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Keya C. Denner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Keya C., who practices law in Warren, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Keya C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lawrence F. Jacobs is chair of the Environmental team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Jacobs advises clients in all phases of regulatory compliance with environmental laws, brownfields redevelopment and land use permitting and extensive experience negotiating with federal, state and local authorities on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.

Mr. Zazzali has served as New Jersey's Attorney General and as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Since returning to private practice, he has been appointed by the state and federal governments, federal and state courts, and litigants as a monitor, receiver, independent counsel, independent investigator, discovery master, and bankruptcy trustee for various institutions and organizations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Zazzali advises clients on...

Alice M. Shanahan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Environmental. Alice M., who practices law in Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alice M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John P. Paone, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. John P., who practices law in Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steven A. Karg concentrates his practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on products, consumer, and class action liability defense. Steve leads the firm’s Products and Consumer Liability Defense group. He has substantial experience defending manufacturers and/or distributors of a wide variety of products, such as pharmaceuticals, tobacco products, heavy industrial equipment, marine engines, chemicals and chemical processing systems, automobile lifts, pumps, tow tractors and tr...

Monica J. Ceres is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Monica J., who practices law in Red Bank, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Monica J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joel has been a partner with the firm for more than 45 years. He served on the firm's management and compensation committees from 1986 through 2017 and chaired the real estate practice group. Joel's practice focuses primarily on real estate and banking matters. His clients include a wide range of real estate investors and developers, numerous banks and other financial institutions, hotel owners and developers, a large fast-food franchise, and many non-real estate businesses with real estate n...

Patrick concentrates his practice on financing transactions, including commercial real estate financing (acquisition, construction and permanent mortgage financing), and corporate financing. Additionally, he has experience in working out distressed loans, and the documentation of restructuring arrangements and loan modifications. Patrick's clients are banks, financial institutions and other real estate lenders. He also represents developers, owners and investors in connection with their finan...

Martha N. Donovan, a Member of the firm, is Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Group. She devotes her practice to environmental law and complex litigation with an emphasis on the defense of environmental property damage and toxic tort claims. She also has considerable experience working on related insurance coverage matters. Martha has represented clients in administrative and judicial proceedings before state and federal courts and agencies, including the New Jersey Department of Environmenta...