Bergen County Lawyers

I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law Attorney at Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP. My practice concentrates in the areas of taxation, trusts and estates, disability law, elder law, special needs trusts, formation and governance of non-profit entities, charitable planning, and advice to closely held businesses. I have over twenty years of experience in taxation, trusts and estates. Before joining Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP, I was a shareholder with Cestone & Thompson, P.C. from 2010 to 2021. I was an associate in the Tax, Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Coughlin Duffy LLP from 2008 to 2010. I...

After twenty years as a Senior Trial Attorney for the State of New Jersey Dianne opened her own practice on Union Valley Road in West Milford,New Jersey. Her experience in the Public Defender's office included representing defendants on robbery, assault, sex and drug charges and appearing for the defense in State v. Joseph Harris,a death penalty case. Prior to her time in the PD's office Dianne worked as a Probation Officer, Legal Services attorney, sales clerk, factory worker and door-to-door survey taker among other positions.She has a wide variety of experience in all phases of criminal...

My practice focuses on the protection of brands, products, and services through the application of trademark, copyright, design, trade secret, and commercial contracts in transactional and litigation matters. My background as the founder and designer of an international consumer goods company lends me practical business insights into my clients' legal needs.

Paul Pawlowski joined the Law Firm of Schiller & Pittenger, P.C. in 2009. Since then, he has continued to represent companies in several areas, including, but not limited to asset sales, development and real estate transactions. He has also expanded his practice to include representation of automobile dealership companies engaged in New Jerseyâs motor vehicle retail sector. www.sp-lawyers.com

With a venerable career spanning almost 20 years, Christian provides judicious legal representation to closely held businesses, ranging from startups and mid-sized businesses to large corporations, in complex business and commercial litigation, as well as general corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions. Christian founded the Jensen Law Firm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to serve as fractional / outside general counsel and benefit clients throughout New Jersey, New York and nationally. The Jensen Law Firm provides outside general business counsel services and focuses on all types of day-to-day business needs including complex business litigation, employment and transactional services/M&A. As a general...

General Practice. Wills, Real Estate Closings, Claims, 2009-present
AIG Claims Analyst, New York, 1985-2008
INA/CIGNA Insurance, Cincinnati, 1978-1984
USF&G Insurance, Cleveland, 1977-1978
New Jersey resident, 1959-1966; 1985-present.

A graduate of Smith College with a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, Monika spent over 25 years fighting for the rights of consumers, first at Bedford Stuyvesant Legal Services and then at District Council 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan (DC37 MELS) in New York City. Monika defended tenants from eviction proceedings and managed hundreds of consumer chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Inspired to do more, Monika established her own law practice in 2005 in Monmouth Beach, NJ, where for 15 years she continued protecting consumers and advocating for their rights.

Monika is also an experienced...