Best Lawyers Near You in Saddle River, New Jersey
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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....
Carl Soranno came to the practice of law following a 10-year career in finance, securities, and investment banking. Carl has combined that experience with 26 years as a multidisciplinary commercial litigator which has shaped him into a formidable litigator and trial attorney, Carl has litigated well over 1,000 large and small actions, including disputes related to complex family matters, child custody, commercial transactions, contracts between debtors and creditors, commercial lending/workou...
With over 30 years in the legal field, my journey as a lawyer has been marked by a commitment to fostering resolution and understanding through Collaborative Law and Mediation. Unlike traditional legal paths, something about mediation and helping people in conflict find a better, more productive way to resolve their differences attracted me to Mediation and Collaborative law. While starting my career at a notable Fifth Avenue matrimonial litigation firm, I volunteered as a court mediator, wit...
Kevin O’Connor is a Partner at Peckar & Abramson PC , where he serves as Chair of the Business Litigation practice and Co-Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment practice. Based in River Edge, New Jersey, Kevin represents management-side clients in Commercial Litigation , Employment Law – Management, and Labor Law – Management matters across a wide range of industries. He is a United States Air Force veteran, having served for six years in the Strategic Air Command, and...
Liza M. Walsh is a highly sought-after litigator with experience representing some of the country’s largest and most prestigious companies. She focuses her practice on federal and complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property, antitrust and class action defense matters. In her more than 30 years of experience, Liza has defended major pharmaceutical companies in significant patent litigation and acted as liaison counsel to groups of defendants in multi-party li...
Peter G. Verniero is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Investigations and Integrity and Appellate Practice Groups. He is often called on to handle high‑stakes appeals and internal investigations. He leads an active appellate practice, frequently filing briefs and appearing at oral argument before appellate courts and the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court a dozen times (including two cases he argued while serving as New Jersey Attorney ...
Scott D. Danaher joined Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC, as an associate in October 2009 and became a partner in January 2013. Scott has concentrated his entire legal career on divorce and other family law-related matters. Scott was previously an associate with Weinstein Snyder Lindemann Sarno, PC from September 2005 through September 2009. Scott served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable David J. Issenman, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, in Union County...
Nancy Erika Smith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nancy Erika practices law in Montclair, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Nancy Erika Smith since 1987. 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 Nancy Erika Smith is held by other...
Jim serves as trusted counsel to the entire healthcare sector. His practice spans the full spectrum of legal, regulatory, and corporate challenges facing healthcare entities. With a deep technical command of reimbursement and payer strategy, Jim regularly represents hospital systems and providers in high-stakes Medicare, Medicaid, and charity care subsidy matters. He possesses particular expertise in navigating disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and graduate medical education (GME) issues ...
Dennis Toft is a renowned environmental lawyer who applies a keen understanding of science and the complexities of regulatory process when addressing the wide range of issues that his clients face. He provides counsel on all aspects of environmental law, including regulatory counseling, environmental due diligence, permitting, enforcement and environmental litigation, development/redevelopment and environmental insurance. Dennis is highly regarded as one of New Jersey’s leading Brownfie...
Donald Scarinci is the Founding Partner of Scarinci Hollenbeck. He writes and lectures extensively about Constitutional Law and edits the award-winning, The Constitutional Law Reporter . His practice focuses on representing public institutions and businesses that interact with government. Mr. Scarinci is well known for his work in Municipal Law , School Law , Business and Health Care law . He has represented some of the largest municipalities and counties in New Jersey, as well as numerous pl...
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,...
Jeffrey Hugh Newman, CRRP, CRX, is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department. He has been practicing in the area of real estate, real estate litigation, litigation strategy and positioning, and real estate finance for over 45 years bringing to his practice a background in corporate and business law, coupled with a Master’s Degree in Taxation. He is both a trusted business advisor and legal counselor to clients nationally and internationally.
