Wallpack Center Lawyers

Mr. Russomano primarily practices in commercial litigation with a focus on franchised motor vehicle dealer litigation, legal malpractice, oppressed minority shareholder litigation as well as enforcing unit owners’ rights under the New Jersey Condominium Act. Mr. Russomano has represented numerous franchised motor vehicle dealers, protecting their interests under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. In addition, Mr. Russomano was successful in assisting motor vehicle dealers retain their franchises and/or obtain a reinstatement of their franchise under Section 747 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-17, 123 Stat. 3034, 3186-88. Further, Mr. Russomano has successfully...

Mr. De Massi concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal law (trial and appeals), municipal law, residential and commercial real estate, zoning and planning and wills and estates. Mr. De Massi, during his 39 years as an attorney, has tried cases in the Superior Court in all but two counties of the State, the Federal District Court of New Jersey, and numerous municipal courts. He has argued before the Appellate Division and New Jersey Supreme Court. Before becoming of counsel to the firm of Schiller & Pittenger in 2007, Mr. De Massi was a partner in the...

Mr. Murray focuses in land use practice including the representation of applicants before planning boards, boards of adjustment, municipal sewerage authorities, boards of health and county planning boards. These matters involve site plans, subdivisions, use and bulk variances, zoning ordinance interpretations, appeals from denials and defenses of appeals from grants of approvals. Previously, he served as an attorney for the Cedar Grove Planning Board for several years. Such representation has resulted in successful litigation, including matters that are reported judicial decisions. Pheasant Bridge v. Township of Warren, 169 N.J. 282 (2001), cert. denied 535 U.S. 1077 (2002), invalidating large lot...

For 14 years, I served as the Global Media Counsel for Bloomberg News, where my responsibilities included pre-publication review, addressing ethics issues, and training over 2,200 reporters across more than 120 bureaus worldwide. My focus was primarily on legal and ethical issues related to investigative and business news. Additionally, I managed media litigation on a global scale and am recognized for my knowledge in international media law. I am the author and editor of "The International Libel and Privacy Handbook" (Seventh Ed., 2024, Lexis/Nexis). I frequently participate as a panelist and contributor for various media law and journalism organizations, including The...

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...

Mr. Schiller concentrates his practice in the areas of business and corporate law, automobile dealership and franchise practice law, banking and land use law. Mr. Schiller specializes in buy-sell transactions relating to businesses, dealerships and real estate, and routinely represents business owners in all facets of their business, from organization, required filings, agreements between shareholders or LLC members, vendor agreements, financing and such other matters business owners must deal with on a daily basis. A fair amount of his time is devoted to representing banks in loan transactions. Mr. Schiller and his partner, Perry Pittenger, created the firm in...

Experienced specialist in criminal, juvenile and municipal court matters throughout the state

Background Born Springfield, Massachusetts, May 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

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.

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...

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.

Neil Dornbaum, Co-chair of Connell Foley's Corporate Immigration and Global Mobility practice, is recognized as one of the most active and distinguished immigration attorneys in New Jersey. Prior to joining the firm, Neil was a partner at Dornbaum & Peregoy, where he dedicated his practice for over 30 years to immigration and nationality matters, with a special emphasis on employment-based immigration. He has served as National Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Immigration Committee under the General Practice Section and was appointed to the ABA's Commission on Immigration. He has also chaired the NJSBA's Immigration Section and the American Immigration...

A member of the New Jersey & New York Bar, Joseph McCaffrey is the most recent addition to the Selem-Antonucci family. He graduated from Widener University, Delaware School of law a member of the Transactional Law Honor Society, Dean’s List, and president of the Brehon’s Irish Law Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Prior to joining Selem-Antonucci, Joseph was the law clerk to the Honorable James J. McGann in Monmouth County Superior Court. Born and raised in Union New Jersey, Joseph looks forward to serving the community and providing outstanding legal services to those in need. Education J.D., Widener University – Delaware School...

L. Michael Krieger is a law, business, and economics trained executive: Fordham Law School J.D.; Baruch M.B.A.; and, Columbia College B.A. Michael is known for leading sustainable projects from concept to implementation. He has organized structured, negotiated and mediated complex private/public business arrangements involving multiple governmental jurisdictions, including environmental agencies. Michael is internationally known as an expert in the waterfront development field. Further, Michael has significant experience in trust and estate planning, administration, and as a fiduciary. Michael’s accomplishments include effectuating multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional public/private arrangements, creating, managing and disposing of revenue producing and public purpose ventures; involving negotiations,...

Erika is an experienced litigation attorney practicing before New York State Courts, New Jersey State Courts, the United States District Court, and administrative agencies. Her practice focuses on employment litigation matters, protecting the rights and interests of individuals in the workplace. Her clients include victims of harassment, discrimination, and other individuals who have been wrongfully terminated. She also helps indivduals recover compensation for owed wages, including unpaid overtime or minimum wage violations, and for violations of federal, state, and local leave laws including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Dominique Tonacchio, Esq., is a partner with the law firm of Tonacchio, Spina and Compitello. Dominique graduated from Holy Trinity High School in New York and attended The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a dual Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Law and Sociology, with a minor in Women’s Studies. Dominique graduated on the Dean’s list at The Pennsylvania State University. Dominique then attended Roger Williams University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate. While at Roger Williams University School of Law, Dominique was the Executive Vice President of the...

Mr. Pittenger devotes substantially all of his practice to the representation of retail automobile dealerships in a wide variety of matters including, but not limited to, all types of consumer litigation, administrative proceedings before the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. He draws upon his 25 years of experience in representing auto dealers to provide advice in connection with a number of non-litigation dealer issues such as regulatory compliance, employment issues, advertising regulations, licensing issues, vendor contracts, floor plan and retail credit relationships, finance and...

I have specialized in commercial civil litigation for over 25 years. I am a member of the Bar of the State of New Jersey and of the State of New York, as well as being admitted in the United States District Court for the State of New Jersey, and Southern and Eastern Districts of the State of New York. I have handled matters at both the trial and appellate levels in these courts.

I have represented clients for numerous disputes, including collection of amounts due, breach of contracts, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, business torts, Consumer Fraud claims, secured transactions, business torts,...