John J. Lyons

Kenneth A. Porro, has over forty years of governmental, land use, real estate and business litigation experience practicing throughout the State of New Jersey. Ken is General Corporate Counsel to the Meadowlands Municipal Mayors Committee; Meadowlands Construction Officials Association; GOP Ironworks, LLC; Lyndhurst Little League Inc. and Indian Hills Boys Soccer Boosters Assoc. He has previously served as general counsel to the Lyndhurst Board of Education and the Town of Secaucus. Ken was t...

Alan I. Model is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor Law - Management. Alan I., who practices law in Newark, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alan I. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jason L. Sobel is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department and chairs the Firm’s F.O.R.E. (Family-Owned Real Estate) Law Practice Group. He primarily counsels retail, industrial, office and residential real estate owners and developers regarding acquisitions, sales, financing, and leasing with respect to their projects. He also represents several lending institutions in commercial and construction financings as well as a number of clients with respect to retail li...

Rebecca M. Freed is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Nonprofit / Charities Law. Rebecca M., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rebecca M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joshua N. Howley is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department, a member of the Firm’s Management Committee, and General Counsel of the Firm. He regularly practices in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts, primarily in New York and New Jersey. One of his specialties is representing traditional lenders, hedge funds, servicers and receivers in asset recovery litigation. He is also frequently hired when mortgage loans go into default and the borrower as...

Edward J. Frisch concentrates his practice in all areas of construction/surety law and commercial litigation.

William P. McLane represents employers before federal and state courts in a wide variety of employment and labor matters, focusing primarily on the litigation of discrimination suits under: Title VII The Americans With Disabilities Act The Age Discrimination in Employment Act The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination He has extensive wage and hour law experience, including federal and state class and collective actions, and regularly appears before the New Jersey Department of Labor. He also ...

John Paul D. Dziuba II practices with the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group. He represents and advises moderate to high-net-worth individuals and families on all aspects of estate, tax and business planning – as well as estate and trust administration matters. While in law school, he held a legal fellowship with a nonprofit international human and civil rights organization affiliated with the United Nations. John Paul received a B.A., with honors , in History and Economics from Bo...

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

Stefano V. Calogero has litigated and tried coverage disputes between policyholders and insurers for over twenty years and around the country, including over 40 cases tried to a jury verdict. Underlying claims involved in these matters have included environmental waste sites, asbestos, tobacco, silica, breast implants, and hearing loss. He presently serves as regional counsel for environmental and other toxic tort coverage matters for a major insurer. In significant matters Mr. Calogero has: ...