Jay J. Freireich

Nicole G. McDonough, a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department, has a diverse litigation practice, which includes commercial, trust and estate, family, intellectual property, and real estate litigation matters. Known for her responsiveness and availability to her clients, Nicole McDonough is a seasoned litigator with a reputation for being a passionate and creative advocate.

Seth E. Zuckerman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Seth E., who practices law in Florham Park, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Seth E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dina is an accomplished matrimonial attorney who has dedicated her legal career exclusively to the complexities of divorce and family law. She is a versatile advocate for her clients, who include high-net-worth individuals. She is a tenacious litigator who is also a highly trained family collaborative lawyer and mediator. Dina’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of family law, with a focus on helping clients navigate the life-changing transitions of divorce. She provides incisive c...

Joseph B. Shumofsky is an accomplished trial lawyer and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a Member of the Firm’s White Collar, Litigation, and Corporate Investigations and Integrity Practice Groups. His practice focuses on white collar defense, internal corporate investigations, complex business disputes, and counseling corporations that are victims of white collar crimes.

Jeffrey Meltzer has a broad range of commercial real estate experience and focuses his practice on the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of commercial properties throughout the United States, including shopping centers, office/industrial buildings, apartment complexes, manufacturing facilities and vacant land for development, in both single-asset and portfolio transactions. He represents institutional lenders and borrowers in commercial mortgage loan transactions (both conventio...

Carol Grelecki represents the firm’s healthcare clients in a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters. Her clients include physicians and physician groups, specialty practice societies, independent practice associations, hospitals, clinical laboratories, utilization managers, billing companies, and other medical professionals. Carol also advises clients with regard to compliance, including matters pertaining to Medicare billing, fraud and abuse, and the Stark and Codey Laws. ...

Robert R. Hempstead is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Finance Practice Group. Mr. Hempstead focuses on the area of commercial real estate finance, including loan workouts and distressed loan purchases, with a strong background in the origination of commercial mortgage loans which are to be securitized in the capital markets. His practice covers a broad spectrum of deal structures and features, such as multi-asset portfolios, multiple classes of debt, mezzanine and other sub...

Selina M. Ellis maintains a diverse complex civil litigation practice in New York and New Jersey federal and state courts, with an emphasis on intellectual property, employment matters, contract and securities disputes, and class action defense. Prior to joining the firm, Selina was an associate at Connell Foley LLP in New Jersey and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in New York. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, United States District Judge for the Distric...

Peter G. Verniero is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Investigations and Integrity and Appellate Practice Groups. Mr. Verniero joined the Firm in September of 2004 after serving as the then youngest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court in modern history. Prior to his judicial service, Mr. Verniero served as the 51st Attorney General of New Jersey as well as chief of staff and chief counsel to Governor Christine Todd Whitman. He is the only person in the state’s history ...

Stephen “Skippy” Weinstein is of counsel at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, where he focuses on case strategy and new business development. He previously had his own firm, Stephen S. Weinstein, P.C., in Morristown, N.J., where, for over 45 years, he devoted his practice to medical malpractice and personal injury matters, including wrongful death, serious personal injury, brain injury, birth injury, product liability, construction accidents, automobile accidents, and slip and fa...