Montague Civil Rights Lawyers

I have handled complex cases with successful results for personal injury clients for over 25 years. My cases range from automobile accidents to complex workplace and products liability claims. My firm is proud that so many of our clients have been pleased with our representation that they refer their friends and family members to us. We often take on tough cases that other firms shy away from.

Even before he was a lawyer, Derek Fanciullo fought to give a voice to the voiceless. For more than a dozen years, Mr. Fanciullo worked as a television news reporter. His stories frequently strived to help people who had been victimized by corporate indifference, discrimination and greed – and he was nominated for multiple Emmys® and won nearly 30 Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists awards for excellence. But, he became a lawyer to make a bigger difference. As an attorney, Mr. Fanciullo has secured millions of dollars in compensation for victims of sexual harassment, discrimination and assault;...

Michael E. Cirigliano, began his legal career in 2011 at the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office. While working as a prosecutor, Mr. Cirigliano developed his trial skills and learned the intricacies of criminal law and criminal procedure. During his tenure at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Cirigliano handled thousands of Driving While Intoxicated prosecutions among other offenses. Mr. Cirigliano resigned from the DA’s Office in 2015 and formed the partnership of Rosas & Cirigliano.

As a founding partner of Rosas & Cirigliano, Mr. Cirigliano defends individuals charged with crimes ranging from driving while intoxicated and domestic violence to serious sex offenses...

Richard Sanvenero Jr. is a founding partner at Sanvenero & Cittadino LLC. He was a former partner at the Law Office of McGoughran & Sanvenero. He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 2010 and his Juris Doctor from Barry University School of Law in 2013. He is an active member of the Monmouth County Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice, New York City Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the American Bar Association. While in law...

Gregory S. Schaer, Esq. is a highly experienced New Jersey employment lawyer and labor law attorney admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and is a member of the bars of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Schaer has achieved substantial jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. The cases that he has handled are known by judges and attorneys throughout the United States as a result of numerous decisions rendered by the...

Joseph L. Messa, Jr. is the founding partner of Messa & Associates, P.C. He is an AV-rated attorney (highest rating available), listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Mr. Messa handles cases involving medical malpractice, products liability, transportation accidents, construction and workplace injuries, fire, medical device, drug products liability, and other fields of complex personal injury litigation. He has represented clients from around the country and received seven and eight-figure verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, products liability, fire, and construction/work injury matters. Mr. Messa also serves the legal community by presenting lectures on medical malpractice, products liability, managed...

To me, being a great lawyer requires hard work, determination, passion, honesty and integrity. These are values I live by, not only in my legal career but in all aspects of my personal and professional life. These are also the values instilled on both new and experienced attorneys at Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC, which is one of the many reasons I was determined to become a new associate here. Though I have only been practicing law for a short period of time, I have been fortunate enough to work under the guidance of an esteemed judge as...

Ms. Friedman joined Williams Cedar as their newest associate immediately after graduating from Rutgers Law School with honors in May 2017. During law school, she received the Deans Academic Excellence Award, the Rutgers Alumni Scholarship, and the Deborah Michael Richards Memorial Family Law Scholarship. Due to her remarkable research and writing skills, Ms. Friedman was also selected to serve as a legal research and writing teaching assistant for first-year law students.

Before joining Williams Cedar as an associate, she worked as a paralegal for the Cedar Law Firm and was an integral part of the firm’s daily operations. She worked closely...

As one of the partners and co-founders of Williams Cedar, Gerald Williams concentrates on environmental toxic tort cases, whistleblower claims, and civil rights violations, as well as complex personal injury cases. His impressive legal career spans thirty-five years during which time he has practiced law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where he earned some of the highest honors in the legal community. After graduating from Temple University School of Law in 1982, he was an associate at a Philadelphia law firm before starting his own practice in 1983. He has received the “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest rating given, from...

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...

Robert W. Smith represents clients in all aspects of employment law and litigation. Mr. Smith has successfully litigated cases on behalf of employees involving claims of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, FMLA, New Jersey Family Leave Act, race discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, hostile work environment and whistle blower laws. Mr. Smith also represents corporate clients in areas of human resource administration and personnel issues. Corporate representation includes, disciplines, leave of absence, disability issues, harassment, creation/monitoring of HR policies/procedures, employee training, workplace investigations, drafting/negotiating severance agreements, employee contracts, non-compete and restrictive covenants. Prosecuting and/or defending litigation involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets,...

I am dedicated Employment Law Attorney at Mashel Law. I zealously represent workers who have been wronged in the workplace, in a broad array of legal matters. My experience and skill facilitate the successful representation of employees who suffer from unlawful and unethical employer practices. I am committed to zealously advocating for the best possible outcome in your case.

I received my J.D. from the Widener University School of Law in 2011. While in law school, I interned for the Honorable Bruce F. Bratton in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, and the Honorable Teresa Kondrup-Coyle of the New...

Stephen M. Pascarella, Esq. was born in Staten Island, New York on April 14, 1956. His family moved to Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey in January of 1957. Mr. Pascarella has been a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. He is a 1974 graduate of Howell High School where he lettered in three varsity sports. Subsequent to his graduation he attended the University of Maryland on a football scholarship. While at the University of Maryland Mr. Pascarella, in addition to participating in football, was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and, in 1977, interned...

Michael Peter Rubas is an aggressive litigator and the founding member of the firm. His legal practice focuses on litigation, specializing in criminal defense, DWI defense, municipal court, and commercial litigation matters. Following his graduation with high honors - magna cum laude - from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, Mr. Rubas served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas C. Brown, J.S.C. of the Essex County Superior Court. After his clerkship, Mr. Rubas was a member of the litigation departments for two of New Jersey largest law firms, Saiber, P.C. and Budd Larner,...

Beth Cole is a litigator specializing in personal injury, auto accident cases, civil rights, dram shop, liquor liability cases, “lemon law” claims, consumer protection and pharmaceutical litigation. She also has significant experience with — and interest in – veterans issues, including assisting those disabled due to Agent Orange exposure.

“Not a lot of firms do civil rights work because it’s very difficult. Everyone deserves a voice, to be treated with respect, and to have the protection of the Constitution. “

Ms. Cole has been recognized for her civil rights work. Cole and two Williams Cuker Berezofsky colleagues, Gerald Williams and...

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...

Mary Ann R. Andrews has experience appearing in court on various types of proceedings. Her areas of practice include personal injury, matrimonial/family law, workers’ compensation, landlord/tenant, and municipal court matters. As an attorney, she is aware of the importance of client relations as well as the importance of all pre-trial filings and will handle a matter from inception to trial.

Ms. Andrews was privileged to perform as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Deborah J. Venezia, P.J.F.P. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex Vicinage, Chancery Division, Family Part. Her experiences with Judge Venezia exposed her...

Mrs. Pazmino is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. Mrs. Pazmino handles all aspects of employment litigation, including but not limited to matters involving discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. Mrs. Pazmino believes that every employee should always feel safe and comfortable in the workplace and that anything less is an injustice. Mrs. Pazmino graduated magna cum laude from East Stroudsburg University in 2015, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. Following her graduation from East Stroudsburg University, Mrs. Pazmino attended Rutgers Law School on...

People accused of crimes, DWI, and traffic citations want aggressive and intelligent representation. I provide the accused with a listening ear, aggressive defense, and informed strategy. In the event there is a brush with Federal Law, I also defend white collar criminal cases in Federal Court.

Practice devoted exclusively to criminal defense (and selected civil rights police brutality cases) in state courts in New Jersey and every federal district court in the United States. An experienced trial and appellate attorney who has handled hundreds of cases to conclusion, with a high percentage resulting in not guilty jury verdicts after trial, or dismissals, or pleas favorable to the defendant, for the last 22 years. Attorney has argued successfully and won before the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Christopher Markos joined Williams Cuker Berezofsky in 2012, bringing significant experience to the firm’s civil and human rights law practice. Public Interest advocacy has been his passion since law school, and he was recognized by the Rutgers-Camden School of Law with the prestigious Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award.

Mr. Markos began his legal career as Law Clerk to the Honorable Jose L. Fuentes of the New Jersey Superior Court- Appellate Division, conducting legal research and drafting bench memos, coordinating intake and advising Judge Fuentes on emergent matters.

“I like being an advocate for my clients and the Constitution at the same...

I am the Legal Director of Centurion Ministries, Inc., d/b/a "Centurion," since 2014. Centurion is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization which was formed in 1982 and is the first organization in the United States devoted exclusively to freeing and exonerating individuals who are imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. Centurion is a national organization and represents individuals all over the United States. I have over 35 years of experience in post conviction litigation in addition to being an experienced criminal trial and appellate attorney. Prior to becoming Legal Director at Centurion I maintained a private law practice in...

Jennifer Kathryn Powell Mondesire has been licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2003. Jennifer is a 2003 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law. Jennifer clerked for now retired Judge Mark Bernstein in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 2003-2004. Following her Clerkship, Jennifer worked as an Assistant Defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2004-2009.

In 2009, Jennifer went into private practice where she represented clients in all areas of law with emphasis on Criminal Defense.

Jennifer also has served as an Arbitrator for the First Judicial...

Robert D. Novicke Jr. is an Associate at the firm of Ionno & Higbee Attorneys at Law, LLC and Of Counsel at Aiello, Harris, Marth, Tunnero & Schiffman P.C. He represents individuals who have been discriminated against, retaliated against, or who have had their civil rights violated.