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David Lichtenberg is a partner in the firm's New Jersey office. His practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on EPL claims. David has extensive litigation experience in both state and federal courts and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle...

A seasoned litigator and mediator with more than 20 years of experience, Tremain L. Stanley is regularly called upon by individuals engaged in family and matrimonial disputes to mediate and to help negotiate, settle and enforce agreements involving divorce, child support and custody, alimony and domestic violence. In 2015, Tremain participated in the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s Domestic Violence Pilot Program, which sought to explore the possibility of economic mediation in disputes i...

Cheryl Ritter assists clients in the development and implementation of estate and gift planning matters including wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, living wills, and health care agent designations. In this role, Cheryl counsels individual clients on the tax-efficient transfer of wealth using a variety of strategies, including dynasty trusts, life insurance trusts (individual and survivorship), qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable trusts, ...

Justin N. Kinney is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance. Justin N. practices law in Parsippany, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Justin N. Kinney since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Justin N. Kinney is held by other lawyers.

For nearly 18 years, Thomas Kamvosoulis has successfully guided clients through the litigation process and helped them achieve cost-efficient, pragmatic solutions to a wide array of legal problems. Tom’s expertise is advising clients in complex corporate disputes, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare industry. Tom has represented physicians, medical groups, surgery centers, vendors and related businesses in a wide-range of matters, including practice dissolutions, partnership bu...

Thomas J. Trautner Jr. is an experienced real estate development lawyer, with a diverse practice serving as counselor, strategic architect and (when the situation calls) litigator. He excels in helping clients navigate the entitlements process through his breath of knowledge regarding subjects, which include redevelopment, eminent domain and affordable housing (allowing him to cost-effectively provide guidance on a broad range of issues). Early in his career, Tom’s practice often focuse...

Robert P. Vacchiano is a Partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group and Cyber Security & Data Privacy Group at Riker Danzig LLP. For more than a decade, Robert has represented insurers, reinsurers, retrocessionaires, and intermediaries in a broad range of complex insurance matters. A substantial portion of Robert's practice has consisted of handling contentious reinsurance disputes. Robert has also authored articles on cyber liability and cyber insurance. Robert’s practice in th...

Eric C. Stuart is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Eric C. practices law in Morristown, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Eric C. Stuart since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Eric C. Stuart is held by other lawyers.

M. Trevor Lyons, a partner in the firm, has devoted his entire career to representing employers, including privately owned businesses, international corporations, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. He has extensive experience in defending employers in litigation and providing pro-active and preventative strategic counseling to his clients on a wide array of personnel and benefit issues. He is a featured speaker nationally and regionally on numerous traditional and ...

Susan Holzman focuses primarily on estate planning and administration, estate and gift taxation, and income taxation of individuals and entities. Her experience includes tax and estate planning for business executives, professionals, and high net worth owners of closely-held businesses and their families. She provides customized advice concerning business succession planning, the implementation of lifetime gift programs, and intra-family sales, and she drafts and negotiates premarital agreeme...