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| | Address | | 817 Landis Avenue, P.O. Box 1501 | | Vineland, New Jersey 08362 | | (Cumberland Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 856-691-0100 | | Fax: 856-692-4095 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.grucciopepper.com | | |
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| Gruccio, Pepper
DeSanto & Ruth, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Litigation, General Equity Litigation, Toxic Tort, Business Transactions, Corporate Law, General Civil Practice in all Courts, Probate, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Municipal Public Law, Negligence, Matrimonial, Workers Compensation and Insurance Law. Trials. | | Year Established: 1963 | Firm Profile:
Founded more than 43 years ago, the firm has an established reputation throughout Southern New Jersey and provides legal services in Cumberland, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Atlantic and Cape May Counties. Although it is a general practice law firm, there is a heavy concentration on litigation, both plaintiff personal injury and defense litigation for insurance carriers. In addition, the firm's 11 attorneys serve as general, special, trial or labor counsel to numerous governmental entities. The firm provides a wide range of corporate and business services for over 300 corporations. Further areas of expertise include the real estate practice including zoning, planning, complex commercial transactions and representation of financial institutions. Our estate planning and administration department administers estates and acts as counsel to estate representatives. | | Firm Size: 11 | Languages:
Spanish. | Representative Clients:
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Cos.; Cumberland County Guidance Center; Pizza Hut Inc.; Borough of Buena; Progresso Foods Inc.; County of Cape May, New Jersey; Cape May County Bridge Commission; Cape May County Welfare Board; Cities of Cape May, Wildwood, North Wildwood, Stone Harbor, Avalon, Sea Isle City, Margate and Millville; County of Salem, New Jersey; Cumberland Mutual Insurance Co.; City of Vineland Board of Education; Sun National Bank of N.J.; Southern InterCounty Medical Association; Newsfield National Bank; Riggins Oil Co.; Landis Sewerage Authority; Comar Glass, Inc.; Reference: Newfield National Bank. | 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
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | James J. Gruccio, Sr. (Member) born Vineland, New Jersey, August 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.S., 1960); Villanova University (LL.B., 1963). Prosecutor, City of Vineland, 1964-1972. Solicitor, City of Vineland Redevelopment Agency, 1965-1988. Member, Board of Trustees: Big Brothers of Vineland, Inc., 1967-1972; Rowan University, 2000—. Solicitor and Director of Department of Law of City of Vineland, 1972-1988. Solicitor, City of Vineland Economic Development Corporation, 1973-1977. Member: Board of Trustees, Delaware Valley Council, 1976-1980; Civil Judicial Conference Committee, 1984-1990; Solicitor, Landis Sewage Authority, 1994-2001. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Cumberland County (President Elect, 1974-1975; President, 1975-1976; Trustee, 1976—), New Jersey State (Member, Judicial Selection Committee, 1972—) and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Business Transactions; Negligence Law; Insurance Law; Environmental. Email: James J. Gruccio, Sr. | | Lawrence Pepper, Jr. (Member) born Vineland, New Jersey, August 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1965); Rutgers University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Adjunct Lecturer, Public Employment Labor Relations, Rutgers University, 1976-1979. Labor Relations Counsel: City of Vineland, 1972-1988; Cumberland County Guidance Center, 1972—; County of Cape May, 1978—; Cape May County Welfare Board, 1979—; Borough of Buena, 1979—; City of North Wildwood, 1980—; Cape May County Bridge Commission, 1981—; City of Avalon, 1981—; City of Ocean City, 1985; City of Cape May, 1985—; City of Winslow, 1996—; Borough of Stone Harbor, 1988—; Cherry Hill Township, 1997—; Deerfield Township, 1996—; City of Margate, 1995—; City of Millville, 1989—; South Jersey Transportation Authority, 1996—; City of Wildwood, 1992—; City of Wildwood Crest, 1993—; County of Salem, 1990—. Director: Advisory Board, Youth Center of Vineland, 1970-1971; Cumberland Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1983—. First Associate Solicitor, City of Vineland, 1972-1988. Prosecutor, City of Vineland, 1972-1988. Solicitor: Cumberland County Sewage Authority, 1972-1976; Vineland Economic Development Corporation, 1976-1980; Vineland Industrial Commission, 1976-1980; Landis Sewage Authority, 2001—. General Counsel New Jersey Expressway Authority, 1982-1996. President, Cumberland County Guidance Center, 1979-1980. Member: Newcomb Hospital Foundation, 1979—; Board of Trustees, Cumberland County Guidance Center, 1972—. Panelist, Perc Labor Section Conference, Princeton, New Jersey, 1977-1978. Labor Counsel to Cape May County, 1979—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Cumberland County (Member, Judicial Selection Committee, 1977-1980), New Jersey State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of South Jersey. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Estate Planning Law; Business; Corporate Law. Email: Lawrence Pepper, Jr. | | Robert A. DeSanto (Member) born Vineland, New Jersey, May 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey. Education: Trenton State College (B.A., 1968); Rutgers University (J.D., 1974). Associate Solicitor, City of Vineland, 1980-1988. Solicitor, Vineland Board of Education, 1988—; Borough of Buena, 2001. Secretary, New Jersey Supreme Court Fee Arbitration Committee, 1982-1985. New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee, 1993-1996. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992—. Court Approved Mediator, 2001—. Member: Cumberland County (Trustee, 1984-1985; Vice President, 1986-1987; President, 1987-1988), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, New Jersey Board, 1995—). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Negligence Law; Construction Disputes Law; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Education Law; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Robert A. DeSanto | | Joseph E. Ruth (Member) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A. in History and English, 1980; M.A. in History, 1982); Widener University, Delaware Law School (J.D., 1985). Moot Court Honor Society. Member: Cumberland, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Jersey State Bar Foundation (Mock Trial Competition Coordinator, 1988-1989). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Municipal Court; Driving While Intoxicated-DWI; Automobile Negligence. Email: Joseph E. Ruth | | Stephen D. Barse (Member) born Vineland, New Jersey, April 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1980); Georgetown University (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip A. Gruccio, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1983-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Vineland YMCA, 2004—. Assistant Solicitor, Borough of Avalon, 2004—. Member: Cumberland County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Business Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Labor and Employment Law; Municipal. Email: Stephen D. Barse | | —————————— | | Frank Guaracini, III (Associate) born Vineland, New Jersey, October 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rider University, (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 2002); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005); Widener University, International Law Institute. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Paul F. Chaiet, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2005-2006. Member, Widener Law Review. Formerly with University of Technology, International Law Institute, Sydney, Australia. Member: Cumberland County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(40%); General Litigation(40%); Landlord Tenant(10%); Municipal Court(10%). Email: Frank Guaracini, III | | Richard M. Milstead (Associate) born Somers Point, New Jersey, January 7, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New Jersey. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1962); Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law (LL.B., 1965). Assistant County Prosecutor, Cumberland County, 1969-1981. Solicitor, Newfield Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1969-1981. Member: Cumberland County (President, 1973-1974; Trustee, 1975-1978), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporations Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law. | | Walter F. Gavigan (Associate) born Vineland, New Jersey, July 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1970); Loyola University (J.D., 1975). Member, Board of Trustees, Vineland Developmental Center, 1990-1992. Superior Court Judicial Clerk, 1975-1976. New Jersey Superior Court Arbitration Panelist. Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Member: Cumberland County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Negligence Law; Collections (over $10,000.00); Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy; Workers Compensation. Email: Walter F. Gavigan | | James J. Gruccio, Jr. (Associate) born Vineland, New Jersey, July 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1991, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A. in Political Science, 1987; J.D., 1990). Judicial Clerk for Hon. Robert E. Francis, Presiding Chancery Judge of Vicinage 15, 1990-1991. Chief Financial Officer, Burns-Kull Automotive Management Group. Member: Cumberland County, Gloucester County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate; Business Closing; Employment Law; Automobile Law. | | William G. Blaney (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Drexel University (B.S., 1994); Rutgers University (J.D., 1997). Member, Wagner National Labor Moot Court. Assistant City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia, 1997-1998. Counsel to the City of Philadelphia, Labor Standards Bureau, 1997-1998, Department of Corrections, 1997-1998 and Mayor's Office of Labor Relations, 1996. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Business Litigation. Email: William G. Blaney | | A. Steven Fabietti (Associate) born January 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Legal Writing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Law School 1995-1996. Law Clerk to the Hon. J. Sydney Hoffman, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1996-1997. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Property Acquisitions; Land Use; Secured Finance; Estate Planning. Email: A. Steven Fabietti | | Michael J. Donohue (Associate) born Cape May Court House, New Jersey, April 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1989); Stetson University, College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Author: All Aboard Can Caricom Hop the NAFTA Train-West, Indian Law Journal Spring, 1994. Social Justice, St. Joseph High, St. Croix, 1990-1991. Coach, Mock Trial Team to Virgin Island Championship and Nationals, New Orleans, Louisiana. Legislative Assistant to Hon. Michael McDonell, MBA Irish Parliament Fall Semester 1987, Institute of Public Administration, Dublin, Ireland. Councilman, 1999-2001 and Solicitor Prosecutor, 2001—, Borough of Stone Harbor. Municipal Prosecutor, 2000—, Special Counsel, and Special Litigation Counsel, Borough of Avalon, New Jersey. Municipal Prosecutor, Lower Township, New Jersey, 2006—. Municipal Prosecutor, West Wildwood, New Jersey, 2002—. Chiefs of Police Association, Counsel to Cape May County, New Jersey, 1999-2001. Rental Registration Hearing Officer, City of Sea isle City, New Jersey, 2007—. Borough Solicitor, Municipal Attorney, Litigation Counsel, Tax Appeal Counsel, Municipal Prosecutor, Borough of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, 2001—. Member: Cape May County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Records v. Aetna, 294 N. J. Super. 463 (App. Div.1996); State v. Gates, 306 N. J. Super. 322 (Law Div. 1997); Colonial Specialty Foods v. Cape May County, 317 N.J. Super 207 (1999); Raab v. Borough of Avalon, 392 N.J. Super. 499 (App. Div. 2007); cert. denied, 192 N.J. 475 (2007). Practice Areas: Municipal Government(65%); Contracts(15%); General Litigation(10%); Personal Injury(5%); Business Litigation(5%). Email: Michael J. Donohue | Other Office Addresses:
Northfield, New Jersey Office: 1418 New Road, 08225. Telephone: 609-641-1688.
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