Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Our reputation is built on responsiveness and personal attention to our clients . . . from individuals seeking business and legal counsel to major business and financial institutions needing innovative solutions to complex problems. Our attorneys work directly with each client to provide sound business and legal advice in a timely, cost-efficient manner. This strong client-attorney relationship has earned us the respect of our legal peers and the repeated confidence of our valued clients.

Statement of Practice

General Practice in all Courts. Trials and Appeals, Corporate and Taxation, Banking, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Administrative and Municipal Law, Employment Law, Securities, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate, Estate Litigation, Environmental Law, Land Use, Zoning, Family Law.

Representative Clients:

Apple Core Hotels
BP Oil Products North America, Inc.
Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey, Inc.
CBA Industries, Inc. (Advertising, Sales & Distribution)
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Cumberland Farms
Exxon Mobil Corp.
First American Title Insurance Company
Franklin Credit Management Corp.
General Growth Properties, Inc.
GW Inns Corporation
Inserra Shoprite Supermarkets
MedPro Systems, LLC
Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C. (Shell & Texaco)
Novelli Restaurant
Sunoco, Inc.
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
Textron Financial
Valley National Bank
Wanaque Valley Regional Sewerage Authority
Wayne Police Athletic League
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburger Restaurants (NJ)
William Paterson University
Willowbrook Mall, LLC
YM-YWHA of North Jersey.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

1428 Route 23
Wayne, NJ 07474-0995, (Passaic Co.)

Phone

Phone: 973-694-0800
Telecopier: 973-694-0302

Website

http://www.wcmolaw.com

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

OF COUNSEL

Murray L. Cole (Of Counsel) born Paterson, New Jersey, April 25, 1922; admitted to bar, 1949, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1956, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1943); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1948). Practice Areas: Real Property; Banking Law.

John F. Geaney, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, December 25, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and District of New Jersey; 1955, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., magna cum laude, 1951); Harvard Law School (LL.B., cum laude, 1954). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Estate Administration.

Burrell Ives Humphreys (Of Counsel) born Camden, New Jersey, May 18, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1950); University of Temple Law School (J.D., 1953). Editor in Chief, Temple Law Review, 1952-1953. Author: Article in the New Jersey Law Journal on Mediation in Sexual Harassment Employment cases. Adjunct Professor: Seton Hall Law School; Rutgers Law School. Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey, 1958-1962. Prosecutor, Passaic County, New Jersey, 1975-1980. Judge, New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division, 1994-1997 and 2006. Assignment Judge of Essex and Hudson vicinages, 1983-1994. Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Passaic Vicinage, 2004. Member: Panel of Federal Arbitrators and Mediators by designation of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; Civil Arbitrators for the New Jersey Judicial Arbitration program; Panel of distinguished neutral arbitrators for CPR (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution); American Arbitration Association (AAA) Panel of Arbitrators (Commercial) and Mediators; National Arbitration Forum's Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators. Approved as Qualified Mediator to serve in the New Jersey Court Mediation Program. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Case Management; Corporate; Estates; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Burrell Ives Humphreys

Ralph V. Martin (Of Counsel) born Paterson, New Jersey, July 21, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., M.S., 1951); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1958). Judge of the Superior Court, New Jersey, 1973-1995. Chair, N.J. Election Law Enforcement Commission, 2004. [1st Lieut., U.S. Army, 1951-1955]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Contracts; Real Estate; Probate; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Ralph V. Martin

Victor C. Otley, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 9, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1957); Rutgers University (LL.B., 1960). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate Development; Fidelity and Surety.

Henry Ramer (Of Counsel) born Paterson, New Jersey, June 26, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New Jersey; 1980, New York; 1988, Florida. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1962); Columbia University (LL.B., 1966); University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (LL.M., 1968). City Counsel and Director, Law Department, City of Paterson, 1978-1982. Chairman of Board, United Way of Passaic County. Board Member, American Red Cross, Metro, New Jersey Chapter. Former Chairman of Legal Committee, Common Cause of New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. [Peace Corps, Brazil, 1966-1968]. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Commercial and Residential Real Estate.Email: Henry Ramer

Linda H. Samson (Of Counsel) born Paterson, New Jersey, February 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1980); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1983). Charter Member, Robert L. Clifford American Inn of Court. Member by appointment of the Supreme Court: District XI Ethics Committee, 1988-1992; District XI Fee Arbitration Committee, 1997-2000, Chair 2000-2001. Member: Passaic County Bar Association (Trustee, 1987-1991; Secretary, 1992-1993; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Vice President, 1994-1995; President-Elect, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1988; Chair, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Committee, 1989-1997); Morris County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association (Member: Family Law Section; Executive Committee); American Bar Association; Passaic County Women Lawyers (President, 1990-1991; Secretary, 1989-1990); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New Jersey Chapter; Passaic County Arbitrators (Past Chair, Selection Committee). Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law.Email: Linda H. Samson

ASSOCIATES

Angela J. Mendelsohn (Associate) born Orange, New Jersey, October 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1980); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Foreclosure; Creditor Bankruptcy; Lending Institutions.Email: Angela J. Mendelsohn

Betsy Ann Rosenbloom (Associate) born New York, New York, February 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981). Member: New Jersey State (Member, Foreclosure Committee, Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Real Estate.Email: Betsy Ann Rosenbloom