Bergen County Lawyers

For more than twenty (20) years, Sean takes the time to listen to his clients and provide crisp, clear guidance that is actionable. A seasoned litigator, Sean focuses his practice on representing both individuals and corporations in their personal, business and commercial matters, including complex high-net-worth matrimonial matters. Sean has honed his extensive litigation skills to effectively represent clients in all aspects of their lives by custom-tailoring solutions to their complicated, and often sensitive, problems. Sean regularly represents clients in matters involving healthcare regulatory and statutory disputes; multifamily property matters; and family services including estate and tax planning, prenuptial agreements,...

Susan has comprehesive experience in representing commercial developers and individuals in obtaining site plan, subdivision and zoning variance approvals, obtaining approvals for such clients as national pharmacy stores, retail centers, national renal dialysis providers and other medical providers, as well as apartment and multifamily developers, group homes and single family developers. She takes special pride in solving land use problems for individuals, small business owners and non-profit groups. She appears before planning and zoning boards throughout northern and central New Jersey, regularly appearing in Livingston, West Caldwell, West Orange, Florham Park, Wayne, Paterson, Newark, Flemington and Tewksbury. Susan litigates land...

I have been working in the Real Estate and mortgage lending field for the past 27 years representing commercial property owners and lenders. I have worked on a wide range of deals involving multi-family apartment buildings/complexes, retail, office and industrial buildings and large portfolio deals. My lending work has been primarily representing mortgage-based lenders, but I have also represented a number of mezzanine lenders and asset-based lenders as well.

Eric Magnelli concentrates his practice in labor and employment matters and a broad range of complex litigation. He counsels clients on a wide range of labor and employment issues such as discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, discipline and discharge, layoffs, collective bargaining agreements, reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, compliance with state and federal family and medical leave acts, applicable wage and hour laws and ERISA. He also conducts training in these areas for executives, directors, managers, supervisors and employees and conducts internal investigations of employee complaints. Eric drafts and provides advice on employment contracts, employment manuals, personnel policies and procedures, restrictive covenants...

Chair, Corporate Transactions & Financial Services Brian Richard Lenker represents lending institutions and businesses across a broad range of corporate and commercial finance transactions. A member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, Brian is a highly experienced business lawyer with a deep knowledge of banking, corporate, and tax laws. Brian focuses his practice on commercial lending, acquisitions, sales, reorganizations of businesses, and real estate law. Representing banks, commercial real estate clients, and business entities ranging from start-ups to well established private corporations to health care companies to large supermarket chains, Brian applies his extensive knowledge of structured finance and asset-based lending to help...

Robert Kosicki has extensive knowledge dealing with tax controversies at the administrative and court levels. He works with non-profit organizations, helping them with planning, structuring, and guidance. He assists with non-qualified deferred compensation plans and all aspects of tax planning. Robert has also obtained tax-exempt status for Type I, II, and III supporting organizations. In addition, he has reorganized multi-entity non-profit organizations in order to create parent subsidiary structures.

Michelle Katz handles all transactional aspects associated with residential real estate matters, representing both buyers and sellers. Michelle has been practicing law for over 30 years and, in her private practice, she focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions including complex commercial real estate throughout the entire state of New Jersey. Known for her outstanding service, Michelle provides individuals and large corporate clients alike with experienced, professional advice and personalized attention.

I am a commercial real estate attorney and strive to achieve exceptional results for my clients in the most time and cost efficient manner. I focus on acquisitions, dispositions and financing of single-asset and portfolios of multifamily, retail, industrial, office, and hotel properties nationwide, sophisticated corporate and partnership documentation, and leasing of office and retail space. Specialties: Acquisitions, dispositions, mortgage financing, mortgage refinancing, CMBS financing, preferred equity financing, defeasances, partnership and LLC agreements, corporate documentation, leasing, title and survey review, contracts, estoppels, SNDAs, easement agreements, residential purchase and sales closings.

With over 20 years of experience, Jamison Mark knows what it takes to fight for you. He works diligently to resolve your situation, explore all legal options, and find solutions that are in the best interest of you and your loved ones. He understands that every matter is unique and each client’s needs are different; that’s why he takes the time to understand your concerns so he can effectively fight for your rights in court.

When there is a complex real estate deal to be done, whether it is a purchase or sale, tax appeal, or other legal matter, prominent real estate developers and investors call on Alan Hammer. For over 50 years, Alan has concentrated his practice in the areas of investment real estate transactions and tax appeals, representing the purchasers and sellers of office buildings, shopping centers, industrial facilities, apartment complexes, and vacant land. Alan is also personally active in the acquisition, ownership, management, and operation of investment properties, primarily multifamily complexes, throughout New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. He is also recognized for...

Jonathan Davis is a transactional attorney concentrating in commercial real estate. His practice includes all aspects of commercial leasing including office, retail, warehouse, industrial, and ground leases. He also works closely with our Healthcare department on Medical office and surgery center leases. Jonathan’s practice also includes the representation of institutional and private lenders in mortgage loans and other secured transactions. His practice also includes managing environmental issues in leasing, financing and sale transactions.

Lindsay Cambron’s primary area of practice is environmental law. She advises clients on regulatory matters and compliance at local, state, and federal levels and has extensive litigation experience, representing clients in cost recovery actions, toxic tort claims, and appeals of agency decisions. In particular, Lindsay counsels environmental and real estate clients on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), the Site Remediation Reform Act, the New Jersey Spill and Compensation Act as well as other environmental laws and regulations. She handles matters involving wetlands, brownfield redevelopment, vapor intrusion, permitting, and compliance. Lindsay...

In 2010, Daniel began law school at Touro Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Central Islip, NY). He quickly became involved in the Basketball team at the school as well as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society. During his first year, Daniel made a lot of long lasting connection with professors and his colleagues. However, he became increasingly frustrated with the lack of a criminal law focus to Touro’s curriculum.

In chasing his criminal law passion, Daniel was granted an internship under Hon. Michael “Mickey” Ravin out of Essex County Superior Court – Criminal Part in Newark, New Jersey in the Summer of...

As a Certified Workers Compensation Law Attorney, with over thirty years of experience, Dennis Baptista has earned a well-deserved reputation among the workers compensation bar for being a respected practitioner of great integrity and skill. Mr. Baptista has litigated numerous complicated workers compensation cases including claims involving accidental injuries, occupational diseases, repetitive motion injuries, total permanent disability, and work-related death. He obtained an Appellate Division decision in Medical Diagnostic Associates vs. Hawruluk which prevents medical providers from suing injured workers for the payment of medical bills while their workers compensation claims are being litigated. For more than a decade he...

I dedicate my practice to defending workers’ compensation matters. I have extensive experience handling all types of workers’ compensation claims from inception through trial. I regularly appear in workers’ compensation court statewide and often deals with complex issues in workers’ compensation including third-party subrogation litigation, fraud and Section 40 lien rights.

I also focus on a professional malpractice defense and the representation of attorneys and insurance brokers, agents and other licensed professionals.

Prior to joining the firm, I practiced at the Law Office of John J. Feczko, PC for over ten years and accumulated significant general practice experience while...

Passionate, experienced, and fearless attorney serving clients all throughout New Jersey.

Kenneth Berkowitz is licensed to help clients with cases in various areas of personal injury. He has worked on cases involving medical malpractice and product liability, including automobile defects, bicycle safety, and hot water heater.

Frances Stella has over 25 years of experience in federal and state environmental litigation, site remediation and environmental regulatory compliance and permitting, counseling in real estate redevelopment and transactions. Her environmental practice includes handling CERCLA, RCRA, CWA and associated state laws and regulations, including New Jersey Spill Act and ISRA claims and compliance issues, NYSDEC and NYSDOH site remediation and compliance issues, natural resource damage claims, cost recovery/contribution litigation and mediation, environmental insurance coverage litigation, environmental enforcement defense, defense of toxic torts, asbestos and vapor intrusion claims, and government compliance environmental investigations and audits. She handles site remediation negotiations with...

Michael R. Griffith concentrates his practice in litigation, specializing in mass torts, products liability, personal injury. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Griffith served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert P. Contillo, P.J. Ch. and the Honorable Menelaos W. Toskos, P.J.Ch., Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity Part. Mr. Griffith has been published for his research on international mediation in Institute and the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Mr. Griffith is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law where he was the Senior Notes Editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter and a two year...

Joseph Nitti is a partner at Nitti & Nitti Attorneys at Law and a dedicated family law lawyer in Roseland. He is a certified mediator and collaboratively trained lawyer who dedicates his time helping families who are going through a divorce. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for his degree in Accounting. He went on to New England Law for his Juris Doctorate. Since then, Attorney Nitti has helped clients obtain favorable divorce settlements and is a member of organizations such as the American Bar Association, the State of New Jersey Bar Association, and the Essex County Bar Association, Family Law...

Even before he was a lawyer, Derek Fanciullo fought to give a voice to the voiceless. For more than a dozen years, Mr. Fanciullo worked as a television news reporter. His stories frequently strived to help people who had been victimized by corporate indifference, discrimination and greed – and he was nominated for multiple Emmys® and won nearly 30 Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists awards for excellence. But, he became a lawyer to make a bigger difference. As an attorney, Mr. Fanciullo has secured millions of dollars in compensation for victims of sexual harassment, discrimination and assault;...

Frank Nardi is a founder of the law firm of McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. Frank brings expertise unique to the New Jersey legal community.

In addition to almost two decades as an experienced attorney in New York and New Jersey, Frank is also a certified public accountant and certified financial planner. This gives Frank a unique ability to see the financial tax issues in any legal matter. It also helps him get to the bottom of complex commercial cases and financial transactions, and helps businesses formulate profitable plans.

Frank is an attorney admitted to the bars of New...

Michelle Amelia Ferrer, Esq., M.B.A. is the Founding Partner of Ferrer Goldfine Law Group. Michelle is a business and trust and estates attorney. In addition to providing legal and business counsel to companies, she focuses her practice on advising individuals and business owners on all aspects of estate planning. Using her law and business degrees, as well as her first-hand experience as a business owner, she is able to understand clients' issues and concerns and provide them with legal solutions based on their individual needs. Michelle’s practice includes creating estate planning documents such as wills, trusts, and...

Dmitriy Shakhnevich represents clients in Criminal and Personal Injury cases. He is a graduate of New York Law School and the managing member of The Law Firm of Dmitriy Shakhnevich. He began his legal career in college, as a personal injury paralegal. Since then, he has worked extensively in criminal law in college and law school while at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and the offices of notable criminal defense attorneys. Upon graduation from law school, Dmitriy was hired by and ultimately became lead law clerk for a prominent white collar crime attorney before opening his own law practice. Dmitriy...

Frank attended Franklin Marshall College and went on to study law at Seton Hall University Law School. After law school, Frank returned to his roots in Hoboken. Frank has an extensive range of experience and expertise handling the many different legal matters affecting the people and businesses in Hoboken and its vicinity.

Garrett is the owner of the Law Office of Garrett P. Simulcik Jr., a Jersey City-based general practice law firm firmly committed to guiding its clients in the right direction in a wide array of legal matters, including: civil litigation, real estate transactions (residential and commercial), divorce & family law proceedings, landlord & tenant disputes, traffic tickets & municipal court cases, and general business matters. Garrett is licensed to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York.

Attorney David Fried has handled various cases in personal injury. He has experience in helping clients who have been injured due to the lack of proper safety equipment provided on the job site. He also is well qualified in cases of medical negligence claims surrounding brachial plexus injuries sustained at birth.

I have handled complex cases with successful results for personal injury clients for over 25 years. My cases range from automobile accidents to complex workplace and products liability claims. My firm is proud that so many of our clients have been pleased with our representation that they refer their friends and family members to us. We often take on tough cases that other firms shy away from.

Attorney Michael Zerres is known for his work in medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability cases.

Attorney John E. Molinari is known for his work in personal injury and product liability cases.

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First Ever Attorney in NJ to win "Immigration Lawyer of the Year" from Best Lawyers, Harlan York is Former Immigration Chair, NJ State Bar Association and Former Co-Chair, NY State Bar Association CFLS Committee on Immigration. He served on the American Immigration Lawyers Association National Practice Management Committee. His book Three Degrees of Law debuted at #6 in Law Office Education and #4 in Immigration on Amazon.com. Mr. York has lectured for the Federal Bar Association, the NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, at Columbia, New York, Rutgers and Seton Hall Law Schools, as well as Lawline.com...

David is a Partner with Calcagni & Kanefsky. A veteran New Jersey prosecutor and former Trial Chief in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, David’s skill in the courtroom is second to none. He brings his extensive litigation and trial experience to bear on types of criminal and employment-related matters, including white collar criminal defense, representing clients facing internal and government investigations, and employment disputes. David also represents crime victims, and advocates for them in court. Over the course of his 25-year career as a state prosecutor, David handled every kind of criminal case, tried nearly 60...

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Jeffrey Ragone is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. and practices out of the firm’s Marlton, New Jersey office.  Mr. Ragone’s primary areas of practice are civil litigation and employment law, including but not limited to matters involving discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims.

Mr. Ragone served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.  In the judicial term prior, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard S. Hoffman, J.A.D., of the Appellate Division of New Jersey.  Mr....

At the law firm of Houston & Totaro we represent consumers across the state of New Jersey in cases involving consumer fraud, unconscionable conduct and illegal practices by car dealers, banks, mortgage servicers, landlords, credit reporting agencies and other types of businesses. We use a combination of e-mail communications, telephone conferences and Zoom to accommodate clients from all counties and appear in courts throughout the state of New Jersey, state and federal. We take the vast majority of our cases on a contingency basis to enable consumers to pursue meritorious claims even when legal representation would...

Established in 1987; The Law Offices of Stephen D. Brown, is a successful and dedicated law firm well-versed in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Mal-Practice, Criminal Defense/Municipal Court, Consumer Fraud, Real Estate Closing and Divorces & Family Law. We effectively and vigorously represent clients throughout all New Jersey counties. More importantly, we are ethical, well respected, reputable and devoted to our clients. Above all, we emphasize communication with our clients; persistent advocacy and attention to every detail of their case. Regardless the size of the case, our commitment is to obtain a just result for each...

Michael T. Stewart is a founding member of the law firm of Peri & Stewart, LLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, corporate law, business-related dispute resolutions and real estate.

Admitted In New Jersey & Pennsylvania Ms. Alston is an associate with McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. in the firm’s Marlton, New Jersey office. Ms. Alston primarily focuses her practice on employment law and civil litigation, representing clients in matters involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. Ms. Alston graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers University in 2020, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Legal Studies. Ms. Alston graduated as part of Rutgers’ Bachelors/Juris Doctor Dual Degree program which allowed her to complete both degrees in six years, rather than...