Todd M. Galante

Jane Felton is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Jane practices law in Livingston, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Jane Felton 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 Jane Felton is held by other lawyers.

David Freylikhman is a real estate and corporate attorney experienced in complex real estate, finance and commercial business transactions both domestically and abroad. David represents property owners and operators, funds, sponsors and developers with respect to purchases, sales, assemblages, and the structuring of joint ventures and preferred equity investments in connection with the acquisition of property nationally and internationally. David’s deep real estate experience covers all...

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...

Patricia Costello served for more than 25 years as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge, including ten years as the Assignment Judge in Essex County. During her tenure as Assignment Judge, she supervised all of the county’s trial and municipal courts, including more than 100,000 filings per year, 1,000 employees and a $55 million annual budget. Appointed to the bench in 1989 by then Governor Thomas Kean, Judge Costello spent the first 15 years of her judicial career in Hudson County, servi...

Cecilia I. Lassiter is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross State and Local Incentives Law Practice. She focuses her practice on state and local public incentives and real estate matters, with a particular emphasis on redevelopment, zoning and land use. Ms. Lassiter has extensive experience in redevelopment matters, including the designation of areas in need of redevelopment or areas in need of rehabilitation, and the negotiation and preparation of complex redevelopment agreements, purchase ...

Chris Lenzo is a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Lenzo & Reis, LLC. He represents employees in employment law matters, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial litigation, and appellate litigation of claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful discharge, failure to accommodate disabilities, family and medical leave violations, breach of contract, and wage and hour violations. In his practice, Chris has litigated several reported cases, some ...

Jaimee L. Katz Sussner is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. She concentrates her practice on commercial and real estate litigation. She litigates title disputes, foreclosures, asset recovery disputes, fraud, business divorce, commercial leasehold disputes, and other general commercial matters. She represents several national title insurance companies, and the parties that they insure, in resolving coverage issues, litigating claims, and pursuing loss mitigation.

Claudia Reis Understands the Law and the People Behind Affected By It For over twenty-five years, Claudia Reis has represented employees across New Jersey in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. But what sets her apart isn't just her command of employment law — it's her understanding of what's really at stake for the people she represents. Work is more than a paycheck. It's a source of identity, pride, and self-worth. When that's stripped away throug...

Joseph L. Buckley is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. He has over 35 years of first chair trial experience in a wide variety of complex cases in federal and state courts in New Jersey and New York. Joseph Buckley is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He also serves as leader of the Sills Cummis Banking Litigation Group and is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee.

Mary is a litigator who maintains a practice focused on white collar criminal defense and corporate internal investigations, especially those involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Her work encompasses the defense of clients in criminal matters including those related to wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud, financial crimes including money laundering, public corruption including bribery and embezzlement claims, RICO claims, and False Claims Act matters. Mary handles all aspects of ...