John M. Elias

Joseph Gorrell has over 35 years of experience counseling hospitals, medical staffs, nursing homes, and individual practitioners on a broad scope of issues ranging from defense of licensure prosecutions and insurance fraud cases to practice acquisitions and other physician transactions. He has successfully represented numerous physicians before the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners and New York’s Office of Professional Conduct, defending claims, avoiding disciplinary actions, ...

Kevin E. Wolff is a shareholder of the Firm. Kevin’s practice concentrates in the areas of insurance and reinsurance coverage, including general liability, property, environmental, employment, errors and omissions, directors and officers, marine, technology matters. Kevin’s insurance and reinsurance practice is limited to the representation of insurers and reinsurers. He also counsels and advises clients on the drafting of policy language, contracts and agreements, and represents ...

Patricia M. Prezioso is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Employment and Labor Practice Group. She is an active litigator and counselor and takes great pride partnering with her clients to address employee issues. Ms. Prezioso’s practice focuses on assisting businesses with reducing risk, addressing employee claims and disputes against their employers in federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies, assessing and protecting trade secrets and confidential information,...

Christopher M. Hemrick, a partner of the firm, is a versatile practitioner who strives at all times to provide his clients with pragmatic and common-sense legal counseling. Chris concentrates his practice on all aspects of financial services, risk management and insolvency law, including complex commercial and federal litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Chris represents creditors, debtors, chapter 11 trustees, liquidating trustees, asset purchasers, and other interested partie...

Martin W. Aron is a principal in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.; where he has served as the litigation manager. For more than 35 years, he has represented employers in all facets of labor and employment matters. Marty has significant jury trial, bench trial and arbitration experience and is one of approximately two percent of the attorneys in the state who are certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. He regularly litigat...

Marissa received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Vassar College and received her Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law. After graduating from law school, Marissa enjoyed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C., of the Warren County Superior Court, Family Part. Marissa represents clients in all aspects of family law matters, including the areas of divorce, high asset divorce, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, post judgment litiga...

Rosemary Gousman is the managing partner of the firm's New Jersey office and has devoted her extensive career to the practice of labor and employment law. Rosemary’s diverse practice includes both litigation and counseling of employers. She litigates cases involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, whistleblower claims, wage and hour laws, common law contract and tort claims, traditional labor law involving union-management relations, and employee benefits disputes. Rosemary has sign...

Michael C. Zogby is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Michael C., who practices law in Morristown, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John G. Valeri Jr. has more than 30 years of experience providing advice regarding state and federal environmental laws and regulations, including obtaining permits and approvals involving multiple environmental media for complex projects. He provides strategic policy advice on major state and federal legislative and regulatory initiatives. Electric Generation Sector John has shepherded environmental permits and approvals for the development and operation of a variety of electric generation s...

Edward J. Dauber is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation. Edward J., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 1997. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edward J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.