Best Lawyers Near You in Montvale, New Jersey
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Lisa provides knowledgeable counsel and compassionate legal advocacy to individuals navigating the complexities of matrimonial and family law. Recognizing that family transitions are both legally intricate and emotionally taxing, she tailors her approach to meet the specific goals of each client—whether through assertive litigation or skilled mediation. She represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law, including matrimonial litigation, child custody, domestic partner disp...
Ross Pearlson is an accomplished litigator with over 35 years of experience in complex civil litigation and white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, with an emphasis on health care and securities matters. Ross handles a wide variety of diverse matters involving civil litigation in state and federal courts. He regularly handles cases involving shareholder oppression, restrictive covenants, unfair competition and other commercial torts and contract disputes, consumer fraud, Insura...
Emily J. Bordens is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Emily J. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Emily J. Bordens since 2024. 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 Emily J. Bordens is held by other lawyers.
Erin Kennedy has more than 30 years of experience in the field of bankruptcy. During that time, she has helped individuals and businesses solve their financial difficulties and find a way to move forward with their lives. Small and mid-sized businesses and their owners have relied on her guidance for reorganization or, when necessary, liquidation. Ms. Kennedy is well known for her experience representing both debtors and creditors in the bankruptcy arena. She has considerable experience in ca...
Adam Lederman, Esq., is a Partner at personal injury law firm Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney , a distinction held by less than two percent of all New Jersey licensed attorneys. From June 2024 to June 2025, Adam had the honor of serving as President of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), the largest trial lawyer association in the State of New Jersey. As President of NJAJ, he ...
Beth S. Rose is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Product Liability Practice Group and a Co-Chair of the Litigation Department. She has tried complex product liability cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the country. Beth Rose defends product liability matters involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, foods, chemicals (asbestos, silica, benzene, and PFAS), and construction and industrial machinery. She also has experience defending product liabilit...
Andrew B. Robins is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Environmental Law Practice Group. He uses his wide range of environmental law experience to counsel clients in regulatory compliance, cost recovery litigation, redevelopment, brownfields, transaction negotiation and risk analysis. His broad background includes environmental and brownfield redevelopment matters involving solid and hazardous waste regulations; the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program; the Industrial Site...
Meryl A.G. Gonchar is Leader of the Sills Cummis & Gross Redevelopment and Land Use Law Practice Groups. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use, redevelopment, zoning and related litigation. She represents property owners and developers in appearances before planning and zoning boards throughout the state, in connection with obtaining land use approvals for residential, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use projects. She represents clients in the negotiation of r...
Tedd J. Kochman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management. Tedd J. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Tedd J. Kochman 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 Tedd J. Kochman is held by other lawyers.
Christopher M. Hemrick, a partner of the firm, is a versatile practitioner who strives at all times to provide his clients with pragmatic and common-sense legal counseling. Chris concentrates his practice on all aspects of financial services, risk management and insolvency law, including complex commercial and federal litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Chris represents creditors, debtors, chapter 11 trustees, liquidating trustees, asset purchasers, and other interested partie...
Charles Gormally offers a proficiency in counseling clients with complex business matters, challenges to governmental regulation, contract disputes, and tort actions. Designated a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court, a distinction reserved for less than 2% of attorneys, Charles has successfully tried jury and bench trial cases in the Federal and state courts, as well as arbitration matters. Charles is a State of New Jersey certified mediator and formerly an elected ...
Joseph B. Shumofsky is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross White Collar and Corporate Investigations and Integrity Practice Groups. He is an accomplished trial lawyer whose practice focuses on white collar defense, internal corporate investigations, complex business disputes, and counseling corporations that are victims of white collar crimes. He has successfully represented defendants in connection with various criminal charges and has conducted multiple corporate internal investigation...
Thomas J. Trautner Jr. is an experienced real estate development lawyer, with a diverse practice serving as counselor, strategic architect and (when the situation calls) litigator. He excels in helping clients navigate the entitlements process through his breath of knowledge regarding subjects, which include redevelopment, eminent domain and affordable housing (allowing him to cost-effectively provide guidance on a broad range of issues). Early in his career, Tom’s practice often focuse...
The focus of my practice is in commercial disputes, professional liability defense, and personal injury defense. I have handled numerous cases before the state and federal trial courts in both New Jersey and New York. In addition, I have significant experience in appellate advocacy and have successfully pursued and opposed appeals before the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division.
