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Michael brings over five decades of specialized experience to his practice in estate planning, estate and trust administration and fiduciary litigation. His clients include individuals, owners of closely held businesses, executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries. He aggressively manages will disputes, will construction proceedings, accounting and other fiduciary litigation for individuals and New Jersey-based bank trust departments. He develops wealth transfer strategies for high-...
Steve is a pragmatic, deeply experienced construction lawyer who represents clients in negotiating and drafting construction contracts and in prosecuting or defending construction-related claims. For over 30 years, he has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters. On the transactional side, Steve works on behalf of owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals – including architects, ...
Patrick concentrates his practice on financing transactions, including commercial real estate financing (acquisition, construction and permanent mortgage financing), and corporate financing. Additionally, he has experience in working out distressed loans, and the documentation of restructuring arrangements and loan modifications. Patrick's clients are banks, financial institutions and other real estate lenders. He also represents developers, owners and investors in connection with their finan...
Willard C. Shih is a shareholder on the Business and Commercial Litigation team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., concentrating on professional liability and responsibility litigation and other commercial disputes. In his litigation practice, Mr. Shih represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes, including cases involving corporate and partnership disputes, unfair competition and consumer claims, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and a variety of other matte...
Daryl L. Zaslow is a principal with the law firm of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP and is Certified by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Mr. Zaslow's zealous advocacy and transcendent preparation have been instrumental in achieving significant awards for his clients by way of trial verdicts and settlements. He concentrates his practice in various areas of medical malpractice, including obstetrical malpractice, failures in prenatal diagnosis of birth defects...
Michael F. Schaff is co-chair or the Corporate and Health Law teams at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Schaff assists healthcare providers and businesses of all sizes in evaluating both the legal and business ramifications of any transaction, contract, agreement or negotiation, leveraging an educational and professional background rooted in business, finance, and taxation. His healthcare practice includes the representation of healthcare professionals and group practices, hospitals, ...
Daniel J. Kluska is a shareholder on the Business and Commercial Litigation team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. In his construction litigation practice, Mr. Kluska regularly represents owners, builders, developers, and general contractors in transition litigation matters and other lawsuits arising out of the construction of numerous types of projects, including condominium developments, residential communities, and single-family homes, involving claims of alleged construction and des...
Ken is a commercial real estate attorney who focuses on sophisticated commercial transactions. He provides support to commercial property owners, developers, redevelopers, builders, landlords, tenants, real estate investment trusts (REITS), municipal entities and financial institutions in the sale, acquisition, leasing, financing and redevelopment of real property in New Jersey. Ken counsels clients on transactions involving both developed properties and land for future development. He advise...
Robert Beckelman is a shareholder at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. concentrating his practice in redevelopment, land use and zoning, affordable housing and related litigation. Mr. Beckelman represents real estate developers and property owners in connection with land use and zoning matters and disputes as well as municipalities as special redevelopment, housing or litigation counsel. On the transactional side of his practice, Mr. Beckelman negotiates and drafts contracts, developer and...
Named by Best Lawyers in America as “Plaintiff’s Products Liability Lawyer of the Year” for 2019 and 2022, and, “Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year” for 2015 for the Newark metro area, and has been designated as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice & product liability from 2007-2023. He has been designated as a Super Lawyer 2005 – 2023 (16th-consecutive year listed in Super Lawyer...
David leads the firm’s bankruptcy practice, representing debtors, creditors, landlords asset purchasers, court-appointed fiduciaries, plan sponsors, and other stakeholders in the areas of bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, shareholder disputes and complex distressed corporate transactions. With many years of experience and expertise in areas of the law that include bankruptcies, insolvency proceedings, commercial foreclosures, receiverships, distressed real estate and commercial t...
Judah is a first-chair trial lawyer and commercial litigator with a focus on complex business disputes, including real estate and land use litigation, closely held partnership disputes, high stakes “bet the company” litigation, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy/insolvency matters, and disputes on behalf of alternative energy firms. He provides end-to-end strategic counsel, navigating clients through every phase of the litigation lifecycle—from pre-suit investigation and...
Gary E. Adams is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Gary E. practices law in Lawrenceville, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Gary E. Adams since 2018. 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 Gary E. Adams is held by other lawyers.
Lawrence F. Jacobs is chair of the Environmental team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Jacobs advises clients in all phases of regulatory compliance with environmental laws, brownfields redevelopment and land use permitting and extensive experience negotiating with federal, state and local authorities on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.
