercer County Bar Association Foundation, 1996—. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Corporate Law; Hospital Law. Email: Harry R. Hill, Jr. | | Robert C. Billmeier (Member) born New York, N.Y., July 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1975). Municipal Court Judge: Pennington, 1987-2000, 2003—; Hopewell Borough, 1987—. Municipal Prosecutor, Pennington and Hopewell Borough, 1985-1986. Counsel for Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1985-1997. President, Mercer County Legal Aid Society, 1979-1982. Member: Mercer County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Sports Law; Personal Injury Arbitration. Email: Robert C. Billmeier | | Brenda Farr Engel (Member) born Washington, D.C., June 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; 1981, New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, St. Francis Medical Center Institutional Ethics Committee. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Princeton United Methodist Church. Secretary, W.Windsor Arts Council. Member: Mercer County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business Law; Labor and Employment Law; Hospital Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Brenda Farr Engel | | Scott L. Puro (Member) born West Wood, New Jersey, June 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey; 2000, New York and District of Columbia; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1994); Rutgers School of Law, Camden (J.D., with honors, 1998). Staff Member and Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1997-1998. Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Christine L. Miniman, 1998-1999. Vice Chair, Better Business Bureau of New Jersey, 2003—. Trustee and Corporate Counsel, United Way of Greater Mercer County, 2004—. Member: Mercer County (Trustee, Real Estate Section, 2004-2007) and New Jersey State Bar Association; Trustee, Mercer County Bar Foundation, 2007—. Reported Cases: Soto v. Scaringelli, 384 NJ Super. 431 (App. Div. 2006); Soto v. Scaringelli, 188 NJ 558 (2007). Practice Areas: Automobile Insurance Defense; Elder Law; Business Organization; Estate Administration; Residential Real Estate. Email: Scott L. Puro | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Patricia R. O'Brien (Office Manager) |
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