Cliffwood Lawyers

The Law Offices of Andy Winchell, P.C., is a law firm in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, that handles many types of financial issues for both individuals and businesses. We focus our practice on means to help your financial situation through bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, mortgage loan modification, actions against debt collectors and insolvency issues for consumer and commercial clients. We take a personalized approach to every client who contacts our office. We understand there are various types of problems and situations, and each one calls for a different, specialized strategy based on the particular circumstances. It is our goal to...

Attorney Mitchel Makowicz Jr. has experience in various types of medical malpractice, peronal injury, and premises liability.

A founding partner and current managing partner of Petro Cohen, P.C., Ms. Petro focuses on personal injury litigation and has more than 30 years of experience. She is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish.  She is a former president of the Atlantic County Bar Association and served nine years as master in the Vincent S. Haneman America Inn of Court. Ms. Petro has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and received her law degree at Rutgers University School of Law.  Ms. Petro is a Phi Beta Kappa and has served on numerous boards and committees during her legal tenure. -...

Erdal Turnacioglu concentrates his practice in the area of employment law. He has substantial experience within the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. Over the course of my legal career, Erdal has been driven by a passion for employment law. After law school, he worked in-house for a major New York City insurance company, handling motor vehicle accident defense. While this job introduced him to the practice of law, Erdal never lost sight of his dream of one day assisting individuals and businesses with their employment-related issues. In 2010, Erdal attended a seminar entitled, “How to Handle...

Chair, Patent, Intellectual Property & Information Technology Jonathan Bick handles the prosecution and litigation of complex intellectual property matters for companies large and small. For more than three decades, he has been routinely called upon to represent clients in complex patent litigation matters. Jonathan’s expertise in the areas of chemical engineering, internet law, and e-commerce provides clients with business, legal, and technological solutions across industries. For more than 20 years, Jonathan represented IBM as Corporate Litigation Counsel in over 30 states. Additionally, as Copyright Agent for Brach Eichler clients and other entities, Jonathan helps companies and individuals protect their websites, register with...

Ms. Holz Meola heads the Social Security Disability Department at Petro Cohen, P.C. and has nearly 30 years of legal experience. In addition to Social Security disability, she handles workers’ compensation claims for the firm. Ms. Holz Meola graduated cum laude from Mount St. Mary’s College (Emmitsburg, MD) in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in political science and minoring in business. In 1989, she received a Juris Doctor degree from Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University (Carlisle, PA). As part of her legal education, Ms. Holz Meola assisted in providing free legal services to victims of...

Chair, Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Riza Dagli leads the firms Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Group. He focuses his practice on high-stakes criminal and commercial litigation, and represents businesses and individuals in complex and international matters and governmental investigations. He is regularly retained by corporations, health care professionals, health care organizations, financial businesses, lawyers, accountants, executives, and companies of varying sizes, in all stages of federal and state white-collar criminal and civil litigation, from initial inquiries to trial and appeals. He is a former prosecutor, and led both New Jersey’s Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and the New Jersey’s Medicaid...

Chair, Healthcare Law and Co-Chair, Cannabis Industry. John D. Fanburg has more than 35 years of experience in health and hospital law, with an emphasis on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for physicians and healthcare institutions. John is known for providing strategic advice and transactional legal guidance in corporate M&A and regulatory matters. John’s clients include major hospitals, multi-specialty and single specialty medical groups, ACOs, ambulatory surgery centers, ambulatory care facilities, investors in private equity transactions, imagery centers, laboratories, physician specialty organizations and IVF providers. His clients include local and national health care providers. John helps healthcare providers position themselves to...

Charles X. Gormally is a Member of the Firm's Executive Committee, the Founding Chair of the Litigation Practice Group, the Co-Chair of the Cannabis Practice Group and a Member of Employment Services Practice Group. The New Jersey Supreme Court has acknowledged his commitment as a trial attorney by designating him as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney for more than thirty years. Mr. Gormally has developed a proficiency in counseling clients with complex business matters, confidential corporate compliance investigations, challenges to governmental regulation, contract disputes and tort actions. Mr. Gormally has successfully tried jury and bench trial cases in the federal...

Jay Sabin is a seasoned labor and employment and transportation attorney with extensive corporate experience as in-house counsel to a regional third-party logistics provider and The New York Times. He assists clients in the following areas: - Labor relations and NLRB proceedings - Labor arbitrations - Employee classification issues and independent contractor agreements - Wage and hour and EEO compliance - FMCSA and DOT compliance - Drug and alcohol testing - Transportation liability defense - Company employment policy formulation - Background checks - Employment contracts, reductions in force, severance agreements, and protection of intellectual property and trade secrets - Commercial transportation contracts - Insurance coverage disputes - Pension plan withdrawal liability - Medical plan...

Earl P. White, Esq. is a real estate attorney in New Jersey. His practices focuses on purchase and sale transactions, representing buyers and sellers, three-day attorney review, deeds and ownership transfers, power of attorney, and assisting with closing. Landlord-tenant and land use and development are also part of the practice.

Mr. White’s legal career includes working in in the New York City and Newark offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, serving at the Office of the Attorney General, and transactional work with MW Real Estate Group. Core values of is practice are being responsive to clients and transactions, a focus on...

Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Whether I am working with a client to solve a legal dispute (in or out of court) or keeping their family or their business affairs in order, the goal remains the same: solve the client’s problem. No client or dispute is the same, but my determined ability to solve problems promptly remains critical. Anthony Rainone has built a successful practice handling all manner of labor and employment, from counseling to litigation, commercial and construction disputes, and shareholder/limited liability company member disputes.

Experienced Litigation Attorney Jeffrey M. Bloom handles Family Law, Workers' Compensation, and Personal Injury claims for people living in New Jersey. With two offices in West New York, NJ and Hackensack, NJ, the goal of The Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Bloom is to understand your unique needs so that we can design a tailored, effective response, resolving your case quickly and efficiently. If you're in need of an attorney for help with your divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, workers' compensation claim, car accident, or other legal matter, please all (855) 208-3650 for a personalized consultation. We...

As an immigrant myself, I understand the needs, worries, and concerns that people face when coming to America. I know the immigration system can sometimes be confusing and frightening. This is why I am dedicated to the client - from beginning to end. I help my clients evaluate their options, understand the steps along the way, and choose the best path towards legal residence, employment, and citizenship. I have helped people from all over the world find solutions for all their immigration needs. I also business owners who employ foreign nationals as well...

Nicholas Anthony Pagliara is the founding partner of Pagliara Law Group, who represents clients in Employment discrimination, sexual harassment, civil rights, police brutality and personal injury throughout New Jersey. Mr. Pagliara provides aggressive defense and negotiation. Pagliara Law Group, PA is a knowledgeable and aggressive New Jersey based law firm representing all of the voiceless and gives them a voice. Whether it be you are fighting your employer for being mistreated or being wrongfully treated by the government, injured due to the negligence of others in a car accident or medical malpractice, or even immigration matters. We...

Leslie A. Farber, Esq. has been practicing law since 1991. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Drew University, and her Law Degree from Pace University School of Law. In law school, she was an editor of the Pace Law Review and participated in Pace's Appellate Litigation Clinic. For the past 29 years, she has represented both individuals and businesses in many areas of litigation in state, federal and municipal courts from initial consultation through discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial and appeal, when necessary. Ms. Farber has lectured and published works in a variety...

Mr. Cohen was a founding partner and currently is Of Counsel. For more than 35 years, his practice was civil litigation, focusing on personal injury, maritime, product liability, professional negligence, and construction accident claims. Mr. Cohen is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney (2001 to present), which is the highest specialty certification available to NJ civil trial attorneys. Mr. Cohen has been recognized for his outstanding legal work as well as his service to the community.

Ms. Hiles is an associate at Petro Cohen, P.C. focusing on workers’ compensation claims with more than 25 years of legal experience. Her practice at Petro Cohen has included working in all areas of workers’ compensation, including traumatic injury claims as well as occupational exposure claims. Ms. Hiles attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia where she majored in political science and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. She then enrolled in law school at Widener University School of Law located in Wilmington, Delaware. During law school, Ms. Hiles she completed the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, and also participated...

Edward helps clients resolve the broad spectrum of legal and business challenges that confront the healthcare industry. He has broad, yet in-depth, experience representing individual professionals, multispecialty practices, ambulatory surgery centers, health technology companies, clinical laboratories, substance use disorder treatment facilities, home health agencies, hospitals, clinically integrated networks, clinical research foundations, and other health-related businesses. He often counsels healthcare clients in addressing complex issues that arise in healthcare transactions, facility license transfers, payor audits and recoupments, and day-to-day business affairs. Edward’s prior experience includes defending healthcare providers in Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance audits, licensing and administrative proceedings, commercial litigation, and...

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...

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...

The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., provides a full complement of legal services to people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We are proud of the individualized representation we are able to provide our clients, whether they are in need of a green card, Personal injury compensation or Criminal Defense representation. Our experienced attorneys and staff are fluent in several languages, including Spanish, Russian, Polish and Ukrainian. We take the time to thoroughly discuss each client's needs and goals, and maintain good communication throughout the duration of each case. For a free consultation with one of our lawyers, please...

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.

QUALIFIED and COMMITTED to EXCELLENCE . . . Carol Perez has been a practicing attorney for over thirty (30) years. Previously Carol was a partner in a 50+ attorney law firm before taking on her present partnership role in 1998. During her career Carol has committed herself to fighting in court for the rights of victims of workplace accidents and protecting our clients long-term well-being and financial security. INDUSTRY RECOGNITION . . . Carol has been the acting Chair of the Workers Compensation Certification Committee since 2013. Additionally, Carol is Certified by the Supreme Court of New...

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED . . . Robert Young was recently recognized by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as “Top One Percent” of the Nation’s Attorneys. Robert has also been selected as a New Jersey Superlawyer for 11 consecutive years an award given to less than 5 percent of the attorneys in the state. Robert also has a “perfect” 10.0 rating from Avvo. Additionally, Robert was selected to New Jersey’s Top-Rated Lawyers list for 2015, a qualification which is based upon peer review ratings collected by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. This distinguished achievement is only bestowed upon attorneys who have achieved a...

Adam J. Siegelheim is a Shareholder and member of the Business & Corporate and Franchise Groups. Mr. Siegelheim’s practice includes the representation of companies and non-profit organizations on a variety of issues including entity formation, financing, intellectual property, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and insurance coverage matters.

Justin focuses his practice on the litigation of workers’ compensation and personal injury cases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His aggressive style and diligent efforts have helped him to recover significant benefits for his clients. Prior to joining the Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen, LLC , Justin worked in Philadelphia on substantial personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Justin’s exposure to complex civil litigation matters from an early point in his career helped to cultivate and enhance his skills as a trial attorney.

Justin graduated from Rutgers University in 2011 with a dual JD/MBA degree. Justin received his bachelor’s degree in American...

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...

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...

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.

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...

For nearly 18 years, Thomas Kamvosoulis has successfully guided clients through the litigation process and helped them achieve cost-efficient, pragmatic solutions to a wide array of legal problems. Tom’s expertise is advising clients in complex corporate disputes, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare industry. Tom has represented physicians, medical groups, surgery centers, vendors and related businesses in a wide-range of matters, including practice dissolutions, partnership buyouts, shareholder divorces, minority oppression cases, restrictive covenant enforcement, trade secrets, and contract disputes of all shapes and sizes. Tom strongly believes that to succeed in litigation, an attorney must (1) fully understand the client’s...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Eugenie F. Temmler is a partner of Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. Her areas of practice include family law and litigation, including employment litigation. Ms. Temmler joined the firm immediately after graduation from law school and later spent many years in a boutique firm devoted exclusively to family law prior to re-joining the firm.

Ms. Temmler is admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court (District of New Jersey) and the United States Courts of Appeals (Second and Third Circuits). She is an active member of the Essex County Bar Association and the...