Hawthorne Lawyers

My passion is representing temporary and permanent Immigrants to America. I have been practicing exclusively Immigration Law for more than 45 years in New York City, NY, Newark, NJ, Miami & Orlando, Fl.

I was honored to serve as the Chairperson of the New York Chapter of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). AILA is the most important Immigration Bar membership for Immigration Lawyers in America.

I have experience in almost all areas of Immigration Law.

I have acted as a consultant to other Immigration Lawyers in complicated Immigration Law matters.

These are challenging times for immigrants to America. However, I believe in...

I have achieved large awards for clients who have been subject to discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and retaliation in the workplace, over the past 20+ years. I have served on various professional boards including NElA NJ and the NJ State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section, as well as in my community. I completed the training for the New Jersey Civil Mediation Program. I am dedicated to meeting and serving the needs of all of my clients. Please visit our website for more information.

I am an employment lawyer, and a partner at Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. I represent employees in New Jersey and New York. I handle a wide range of employment law disputes, including ones involving employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, unpaid commissions, family and medical leaves, reasonable accommodations for disabilities, and overtime and minimum wage claims. I have been practicing law since 1998, when I graduated from Cornell Law School.

Jason T. Komninos, Esq. is dedicated to defending individuals charged with offenses in both Municipal and Superior Court. The Law Office of Jason T. Komninos, Esq. is centrally located in Hackensack, NJ.

Divorce and family law expert Bari Zell Weinberger dedicates her practice exclusively to family and matrimonial law matters. As the founder and managing partner of Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, Ms. Weinberger leads a powerful team of divorce and family law attorney specialists who all share a passionate dedication to providing their clients with the highest levels of legal care.

Recognizing the difficult and trying problems that bring people to seek her firm's guidance, Ms. Weinberger has built her practice and firm around an unwavering commitment to safeguarding clients' rights, their children and their future.

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Mr. Coffy (www.coffylaw.com) is a registered Patent Attorney and former Patent Examiner. His practice emphasizes patent application preparation, prosecution and enforcement in the electronic arts including Business Methods Patents and Design Patents. Mr. Coffy has extensive experience in digital technologies, computer networks and information technologies as well as device physics, which includes semiconductor applications. Mr. Coffy co-invented a device called the “Low Friction Apparatus” which currently has a patent application on file with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). He also has experience in re-examination, litigation support, patent infringement assessment, patentability opinion letters, cease-and-desist letters, demand letters and...

Attorney Aalsberg has received National Recognition for his Excellence by 5 Top National Legal Organizations including both the National Trial Lawyers and The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys. With 30 years of experience Attorney H. Scott Aalsberg is the Criminal - DWI- and Traffic Ticket Lawyer you need when only Winning Counts. Attorney Aalsberg is endorsed by over 220 Attorneys Nationwide and has been interviewed by numerous news organizations from ABC, CBS and even the NJ Star Ledger. Attorney Aalsberg's ratings across numerous legal organizations speaks for itself. For industry awards Attorney Aalsberg...

My legal practice has always involved the representation of stock market participants, including investors, financial professionals and firms, nationwide. My work includes representation of in connection with FINRA Examinations and Enforcement Proceedings, as well as SEC investigations. I also represent individual brokers from virtually every major firm in their contract negotiations, employment termination, U-4 and U-5 issues. In specialized situations where the facts or law present novel issues, I also represent investors. I have appeared before arbitration panels and regulators in 22 states, have written legal columns for a number of industry publications, been a...

Peter Van Aulen's Practice is 100% dedicated to Divorce and Family Law. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney. Said designation is only granted to attorneys who have shown higher levels of education, knowledge, ability and experience in family law and divorce. Peter completed many more Continuing Legal Education classes in family law than is required by the non certified lawyer and passed an extensive exam. He has been positively assessed by judges and other attorneys. Peter Van Aulen has been representing clients in divorce and family law for over 30 years. He...

My practice focuses on the litigation, mediation, and arbitration of family and matrimonial law matters, including but not limited to, divorce and legal separations, dissolution of domestic partnerships/civil unions and same sex marriages, child custody, visitation and parenting time, child support, alimony and palimony, division of assets/equitable distribution, pre/post nuptial agreements, paternity, emancipation, domestic violence matters, post-divorce matters, and collaborative divorce.

I am Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, a certification achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey. I am also a court-qualified family law mediator and I am specially...

Franklin Montero has represented clients all throughout New Jersey and New York. A majority of the cases that he handles are in municipal court, and range from Title 39, Title 2C and municipal ordinance violations. He has extensive experience in negotiating plea agreements for my clients with the prosecutors. Franklin has effectively tried matters that could not be resolved with a plea bargain. As such, he has experience with trial preparation, which includes properly assessing the relevant statute, applicable case law and preparation of expert and lay direct and cross-examination questions.

The Law Offices of Franklin S. Montero provides New...

I am a passionate attorney that seeks to fight for my clients' interests all the while trying to resolve issues as fast and effectively as possible. There is no better feeling than winning a case for a client whether in divorce court, criminal court or civil court. I like to walk the streets I serve and see my clients who salute me for the work I did for them and build long term relationships. Our aim is to win for our clients and to explain the best way to achieve realistic goals. I have been living in Jersey City for...

Travis J. Tormey is the founding partner of The Tormey Law Firm, where he leads a highly skilled team of defense attorneys who represent clients in criminal, DWI, and domestic violence cases throughout New Jersey. Mr. Tormey provides aggressive defense for charges including assault, disorderly persons, drug offenses, sex crimes, weapons offenses, theft and fraud crimes, and driving under the influence, as well as restraining orders. He has earned numerous honors for excellence in his field, including being named among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 10 Criminal Lawyers in New Jersey by the...

Joseph G. Cella, Esq., has been professionally involved in Immigration Law since 1989, practicing as an Immigration Attorney since 1993. His Immigration Cases have been the subject of articles in many publications including The Herald News, and he has been published in the New Jersey Law Journal. Mr. Cella has given numerous lectures on various topics within the area of Immigration Law, and has taught various political and legal courses at New Jersey’s William Paterson University, including a Masters Degree Course in Political Asylum and International Human Rights Law. Mr. Cella is the founder of Cella & Associates, LLC, US...

I am an attorney with Meyerson, Fox & Conte, P.A., a law firm in Montvale, New Jersey. Maintaining a diversified practice, my experience includes business law, real estate law, guardianship law, commercial and estate litigation and non-profit law. My practice is dedicated to helping New Jersey individuals, small businesses and family owned enterprises.

Attorney Fabiola Ruiz Doolan started her legal career working in the area of Contracts and Bankruptcy law. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan opened the law firm in 2010 as a full-service legal practice. As the managing attorney for the firm, she concentrates in the areas of Business and Commercial Transactions, Bankruptcy/ Debtor’s Rights, and Estate Planning. She is part of the Roster of Mediators for Civil, General Equity and Probate Cases in the State of New Jersey and is an accredited attorney for Veteran’s Benefits with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan is fluent in Spanish and is conversational in Italian...

Laurie Newmark is one of the founding partners at Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark. Since completing a Family Part judicial clerkship in 1998 with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Laurie has devoted her practice exclusively to family law. She is an experienced litigator who appears in court regularly in Northern and Central New Jersey. Laurie is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, and the District Court of New Jersey.

Laurie insists that every client be treated with well-deserved respect and compassion. Laurie and her team understand that they are advocating for...

Lisa is the owner of Fried-Grodin Employment Law LLC, a modern law firm for the evolving workplace. Workplace change is constant. Lisa started this law firm to provide employees and employers in New Jersey and New York with innovative solutions to today’s evolving workplace issues. Lisa’s clients know they can count on her no matter how new or complicated their employment issue may be. Since COVID-19 started impacting our lives in a significant way in 2020, she has been working closely with employees and employers to come up with strategies and answers to questions not pondered before or contemplated...

Barry D. Wein, a seasoned Workers' Compensation Attorney, has been practicing law since 1978. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a minor in public administration from The American University in Washington, D.C., graduating cum laude and with honors in 1975. Subsequently, he obtained his law degree from The Hofstra University School Of Law in 1978. Following his legal education, Barry served as a law clerk to The Honorable Arthur L. Troast, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey in Hackensack, New Jersey, from 1978 to 1979. Barry's professional focus lies entirely within Workers'...

I began my career on my own right after I finished working for a Judge. I had no idea how to be a lawyer or how to be a business man so I jumped into the deep end of the swimming pool on my own. I spoke to other attorneys and I read books to help me learn how to practice law and how to run my office. I sometimes felt that the way I was being taught to run the office was unusual and the reality of being a lawyer was very different from what I had in mind...

My name is Thomas Carroll Blauvelt and I am a lawyer since 1993. I am a former municipal prosecutor for 15 towns, and a former municipal public defender. During my 30 years as a lawyer I take great pride in everyone who calls or comes in my office gets my personal attention! I keep my office small for that reason. You will not be handed off to someone here. When you hire me you will speak with me and be treated with respect. Whether you have a New Jersey DWI or criminal charge, or traffic tickets anywhere in NJ...

Karen Edler is the founder of the Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio, P.C. Education Law Group. She advocates for parents and students to obtain a free, appropriate public education for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), Section 504 & related laws. Ms. Edler's services include reviewing Individual Education Plans (“IEP”) & Section 504 Plans, attending meetings and filing due process petitions when necessary. Ms. Edler represents students with any educational issues including academic issues, school disciplinary cases, bullying cases and collegiate academic and disciplinary matters. Ms. Edler handles special needs planning, Special Needs Trusts, guardianship...

Despite all of the problems you hear about in the news, it must be said that the United States of America still remains a beautiful country. For decades, centuries even, the US has served as a home for people from all over the world. It is the diversity of our country that has allowed us to continue to grow and develop, tackle modern issues, advance the arts and sciences, and generally just make our country a much nicer place to live. Unfortunately, this is slightly offset by just how difficult and complicated United States immigration law is. If you are...

For the past 44 years I have been a Trial Attorney. I have tried over 150 cases before a judge and jury and which have resulted in Jury Verdicts. I have won Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Consumer Fraud, Automobile Negligence, Commercial Law and Employment Law cases. In addition, I have tried and handled Criminal Law cases successfully. The vast majority of these cases have been on behalf of plaintiffs. I have also been appointed to several Supreme Court of New Jersey Committees. I have handled and argued numerous appellate cases before...

As an African American/Black woman, attorney Laurie E. Morrison has first-hand experience with discrimination, harassment and other unlawful workplace abuse, and she fights for each and every one of her clients. Laurie fights for employees who have been subjected to employment/workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, medical leave violations, failure to pay wages, failure to pay overtime, and wrongful terminations. We serve employees in New York City, New York State and throughout the state of New Jersey.

Brandon J. Broderick, Esq. is the founding attorney of the firm, Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. Throughout his accomplished career as a New Jersey trial attorney, Mr. Broderick has advocated for countless injured victims to win settlements and successful verdicts after car accidents, workplace injuries, pedestrian accidents, medical malpractice, and other personal injury cases. A staunch champion for his clients, Mr. Broderick is known for his passion and commitment to securing the best outcome for his clients.

Howard B. Leopold is Brooklyn born and a member of the New Jersey, New York, and Bergen County Bar Associations. He graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 1987 (Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude) with a B.A. in U.S. History and Minors in Hebrew and Business. Mr. Leopold went on to attend Albany Law School and earned a J.D. in 1990. After graduating, he worked as an associate in the litigation department of a New York City law firm for numerous years and then spent four years at a law firm in Rochelle Park,...