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Jonathan Ian Nirenberg
Verona, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Civil Rights 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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Mark J. Astarita
Verona, NJ Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
New York Law School
My legal practice has always involved the representation of stock market participants, including investors, financial professionals and firms, nationwide. My work includes representation of in connection with FINRA Examinations and Enforcement Proceedings, as well as SEC investigations. I also represent individual brokers from virtually every major firm in their contract negotiations, employment termination, U-4 and U-5 issues. In specialized situations where the facts or law present novel issues, I also represent investors. I have appeared before arbitration panels and regulators in 22 states, have written legal columns for a number of industry publications, been a...
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David H. Ben-Asher
Verona, NJ Lawyer with 57 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown University Law Center
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Erdal Turnacioglu
Verona, NJ Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
New York Law School
Erdal Turnacioglu concentrates his practice in the area of employment law. He has substantial experience within the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey.
Over the course of my legal career, Erdal has been driven by a passion for employment law. After law school, he worked in-house for a major New York City insurance company, handling motor vehicle accident defense. While this job introduced him to the practice of law, Erdal never lost sight of his dream of one day assisting individuals and businesses with their employment-related issues.
In 2010, Erdal attended a seminar entitled, “How to Handle...
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Eugenie F. Temmler
Verona, NJ Attorney with 44 years of experience
Divorce, Employment and Family
Rutgers University
Eugenie F. Temmler is a partner of Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. Her areas of practice include family law and litigation, including employment litigation. Ms. Temmler joined the firm immediately after graduation from law school and later spent many years in a boutique firm devoted exclusively to family law prior to re-joining the firm.
Ms. Temmler is admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court (District of New Jersey) and the United States Courts of Appeals (Second and Third Circuits). She is an active member of the Essex County Bar Association and the...
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Harold Rabner
Verona, NJ Attorney with 57 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Yale Law School
Mr. Rabner has more than 30 years of experience representing entrepreneurs and executives, guiding them through not only the purchase, sale or structuring of their businesses, but also through the difficult nuances involved in resolving business and personal conflicts with business partners, former employers and competitors through litigation and negotiation. His practice includes the resolution of complex business partners' disputes, restrictive covenant issues and related confidential and proprietary information issues.
Mr. Rabner brings an unusually broad set of legal skills and experience to his practice. His creative, close and personal approach has often resulted in long-term relationships with his clients, serving...
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Dennis H. Sabourin
Verona, NJ Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business and Tax
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Dennis H. Sabourin is a complete business attorney with in-depth experience in and knowledge of United States and international tax aspects of structuring transactions for most forms of business entities and many types of business transactions, business succession and estate tax planning, senior executive contracts and compensation packages, equity and separation packages and commercial litigation. Mr. Sabourin brings to his clients more than 25 years of experience. He has significant large-firm training and experience working for many years in two major firms, Carney, Smith, Badley & Spellman, P.C. of Seattle, Washington and Hannoch Weisman, P.C. of New Jersey, where he...
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Michael William Charles Fourte
Verona, NJ Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
Michael Fourte is the Managing Member of Fourte International Real Estate.
While Michael Fourte practices in several areas he is a highly regarded expert in real estate, finance, construction and military matters. He has litigated matters at the municipal, state, county, federal and appellate level.
Real Estate Matters. He is one of the few attorney's licensed in New Jersey who holds a New Jersey Real Estate Broker's License and who is licensed by the State of New Jersey to teach the New Jersey pre-licensing and continuing education courses of instruction in Real Estate and Title Insurance.
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Kevin Barry
Verona, NJ Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
New England Law | Boston
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Lucy Agostini
Verona, NJ Attorney with 45 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Real Estate
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...
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Bonnie Blume Goldsamt
Verona, NJ Attorney with 45 years of experience
Construction, Divorce and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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.
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Gregory S. Kolton
Verona, NJ Attorney with 27 years of experience
210 White Rock Road, Unit 1203
Unit 1203
Verona, NJ 07044
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Emmanuel Coffy
Maplewood, NJ Attorney with 18 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Coffy (www.coffylaw.com) is a registered Patent Attorney and former Patent Examiner. His practice emphasizes patent application preparation, prosecution and enforcement in the electronic arts including Business Methods Patents and Design Patents.
Mr. Coffy has extensive experience in digital technologies, computer networks and information technologies as well as device physics, which includes semiconductor applications. Mr. Coffy co-invented a device called the “Low Friction Apparatus” which currently has a patent application on file with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). He also has experience in re-examination, litigation support, patent infringement assessment, patentability opinion letters, cease-and-desist letters, demand letters and...
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Adam H. Rosenblum
Passaic, NJ Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Albany Law School and Ner Israel Rabbinical College
The attorneys at Rosenblum Law have more than 50 years of combined experience handling personal injury cases in both NJ & NY and have office locations in both states.
Experienced and skilled personal injury attorneys, the Firm has a reputation for aggressive representation for victims of personal injury including those injured in car accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents, and those injured by faulty products and medicines.
Regardless of how simple or complicated the case, the Firm has helped thousands of clients get excellent results. The attorneys at the Firm pride themselves on giving an honest evaluation of the case,...
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Eric Goldberg
Little Falls, NJ Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder and Estate Planning
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Eric Goldberg, designated as a “Certified Elder Law Attorney” (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association, is the founder and principal attorney of at NJ Elder Law Center at Goldberg Law Group.
He is dedicated to working with his clients on a personal level and providing them with customized plans that meet their unique needs and goals for long term care and estate planning. Over the years, Eric has learned that the best plans are the result of close collaboration, not only with his clients, but also with other professionals involved...
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Adam Gana
Montclair, NJ Lawyer with 18 years of experience
28 Valley Rd
#1
Montclair, NJ 07042
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Insurance Claims and Securities
New York Law School
Adam Gana serves as the managing partner of the law firm of Gana Weinstein LLP. His practice focuses on all aspects of securities arbitration. Mr. Gana's experience includes securities arbitration and litigation in various dispute resolution forums including JAMS, NFA and FINRA and litigation in both State and Federal Courts. As lead counsel, Mr. Gana has tried more than forty cases to verdict before the state and federal trial and appellate courts, AAA, and has settled hundreds more cases through mediation and direct negotiation.
Mr. Gana was named in the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars® for eight straight years (an...
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Brian Clifford Freeman
Montclair, NJ Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Landlord Tenant
Western New England University School of Law
Brian C. Freeman has practiced law for over 30 years including serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel C. Scott of the Hudson County Superior Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and District of Columbia Bars and is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court.
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Vincent A. Antoniello
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 24 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Employment
Seton Hall University School of Law
Vincent A. Antoniello is a Member with Resnick Law Group, a New Jersey and New York employment law firm. 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.
Prior to joining Resnick Law Group, 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,...
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Ernest P. Fronzuto
Woodland Park, NJ Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Medical Malpractice
Seton Hall University
Mr. Fronzuto is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. In 2006, he founded the Fronzuto Law Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of plaintiff medical malpractice, product liability, and catastrophic injury matters.
He is a member of the bar in the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) and the Passaic County Bar Association. He has frequently lectured and published in the areas of...
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Scott D. Grossman
Clifton, NJ Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Quinnipiac University School of Law and University of Maryland - College Park
I've been successfully fighting for NJ's injured for over 25 years. Let me help and guide you through this difficult time! Visit my website and watch our client story videos or call for a free consultation!
I'm proud of our law firm has helped thousands of New Jersey accident and injury victims get full and fair compensation for their injuries. We've made it our mission to clients put their lives back together, put them at ease and let them know that they can reply on The Grossman Law Firm to take care of navigating around the complex New Jersey legal...
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Laurie E. Morrison
Montclair, NJ 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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Gerald Jay Resnick
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights 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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Lisa I. Fried-Grodin
Fairfield, NJ Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment
St. John's University School of Law
Lisa is the owner of Fried-Grodin Employment Law LLC, a modern law firm for the evolving workplace. Workplace change is constant. Lisa started this law firm to provide employees and employers in New Jersey and New York with innovative solutions to today’s evolving workplace issues.
Lisa’s clients know they can count on her no matter how new or complicated their employment issue may be. Since COVID-19 started impacting our lives in a significant way in 2020, she has been working closely with employees and employers to come up with strategies and answers to questions not pondered before or contemplated...
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Leonard R. Boyer
Clifton, NJ Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Divorce, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
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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Scott Glatstian
Clifton, NJ Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Syracuse University
Scott is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. Scott’s passion for analyzing complex issues and breaking them down into simpler terms led him to law school and ultimately to Rosenblum Law where he excels at working to help clients understand the law and the legal options available to them. A technology enthusiast, Scott’s hobbies include building computers and entertainment systems for his friends and family.
Mr. Glatstian is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey and joined Rosenblum Law in 2020. He is a member of...
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Pauline M.K. Young
Totowa, NJ Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business, Collections, Employment and Real Estate
New York Law School
Pauline M.K. Young is a partner at McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. Pauline handles a wide range of matters including litigation, business formations and transactions, waste transportation and environmental regulation, and employment law. Pauline aids individuals and businesses by providing personalized services to fit the unique needs of each client.
Pauline has significant litigation experience including trials, arbitration, and mediation. Pauline represents employers and employees and businesses in employment related matters, including whistleblower protections such as the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, anti-retaliation laws, Woolley claims for breach of employee handbooks, hostile work environment scenarios,...
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Michael DeBlis III
Bloomfield, NJ Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Tax and White Collar Crime
Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Michael is a passionate trial lawyer. He puts his heart and soul into fighting for his clients. Michael is a living example of the tremendous power that comes from combining passion, preparation, persuasion, and positive communication in the courtroom.
As a former public defender, Michael has defended the poor, the forgotten, and the damned against a government that has seemingly unlimited resources to investigate and prosecute criminal allegations. He has spent the last six years cutting his teeth on some of the most serious felony cases, obtaining results that have proven favorable for his clients. He knows what it’s like to...
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Maria A Giammona
Totowa, NJ Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily
Seton Hall University School of Law
Maria A. Giammona is a 1998 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, having received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science magna cum laude from Seton Hall University. She served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Randolph M. Subryan, J.S.C. in the Family Part in Passaic County from September 1998 through August 1999.
She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar (1998) and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1998). Following her clerkship, Ms. Giammona has focused her practice on divorce and family law, while also gaining significant experience in school...
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Madeline Houston
Fairfield, NJ 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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Charles Vuotto Jr
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
I'm a New Jersey divorce lawyer with over 30 years experience in all areas of family law and divorce with offices in Roseland, NJ. I've been awarded Best Lawyers of America 5 years running and am also a member of New Jersey Super Lawyers.
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Melissa Cipriano
West Caldwell, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
As a child of Divorce and a Divorcee herself Ms. Cipriano has a unique insight into the toll this process takes on a family. As a business owner with not only a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center but also a Master's of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, she understands the unique issues that face business owners when moving through divorce. Ms. Cipriano is here to help her clients, their family and their finances emerge from the process to more stable, happier, healthier future.
Ms. Cipriano is admitted to...
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David A. Mazie
Roseland, NJ Attorney with 38 years of experience
Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
The George Washington University Law School
David Mazie is an acclaimed New Jersey trial lawyer and a senior member in Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. His trial record is unprecedented as he is the only New Jersey lawyer to have won two personal injury verdicts in excess of $100 million. Mr. Mazie also obtained a $125 million settlement on behalf of a seriously injured client, which is the largest personal injury settlement in New Jersey history. Mr. Mazie has more than 75 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including many settlements/verdicts in excess of $10 million. His settlements have been described by a...
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Maurice McLaughlin
Totowa, NJ Attorney with 29 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and Employment
New York Law School
Maurice W. McLaughlin is a founding member of McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. He handles a wide range of matters including complex negotiations, litigation and transactions. Maurice leads the firm’s litigation practice. Maurice is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and the United States Supreme Court. He has practiced in state, federal and administrative courts throughout the Northeast.
Maurice brings a broad legal background from his many years as a litigator, prior to which he served with the Superior Court of New Jersey in Hudson County as a law clerk for Judges Barbara A. Curran and Frances L....
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Martin P. Skolnick
Roseland, NJ Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction
University of Miami School of Law
Martin P. Skolnick is the founder and Managing Attorney of the Skolnick Legal Group. Martin represents general contractors, subcontractors, and owners in construction litigation and arbitration matters. Martin also counsels construction companies and their senior management teams with the numerous legal issues construction companies encounter on a daily basis, including change order disputes, contract disputes, construction lien preparation and filing, permit issues, and employee issues. Martin also has substantial experience handling a wide range of commercial, real estate, and personal injury matters.
Martin has a rare combination of skills, experience and incredible determination that enables him to obtain exceptional results for...
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Dewitt Liu
Livingston, NJ Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Syracuse University
Dewitt Liu has represented hundreds of buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate in New Jersey. He has been selected as a 2018 and 2019 “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters company. Only the top 2.5% of New Jersey attorneys in their specific area of legal practice are selected for this distinction by their attorney-peers. The “Rising Stars” designation is for “lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.” Furthermore, Dewitt has received Avvo.com’s “Client’s Choice” award for 2013 and 2018.
Dewitt has also been invited by the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education to...
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Jeremias Batista
Clifton, NJ Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Since 2005, Jeremias E. Batista, Esq. has offered comprehensive legal services to clients throughout New Jersey and New York City area.
Clients receive the personal individual attention one on one with Mr. Batista on every case to assure his clients receive the highest quality legal services.
Mr. Batista looks forward to the satisfaction of helping clients to change their life for the better.
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Leslie Farber
Montclair, NJ 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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Rupal Parikh Aristimuno
Montclair, NJ Attorney with 26 years of experience
Divorce and Immigration
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Southern University Law Center
As an immigrant myself, I understand the needs, worries, and concerns that people face when coming to America. I know the immigration system can sometimes be confusing and frightening. This is why I am dedicated to the client - from beginning to end. I help my clients evaluate their options, understand the steps along the way, and choose the best path towards legal residence, employment, and citizenship. I have helped people from all over the world find solutions for all their immigration needs. I also business owners who employ foreign nationals as well...
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Adam J. Weinstein
Montclair, NJ Attorney with 13 years of experience
28 Valley Rd
#1
Montclair, NJ 07042
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
New York Law School
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Jobin Joseph
Bloomfield, NJ Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
The Rosenblum Law Firm is the largest and highest customer rated traffic violations law firm in NYC. Experienced and skilled criminal defense and traffic violations attorneys, the Firm has a reputation for aggressive representation for anyone facing criminal charges and traffic violations that may result in jail time, heavy fines, points and license suspension or revocation. Regardless of how simple or complicated the case, the Firm has helped thousands of clients get excellent results. The attorneys at the Firm pride themselves on giving an honest evaluation of the case, being accessible to clients throughout the representation and working relentlessly...