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Gary N. Skoloff is one of the founders of Skoloff & Wolfe, PC and is a nationally recognized family law practitioner. Mr. Skoloff, a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, and past President of the New Jersey Chapter of the of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has argued many of the leading and most high-profile matrimonial cases in the state, including the well-known surrogate mother case of Baby M . Professional Activities Mr. Skoloff has been a...
Bar Admissions: New Jersey New York District of Columbia U.S. District Court U.S. Supreme Court Jerry S. D’Aniello, a member of the firm, devotes his practice exclusively to all aspects of divorce and family law. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, he has worked with clients whose needs lie in all areas of matrimonial and family law, including divorce litigation, mediation, and arbitration; post-judgment litigation; custody and parenting time issu...
Bruce Meller has been a Partner at Peckar & Abramson PC since 1979 and is based in River Edge, New Jersey. His practice focuses on Construction Law and Construction Litigation , representing participants in complex construction matters across the United States. Bruce has been recognized by legal industry publications including Chambers USA , Who’s Who Legal , and The Legal 500: United States for his work in construction-related disputes and trial proceedings. Bruce’s work incl...
Victor J. Herlinsky, Jr. is a Member of Sills Cummis & Gross. As a successful litigator in New Jersey for over twenty-five years, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Firm, particularly in commercial litigation, land use and redevelopment law, and government investigations. He has significant experience in commercial litigation especially construction litigation. He has represented several construction companies and general contractors and has also been appointed by sever...
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.
Heidi I. Hansen is a member with the firm’s Trusts & Estates and Tax Groups whose practice focuses on complex estate planning, gift tax planning and estate administration matters. She assists individuals, businesses and estates with tax audits and in the United States Tax Court; collaborates frequently with white collar defense attorneys in defending criminal tax matters; and helps form, and advises, nonprofit organizations. Heidi began her legal career in private practice before jo...
Eric A. Savage is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Eric A., who practices law in Newark, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jeffrey Meltzer is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department. He has a broad range of commercial real estate experience and focuses his practice on the acquisition, disposition, financing, and leasing of commercial properties throughout the United States, including shopping centers, office/industrial buildings, apartment complexes, manufacturing facilities, and vacant land for development, in both single-asset and portfolio transactions. He represents institutional lende...
Mark S. Levenson is Chair of the Real Estate Department, Chair of the Real Estate Transactions Practice Group, and Co-Chair of the Loan Workouts and Restructuring Practice Group at Sills Cummis & Gross. He handles a broad range of transactions for domestic and international clients, including traditional lending and finance, loan workouts and restructuring, acquisitions, development projects, joint venture and partnership work, office and retail leasing, corporate real estate advisory wor...
Lynne M. Kizis is co-chair of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.’s Mass Tort/Class Action group. Ms. Kizis has practiced at the forefront of complex, mass tort and class action litigation for over 30 years, representing victims of occupational and environmental illness and defective products in trial and appellate courts in New Jersey and nationally. She is the Immediate Past President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, and has served on its Executive Committee since 2011, and...
Nancy Erika Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nancy Erika, who practices law in Montclair, New Jersey, has been recognized since 1987. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nancy Erika is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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 ...
Paul Piantino is a partner with the firm and chairs the Newark office. He is the recipient of recognition as the Best Lawyers in America in the practice of Insurance Law in both 2020 and 2021. Mr. Piantino is an accomplished trial lawyer who brings over 25 years of experience representing clients across the country in a broad array of industries, including aviation, transportation, marine, media, healthcare providers, construction, insurance, professional services, and products liability. Mr....
Daniel A. Swick is a business counselor with more than 25 years of experience providing general corporate counsel and tax advice on a full range of business and personal planning matters, including estate, tax and closely-held business planning. Counsel to High-Net-Worth Families Dan is a trusted counselor for many families with significant multigenerational wealth and closely-held business and real estate interests, helping them structure their estate plans to minimize gift, estate and gener...
Martin W. Aron is a principal in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.; where he has served as the litigation manager. For more than 35 years, he has represented employers in all facets of labor and employment matters. Marty has significant jury trial, bench trial and arbitration experience and is one of approximately two percent of the attorneys in the state who are certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. He regularly litigat...