Franklin Lakes Lawyers

Mr. Ferreira developed his legal and litigation skills as an associate with the famed Hackensack attorney Kevin G. Roe. During his time with Mr. Roe, Adamo assisted clients facing criminal charges in Federal, State and local municipal courts in both New Jersey and New York. Cases involving white collar and blue-collar crimes were personally handled by Mr. Ferreira, including cases involving murder, international drug distribution and white-collar fraud. After his tenure with Mr. Roe, Adamo began providing legal services in the civil arena where he has defended Healthcare Fraud Prosecution cases, construction contractor fraud and other related consumer fraud matters....

Mark R. Faro has been licensed attorney in the State of New Jersey since 2009. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2009 and received his B.A. degree from Seton Hall in 1999. Prior to becoming an attorney, he spent multiple years as a reporter and editor covering finance in New York. Using the aggressive skills and work ethic he learned from his hard-hitting journalist days in Manhattan, Mark represents accident victims throughout Northern New Jersey in personal injury matters. He also seeks justice for those who have been wronged by professional...

Areas of Practice Joy Hodge focuses her practice on taxation law, with a particular emphasis on business advice, succession and estate planning. Ms. Hodge drafts complex commercial documents, trusts, wills and business succession plans in order to maximize the wealth of current principals and preserve closely-held and family businesses for the next generation of ownership. She also serves as an advisor to corporate clients on such matters as partnership and shareholder agreements, protection of trademarks and copyrights, corporate/commercial transactions, including the formation, purchase, sale and restructuring of businesses and professional practices, and general corporate agreements.

Mr. Uhlmann joined the firm in August of 2015 and became a Shareholder in October of 2019 and since that time, he has been personally involved in all aspects of the firm, including: title review, preparation of pleadings in both uncontested and contested foreclosure, eviction, and bankruptcy matters, appearing and participating in foreclosure mediation, making Federal, State, and Municipal appearances, and handling real estate closings. As an individual who learned foreclosures and bankruptcy from a processor level, and moved upward, he is intimately familiar with processes involved. Since September of 2007, Mr. Uhlmann has worked in the Foreclosure...

Certified Civil Trial Lawyers. Millions won for our Clients. Admitted in New Jersey and New York. Expertise in Personal Injury, Libel and Defamation, Qualified Divorce and Family Mediators and Lawyers.
Verdicts:
$1.8 million, Essex County
$1.5 million, Hudson County
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Certified Mediator in federal and state courts.
Former Supreme Court of New Jersey Law Clerk.

Instructor, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 2001-2017.
Graduate, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 1997
Graduate, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

At EM LAW our clients and the pursuit of justice are superior to everything else. EM LAW pursues justice in civil matters. When feasible, we strive for resolution rather than unnecessary confrontation. EM LAW is dedicated to the rights and interests of clients. We believe that efficient dispute resolution leads to satisfied clients and alternative dispute resolution methods, such as negotiation, mediation and arbitration, are often more efficient than litigation. However, sometimes an amicable out-of-court resolution is not possible, so we can aggressively pursue a resolution in court. EM LAW focuses on consumer fraud, business, and real estate matters. Injury and...

I am an attorney and owner of Best Law Office, LLC. I concentrate my practice in family law, including divorce, child support, child custody, post-judgment matters, adult adoption, and related issues. I am admitted to practice in New Jersey at both the state and federal district levels. I have appeared in the United States District Court of New Jersey in Newark, as well as the courts of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties. I also volunteer and provide pro bono services to clients of Project Self Sufficiency. Previously, I was associated with Faith A. Ullmann &...

DWI/Traffic Ticket/Municipal Court Specialist * Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Municipal Court Attorney * B.A. (Psychology, Magna Cum Laude), 1987: Fairleigh Dickinson University, * 1986 Interaction Between Law & Psychology, 1986: Harvard University * Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1990: Seton Hall University School of Law.

I provide legal advice and representation to individual and business clients throughout the northern New Jersey area, particularly Hudson and Bergen counties. The firm's practice includes, but is not limited to: criminal law; municipal court practice; residential real estate purchase and sales; commercial real estate purchase and sales, short sales, zoning and development law.

Jeffery P. Rankel is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. and practices out of the firm’s Red Bank, New Jersey office. Mr. Rankel’s primary areas of practice are civil litigation and employment law, including but not limited to matters involving discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. Before joining McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C., Mr. Rankel served as an Assistant Trial Court at the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office, where he researched legal issues and drafted legal memoranda on issues arising in indigent clients’ cases, which honed his legal research and writing skills. While there, Mr....

As a practicing attorney for thirty years, I have been privileged to work with clients in a variety of areas. Having served as a judicial law clerk in the family court, I have a long standing appreciation for the issues and circumstances clients face in matrimonial matters. I approach each case with a desire to provide a clear path towards resolution, while purposefully advocating for the best outcome for my clients. I am a strong proponent of alternate dispute resolution and have successfully mediated matrimonial cases.

I bring the same passion and commitment to all matters I handle, whether they...

Michael P. Burakoff has been an attorney representing accident victims in the State of New Jersey for over 30 years. His personal injury law practice is devoted to protecting the rights of accident victims and their families who have sustained catastrophic and serious injuries and related economic losses as a result of the careless and negligent conduct of others.

For more than thirty years, Michael P. Burakoff has recovered millions of dollars from Allstate, State Farm, New Jersey Manufacturers, and other major insurance companies throughout the country on behalf of his injured clients and their families. If you have been injured...

Ms. Mayzelshteyn is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. and practices out of the firm’s Red Bank, New Jersey office. Ms. Mayzelshteyn handles: She handles all aspects of employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. Ms. Mayzelshteyn graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers University in 2017, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in English and Political Science. Following her graduation from Rutgers University, Ms. Mayzelshteyn attended Seton Hall University School of Law on a Chancellor Scholarship, graduating in May 2020. Ms. Mayzelshteyn was actively involved in the Seton Hall...

Samantha K. Massenzio (formerly Samantha K. Boos). is an attorney at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group. Ms. Massenzio exclusively concentrates her practice on matrimonial and family law matters, including divorce, separation, child custody, child support, alimony, division of assets, and guardianship of incapacitated adults. She is deeply committed to providing her clients with compassionate, knowledgeable guidance through what she knows can be an extremely difficult time in their lives.

Whether Ms. Massenzio is litigating a complex family law dispute or negotiating a settlement agreement, protecting her clients’ best interests is her top priority. She is a highly skilled advocate and...

Brendan Sweeney specializes in employment-related trial matters and class actions on behalf of both employers and employees. His deep experience on the employer side, and inside the legal departments of large companies, allows him to quickly assess matters and help clients understand their rights. After graduating near the top of his class from Villanova Law School, Brendan was a law clerk to a federal District Court Judge in Philadelphia. Beginning in 1998, Brendan was an Associate in the Labor and Employment law departments at Morgan Lewis and Seyfarth Shaw. In 2005, he became in-house counsel for Morgan Stanley. In 2007, he...

PAUL N. GILBERT, ESQ. manages and operates his own law firm, as he has since 1982. From 1977 until 1982, he was a General Attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Newark, New Jersey District Office. Mr. Gilbert holds a J.D. degree cum laude from Rutgers University, and a B.A. degree in sociology from Rutgers College.

Mr. Gilbert practices law and offers experience in:

U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law, including:

• employment and family based immigration, including applications for alien employment certification and visa petitions and applications for adjustment of status;
• non-immigrant visas;
• representation of employers in “employer sanction”...

Located in the heart of West Milford Twp. for 20 years. Served West Milford Twp. as Public Defender for 17 years, and Butler Borough as Public Defender for 5 years. After serving as a clerk for the New York State Supreme Court and a stint in the legal department of Towers Financial in NYC, Mr. Affinito decided to practice law in New Jersey where he presently serves the citizens of Passaic, Morris, Bergen and Sussex Counties.

Today my practice focuses on, but is not limited to mediation, arbitration and collaborative dispute resolution (see below). My clients find this to be faster, less stressful and much more affordable. Moreover, people who participate in processes, such as mediation and collaborative law, appreciate it as a private, compassionate and dignified way to divorce.

Experienced Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Expertise

Since 1983, Attorney Bob Davies has provided caring and responsive representation to clients and their children throughout the process of divorce. He has handled a wide variety of legal issues in divorce, custody litigation, equitable distribution, privately held businesses, interference with custody, domestic violence, and DCPP matters. Bob Davies has successfully fought in court to get fair and equal parenting time for fathers who wanted to participate fully in raising their children. The old stereotype that the father gets to see the children only every other weekend IS NO LONGER THE LAW. Mr. Davies will fight to help...

For over 30 years, Lucy Agostini, Esq. has prided herself on providing high-quality legal representation to her clients. Since 1979, she has successfully handled hundreds of contested family law matters. In addition, she has routinely represented clients in residential real estate purchases, sales and refinances, and in the preparation of wills. She has demonstrated a consistent pattern of success, evidenced by the fact that the majority of her firmâs business is derived from former clients and other attorneys. Mrs. Agostini's law firm, Agostini & Slattery, is committed to providing a personalized approach to each case and to building...

Attorney in the states of New Jersey and New York, and admitted to practice in the District Court of New Jersey. I predominately provide legal services to creditors throughout every stage of their claims. My commercial litigation services are designed to assist creditors in obtaining judgments against defaulting parties, ensuring that your interests are vigorously represented in court. Additionally, I offer bankruptcy services tailored specifically for creditors, addressing the complexities of bankruptcy proceedings and enhancing your recovery prospects. By managing both litigation and bankruptcy processes, I efficiently handle multiple aspects of your case, eliminating the hassle of coordinating between different legal...

John F. Hipp has been a New Jersey licensed attorney for over three decades. He was admitted to the Bar of the New Jersey State Courts and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey in 1985; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1986 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1987. His experience undertaking professional responsibility in complex commercial litigation includes representing New Jersey public entities, business owners and residential property owners in a wide range of environmental matters including permit violations, underground oil storage tank remediation, off-site contamination and...