Best Lawyers Near You in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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Allen J. Scazafabo, Jr. is a partner in the Firm’s Family Law Group. Allen’s clients appreciate that he recognizes that each client’s needs and goals require individualized care and attention. A client commented to the publication New Jersey Family that Allen has “a gift for empathizing with his clients while dissecting relevant facts to approach a case. He is adept at understanding family law and gives realistic solutions to problems.” The client added, “A...
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...
Mr. North focuses his practice in litigation, with an emphasis on trial practice. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, including over 75 jury cases to verdict. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. A significant portion of Mr. North’s practice is devoted to the defense of catastrophic injury and other high exposure cases in the areas of negligence, public entity liability and professional liability, including the defen...
Richard J. Cino is the office managing principal of the Berkeley Heights and Monmouth County, New Jersey, offices of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is also co-leader of the Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations practice group. Rich has a broad area of practice and responsibility with the firm. He acts as lead counsel on all aspects of employment litigation, including defending claims of whistleblowers under various state and federal laws including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, sexual harassment, ...
Diane D. Reynolds is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Diane D., who practices law in Florham Park, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Diane D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David M. Wildstein is a shareholder at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., where he built a successful and respected Family Law practice. For over 40 years, he has represented clientele that ranges from stay-at-home mothers to high-net-worth individuals in connection with their matrimonial disputes, including custody, spousal support, equitable distribution of assets, and prenuptial agreements. Mr. Wildstein has been a member of several New Jersey Supreme Court Committees that shaped the Ru...
Mariel L. Belanger maintains a diverse civil litigation practice in state and federal court. With respect to commercial litigation, Mariel has assisted clients in a wide array of industries in matters involving contract disputes, unfair competition, and trade secret and employee mobility issues, among others. Mariel also represents employers in employment-related cases both in court and before administrative agencies and has represented management against single- and multi-employee claims inv...
Cheryl Ritter assists clients in the development and implementation of estate and gift planning matters including wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, living wills, and health care agent designations. In this role, Cheryl counsels individual clients on the tax-efficient transfer of wealth using a variety of strategies, including dynasty trusts, life insurance trusts (individual and survivorship), qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable trusts, ...
Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Gianfranco A., who practices law in Hackensack, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gianfranco A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Stuart Sender has experience in a broad range of intellectual property litigation and licensing matters. His practice includes litigating patent and trademark infringement suits and counseling on intellectual property matters such as: Representing plaintiffs or defendants in patent infringement suits in the pharmaceutical, chemical, electrical and mechanical arts; Advising on registration and licensing of trademarks in diverse industries, from automotive, to cosmetics, food, internet business...
Stephen J. Pagano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. Stephen J., who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Litigation partner Kate Campbell handles environmental, toxic tort and class action litigation and Superfund and RCRA remediation matters*. Since joining the firm in 2003, she has developed considerable experience in defending complex toxic tort claims for personal injury, wrongful death, medical monitoring and property damage, in representing potentially responsible parties across the country in CERCLA and RCRA matters, and in litigating federal, state and private enforcement actions under a...
Bar Admissions: New Jersey New York Florida U.S. District Court (District of New Jersey) U.S. Court of Appeals (Third Circuit ) U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Tax Court Michael K. Ligorano is a member of the firm and focuses his practice in the areas of real estate and immigration. Mike regularly works with land developers, construction companies, major corporations, and small businesses in the evaluation of undeveloped land and throughout all phases of the application process. He handles zoning-rel...
Boris I. Mankovetskiy is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex corporate restructurings, including Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts. His clients include official creditors’ committees, debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, investors that focus on distressed situations and other parties-in-interest in corporate insolvency matters. Mr. Mankovetskiy has particularly extensi...