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Mark Goldstein
Brielle, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
New York Law School
Mark Goldstein concentrates on complex business/commercial litigation, tax and accounting matters, high net worth divorce cases and all family law issues including divorce, alimony/spousal support, potential termination of alimony payments, child custody and visitation, child support, and college contributions between divorced parents.
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Adam Blaier
Marlboro, NJ Business Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University and Pennsylvania State University - University Park
My goal is to build real and meaningful relationships with my clients. I do this by being transparent, communicating quickly and efficiently, and by trying to come up with creative solutions to my client's problems or needs. I practice in a few areas of law that I believe can help startups and small businesses achieve their goals, from start to finish.
I have gained valuable experience both In-house for a variety of companies in New York and New Jersey and, in law firms in Manhattan. This mix of experience has given me a unique ability to balance the (often divergent) legal...
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Leonard R. Boyer
4400 U.S. Route 9 South
Suite 1000
Freehold, NJ 07728
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Foreclosure Defense
New York Law School
Although my firm practices in several different fields of law, my expertise is primarily in Mortgage Foreclosure Defense,Divorce & Family Law, Bankruptcy, and Mortgage loan modification. In terms of divorce law, I have a unique prospective from both my personal and professional experience that few other attorneys can match. To me, each case is personal, each client is a person, never just a file number.
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Anthony Koester
Flemington, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Business, Construction, Estate Planning 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...
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Jennifer Marie Mohamed
Princeton, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(609) 924-4295
The Forrestal Village
116 Village Boulevard, Suite 235
Princeton, NJ 08540
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Environmental
Albany Law School
I am an experienced Attorney with a proven track record representing clients in a wide array of transactional and litigation matters with an emphasis on commercial (business) and environmental litigation. I have an extensive understanding of environmental law and policy matters that comes from a lifetime commitment to environmental issues and having represented stakeholders on all sides of the table over the past 20 years, including government, industry, individuals, and environmental groups.
I started my law career as an attorney with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where I was Counsel to the Division of Solid and...
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Ekaterina Schoenefeld
Princeton, NJ Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Employment and International
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Prior to opening my practice, I worked as an associate at Messina Law Firm, P.C., Holmdel, New Jersey; subsequently, I remained there as "of counsel." I have worked on a number of cases, including complex civil litigation, that involved a broad range of various questions of state and federal substantive law; sophisticated procedural, discovery and evidentiary issues; and post-judgment motions and appeals. The cases I worked on involved complex issues of federal and state law, relating to the Sherman Act; Lanham Act; Federal Communications Act; Truth in Lending Act; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, New Jersey Consumer Fraud...
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Hanan M. Isaacs
Princeton, NJ Business Law Lawyer
(609) 683-7400
300 Carnegie Center Drive
Suite 150A
Princeton, NJ 08540
Business, Divorce, Employment and Personal Injury
North Carolina Central University School of Law and Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Hanan M. Isaacs is a mediator, arbitrator, and trial lawyer with offices in Kingston, New Jersey. An experienced commercial and personal injury arbitrator, formerly for the American Arbitration Association’s New Jersey Regional Office, Mr. Isaacs is also an Accredited Professional Mediator (APM) in general civil and divorce matters by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM). Mr. Isaacs is Chair of NJAPM’s Mediation Ethics Review Board and has so served for 5 years. He was NJAPM’s President for the 1999 to 2001 term. His law practice emphasizes employment litigation for workers, business litigation, personal injury law, family law,...
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Kevin Andrew Pollock
Lawrenceville, NJ Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(609) 818-1555
100 Federal City Road
Building C, Suite 104
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
New York University School of Law and Tulane University School of Law
Kevin A. Pollock is the managing member of The Pollock Firm LLC, a boutique law firm that focuses on Wills, Trusts & Estates. The Pollock Firm LLC has offices near Princeton, New Jersey and Boca Raton, Florida.
As head of the firm's estate planning department, Kevin has broad experience helping clients with business succession planning, special needs trusts, tax planning, asset protection planning, probate minimization strategies, and charitable giving.
Kevin graduated from Rutgers College, with a B.A. in History and a minor in Japanese. He was the recipient of the Henry Rutgers Research Scholarship and a member...
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Justin A Jacobs
Florham Park, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Construction and Employment
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...
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Jay Lavroff
Westfield, NJ Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Construction, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Jay Lavroff concentrates his practice in litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of insurance coverage, construction and professional liability claims, and contract disputes. Insurance coverage issues that Jay has litigated range from interpretation of provisions in motor vehicle policies to the availability of coverage for the remediation of contamination of soil, air and water, costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Roger Mehner
Westfield, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
Georgetown University Law Center
Roger Mehner concentrates his practice in general corporate and transactional matters, nonprofit institutions, commercial and residential real estate purchases, sales and leasing, land use and banking and finance.
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Elga Amalia Goodman
Morristown, NJ Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Elder, Probate and Tax
New 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...
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Andrew M. Wolfenson
Union, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
Fordham University School of Law
Andrew M. Wolfenson specializes in Divorce and Family matters, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Municipal Court, and Expungements. A 1991 Graduate of the Fordham University School of Law, he is also the author of two fiction novels, "In His Own Defense" and "Deadly Fantasy: A Baseball Story", and serves as the Chairman of the New Jersey chapter of his college's Alumni Association.
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Leslie Farber
Montclair, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning and Family
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...
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Morris Leo Greb
Rockaway, NJ Business Law Attorney with 58 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
My practice is a holistic one. Rockaway is a small exurban town. As such, a certain neighborly attitude is required which includes pro bono work, volunteerism and maintaining ones reputation as a fair, just, and equitable advocate among clients and the community. There is also time to play and enjoy doing things that are of interest. I volunteer in a local soup kitchen, shoot skeet (but not hunt), and study Americana. I especially enjoy my six grandchildren who reside nearby. I am a graduate of Boston Latin ('60), Boston University ('64), Rutgers Law School ('67), and studied ASL (American...
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Marvin Wolf
Bayonne, NJ Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Foreclosure Defense
Brooklyn Law School
I am an attorney and counselor at law with a bankruptcy, consumer, small business and matrimonial law concentration. Because I am admitted in NY, NJ and PA, I can also handle multi-jurisdictional issues - helping clients with problems in different states. Bankruptcy and divorce involves finding creative solutions to sometimes unique problems and personalities. I am very straightforward and cut through the bull to get to the heart of the matter and try to save clients time and money.
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Charles Xavier Gormally
Roseland, NJ Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness and Legal Malpractice
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...
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Adam J. Weinstein
Montclair, NJ Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
28 Valley Rd
#1
Montclair, NJ 07042
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
New York Law School
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Thomas Hoff Prol
Sparta, NJ Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Environmental, Municipal and Real Estate
New York Law School
Thomas H. Prol practices business and litigation strategy with a focus on environmental, land use, and redevelopment law at Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. He is admitted in New Jersey and New York and before numerous federal courts. Mr. Prol is a member of the American Bar Association Board of Governors and House of Delegates, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Life Fellow of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, and a trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association. On June 14, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy appointed Mr. Prol as Chair of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission...
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Jason Pressman
Clark, NJ Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Landlord Tenant, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Fordham University
Fast representation to solve your legal problem.
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Blake Width
Westfield, NJ Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Construction and Insurance Defense
Seton Hall University School of Law
Blake C. Width has a broad spectrum of experience in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, community associations, construction, creditors' rights, employment, insurance, labor, municipal, and public safety.
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Raymond A. Grimes
Neshanic Station, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Rutgers School of Law-Camden and The George Washington University Law School
Raymond graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, DC with a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and Public Policy. He then took a year off after college and worked for Steptoe & Johnson, a large international law firm in Washington, DC. There he worked on a multi billion dollar matter between McDonnell Douglass and Northrup involving litigation over the F-18 Fighter Plane and F-20 Tiger Shark. He also worked for clients such as the countries of Taiwan, Soviet Union and East Germany.
After Steptoe & Johnson, Raymond went to Rutgers University Law School. While there, he worked for The United...
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Charles Nicholas Internicola
Red Bank, NJ Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business
Brooklyn Law School and St. John's University School of Law
Attorney Charles Internicola is a recognized author and attorney who represents entrepreneurs, business owners, and closely held companies in business transactions and litigation. He himself is an entrepreneur and business owner. Through programs and representation, The Internicola Law Firm, P.C. adds value for clients and entrepreneurs who are focused on business development, business expansion and the protection of business assets and shareholder equity interests.
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Geoffrey George Gussis
New Brunswick, NJ Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and IP
Washington University School of Law
I have practiced business law for two decades, and have significant experience in counseling companies from their start-up phase through a sale. My experience includes negotiating strategic transactions and advising on day to day business issues. I have significant experience in technology transactions, from SaaS to Agile development and traditional software licensing.
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John Blasi
Tinton Falls, NJ Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
In the course of providing legal services to clients, John often assists them in defining, planning, and meeting their personal and business needs in areas including individual and corporate tax planning, business transactions, estate planning and probate administration, and employee benefits. In addition, he provides legal representation to charitable nonprofit corporations, including private foundations and hospitals.
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Andrew Miller
Northfield, NJ Business Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Municipal
Capital University Law School
Serving Atlantic & Cape May Counties. Andrew Mill has been voted a Best of the Press award winner for three years in a row. While Andy says, "I must be doing something right," he does not take winning the Reader's Choice Best of the Press award for legal services lightly at all. As a sole practitioner, he works tirelessly for his clients. The Law office of Andrew L. Miller is located on New Road in Northfield. Andy has been practicing law since 1981 and in his own practice since 1989....
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Rodney John Alberto
Forked River, NJ Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
(732) 200-0779
949 Lacey Road - Lower Level
www.albertobrothers.com
Forked River, NJ 08731
Business, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Landlord Tenant
Boston College
Hello! My name is Rodney Alberto, Esq. I am an attorney who is barred in both New Jersey and New York. I currently practice with my brother, Roderick Alberto, Esq. We run a boutique law practice that concentrates in the areas of immigration, real estate, and elder law. While our Forked River, NJ office is our headquarters, we have satellite locations in (1) Toms River, NJ, (2) Old Bridge, NJ and (3) internationally, in the Philippines.
You can find us at the following web pages:
www.albertobrothers.com
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Paul J. Riviere
Jackson, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Entertainment & Sports and Workers' Comp
St. Thomas University School of Law
Our firm is a litigation team of New Jersey Lawyers that provides unmatched personal service for your legal matters. Our lawyers have represented companies ranging from small business to Fortune 500. Our firm has real trial experience and we provide great results. Our track record and customer reviews exemplify that our team of lawyers are committed to your success in the NJ Courts. We look forward to being the lawyer you deserve and fighting hard to win your case! Contact us today for a free consultation.
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Edward Dimon
Toms River, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Business, Criminal Defense, Municipal and Securities
Boston College Law School
I bring twenty years of financial experience and fifteen years of criminal law experience to the firm. My financial skills were honed at the Wall Street offices of J.P. Morgan, Chase Manhattan Bank and Kidder Peabody. My criminal law skills were developed as a Public Defender and as the First Assistant Prosecutor in Ocean County.
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Andy Winchell
Bedminster, NJ Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Consumer
University of Southern California
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...
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Warren Levy
Edison, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(732) 253-7630
340 Route 1 North
Department of NJ Family Law & Divorce
Edison, NJ 08817
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Family and Tax
Temple University
Attorney Warren D. Levy is one of the original key founders of the law firm and is the head attorney behind the Law Offices of Kasuri & Levy, LLC. With over 20 years of experience in various fields, primarily in Divorce & Family Law: (Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Violence, Domestic Partnerships, Collaborative Law, Protection Orders, Restraining Orders, Men/Father Rights, Female/Mother Rights, International Divorce, Invalid Marriages, Fraudulent Marriages, Legal Separation, Non-Paternal Custody, Adoption, Paternity, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Post-Nuptial Agreements, Cohabitation Agreements, Name Change, Jewish Gets (religious divorce), Annulments, IVF Donor & Surrogacy Agreements, Family Law Mediation, Parenting Plan Agreements,...
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Changi Wu
Edison, NJ Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Patent application and prosecution, trademark application, patent licensing, corporation formation, copyright registration, NDA, Infringement defense, and Estate Planning. I was graduated from Rutgers School of Law with the award of American Bar Association/BNA Excellence Award in Intellectual Property. My practice is to safeguard your intellectual property rights. I have assisted many startups and solo inventors to prepare patent and trademark applications. Moreover, some of the clients have obtained licensing opportunity since then.
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David A. Koenigsberg
Red Bank, NJ Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business and Health Care
Fordham University School of Law
I specialize in representing whistleblowers in False Claims Act qui tam law suits. I have over 25 years experience in litigating False Claims Act cases, first as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and then representing private whistleblowers. Overall, these cases have recovered over $800 million for the federal and state governments. I have handled cases in the areas of health care, defense contracts, higher education, medical research grants and contracts, and government contracts.
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Thomas Matthew Reardon
Tinton Falls, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(732) 997-7749
55 Gilbert Street North
Suite 2204
Tinton Falls, NJ 07701
Business, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
University of Dayton School of Law
For more than 15 years, Attorney Thomas M. Reardon III has been dedicated to representing insurance companies, the insured, and private sector clients throughout New Jersey. During his career, he has tried over 50 cases to verdict and has been recognized by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a certified civil trial attorney. Mr. Reardon is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, the Federal District Court of New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York. To learn more about retaining the representation of Attorney Reardon,...
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Kathleen M. Connelly
Westfield, NJ Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Westfield, NJ 07090
Business and Employment
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Kathleen Connelly concentrates her practice in Employment Law. She has more than 25 years of experience representing employers and individual members of management in both the private and public sectors in preventative counseling, litigation defense and dispute resolution, workplace investigations, employee handbooks, policies and training.
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Robert S. Burney
Westfield, NJ Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Health Care and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Robert Burney concentrates his practice in business and financial transactions, commercial real estate, and health care law and represents clients in the purchase and sale of businesses and business assets, the formation of business entities, and the debt and equity financing of businesses. Rob represents banks, insurance companies, and business clients in secured credit transactions, including residential and commercial construction, real estate financing, commercial credit facilities, maritime lending, and tax-exempt bond financing.
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Allen Jeffrey Popowitz
Roseland, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
I have been working in the Real Estate and mortgage lending field for the past 27 years representing commercial property owners and lenders. I have worked on a wide range of deals involving multi-family apartment buildings/complexes, retail, office and industrial buildings and large portfolio deals. My lending work has been primarily representing mortgage-based lenders, but I have also represented a number of mezzanine lenders and asset-based lenders as well.
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Scott A. Terry
Summit, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Western New England University School of Law
Scott Terry has more than twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of real estate law, including acquisitions, leasing, financings, loan workouts, foreclosures, and cooperative and condominium law. He has represented both individuals and developers in their real estate transactions. Scott also provides representation for estate administration and municipal court matters.
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Shawn Robert McClelland
Morristown, NJ Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University
My areas of practice include asset protection and preservation, business formations and succession planning, corporate governance, estate planning, real estate and commercial transactions, and tax planning.
My experience encompasses counseling business owners in matters pertaining to entity formation and initial start-up strategies, and the structuring of sales and acquisitions. I prepare and advise business owners on matters pertaining to buy-sell agreements, operating agreements and shareholder agreements, asset transfers, and succession planning issues. In addition, I counsel clients in matters involving estate and tax planning, including tax audits and related issues, working together with them and their financial advisors on structuring and...
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Jeffrey Ian Wasserman
Livingston, NJ Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business and Securities
Fordham University School of Law