Oakland Lawyers

Edward Ellersick is a highly experienced practitioner in the area of No Fault Insurance, where he commonly represents medical providers against insurance carriers through PIP arbitration. He has successfully represented and recovered millions of dollars for his clients including individuals, ambulatory care facilities, hospitals, physician groups, and healthcare entrepreneurs. He has lectured for New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education concerning insurance-related matters and his highly regarded in his practice. Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Ed spent more than 20 years of his career in the No Fault Insurance space at law firms as well as 5 years as the managing attorney...

Doug Kortrey is a former in-house attorney who has held various positions in privately held and publicly traded technology and communications companies and who specializes in the areas of commercial contracting, licensing (software, content and other intellectual property), employment law, telecommunications, law department management and intellectual property portfolio management. He has served as an advisor to and counseled start-up, growth and mature companies for more than 25 years providing legal and business advice to technology innovators on new product development and in negotiations of inbound services agreements, marketing and distribution agreements, and domestic and international outsourcing arrangements.

Education: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York
Master of Chemical Engineering, New York University
Juris Doctoris, Cum Laude, Seton Hall Law School

Experience: Eighteen years as a chemical engineer; five U.S. patents, two
technical articles. Lead process design engineer...

Priya Prakash Royal, Esq., LL.M., MBA, AEP, TEP, is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Royal Law Firm PLLC, focusing on international private client tax advisory and planning. She also provides expert witness testimony and tax consulting services. In 2024, she expanded her practice by becoming Of Counsel to a prominent New York law firm, where she serves as cross-border tax counsel. A former IRS Estate Tax Attorney, Priya is admitted to practice in DC, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. She co-founded Klexa Consulting Group, which focuses on inception, transition, and succession solutions for small businesses and family...

Michelle Katz handles all transactional aspects associated with residential real estate matters, representing both buyers and sellers. Michelle has been practicing law for over 30 years and, in her private practice, she focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions including complex commercial real estate throughout the entire state of New Jersey. Known for her outstanding service, Michelle provides individuals and large corporate clients alike with experienced, professional advice and personalized attention.

When businesses, corporations and individuals need representation in commercial disputes, they turn to attorney Theodore J. McEvoy. His courtroom experience includes successful jury trials as well as appeals to the New Jersey Courts. A passionate and formidable trial lawyer, Mr. McEvoy represents clients in a broad variety of matters involving complex business and commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts throughout New York and New Jersey. His practice focuses primarily on various aspects of general and complex commercial litigation, including factual investigation, discovery and strategy, legal research, and briefing and motions practice in connection with class action defense, consumer...

Marc S. Borden is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law representing plaintiffs in motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults, and other personal injury actions. Marc’s previous experience as defense counsel for insurance companies in a number of prominent labor law and serious injury matters in New York and New Jersey gives him an edge in building a case and anticipating the other side’s next steps. He also serves as Attorney Ambassador for our firm and engages with the legal and medical communities to forge alliances between our firm and other distinguished organizations. Mr. Borden aggressively pursues cases...

Bianca Cuellar is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. Bianca brings a compassionate and nurturing approach to client care -- and to the negotiation table where she uses it to her client’s advantage. Her tough-but-friendly approach has proven successful, especially in cases where the insurance company initially denied a claim. Bianca has won settlements and compensation paid in full on behalf of her clients. Bianca received her J.D. from Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she was a member of Moot and Mock Trial clubs. Ms. Cuellar was declared a top...

Paul F. Romano is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, where he brings more than 20 years of deep experience in personal injury litigation. He specializes in commercial trucking, automobile accidents, premises liability, and construction defect/workplace accident litigation. Aggressive, diligent and hardworking, Paul has tried multiple cases to a successful verdict and won millions of dollars in compensation for his injured clients. Previously, Paul was a Partner with a New Jersey law firm where he defended insurance companies in personal injury cases. Today, he brings that background and experience to his approach fighting for justice for...

Amy M. Van Fossen is an Associate in Brach Eichler’s Tax and Estate Planning & Administration groups. Amy has considerable experience in sophisticated estate planning and administration. She assists clients in developing effective estate planning strategies to minimize transfer taxes, and is well-versed in employing the full range of estate planning tools, such as wills, revocable trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, and other vehicles to protect high net worth individuals and multi-generational wealth. Amy also counsels private foundation clients, assisting with tax compliance, operational requirements, and other specific charitable entity concerns. Amy completed her LL.M. in Tax Law at the Villanova University...

Jonathan Walzman concentrates his practice on representing healthcare providers and other businesses in transactional and corporate matters, with a focus on managing all aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, private equity transaction, management services arrangements, affiliation transactions and financing transactions. Jonathan also advises health care practitioners, hospitals, medical practices and other providers in regulatory compliance and licensure matters. Jonathan counsels clients on a wide array of health care fraud and abuse issues, including Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance. In addition, Jonathan advises clients in all aspects of contract drafting and negotiation, including employment agreements, independent...