Salvatore J. Abbruzzese

Joseph P. Scorese is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Tax, Trusts and Estates Practice Group. His primary area of practice is complex estate planning and estate and trust administration for high net worth individuals and families. He counsels clients in the New York and New Jersey area and helps them design and realize both appropriate and realistic estate planning goals. He then implements those goals with customized drafting solutions utilizing sophisticated wills and trusts, along ...

Jerry Zaro, Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Banking and Real Estate Services Department, focuses his practice on banking and finance, real estate, corporate, and government relations matters. He began his law career as a judicial secretary to the Honorable Thomas F. Shebell, Jr. in the Superior Court of Monmouth County. Prior to joining Sills Cummis, he was the President and Managing Partner of Ansell Zaro Grimm and Aaron for 25 years and served as the Chair of the Commercial Real Estat...

Carl Soranno came to the practice of law following a 10-year career in finance, securities, and investment banking. Carl has combined that experience with 26 years as a multidisciplinary commercial litigator which has shaped him into a formidable litigator and trial attorney, Carl has litigated well over 1,000 large and small actions, including disputes related to complex family matters, child custody, commercial transactions, contracts between debtors and creditors, commercial lending/workou...

Lawrence S. Lustberg chairs the Gibbons Criminal Defense Department and is a longtime Director of the firm’s John J. Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest & Constitutional Law, which litigates historic, cutting-edge civil rights and civil liberties cases. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1979) and cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School (1983), as well as recipient of the International Graduate School Fellowship at the University of Stockholm (1980), Mr. Lustberg cler...

James L. Lott, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. James L. practices law in Madison, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized James L. Lott, Jr. since 2015. 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 James L. Lott, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

Antonio J. Casas is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law. Antonio J. practices law in Florham Park, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Antonio J. Casas since 2026. 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 Antonio J. Casas is held by other lawyers.

Michelle Bergeron Spell focuses her practice on estate planning, succession planning and trust and estate administration for domestic and foreign individuals. She has extensive experience in multi-generational estate planning and asset protection. Michelle's clients include high net worth individuals and families for whom she handles such matters as wills, grantor retained interest trusts, generation-skipping trusts, family limited partnerships and living trusts. Michelle has extensive experi...

Chris L. Ayers is a partner at Sbaiti & Company in Newark, New Jersey. He serves as co-chair of the firm’s Mass Tort Practice Group and chair of its Consumer Protection Practice Group. Chris represents individuals and public entities in state and federal courts across the United States in complex litigation involving corporate misconduct, defective products, and other forms of consumer and public harm. His practice includes Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs , consume...

Ahmed J. Kassim is a Member in the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. He is a skilled trial lawyer and appellate advocate who handles high-stakes product liability and complex commercial disputes in courts around the country. He represents some of the world’s best-known companies across an array of industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, telecommunications, insurance, banking, and retail. Clients value his ability to zealously advocate for...

Charles Newman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Charles practices law in Pine Brook, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Charles Newman since 2026. 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 Charles Newman is held by other lawyers.