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Daniel Sexton
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 33 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
St. John's University School of Law
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Charles Z. Schalk
Somerville, NJ Civil Rights Attorney
Civil Rights, Collections, Education and Employment
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Allan Marain
New Brunswick, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 49 years of experience
(732) 828-2020
P.O. Box 1030
100 Bayard St 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment and White Collar Crime
Seton Hall University School of Law
Allan Marain is a member of the New Jersey Bar. As such, he practices in Municipal Courts, the Superior Court of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Supreme Court. He is a member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is authorized to practice before the United States Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Aviation Administration,...
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Michael Cirigliano
East Brunswick, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
New York Law School
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...
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Lisa A. Hernandez
Metuchen, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer
Civil Rights and Employment
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Jonathan R Miller
Princeton, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Foreclosure Defense and Trademarks
Cornell University
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Paul Casteleiro
Princeton, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
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...
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Martin Jacobson
East Brunswick, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
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Mitchell Schley
East Brunswick, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(732) 325-0318
Two Tower Center Boulevard
8th Floor
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Civil Rights and Employment
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Jonathan Ian Nirenberg
Verona, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
Cornell University
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.
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Michael K McFadden
Cherry Hill, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Divorce, Employment and Family
Villanova University School of Law
Washington & Lee University
Villanova University Law School
Over 30 years experience
Michael K. McFadden, is an experienced trial attorney, with offices in Linwood, New Jersey and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, The Law Offices of Michael K. McFadden, LLC represents clients throughout southern New Jersey.
We bring over three decades of experience and professionalism to every case and customize our support...
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Jesse S. Weinstein
Newark, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
American University Washington College of Law
I am a military veteran with a relentless work ethic. I have applied the lessons I learned during my enlistment to become a proven litigator, negotiator, and leader having obtained nearly $20,000,000 in settlements for my clients.
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Karen Ford Edler
Morristown, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 40 years of experience
(973) 828-9100
89 Headquarters Plaza North
Suite 1442
Morristown, NJ 08062
Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Landlord Tenant
New York Law School
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...
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Vincent A. Antoniello
Roseland, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years of experience
Roseland, NJ 07068
Civil Rights, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Seton Hall University School of Law
Vincent A. Antoniello is a New Jersey and New York employment lawyer. He began practicing law in 2000 and has more than two decades of experience as an employment lawyer. He concentrates in representing employees in all aspects of employment law.
Vincent practiced employment law at Lowenstein Sandler PC, representing businesses and management in employment law litigation and counseling matters. Having practiced employment law from the employer-side, Vincent now leverages that invaluable experience to benefit his employee clients.
In addition to being a strong advocate for his clients, Vincent serves as a court-appointed and privately-selected mediator for employment and other disputes....
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Kevin M. Costello
Mount Laurel, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
Kevin Costello was admitted to the Bar in 1991 and is a founding Member of Costello & Mains, LLC, a full-state Employment, Complex Personal Injury, School Bullying and Civil Rights trial firm in Mount Laurel. He’s one of the approximately 5% of trial lawyers Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court. He’s currently the President-Elect of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) and in June of 2019, will be sworn in as President. He is a member of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Council of Presidents.
Kevin is a founding and...
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Laurie E. Morrison
Montclair, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
Cornell University
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.
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David H. Ben-Asher
Verona, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown University Law Center
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Christopher Q. Davis
Livingston, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 23 years of experience
(646) 699-3083
354 Eisenhower Parkway
Building 2, Suite 2775
Livingston, NJ 07039
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Powerful Voice. Strong Results. Compassionate Representation. Meet Chris. Client-focused and results driven NY/NJ employment attorney. I handle severance negotiations, workplace discrimination, unpaid wage and overtime pay recovery, retaliation, wrongful termination. Let's discuss your solution.
During his career, Mr. Davis has served as class counsel on numerous nationwide employment class actions and has tried nearly 20 cases to verdict. Mr. Davis has been recognized by the press as an experienced trial attorney and employment law expert. He is regularly interviewed by print and television media outlets around the world, including The Associated Press, The Shriver Report, and CNN En...
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Gerald Jay Resnick
Roseland, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Western New England University School of Law
Gerald Jay Resnick is the founder of Resnick Law Group, a New Jersey and New York employment law firm. He has practiced law since 1979, and has focused on employment and discrimination cases since 1985. He has significant experience in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, employment contracts and severance agreements, wage and hour cases, retaliation and whistleblower claims, and family and medical leave claims.
Mr. Resnick is one of a small group of NJ employment attorneys who is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Trial Attorney. Certified Attorneys are a group with demonstrated...
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Madeline Houston
Fairfield, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Civil Rights and Consumer
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
At the law firm of Houston & Totaro we represent consumers across the state of New Jersey in cases involving consumer fraud, unconscionable conduct and illegal practices by car dealers, banks, mortgage servicers, landlords, credit reporting agencies and other types of businesses. We use a combination of e-mail communications, telephone conferences and Zoom to accommodate clients from all counties and appear in courts throughout the state of New Jersey, state and federal. We take the vast majority of our cases on a contingency basis to enable consumers to pursue meritorious claims even when legal representation would otherwise...
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Donald Scarinci
Lyndhurst, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 42 years of experience
Civil Rights, Administrative, Appeals and Employment
Seton Hall University
As one of the most dynamic firms in the New Jersey/New York Metropolitan Region, we provide a broad range of services to a diverse group of clients. We support and advance our clients' initiatives through innovative solutions to complex legal problems.
Scarinci Hollenbeck is a full service, general practice law firm that provides a broad range of legal services to a diverse group of clients. Our principal areas of practice include Business Law, Real Estate Law, Environmental and Land Use Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Insurance Law and Public Law. We are also experienced in a number of specialty areas...
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Jay Jason Chatarpaul
Jersey City, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals and Employment
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Jay Chatarpaul of Chatarpaul Law Firm, P.C. has been successfully representing clients for almost two decades in the New York and New Jersey areas. Chatarpaul Law specializes in employment discrimination, as well as discrimination in non-employment settings, such as retailers and other businesses and institutions. We handle discrimination based on race, age, ethnicity, national origin, disability, sex, gender, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and sexual harassment. We also handle retaliation and whistleblower cases. Additionally, we handle employment contracts, severance agreements, defense of non-compete agreements, as well as general civil litigation,...
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David Alan Schwartz
Livingston, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Antioch University
DAVID A. SCHWARTZ is a partner in the law firm of Schwartz & Posnock. Mr. Schwartz, an attorney since 1983, is licensed in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and California, as well as before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Schwartz was a member of the Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California in 1996. As a Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, New York, Special Federal Litigation Division, Mr. Schwartz was awarded the Division Chief’s Award for Outstanding Legal Services on...
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John Anthony Mattiacci Jr
Moorestown, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Construction, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
John Mattiacci is an experienced personal injury lawyer practicing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The firm is known as an aggressive personal injury law firm handling car accidents, fall cases, construction accidents, dog bites, and other matters.
John has helped recover tens of millions of dollars for his clients. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Fewer than 1% of all attorneys in the United States are members, and membership is limited to lawyers who have recovered million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients.
John has...
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Terrell A Ratliff
Mt. Laurel, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
The University of Toledo College of Law
Terrel A. Ratliff hails from the rich soil of Camden, New Jersey. Mr. Ratliff is a professional that understands the importance of a just and impartial legal system to establish standards, maintain order and protect human rights.
A Beta Gamma Sigma B.A graduate of Temple University and a JD from the University of Toledo College of Law, Ohio. Mr. Ratliff has imbibed the same passion for upholding justice as a student as he practices now, serving various law firms and positions to provide legal assistance to indigents in different areas of representation.
A member of the New Jersey bar Association, he has...
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Nicholas A Pagliara
Weehawken, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
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...
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Daniel Zachariah
Mt. Laurel, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 2 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Daniel Zachariah is a confident lawyer with a an interesting background and wide knowledge base. Daniel graduated with double honors in Psychology and Administration of Justice from the University of Pittsburgh while minoring in Religious Studies; He subsequently earned his J.D from Temple University’s Beasley school of law in Philadelphia.
Daniel has worked over the years to advocate the rights of minorities and the less privileged in federal and state courts. From his Undergraduate days, Daniel has maintained a passion for justice and defending human rights to establish a lawful and equitable society. He served across positions in offices nationally, including...
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Stephan T. Mashel
Morganville, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Rutgers University Law School
I am proud to be a lawyer. It has been my honor for 30 years and counting to be a trial lawyer in New Jersey representing individuals whose claims are meritorious and for whom it is critically important to recover damages for the wrongs committed against them. Being a lawyer has allowed me to use my innate and learned abilities to passionately, aggressively, and effectively advocate on behalf of those who have been harmed due to the malicious, intentional, or negligent conduct of others. Every day I am enthused to work for and with my clients as part of a...
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Kevin Abessi
Wayne, NJ Civil Rights Attorney
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Divorce and Family
Albany Law School
Licensed in New York and New Jersey, Kevin Abessi is a heavily credentialed attorney with a background that is tailored to handle the challenges of family and business. As a client-facing professional with deep academic and professional exposures to finance and investment, Kevin and Abessi Law are well-equipped to handle the sort of financial and business matters that are often at play with matters pertaining to divorce, spousal/child support, contract negotiation, estate planning, and so much more. Abessi Law understands that facilitating legal services is about more than just lawyering, which is why it endeavors to be just as well...
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Christopher J. Eibeler
Holmdel, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
Albany Law School
Mr. Eibeler represents New Jersey employees in all areas of employment law, including sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability discrimination, FMLA, whistleblower retaliation, discrimination and hostile work environment. Mr. Eibeler also represents individuals and small businesses in restrictive covenant litigation, including non-competes, unfair competition, non-solicitation and breach of loyalty cases. In addition to his employment law practice, Mr. Eibeler also represents independent sales representatives in unpaid commission matters. Mr. Eibeler also regularly appears before the Appeal Tribunal, Board of Review and Appellate Division representing persons in unemployment compensation claims.
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Elizabeth M. Trottier
Morganville, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Jamison Mark
Springfield, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
With over 20 years of experience, Jamison Mark knows what it takes to fight for you. He works diligently to resolve your situation, explore all legal options, and find solutions that are in the best interest of you and your loved ones. He understands that every matter is unique and each client’s needs are different; that’s why he takes the time to understand your concerns so he can effectively fight for your rights in court.
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Mark D Lurie
Montclair, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
Boston College Law School
Mark Lurie has over 20 years as a practicing attorney. The firm represents individuals in employment disputes, including litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, compensation/bonus/wage claims, and other employment-related disputes. We also represent employers in proactive measures to mitigate litigation risk, including preparation of policies and procedures, training and investigations.
Mark also mediates employment disputes, and is included on the roster of New Jersey civil court-approved mediators as a R.1:40 qualified mediator.
The firms also represents pharmaceutical, medical device and other healthcare entities on compliance-related issues. We help to identify risk, set up compliance programs, prepare policies, provide training, monitor...
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Gregory S. Schaer
Freehold, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 33 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Widener University's School of 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...
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Derek Scott Fanciullo
JERSEY CITY, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Environmental and Personal Injury
New York University School of Law
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;...
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Mitchell Drew Perlmutter
JERSEY CITY, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark and Yale University
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.
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Richard Sanvenero Jr.
Red Bank, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 11 years of experience
Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Employment
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
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...
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Joseph Messa
Cherry Hill, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University
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...
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Shauna Friedman
Haddonfield, NJ Civil Rights Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Civil Rights, Consumer, Environmental and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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...
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Gerald Williams
Haddonfield, NJ Civil Rights Attorney with 43 years of experience
Civil Rights, Environmental, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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...