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66 Euclid Street, P.O. Box 358
Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-7358 (Gloucester Co.)
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(Main Office) Since the firm's establishment in 1972 by Robert G. Holston and John S. Holston (who left the firm in 1984 to become a Superior Court Judge and who has returned to the firm from the Appellate Division Of Counsel), the firm has maintained a general civil trial, corporate, banking, land use, real estate and will, trust and estate practice. It has recently expanded to include criminal law and professional disciplinary hearings. The firm represents clients throughout New Jersey. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trials and Appeals, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Environmental Law, Commercial and Residential Lending Transactions, Foreclosures and Collections, Trusts and Estates, Creditors Rights, Banks and Banking, Arbitration, Business Organizations, Employment Law, Negligence Law, Criminal Law. Year Established: 1972
Firm Size: 10
Representative Clients:Commerce/TD Bank
Colonial Bank FSB
City of Camden
Pitman Planning Board
Valero Energy Corp.
Valero Refining Co., NJ
R.E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc.
R.J.P. Builders, Inc.
Heritage Building Group, Inc.
Township of Franklin, Gloucester County, NJ.
ClientsJOHN C. EASTLACK, JR. IS APPROVED ATTORNEY FOR: Policeman's Benevolent Association Legal Defense Plan
Fraternal Order of Police Legal Defense Plan
State Troopers Fraternal Association Defense Plan.
Robert G. Holston (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1966); Rutgers University (J.D., 1969). Formerly: Solicitor, West Depford Board of Education, Housing Authority of Gloucester County, Paulsboro Zoning Board of Adjustment, Washington Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, Wenonah Board of Education, Washington Township Board of Health and Borough of Glassboro Board of Health; Instructor, American Institute of Banking, Banking Law, Gloucester County College, 1974-1976. New Jersey Lawyer Advocate of the Year for Small Business, Awarded by U.S. Small Business Administration for Legal Work, 1982. Recipient, Professional Lawyer of the Year Awarded by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, 2004. Member: Gloucester County (President, 1986) and New Jersey State Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Reported Cases: Viviano v. CBS, Inc., 503 A.2d 296; Mortgage Bankers Association of NJ v. New Jersey Real Estate Commission 283 N.J. Super 233 (App. Div. 1995). Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Matters; Corporate; Banking; Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Robert G. Holston
Arthur J. MacDonald, Jr. (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, May 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1967); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1970). Assistant Counsel: Gloucester County, 1980-1983; Woodbury Heights Board of Education, 1984-1989. Member, District Ethics Committee for Camden and Gloucester Counties District IV, 1983-1986. Solicitor: Pitman Planning Board, 1984; Clayton Planning Board, 1980-1983; East Greenwich Township, 1988-1990. Member: Gloucester County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1970-1974].Email: Arthur J. MacDonald, Jr.
Ronald J. Uzdavinis (Member) born Woodbury, New Jersey, December 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973). Recipient, Professional Lawyer of the Year Awarded by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, 1999. Recipient, Caulfield Distinguished Service Award by the Gloucester County Bar Foundation, 2003. Solicitor: Franklin Township Board of Education, 1978-1983; Woodbury Planning Board, 1978-1981; Burlington Board of Island Managers, 1995. Secretary, Gloucester County Ethics Committee, 1978. Secretary, 1978-1982, Member, Appointed by Supreme Court, 1982-1984, Chairman, 1983-1984, District IV Fee Arbitration Committee. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character, 1985-1990, Chairman, Part VI, 1991-1999, Statewide Chair, 1999-2003. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 2003. Assistant Counsel, County of Gloucester, 1981-1983. President and Chairman, New Jersey Lawyer Newspaper, 1991-1993 and Board of Directors, 1993-1999. President, Gloucester County Bar Foundation, 1989-1990. Chair, Gloucester County Bar Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2008. Member, Board of Directors, 1990, Secretary, 1997-2003, President and Chair, Operating Committee, 2003-2009 and Chairman of the Board, 2009, United Way of Gloucester County. Member: Gloucester County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1985-1988 and 1990; President, 1989-1990), New Jersey State (Member, Board of Trustees, 1990-1994; Chair, Computer-Related Law Committee, 1987-1990; Member, 1999 and Chair, 2002-2004, Amicus Committee; Parliamentarian, 1991-1992 and Member, Corporate & Business Law Section; Labor and Employment Law Section, Real Property, Land Use and Environmental Law Sections, State Bar Association; Chairman, New Jersey Lawyer Newspaper, 1990-1993) and American Bar Associations; New Jersey State Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2001-2008). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: Ronald J. Uzdavinis
John C. Eastlack, Jr. (Member) born Woodbury, New Jersey, July 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1983); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., 1986). Judicial Clerkship, Judge (now Justice) John E. Wallace, Jr. Solicitor: Borough of Newfield, 2003; Township of Washington, 2005-2008; Borough of Glassboro Planning Board, 1998; South Harrison Township, 2007; Gloucester County Construction Board of Appeals, 2008;Washington Township Planning Board, 1994-2000; Township of Elk Planning Board, 1996-1998. Member, Board of Directors, Camden Regional Legal Services, 1996-2001. Member, Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee, 2007. Author: Eastlack, Lexis-Nexis New Jersey Court Rules Annotated, Part III (2008 and 2009 Edition). Member: Camden County, Gloucester County (President, 1997-1998) and New Jersey State (Trustee, 2000-2006; Trustee, Criminal Law Section, 2000; Section Chairman, 2005-2006; Member, Legislative Committee, 2003; Member, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2008); South Jersey (Vice Chairman) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Gloucester County Bar Foundation (President, 1998-1999). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal and Civil Trial Attorney). Reported Cases: Stomel v. City of Camden, 192NJ 137, 927 A.2d 129 (2007); Walker v. City of Camden, 57 Fed. App. 943 (D.N.J. 2003);Kepler v. Taylor Mills Devel., Inc., 357 N.J. Super 446 815 A.2d 988 (App.Div. 2003); Wilde v. Wilde, 341 N.J. Super. 381, 775 A.2d 535 (App. Div. 2001); Baglini v. Lauletta, 338 N.J. Super. 282, 768 A.2d. 825(App. Div. 2001); Smith v. Coastal Oil of New York, Inc., 160 N.J. 221, 734 A.2d 243 (1999); U.S. v. Vasile, 2 F.Supp. 2d 612 (D.N.J. 1998); State v. Bradley, 291 N.J.Super 501, 677 A.2d 1129 (1996); Malignaggi v. County of Gloucester, 855 F.Supp. 74 (D.N.J. 1994); U.S. v. Shea, 984 F.2d 1339 (3rd Cir. 1992); DelRossi v. Dept. of Human Services, 256 N.J. Super. 286, 606 A.2d 1128 (App. Div. 1992); Rubin v. Nowak, 248 N.J. Super. 80, 590 A.2d 249 (App. Div. 1991); Dubak v. Burdette Tomlin Mem. Hosp., 233 N.J. Super. 441, 559 A.2d 424 (App. Div. 1989); Ross v. Moore, 221 N.J. Super. 1, 533 A.2d 398 (App. Div. 1987). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury Litigation; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Land Use.Email: John C. Eastlack, Jr.
William F. Ziegler (Member) born Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1992); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Hon. John S. Holston, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Gloucester County, 1995-1996. Solicitor, Washington Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1999-2001. Solicitor, Township of Franklin, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 2004-2006 and 2009. Member: Gloucester County, New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Gloucester County Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1997-1999). Practice Areas: Land Use; Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: William F. Ziegler
Teri S. Lodge (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, September 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1985); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk, The Honorable Isaiah Steinberg, Superior Court, of New Jersey, 1992. Adjunct Professor, Rowan University School of Law and Justice, Glassboro, New Jersey, 2001-2002. Member: Camden County (Member, Criminal Practice Committee) and New Jersey State Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: State of New Jersey v. James Mason 335 NJ Super. 296 (App. Div. 2002), In re Robert Obringer 152 NJ 76 (1997), In re Joseph Margrabia 150 NJ 1998 (1997), In re Samuel Asbell 135 NJ 446 (1994). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Administrative Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Family Law; Legal Ethics; Matrimonial Law.Email: Teri S. Lodge
——————————Augusta J. Pistilli (Associate) born Woodbury, New Jersey, January 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: Trenton State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Recipient, James J. Manderino Trial Advocacy Award. Law Clerk to Hon. John S. Holston, Jr., Superior Court, Law Division, Gloucester County, 1996-1997. Municipal Prosecutor: East Greenwich Township, 2003-2005; Borough of Clayton, 2004-2005; Borough of Swedesboro, 2004-2009; Borough of Wenonah, 2007; South Harrison Township, 2008; Harrison Township, 2008-2008; Borough of Pitman, 2008. Chair, District IV Fee Arbitration Committee, 2003-2007. Member, Board of Directors: American Red Cross Gloucester County Chapter, 2003-2006; Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, 2004-2005; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, South Jersey Chapter, 2006. Member: Gloucester County (Trustee, 1999-2002; President Elect, 2002-2003; President, 2003-2004) and New Jersey State (Member, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, 2000-2007) Bar Associations. Fellow: Gloucester County Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal Court; Commercial Collections; Wills; Estates; Litigation.Email: Augusta J. Pistilli
Samuel J. Myles (Associate) born Stratford, New Jersey, November 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.S., Management, magna cum laude, 1997); Rutgers School of Law - Camden (J.D., 2000). Recipient, Civil Procedure, CJS Award, Rutgers School of Law. Judicial Clerkship, Honorable Anne McDonnell, 2000-2001. Member: Gloucester County (Trustee, 2005-2008) and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Machulsky v. Hall et al, 210 F.Supp.2d 531 (D.N.J. 2002); Wiegand v. Motiva Enterprises et al, 295 F.Supp.2d 465 (D.N.J. 2003); Robert J. Pacilli Homes v. Woolwich Twp, 394 N.J. Super. 319 (App. Div. 2007) Builders League of South Jersey v. Franklin Township, 395 N.J. Super. 46 (App. Div. 2007); Citizens Voices Ass'n v. Collings Lakes Civic Ass'n, 396 N.J. Super. 432 (App. Div. 2007); Capital Finance Company of Delaware Valley, Inc v. Asterbadi, 389 N.J. Super. 219 (Ch. Div. 2006), affirmed in part, reversed in part 398 N.J. Super. 299 (App. Div. 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Catastrophic Injury; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Samuel J. Myles
Daniel E. Rybeck (Associate) born Voorhees, New Jersey, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2009, Pennsylvania. Education: Virginia Tech University (B.A., 2003); Ohio Northern University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Law Clerk to Hon. Stephen M. Holden, New Jersey Superior Court, 2007-2008. Member: Gloucester County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Daniel E. Rybeck
OF COUNSELJohn S. Holston, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Camden, New Jersey, July 14, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dickinson College (B.A. 1962); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1967). Judicial Clerkship, Judges William B. Kramer and John J. Kitchen, 1967. Partner in general practice of law, Holston, Holston & MacDonald, 1968 - 1984. Former Prosecutor, Woodbury City. Former Solicitor: Wenonah Planning Board, Woodbury Heights Zoning Board; Borough of Woodbury Heights. Former Municipal Court Judge, City of Woodbury, Woolwich Township, Borough of Swedesboro. Appointed: Judge of Superior Court 1983 by Governor Thomas Kean; Reappointed, Judge of Superior Court, by Governor James Florio, 1990. Served: Civil, Family and Criminal Divisions of Superior Court 1984 - 2004, Appellate Division 2004 - 2007; Authored 320 written Appellate opinions in the areas of civil, general equity, family, tax, criminal and administrative law; Twenty-four (24) majority opinions and two dissenting opinions are published; Ten (10) trial court opinions are published. Member: Civil Practice Committee of Supreme Court, Salary and Pension Committee of Supreme Court; Cloucester County and New Jersey Bar Associations; Gloucester County Municipal Judges Association (President 1982 - 1983). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice.
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