Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Richard Grungo
Cherry Hill, NJ Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Rich Grungo is a trial attorney concentrating on personal injury litigation. With an emphasis on matters involving catastrophic injury and death, he has obtained over $60 million in major settlements and jury awards in a wide array of practice areas, including car accidents, truck accidents, workplace injuries, construction accidents, medical malpractice, abuse and neglect, dangerous premises, improper insurance practices and alcohol-related injuries and deaths.
His trial skills and experience have been recognized by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which designated him a Certified Civil Trial Attorney following a rigorous, court-supervised regimen of peer and judicial review, analysis of trial experience, continuing...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Elizabeth Zuckerman
Princeton, NJ Attorney with 38 years of experience
Appeals and Employment
University of California - Davis
Ms. Zuckerman is an experienced employment attorney who has settled and litigated employee cases in virtually all areas of the practice. She has also handled numerous appeals involving employee rights issues, including several before the NJ Supreme Court. Since 2007, she has each year been selected by her peers as a "Super Lawyer" in the area of "Employment Litigation: Plaintiff." A well-regarded Mercer County wrongful termination lawyer, she is currently one of only a few lawyers in the State of New Jersey to have received this designation. Ms. Zuckerman was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1959. After two...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
James Joseph Breslin III
Mt. Laurel Township, NJ Attorney with 32 years of experience
(856) 751-7676
16000 Commerce Parkway Suite C
Mt. Laurel Township, NJ 08054
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Villanova University School of Law
“Jay” has more than 25 years of experience handling all types of personal injury cases. Upon graduation from law school, Jay clerked for the Honorable Judith Yaskin J.S.C. in the Civil Division, Mercer County. Jay then spent many years handling cases on behalf of insurance companies. He now focuses his practice on the representation of individuals hurt at work or due to the negligence of others. As a result of his experience working on behalf of insurance companies, Jay has the benefit of understanding how insurance companies defend cases. His clients enjoy the benefits of that experience.
Jay is admitted to...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
David Bradford Winkler
Cherry Hill, NJ Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Temple University
David Winkler, born 1962 in Philadelphia, PA.
Educated at Temple University and Temple University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, with honors 1983
Juris Doctor, with honors 1986
Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy 2001
David Winkler has been in private practice since 1986, representing victims and their families, injured by:
car accidents,
medical malpractice,
defective products,
construction accidents, and
falls.
David represents clients throughout New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania, and has tried over fifty jury trials in various state and federal courts.
He is admitted to practice in all courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York, and...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Steven Neuner
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 45 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Steven Neuner has been in active practice since 1980, with a wide range of civil law experience. His focus for the past 30 years has been bankruptcy, mediation, creditor and debtor issues, business formation and workouts, foreclosure defense, and real estate. The office has substantial experience in divorce mediation, wills and estate planning, guardianships, receiverships and other areas.
Our focus has always been in giving clients fair and honest advice up front and throughout the process so that clients know what to expect. We do not push aggressive or unreasonable positions on our clients but seek to achieve the best result...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Paul C. Taylor
Princeton, NJ Lawyer
Business and Real Estate
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Leonard M. Fogelman
Princeton, NJ Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business, Employment and IP
Fordham University School of Law and Fordham University
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Sol Weiss
Cherry Hill, NJ Attorney
1040 N. Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
Sol H. Weiss, a Shareholder of Anapol Weiss, is an experienced trial attorney known for his exacting preparation and attention to detail. A “lawyer’s lawyer,” he is able to handle the most complex case and still present the facts and law in a way that the judge and jury will understand. Mr. Weiss concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation including class actions and pharmaceutical cases, medical and other professional malpractice, securities litigation and products liability matters. Presently, Mr. Weiss is Co-Lead Counsel in the National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, MDL 2323. He is also...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
Jeffrey Schervone
Cherry Hill, NJ Attorney with 21 years of experience
Employment, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Jeff Schervone is the Managing Member of Schervone Law. Licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Practice areas include: insurance coverage and claims, litigation, employment law, and telecommunications law.
Claimed Lawyer Profile
George Benaur
Princeton, NJ Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and International
Yeshiva University
George Benaur, the founder and owner of the firm, was born and raised in Moscow, Russia (former Soviet Union) and then immigrated to the United States in 1988. He received his B.A. in English from Lafayette College in 1999, professional degree in acting from the London Academy of Music and Drama in 2000, and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2004. George has been selected to New Jersey and New York Super Lawyers®.
Mr. Benaur specializes in serving as general counsel for international businesses, and in domestic and international business litigations. He is a recognized trial...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Gaetano J DiPersia
Marlton, NJ Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Villanova University School of Law
Mr. DiPersia is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. Mr. DiPersia’s primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, employment law, class action disputes, and business litigation.
A 2022 graduate of Villanova Law School, Mr. DiPersia started his practice at a Philadelphia area law firm, where his focused practice area was commercial litigation disputes. This included, but was not limited to, litigating contract disputes mainly in the construction and trucking industries.
While at Villanova Law, Mr. DiPersia was a student attorney in the Federal Tax Clinic, where he represented under-privileged individuals in disputes with the IRS. Additionally, Mr. DiPersia was a...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileResponsive Law
S. Joseph Litvak
West Windsor, NJ Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
University of Akron School of Law and University of Akron School of Law
I speak your language. I’ve grown to understand and relate to your case through my very diverse life experiences. I grew up in a small steel town, in a family of a steel mill engineer and a metallurgical chemist. The decline of the steel industry and the closure of the steel plant had a devastating effect on my family. Both of my parent struggled to find jobs in the new manufacture-less era. Although my family was able to make the necessary adjustment (my mom became a high school science teacher and my dad found a job with a local utility...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Matthew Allen Luber
Marlton, NJ Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
The College of New Jersey and Temple University Beasley School of Law
Mr. Luber joined McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. in February 2015 and is the managing partner of the firm’s Marlton, New Jersey office. Mr. Luber focuses his practice in the areas of employment law, business disputes, business law, and personal injury. Mr. Luber has tried numerous cases to verdict, frequently obtains six and seven-figure settlements for his employment-related clients, and has experience litigating cases in federal and state courts throughout the country. Mr. Luber has also successfully handled and settled wage and hour class actions and whistleblowers in health care fraud cases brought under the federal False Claims...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Richard Alexander Asselta
Mt Laurel, NJ Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Nova Southeastern University
Mr. Asselta focuses his practice to the areas of education law and appeals. Mr. Asselta began his career working for a defense firm that exclusively dealt with criminal appeals and post-conviction criminal litigation. Mr. Asselta has prepared briefs and motions concerning major drug trafficking crimes, criminal conspiracy and financial crimes, to name a few. He is also an experienced litigator, having tried numerous matters. Mr. Asselta has represented clients in Florida and New Jersey and in numerous federal courts of appeals. Mr. Asselta’s education and school law practice includes representing the interests of students of any age when dealing...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Timothy Scott Farrow
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationEnvironmental and White Collar Crime
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Before devoting his career to criminal defense more than 20 years ago, Timothy Farrow, Esq. worked on the other side of the courtroom – first as a law clerk in Camden County Superior Court for a criminal judge, then as an assistant prosecutor in Burlington County. Utilizing his early training, Tim is able to anticipate the prosecution’s actions and plan proactive defense strategies for his clients. Today, Tim provides criminal defense at all levels. He represents defendants in matters that range from driving-related charges (e.g., drunk driving, driving while suspended, no insurance, leaving the scene, etc.) to disorderly persons...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Daniel Rosenthal
Hamilton, NJ Attorney with 15 years of experience
(609) 528-5621
100 Horizon Center Boulevard
Suite 111
Hamilton, NJ 08691
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Mr. Rosenthal is an associate at Petro Cohen, P.C. focusing on workers’ compensation litigation. Mr. Rosenthal has more than 10 years of workers’ compensation experience, and has appeared before the Division of Compensation throughout New Jersey.
In 2007, Mr. Rosenthal graduated with honors from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, NJ, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, double-majoring in Journalism and Media Studies, as well as Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor degree in 2010 from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, NJ. Mr. Rosenthal was selected as Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellow with...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
Seth Avi Kurs
Hamilton, NJ Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Kurs spent his elementary school years in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and then the remainder of his primary education years in East Windsor, New Jersey.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas Edison State College, and his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School, and is admitted to practice law before the courts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the Federal District of New Jersey.
Mr. Kurs completed a Civil Internship with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), a Criminal Internship with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Office...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Greg Prosmushkin
Trenton, NJ Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Richard Schall
Moorestown, NJ Attorney with 37 years of experience
Employment
New York University School of Law
Richard Schall is an employment lawyer who has represented individuals in virtually every facet of employment law, including claims involving race, sex, age, and disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, the Family Medical Leave Act, wrongful termination, breach of contract, retaliation and non-compete agreements. In every year since 2005, he has been named by his peers to the list of “Super Lawyers” in New Jersey in the field of employment litigation-plaintiff, and has also been honored, in every year since 2009, as among the “Best Lawyers in America” in the field of labor and employment law in New Jersey. ...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Martin P. Schrama
Hamilton, NJ Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP and Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
Martin P. Schrama is an expert Civil Trial Attorney as certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is also the Chair and Co-Founder of the Stark & Stark Mass Tort Litigation practice, as well as a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property practices.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Rachel White Glavis
Moorestown, NJ Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business and Tax
Villanova University School of Law
Since 1999, I have been a licensed attorney, licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey, and I am also licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I received both my JD and my LL.M. in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law.
Prior to, and while attending law school, I worked for seven years as a financial litigation consultant providing sophisticated financial and legal analysis to many clients.
I am a member of the Burlington County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association.
I have worked in private practice providing legal counsel in the areas of estate and...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Andrew W. Li
Trenton, NJ Attorney with 27 years of experience
Consumer
Tulane University School of Law
Andrew W. Li, Counsel, represents consumers who are entitled to protection under state and federal consumer protection laws. His practice involves both individual claims and class actions involving consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices, including motor vehicle sales and repairs, home improvement contracts, abusive debt collection practices, and other types of protected consumer transactions. Mr. Li received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane Law School in 1997. He attended St. John’s College, where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Mathematics and Science and in Philosophy, including metaphysics, ethics, and political theory. He...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Rhonda Feld
Moorestown, NJ Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
A leader in the field of real estate law, Ms. Feld’s practice focuses on acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, commercial lending, workouts, and construction-related agreements. In addition, Ms. Feld also dedicates a substantial portion of her practice to zoning and land use where she frequently appears before local planning and zoning boards, as well as other regulatory agencies, to obtain development approvals for her clients.
Ms. Feld's clients include national and regional lending institutions; significant real estate owners, developers, investors, and entrepreneurs; and Fortune 500 Companies.
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Daniel Barrison
Moorestown, NJ Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Tax
Temple University
Mr. Barrison is a shareholder and a member of Sherman Silverstein's Management Committee. One of the most respected business lawyers in New Jersey, Mr. Barrison's finely tuned business and tax acumen enables him to identify and solve intricate problems, clearing the way to successful transactions.
Mr. Barrison's practice embraces the full range of business matters and transactions, counseling clients day-to-day, from start-up and early-stage through maturity and exit. His book of clients includes local, regional, and national enterprises: family owned, closely held, and publicly traded. His particular areas of concentration include:
Mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers in transactions.
Entity structuring...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Debra Roscioli
Mt Laurel, NJ Attorney with 22 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business and IP
Villanova University
Debra Roscioli has an extensive and varied business and litigation background as she holds both a Juris Doctor and a Masters in Business Administration, has worked in private business prior to attending law school, and has focused her practice on counseling private enterprise.
In particular, Ms. Roscioli has significant experience in assisting both creditors and debtors navigate the complex legal issues that arise in major bankruptcy actions, work outs, receiverships, restructurings, and foreclosures. Ms. Roscioli also takes the lead in complex commercial litigation that arises from bankruptcy actions including valuation proceedings, fraudulent conveyance cases, fiduciary duty cases and preference actions.
Ms. Roscioli...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Richard M. Darnall
Mt Laurel, NJ Attorney with 33 years of experience
Appeals, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Widener University
Richard M. Darnall, Managing Partner of Reger Rizzo Darnall’s Mt. Laurel Office, concentrates his practice in the representation of clients in matters relating to real estate errors and omissions litigation, real estate brokerage regulatory compliance, complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage, professional liability, products liability, intellectual property matters, trucking, automobile, premises liability, and subrogation claims. Mr. Darnall also has extensive experience handling a wide range of construction litigation matters, representing both owners and contractors, including construction site claims and construction defect litigation.
He has tried both jury and non-jury matters in State and Federal Courts. He has also argued before State...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Andrew J. Luca
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 23 years of experience
Consumer and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Ross M. Wolfe
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Securities
The George Washington University Law School
Ross represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial and consumer disputes, including consumer and insurance fraud, whistleblower actions, healthcare disputes, securities, class actions, and general business litigation. Ross has extensive experience litigating complex matters in federal district and appellate courts across the country and has consistently achieved positive results for his clients.
Ross graduated from the George Washington University Law School, with honors, and the Catholic University of America with a B.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Finance. While in law school, Ross worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Chief Counsel for its Division of...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Justin Serianni
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Widener University Delaware School of Law
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
R. Armen McOmber
Marlton, NJ Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
American University Washington College of Law
Mr. McOmber is a third-generation attorney and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C.
In 1998, he was admitted to New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars and joined the firm of McOmber McOmber & Luber, which was established by his parents, Richard and Adrienne McOmber, in 1974. He was promoted to partner in 2001. Mr. McOmber resides in the Red Bank area with his wife, Dr. Nathalie Zenian McOmber, a general dentist who also...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Anne Cantwell
Moorestown, NJ Attorney with 33 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Syracuse University College of Law
Anne Cantwell has broad-based experience in commercial and bankruptcy litigation, as well as land title insurance claims and litigation. Ms. Cantwell has a proven track record of effective representation of both regional and national financial institutions. She has successfully represented numerous leasing and commercial enterprises in the resolution of complex commercial matters. She has represented interest of creditors, trustees, and debtors in the context of workouts, reorganizations and liquidations. Her state and federal court practice entails substantial experience in matters involving creditors' rights, real estate issues, loan documentation and workouts.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Franklin J Rooks Jr
Marlton, NJ Attorney
Employment
Widener University Delaware School of Law
In addition to being an attorney, Franklin J. Rooks Jr. is also a licensed physical therapist. Mr. Rooks concentrates his legal practice on labor and employment matters, health law, and false claims actions. He has a particular interest in employment disability discrimination relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and its state law counterparts. Mr. Rooks also focuses on Medicare compliance, medical provider insurance billing issues, and Stark Law/Anti-kickback compliance. Mr. Rooks began a career in physical therapy, graduating from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science (now the University of Sciences in Philadelphia) with Master of Physical...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Austin B. Tobin
Marlton, NJ Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business, Employment and Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Tobin is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. Mr. Tobin’s primary areas of practice are employment law and personal injury litigation. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Mr. Tobin has extensive prior experience defending employment matters on behalf of employers throughout the State of New Jersey. Mr. Tobin has litigated favorably on behalf of employers in several employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases. This unique background allows Mr. Tobin to be a zealous and effective advocate on behalf of employees who have been wronged by their employers....
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Kelly E. Adler
Marlton, NJ Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Seton Hall University School of Law
Ms. Adler joined McOmber McOmber & Luber as a Partner in February 2020. Her primary areas of practice are employment law and civil litigation. Ms. Adler actively litigates in all areas of employment law, including but not limited to matters involving discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, wage and hour actions, WARN Act and restrictive covenant issues. Ms. Adler has experience litigating matters in both State and Federal Court.
Prior to joining McOmber McOmber & Luber, Ms. Adler was an associate with several Southern New Jersey law firms where she focused her practice on employment counseling and litigation, civil litigation and school...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Brendan McCarthy
East Windsor, NJ Attorney with 20 years of experience
(609) 469-2115
50 Millstone Road, Building 300, Suite 202
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Free ConsultationBusiness and Products Liability
University of Notre Dame Law School
Brendan McCarthy is a skilled trial lawyer who has litigated complex criminal and civil cases throughout his career and has tried 20 jury trials in both state and federal court.
From 2013 through 2022, Brendan served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana. As an AUSA, Brendan prosecuted an array of criminal matters and tried cases involving white-collar fraud, narcotics, firearms, assault and money-laundering offenses. He later served in the Civil Division of the office where his duties included serving as the civil rights coordinator. In that role, Brendan litigated complex civil cases...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Cristian Michael Towers
Maple Shade, NJ Attorney with 29 years of experience
Appeals and White Collar Crime
Widener University
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Ravi Sattiraju
East Windsor, NJ Attorney with 26 years of experience
(609) 469-2110
50 Millstone Road, Building 300, Suite 202
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Free ConsultationEmployment
Rutgers University School of Law at Newark
Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. has spent his career in employment litigation and has built a reputation as one of the top employment lawyers in the region. In December 2011, Mr. Sattiraju was lead counsel in a $22.6 million hostile work environment jury trial, which is the largest single-plaintiff employment law verdict in the history of the State of New Jersey. More recently, Mr. Sattiraju also obtained a $950,000 settlement during trial in a challenging case alleging disability discrimination against a manager who had been employed by a major New York restaurant group, and a $560,000 verdict in a whistleblower...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg Search
Adrianne Elizabeth Walvoord
Cherry Hill, NJ Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Products Liability
Temple University
Adrianne Walvoord grew up in the greater Philadelphia area and joined Anapol Schwartz as an associate in 2007. She is a member of the firm's Unsafe Drug and Medical Device Team. Adrianne's practice involves pharmaceutical and medical device mass tort litigation involving complex medical, scientific and legal issues. Anapol's Unsafe Drug and Medical Device Team has successfully represented and obtained compensation for clients from all over the country in state and federal courts across the nation.
Currently, Adrianne represents clients in the Paxil Birth Defect (Pregnancy) Litigation in the mass tort program in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas,...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Edith Pearce
Cherry Hill, NJ Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Products Liability
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Theodore B. Weiss
Maple Shade Township, NJ Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Antioch University-Seattle
Attorney Theodore B. Weiss is an experienced family law, bankruptcy, and criminal defense lawyer providing representation to individuals throughout Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties, as well as in Pennsylvania and New York. He has over 25 years of experience helping clients with their wide-ranging concerns, treating each person with the compassion, respect, and commitment that he would show to a good friend or family members.