Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
James M. Curran
Milltown, NJ Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
New York Law School
James M. Curran is an experienced trial lawyer. After graduating from Rutgers and New York Law School I returned to New Brunswick and served as law clerk To the Honorable John E. Bachman J.S.C. I then went into private practice as a personal injury trial attorney. I quickly was Board Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. My practice is focused in central New Jersey but I have tried cases in most counties in New Jersey. I focus mainly on represented injured people but also provide other legal services to my many clients....
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Vladimir Tsirkin
South Amboy, NJ Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Attorney Vladimir Tsirkin is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey, and U.S. Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey and Southern District of Florida. He also is a registered patent attorney registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Attorney Vladimir Tsirkin received his Juris Doctor degree (JD) from Rutgers University School of Law, and a degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Naval Engineering Institute. Prior to becoming a lawyer, VladimirI worked as a computer engineer for global financial companies Goldman Sachs...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Richard Allan Deutchman
New Brunswick, NJ Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
New York Law School
Rick is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney representing personal injury victims throughout New Jersey. After graduating from New York Law School, he practiced at a law firm in New York City representing accident victims before dedicating himself to litigation in New Jersey. Over the last 35 years, he has successfully tried countless cases to verdict with unparalleled representation guided by a more personal, highly supportive approach. In addition to appearing in courts throughout the state, Rick has argued before the New Jersey Appellate Division on numerous occasions and also represents clients in Municipal Court matters throughout New Jersey. Rick served...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial Media
Alla V. Londres
Metuchen, NJ Attorney
Business and Immigration
Touro College
Alla V. Londres Esq. is the founder of Law Offices of Alla V. Londres L.L.C. After graduating with honors from State T. G. Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine, Mrs. Londres received her Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY. Mrs. Londres is admitted to practice law in the courts of the States of New Jersey and New York. Mrs. Londres’ practice focuses in all areas of U.S. Immigration Law with emphasis in Business Immigration, Asylum and Removal Defense. All of the following experiences provided Mrs. Londres a strong understanding of the...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Anne Marie Robbins
Tinton Falls, NJ Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Tax
University of Houston - Downtown
Anne Marie Robbins has earned a reputation as a trusted legal advisor to individuals and families who wish to minimize the tax impact on their estates and prepare for the transfer of wealth to future generations. Working with her clients to achieve their specific goals, Anne Marie designs estate plans ranging from straightforward wills to complex trusts and charitable giving vehicles.
Anne Marie counsels clients on federal and state specific income and estate tax strategies that can be utilized to maximize the value of their estates. She counsels individuals, married couples, and stewards of closely-held family businesses. Her pragmatic approach...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Steven A. Garner
Somerset, NJ Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Rutgers School of Law
Experienced Attorney Standing Up For You.
If you face a serious legal problem, the attorney you choose to represent you makes a difference. Of course, a good lawyer should be knowledgeable in the law and know how to get results. But an attorney should also be someone who genuinely cares about the outcome of your case and is there for you when you need answers.
I am Steven A. Garner, Attorney At Law, and I bring both of these elements to my practice:
- I have more than a decade of experience and a proven record of helping my clients in cases ranging...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
Heather Keith
Westfield, NJ Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Seton Hall University School of Law
Ms. Heather C. Keith, Esq. is the founder of Keith Family Law in Westfield, NJ. Since the beginning of her legal career, she has devoted her practice almost exclusively to divorce and family law, successfully representing clients in the Superior and Appellate Courts, as well as outside of court. Focusing on alimony, child support, child custody, legal separation, and other family law issues, Ms. Keith works tirelessly to help her clients navigate the difficult and confusing world of divorce law, with an emphasis on the benefits of collaborative practice.
Ms. Keith received her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Ross R. Anzaldi
Westfield, NJ Lawyer with 59 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Fordham University School of Law
The Honorable Ross R. Anzaldi, formerly of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, joined Lindabury in October of 2009.
During his more than 18½ years on the bench, Judge Anzaldi held several positions, including Presiding Judge in the Civil Division of Union County and Acting Assignment Judge and Chancellor of Union County. He has presided over hundreds of jury and non-jury trials and thousands of settlement conferences. While serving in the Law Division, Judge Anzaldi adjudicated cases in a wide variety of areas, including auto and personal injury matters, insurance, construction law, LAD, CEPA, and partnership dissolutions. Judge Anzaldi...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Anthony Koester
Flemington, NJ Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Albany Law School
OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE in business, commercial, corporate, real estate, employment & construction matters -- both transactional and litigation (state & federal courts). Focused on long-term corporate representation, problem solving and closing transactions quickly and cost-effectively. CIVIL LITIGATION: Litigated numerous cases, including complex business litigation, complex commercial disputes and litigation matters, corporate litigation, real estate litigation, construction, unfair competition suits, contract disputes, professional liability, employment litigation, fiduciary duty claims, business torts, receivership, dissolution, shareholder disputes, trade claims, trade secrets, employer covenants not-to-compete, unfair practices, consumer fraud, breach of contract, insurance coverage issues, complex litigation matters, negligence, environmental...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
James K. Estabrook
Westfield, NJ Attorney with 43 years of experience
Employment and Tax
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Jim Estabrook is a shareholder of the firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. He has devoted most of his thirty-seven years with the firm attending to the legal requirements of privately held businesses. Jim has developed several areas of emphasis including federal and state estate and gift taxation, ERISA and employee benefits law.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Eric Barry Levine
Westfield, NJ Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Eric Levine concentrates his practice in general and commercial litigation. His trial and dispute resolution experience encompasses a wide variety of matters, including cybersecurity & data privacy, insurance defense and coverage, contract matters and construction litigation matters.
Eric is a graduate of the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court. Following law school, he served a one-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Harry A. Margolis, P.J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division - General Equity Part. He is also a former Notes and Comments Editor of The Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. He is a frequently appointed by...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Greg Keith Vitali
Westfield, NJ Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business
Seton Hall University School of Law
Greg K. Vitali concentrates his practice in litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of Construction and General Commercial Law. Greg has many years experience representing contractors in NJ filing and foreclosing on construction liens.
As a trial attorney, Greg represents owners, contractors, specialty trade subcontractors, construction managers, suppliers, design professionals and others involved in the construction trades in both the public and private sector. He regularly appears in the New Jersey Superior Court, the United States District Court for New Jersey, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings conducted under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association.
Greg has extensive experience...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Monica Vir
Westfield, NJ Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Employment, Real Estate and Tax
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Monica Vir concentrates her practice in business transactions, financing transactions, commercial real estate, non profit, and health care law. Monica counsels both closely held family businesses and large national and international corporations. She is a trusted advisor whose pragmatic approach to providing legal counsel has earned her a reputation among her clients as being an integral member of their team. It is not uncommon for Monica to work with clients from their corporate formation through the eventual sale and disposition of assets.
Monica is an active member of the community serving on the Board of Directors for Hometowne Television in Summit...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Joseph Ginarte
Perth Amboy, NJ Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Rutgers Law School and Rutgers School Of Law
Joseph A. Ginarte launched his legal career in 1982, and in the ensuing years he has seen his practice expand into a full service trial law firm with a steadily growing staff of lawyers and support personnel.To Ginarte, the success of his firm is directly attributable to a philosophy of hard work and commitment that was instilled in him by his parents when he was a boy growing up in Newark. Both parents worked in factories, and when Ginarte was a college student at Kean University in Union , he too worked in a factory—as a full-time forklift operator—while completing...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Carl Peer
Westfield, NJ Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Seton Hall University School of Law
Carl Louis Peer is an experienced civil trial lawyer who was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1986. He has earned the distinction of being Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. He has a diverse civil practice. He accepts civil cases including business disputes, personal injury, probate and workers compensation.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
Parag Patel
Clark, NJ Attorney with 30 years of experience
Tax
New York University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
PARAG P. PATEL, ESQ. is a tax attorney with the Patel Law Offices in New Jersey. Mr. Patel’s practice concentration is in tax, business transactions, international tax planning and estate planning. Mr. Patel’s expertise is in all stages of civil and criminal tax controversies including, international tax law, offshore bank accounts and disclosures, civil/criminal examinations, IRS administrative appeals, and other complex litigation. Since 2009, Mr. Patel also serves as Municipal Court Judge for Edison Township, NJ, one of the busiest municipal courts in the state. Edison Township Municipal Court has jurisdiction of vehicular violations, temporary...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Michael J. Jurista
Warren, NJ Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business, Employment and Real Estate
New York Law School
Solo owner and operator of Jurista Law LLC specializing in litigation matters in New Jersey and New York, with a focus in complex commercial litigation, real estate disputes and litigation, consumer fraud violations and claims of defamation. Spearhead all facets of litigation from client intake to conclusion, overseeing preparation of all correspondence, pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, settlement agreements, pretrial disclosures, trial preparations, and appeals. Provide ongoing guidance to clients on business formation, corporate and related business matters, commercial and residential leasing, and employment guidance.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Filipe Pedroso
Somerville, NJ Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Seton Hall University School of Law
Over the years I have received many awards and recognitions for exceptional service, client satisfaction and highest ethical standards. The Legal Network has recognized me as “Top Lawyers in New Jersey” several years in a row. I have been invited to join elite Top 100 National Trial Lawyers due to strong qualifications as TOP civil/criminal defense trial lawyers. I was nominated as one of the "10 Best" attorneys in NJ by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. Currently, I'm the managing attorney at two successful law firms: eLAWnj.com Pedroso Legal Services LLC and...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial MediaResponsive Law
James A. Abate
Somerville, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Going through the process, no one seems to want to listen to you. They have probably treated you like a number that is being prosecuted by a machine. The last thing you need is to have your attorney take your case and treat you and it as if it is like every other case. My office was founded on the principal that the future can be better than the present and we have the ability to make it so.
You will receive a consultation that focuses on your unique experience, while bringing our training and experience in...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Rupal Parikh Aristimuno
Montclair, NJ Attorney with 26 years of experience
Immigration
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Southern University Law Center
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...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Joseph P. Cadicina
Morristown, NJ Attorney with 28 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
The founding and managing member of Cadicina Law, LLC. Mr Cadicina is an experienced family law attorney who dedicates his entire practice to family law and related matters for over twenty-five years. A well recognized family law attorney who serves on County and State Bar Associations. Mr Cadicina is the Past President of the Morris County Bar Association and Foundation. He also serves on the family law executive committees for the New Jersey State Bar Association and New Jersey Association for Justice. Mr Cadicina is a Master in the Northern New Jersey Family Law Inns...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Tanya N. Helfand
Whippany, NJ Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Workers' Comp
Pace University and Union College
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Adam J. Weinstein
Montclair, NJ Attorney with 14 years of experience
28 Valley Rd
#1
Montclair, NJ 07042
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
New York Law School
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive Law
Leslie Farber
Montclair, NJ Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Jeffrey Marc Bloom
West New York, NJ Attorney with 36 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial Media
Nicholas A Pagliara
Weehawken, NJ Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Workers' Comp
Florida Coastal School of Law
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ASocial Media
Karra Kingston
Union City , NJ Attorney
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Karra L. Kingston Esq. has helped people from all walks of life start their lives over by getting out of debt. Karra Kingston is a Staten Island Bankruptcy lawyer and New Jersey bankruptcy lawyer. Ms. Kingston began her career as a bankruptcy attorney. She has appeared in front of many federal court judges and has helped many debtors obtain a fresh start. Ms. Kingston understands the complex federal rules for discharging debt. While working as a bankruptcy attorney, Ms. Kingston’s dedication has resulted in settlements of large debts for clients at 20-30 percent of what they owed. She also...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Cindy Wilson
Chatham, NJ Attorney with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Seton Hall University School of Law
Wilson Family Law prides itself on educating its clients and empowering them with options on how to proceed with their family law matters. We educate our clients about the law and the judicial system, and help them understand and assess the best approach for them and their family. The process matters. Whether proceeding with collaboration, mediation, negotiation, or litigation, Wilson Family Law works with the client to create a plan that is tailored to meet their needs and needs of their family. We know that our clients’ issues are important to them, so they are important to us.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Elga Amalia Goodman
Morristown, NJ Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationNew York University School of Law and Seton Hall University School of Law
Elga Goodman is the owner of E.A. Goodman Law where she specializes in business and personal taxation issues, including domestic and international estate planning, the administration of trusts and estates, closely held business planning, and issues affecting the elderly.
As a trust and estate attorney she advises clients on estate planning techniques aimed at ensuring that assets pass to the intended beneficiaries, while minimizing the state and federal tax burdens by creating charitable trusts and foundations, planned gifting programs, and drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills.
Elga handles general estate planning issues and counsel clients about planning for...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Dewitt Liu
Livingston, NJ Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Syracuse University
Dewitt Liu has represented hundreds of buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate in New Jersey. He has been selected as a 2018 and 2019 “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters company. Only the top 2.5% of New Jersey attorneys in their specific area of legal practice are selected for this distinction by their attorney-peers. The “Rising Stars” designation is for “lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.” Furthermore, Dewitt has received Avvo.com’s “Client’s Choice” award for 2013 and 2018.
Dewitt has also been invited by the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education to...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileBlawg SearchSocial Media
Justin A Jacobs
Florham Park, NJ Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Hofstra University
Based in Randolph, New Jersey, Justin has significant experience handling business litigation cases from inception through trial, including those involving contract disputes, partnership disputes and shareholder disputes.
Justin has been selected to the Super Lawyers list as a New Jersey "Rising Star" in Business Litigation Law for 2015-2023. Each year, only 2.5 percent of New Jersey attorneys are selected to be included on the Rising Star list, which is issued by Thompson Reuters. Justin has also earned the AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell in Complex Business Litigation, Business Litigation and Civil Practice. This rating signifies that Justin's reviewed peers rank him at the...
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Franz Cobos
Newark, NJ Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Immigration
Seton Hall University School of Law and Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Franz Cobos is the owner and managing partner of the Cobos Law Firm in New Jersey. Mr. Cobos was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 2004 from Seton Hall University, School of Law, and has dedicated his practice to representing clients in the core areas of Family Law, Immigration Law and Business Law.
Mr. Cobos has practiced in New York and New Jersey for over a decade. Among several other organizations, he is a member and active participant of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers' Association, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Essex,...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Joseph D. Rotella
Newark, NJ Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Whittier Law School
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Oliver Minott
Newark, NJ Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Western New England University School of Law
The Law Offices of Oliver C. Minott specializes in Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Law. Our Highly experience attorneys represent clients in New York and New Jersey with over 35 years of combine experience. We guide clients through their Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability cases from the beginning to the end. Our attorneys will represent you at your Workers Compensation and Social Security hearings.Call the firm at 1-866-683-4200 for a free consultation.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Harris Scott Feldman
Chatham, NJ Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Attorney Harris S. Feldman at Blume Donnelly Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari helps clients in need of help in personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability cases.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Mitchell Makowicz Jr
Chatham, NJ Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Attorney Mitchel Makowicz Jr. has experience in various types of medical malpractice, peronal injury, and premises liability.
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
David A. Mazie
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 39 years of experience
Products Liability
The George Washington University Law School
David Mazie is an acclaimed New Jersey trial lawyer and a senior member in Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. His trial record is unprecedented as he is the only New Jersey lawyer to have won two personal injury verdicts in excess of $100 million. Mr. Mazie also obtained a $125 million settlement on behalf of a seriously injured client, which is the largest personal injury settlement in New Jersey history. Mr. Mazie has more than 75 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including many settlements/verdicts in excess of $10 million. His settlements have been described by a...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Charles Xavier Gormally
Roseland, NJ Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness
Seton Hall University School of Law
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...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Craig Kozan
Lincoln Park, NJ Attorney with 36 years of experience
(973) 305-4800
WITHAM & KOZAN, P.A.
2 Station Road
Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
Free ConsultationEmployment, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
When you are need the services of a quality Attorney and you are looking for personal attention, you need to talk to Craig Kozan. When you first visit, you will find him very attentive and detail oriented. His advice is always crystal clear. You never leave his office unsure about what the goals are and how they will be achieved.
On your behalf, he can be as hard nosed as any Attorney. His record demonstrates that. But just as important, he is a good negotiator and will not let emotions cloud the environment.
For me he has handled Wills, Refinancing...
Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial Media
Erdal Turnacioglu
Verona, NJ Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
New York Law School
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...