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Ms. Garasia is a Partner at the firm with over 27 years of experience. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey and before the United States Supreme Court. Specializing in immigration and nationality law, Ms. Garasia handles all aspects of immigration, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, family and employment-based permanent residence applications, and U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization applications. As a “field attorney,” she represents clients at Natur...

Armen Shahinian practices in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined the firm in 1977 and today leads the firm’s nationally recognized Fidelity and Surety Group, one of the largest in the country. Armen served as a member and chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for West Essex County from 1989 to 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial &am...

Keith R. Hemming is Chair of the Sills Cummis Construction and Energy Law Practice. He practices in the area of commercial law, with an emphasis on representing owners, contractors, renewable energy firms, designers and manufacturers of building products. Mr. Hemming regularly advises clients on complex commercial transactions and litigates claims in various federal and state courts, as well as arbitration tribunals involving all aspects of the design, procurement and construction of infrastr...

Lee Vartan is a highly regarded criminal defense and trial attorney who handles high-stakes investigations and litigation in New Jersey and throughout the region. He regularly represents individuals in significant prosecutions brought by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, Attorney Generals’ Offices, and local prosecutors, as well as companies in high-stakes investigations brought by criminal and civil regulators. Clients choose Lee not only because he has successfully tried more than a doze...

Ms. Vanides practices exclusively in the area of divorce and family law. An experienced litigator, she is also a trained family collaborative lawyer and mediator. Ms. Vanides provides counsel related to all aspects of family law, including divorce, alimony and child support, custody and parenting time, distribution of marital assets, and post judgment modification and enforcement. She has achieved considerable success in obtaining optimal results for many of her clients through alternative di...

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

For more than 35 years, Kevin has concentrated his practice in banking and commercial law and has represented major banks and financial institutions primarily in New Jersey and New York, but also in many other jurisdictions including Pennsylvania, The District of Columbia and Connecticut. He has particular emphasis on the representation of lenders in complex loan transactions and has significant experience in all aspects of lending -- from the issuance of commitment letters to the exercise of...

Adam J. McInerney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Adam J., who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adam J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David Polazzi is Senior Counsel in P&A’s New Jersey office where he is Vice Chair of the Real Estate and Corporate Law Practice Groups. David advises and represents clients in the following areas: – Mergers and Acquisitions. Representation of buyers and sellers in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including, but not limited to preparation and negotiation of agreements, completing due diligence, completing public filings and assisting with corporate governance issues. &n...

Gary N. Skoloff is one of the founders of Skoloff & Wolfe, PC and is a nationally recognized family law practitioner. Mr. Skoloff, a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, and past President of the New Jersey Chapter of the of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has argued many of the leading and most high-profile matrimonial cases in the state, including the well-known surrogate mother case of Baby M . Professional Activities Mr. Skoloff has been a...