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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...
Steven T. Senior is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental. Steven T. practices law in Madison, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Steven T. Senior since 2012. 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 Steven T. Senior is held by other lawyers.
Frances Stella has over 25 years of experience in federal and state environmental litigation, site remediation and environmental regulatory compliance and permitting, counseling in real estate redevelopment and transactions. Her environmental practice includes handling CERCLA, RCRA, CWA and associated state laws and regulations, including New Jersey Spill Act and ISRA claims and compliance issues, NYSDEC and NYSDOH site remediation and compliance issues, natural resource damage claims, cost r...
Dale E. Barney has extensive experience in all aspects of debtor/creditor relations; bankruptcy and insolvency litigation; and commercial and chancery litigation. With substantial trial and appellate experience, Mr. Barney leads the dedicated litigation team within the Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Department and also offers cost effective alternatives to litigation, through arbitrations, mediations, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. He advises clients on...
Tricia Gasparine has over 20 years of experience in all areas of public finance and focuses her practice on complex structured transactions for the State of New Jersey and its agencies and authorities. Tricia’s experience includes acting as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in transactions involving the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, the New Jersey Hous...
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...
Dorit Kressel has over 20 years of experience in public finance. She has served as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in numerous transactions at the state and local level. Dorit focuses her practice on complex financings for the State of New Jersey and its agencies and authorities, including the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority,...
Alan L. Zegas and his associates practice criminal, appellate, and commercial litigation in the State and Federal courts of New Jersey and New York. Mr. Zegas received an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School and a B.S. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of "New Jersey Evidence", published by Gann Law Books, and served as the editor of "NJ Criminal Procedure", published by Lexis/Nexis. Mr. Zegas has served as an adjunct professor at Rut...
Mark S. Olinsky has been a civil and criminal trial lawyer for more than thirty years. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Office of U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and is Past President of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. His diverse caseload includes complex business disputes, health care litigation, complex commercial landlord-tenant litigation, and white collar defense. His courtroom experience includes many jury and bench trials, arbitrations and appeals, and his...
Bethany A. Abele is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Bethany A. practices law in Madison, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Bethany A. Abele since 2020. 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 Bethany A. Abele is held by other lawyers.
Jan L. Bernstein chairs the firm’s New Jersey Matrimonial and Family Law Practice at Phillips Nizer LLP. She has dedicated her entire career - over four decades - to the successful representation of family law clients and the development of strong client relationships. Jan is renowned for finding creative solutions to complex and novel family law disputes and applies her talents in her roles as mediator and arbitrator. Jan enjoys representing a wide range of clients, national and intern...
Emery J. Mishky has extensive experience litigating through trial, and appeal, complex tort, dram shop, commercial, insurance coverage and contract actions. Many of Emery’s cases are in the areas of product liability, malpractice (legal, engineering, architectural, pharmaceutical, and medical), Home Owners Associations, broker errors and omissions, construction (defect and liability), employment, nursing home liability and insurance. He has tried over 50 cases before juries. Emery is ce...
Daniel B. Devinney is the newest partner of SSDMD. He joined Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC in 2016 as an associate in our Roseland office and was promoted to Counsel before making partner in 2020. He started off 2020 strong by securing a gross $650,000 jury verdict in an emergency medicine malpractice case. Daniel graduated from Cornell University in 2002 and earned his J.D. from Seton Hall in 2007. During law school, he was a merit scholar and completed an internship with the Community...
