Swartswood Probate Lawyers

Jennifer’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate and estate administration, as well as transactional work including commercial and residential real estate sales and leasing, business formations and sales of businesses and business assets. Jennifer takes pride in her commitment to providing individualized and personal attention to her clients.

Jennifer aids people with the decisions required for developing estate plans, whether it is deciding on guardians for their children or what types of trusts to establish based on the size and configuration of their estates and their beneficiaries, whether they are seeking to control the distribution of assets or minimize estate...

QUALIFIED and COMMITTED to EXCELLENCE . . . Carol Perez has been a practicing attorney for over thirty (30) years. Previously Carol was a partner in a 50+ attorney law firm before taking on her present partnership role in 1998. During her career Carol has committed herself to fighting in court for the rights of victims of workplace accidents and protecting our clients long-term well-being and financial security. INDUSTRY RECOGNITION . . . Carol has been the acting Chair of the Workers Compensation Certification Committee since 2013. Additionally, Carol is Certified by the Supreme Court of New...

Attorney with over thirty five (35) years experience in Commercial Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Personal Injury and Commercial/Residential Real Estate including: Commercial/Residential Sales, Purchases and Leasing; Condominium/Cooperative Law; Land Acquisitions; and Construction/Development of Commercial, Residential and Mixed-Use Projects.

Dynamic negotiator and facilitator of complex real estate and joint venture transactions.

Licensed Real Estate Broker.

Underwriting Name at Lloyd's of London.

Bar Admissions:
State of New York (1985);
State of New Jersey (1985);
United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1985);
United States District Court, Southern District of New York (1986);
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (1986); and
District of Columbia Court of Appeals...

General practice with emphasis on family law and related matters; 28 years experience, recognized for skill in jury trial matters, chancery court, and probate matters, as well as real estate closing, landlord tenant matters, and business counseling.

Michael Peter Rubas is an aggressive litigator and the founding member of the firm. His legal practice focuses on litigation, specializing in criminal defense, DWI defense, municipal court, and commercial litigation matters. Following his graduation with high honors - magna cum laude - from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, Mr. Rubas served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas C. Brown, J.S.C. of the Essex County Superior Court. After his clerkship, Mr. Rubas was a member of the litigation departments for two of New Jersey largest law firms, Saiber, P.C. and Budd Larner,...

Staci A. Cosner graduated from Cornell University with distinction and received a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science in 1992. She then received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1995. Formerly, she was an associate with Skadden Arps in New York City. Staci is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York courts. She is a member of the Elder Law Committee for the Middlesex County Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Staci lectures frequently on Elder Law, and has appeared on local New Jersey television to discuss Elder...

Steven W. Tarta has been providing concentrated Estate Planning and Elder Law services since 1992. His focus has been on "Asset Preservation" resulting in the elimination or reduction of Federal and New Jersey Estate Taxation by the use of Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts such as Life Insurance Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts(estate planning for real estate), Revocable Living Trusts among other estate planning tools. Mr. Tarta provides a conservative and professional approach which analyzes the client's objectives and considers the nature of the client's assets and liabilities and thereafter matches the aforementioned to an appropriate strategy for Asset Preservation. ...

José R. Torres is experienced in real estate, bankruptcy and criminal defense. He also counsels clients in customs clearance and international trade law. Mr. Torres is admitted to practice law before the New Jersey and Florida Courts as well as the United States Court of International Trade and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Torres is also experienced in the areas of International Banking Compliance and Securities Investigations gained while working at the office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in Manhattan. He has also served as fellow of the American Caribbean Law Initiative where he consulted...

Former Deputy Attorney General and Law School Professor focusing on dispute resolution through mediation. Mediates business, commercial, construction, employment and tenure, real estate, condominium, and probate disputes. Transactional attorney for real estate and commercial matters. Trustee, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators Trustee, Northeastern New Jersey Legal Services

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I devote my practice to understanding the individual needs of my clients so that I can effectively prepare, administer, and defend their estate plans over long periods of time. I provide counsel on all matters of estate planning, probate, and estate and trust litigation. I represent private clients in all walks of life. I am focused on creating long-term personal relationships with my clients. I leverage technology, when possible, and creativity when solving problems. My experience allows me to provide cost-effective, results-oriented solutions in a timely manner. Having earned my Masters in Tax Law (LL.M. in Taxation), I approach estate planning...

As one of Bergen County’s leading family law attorneys, located in Hackensack, New Jersey, my practice is and has been for almost 30 years, nearly exclusively devoted to the needs of families including divorce, separation, custody, child support, and alimony both in the initial phase as well as for post judgment relief. As a New Jersey divorce attorney, my practice also includes wills and estates, estate planning and probate. I have been admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York since 1985, and have been serving your neighbors in and around northern New Jersey since then. As one...

I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law Attorney at Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP. My practice concentrates in the areas of taxation, trusts and estates, disability law, elder law, special needs trusts, formation and governance of non-profit entities, charitable planning, and advice to closely held businesses. I have over twenty years of experience in taxation, trusts and estates. Before joining Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP, I was a shareholder with Cestone & Thompson, P.C. from 2010 to 2021. I was an associate in the Tax, Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Coughlin Duffy LLP from 2008 to 2010. I...

Law Office of Donald B. Mark is an elder law planning firm. As a solo practitioner, Mr. Mark gives each case his personal attention. With extensive experience in long-term care planning, he focuses on delivering competent and compassionate elder law services including Medicaid planning, protecting assets from the cost of long-term care, estate administration, and estate planning such as wills, trusts, and Powers of Attorney.

Renata T. Pabisz is a graduate of the University of Marie Curie-Sklodowska School of Law, Rzeszow, Poland (Master of Laws 1999) and the Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE (J.D. 2011). While in law school, Ms. Pabisz served as a judicial extern in the Court of Common Pleas Orphans' Court Division in Philadelphia, PA. She has been employed by Dorian, Goldstein, Wisniewski, Orchinik, P.C. since 2008.

Hello! My name is Rodney Alberto, Esq. I am an attorney who is barred in both New Jersey and New York. I currently practice with my brother, Roderick Alberto, Esq. We run a boutique law practice that concentrates in the areas of immigration, real estate, and elder law. While our Forked River, NJ office is our headquarters, we have satellite locations in (1) Toms River, NJ, (2) Old Bridge, NJ and (3) internationally, in the Philippines. You can find us at the following web pages: www.albertobrothers.com www.realestatelawbrothers.com www.elderlawbrothers.com www.visabrothers.com

Karim P. Husain concentrates his practice in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Estates, Bankruptcy, Business Consulting & Commercial Litigation and Tax Controversies & Tax Litigation. Formerly a senior associate with a private law firm and a Big 4 accounting firm, he also served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Charles A. Lord of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and to the Hon. Robert A. Latrone of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. A long-time resident of the Philadelphia area, Mr. Husain received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the Villanova University School of Law, Juris Doctorate...

I have been a licensed New Jersey attorney since 1993. I am licensed to practice in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, the State of New Jersey, the United States Court of appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. I was a Law Clerk for the Honorable Victor Friedman of the Superior Court in New Jersey from 1992-1993. I am a member of the Burlington County Bar Association, and I have been the Co-Chair of the Real Estate Committee of the Real Estate/Probate Section of the...

Attorney at Tina James Law PA Tina M. James, Esq., is an experienced advocate and litigator. Her legal work focuses on estate planning and administration, guardianship and surrogate decision making, disability discrimination, and special needs planning for individuals with disabilities and their families. She previously worked as a litigator with a national law firm and served as a judicial law clerk in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. She has successfully argued before the Florida Supreme Court as well as other state and federal courts. Tina was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2015 and...

We are dedicated to providing high quality service for legal health of individuals and families. Quality: honesty, integrity, non-judgment, compassion and a holistic view of your challenges. We practice in all areas of family law including divorce, domestic violence, custody and child support, LGBTQ, etc.. Also Elder Law (guardianships), estate planning, estate administration, will contests/estate litigation.