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Prior to attending law school, I served in the United States Army as an Infantry Officer. I served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Mortar Platoon Leader, Instructor, Battalion Staff Officer and an Infantry Rifle Company Commander.

I began practicing law in Canton, Georgia in 1993. After obtaining a Master of Laws concentrating in litigation, I logged several thousand hours in the courtroom developing a practice in domestic relations, criminal law and commercial litigation. In 2007 I was certified as a mediator, using my years of courtroom experience coupled with alternative dispute resolution training to help people resolve complex issues without excessive unnecessary costs of litigation. Conversely, I am able to apply the tactics and techniques I learn as a mediator as a tool to more effectively advocate for my clients.

Special Education Attorney - representing students who have been denied an appropriate and effective education

Education Law and Criminal Defense
New Jersery and Pennsylvania

Craig David Becker, Esquire practices Education Law and Criminal Defense. He practices Special Education Law, representing students who have been denied an appropriate and effective education. He also represents students in disciplinary actions. In addition, Mr. Becker represents adults and juveniles in all facets of criminal defense. He represents clients throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Craig David Becker, Esq. received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the recipient of a James Wilson Merit Scholarship. Mr. Becker began representing individuals while still attending law school and won his first not guilty verdict and suppression motion prior to graduation.

He is a former Assistant Public Defender for Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he represented defendants in high profile felony cases and other serious offenses. Mr. Becker also worked in the Public Defender Office's Juvenile Division, where he represented minors in all facets of juvenile criminal law. After leaving the Public Defender's Office, Mr. Becker worked as an associate for top New Jersey and Pennsylvania law firms, including one firm that represented several New Jersey school districts.

Mr. Becker is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Camden County Bar Association, the Burlington County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania State Bar Association's Legal Services for Exceptional Children Committee, the Cherry Hill Special Education Parent Teacher Association and the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey. Mr. Becker and his family live in Southern New Jersey. He is actively involved in the South Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania communities and with national and local issues regarding Special Education and Criminal Defense.

Mr. Becker has appeared as a guest on the television show Legally Speaking on the topics of Special Education Law and Criminal Defense.

In addition to maintaining his own firm, Mr. Becker is Of Counsel to the law firm of Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, LLP in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Mr. Becker represents clients throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Mount Holly, Voorhees, Marlton, Mount Laurel, King of Prussia, Media, Jenkintown, West Chester, and Philadelphia.

Craig David Becker, Esquire represents parents and students in special education and other disputes with public schools and private schools. He advocates on behalf of parents and students to ensure educational institutions provide the services necessary to accomplish students' educational needs. Mr. Becker is available to assist parents in the following areas:

All Special Education Issues
Individualized Education Programs ("IEP")
Extended School Year
Supplemental Services
IEP Team Meetings
Enforcing and Revising IEPs
Resolution Sessions
Mediations
Placements
School Transportation
Due Process Hearings
Duel Enrollment
Standardized Testing Accommodations
Student Disciplinary Hearings and Appeals
Suspensions
Expulsions
Bullying
Discrimination
Student Records

Mr. Becker also has experience working with top consultants and experts in education and special education.

In addition to maintaining his own firm, Mr. Becker is Of Counsel to the law firm of Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, LLP in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Mr. Becker represents clients throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Mount Holly, Voorhees, Marlton, Mount Laurel, King of Prussia, Media, Paoli, West Chester, and Philadelphia.

I am a driven attorney who learns quickly, understands clients' goals to achieve efficient results, and is eager to continue growing professionally. I endeavor to solve clients' problems, preferably by counseling them to improve profitability through innovative solutions and reduce legal and regulatory risks, but also through cost-effective litigation when necessary. Outside of work, I strive to improve my community through leadership in various activities and bringing ideas to life. I enjoy getting the most out of life by being active professionally, in my community, and with my family, committed to achieving success in each, balancing all.

Recommendations For Justin
"Justin is above all, a quality individual with a strong work ethic. As an associate, I found him to be quite intuitive and a very strong researcher. Justin was very creative in his research; often finding other approaches not previously thought of when the assignment was provided. He would quickly get the answers to the questions posed and would also provide the contrary arguments that one could expect. He is very efficient and his written work was of the highest quality." Partner, Whitney & Bogris, LLP

"Justin was one of the most dedicated and talented interns I worked with during my clerkship. Not only was he able to quickly identify and address the key issues in the cases on which he worked, but also he writes quickly and clearly. In essence, he required little supervision and his work needed few revisions. Having already mastered several of the attributes of a seasoned attorney, Justin has a promising career ahead of him and it was a pleasure working with him." Law Clerk , U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

George Allen Moore is a highly skilled, successful attorney. His success has been proven many times over 35 years of law practice. George gets great satisfaction from representing average citizens. He is dedicated and has a passion for ensuring that average people get justice in their business affairs or after they have been injured through no fault of their own. George has compassion, skill, determination and charm.

George Allen Moore has handled numerous high profile cases that have received extensive media attention. He has successfully handled cases involving brain injury, plane crashes, stock fraud, truck wrecks, deadly exposure to negligently manufactured drugs, intoxicated or drug impaired drivers who injure innocent citizens, negligent road construction and maintenance, negligent design or manufacture of machines, explosions and home fires, violation of DOT regulations regarding 18 wheelers, severe burns and scars, negligent installation of hot water heaters, wrongful denial of claims by insurance companies, sale of alcohol to minors by convenience stores, defective residential or commercial construction, heart attacks at work from overexertion, defective airbags, wrecks caused by trucks that exceeded size and weight limits, nursing home abuse, product liability, unrelenting pain from on-the-job injuries, and numerous other cases where the injuries were so severe that the person died or became totally disabled. As a result of many of these cases, employers changed their safety practices to better protect the employees or manufacturers improved their design and construction standards to better protect the average citizen that uses their products. In most of these cases, George Allen Moore has also helped the injured citizens become approved for Social Security disability

George Allen Moore earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama, College of Commerce & Business Administration, in 1970. During his senior year, he received the prestigious S. Paul Garner Accounting Award. George was recognized for superior academic achievement after four years of intense study. After undergraduate school, George entered Law School at the University of Alabama, where he graduated in 1973. During law school, he concentrated on mastering trial skills. Immediately after graduation, he returned to his roots in North Alabama and began helping average citizens.

Because of his insight and success, George has been chosen for numerous professional leadership positions. He was selected to serve as President of the Huntsville Madison County Bar Association and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice. George has served in numerous other professional leadership positions and holds membership in the Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Alabama State Bar, the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association and the Alabama Association for Justice.

With skill, determination and charm, George Allen Moore dedicated himself to making insurance companies live up to their promises. When they accept a premium, insurance companies promise to pay just and fair claims. Insurance companies often say they are like your good neighbor and that you are in good hands with them. However, if you or a family member suffer a serious injury or if you suffer injuries so devastating that you cannot work and support your family, insurance companies, in many instances, become your adversary. Some adjustors are so unreasonable that they become your enemy instead of your good neighbor.

In truth, insurance companies sometimes turn on injured average citizens when they are most vulnerable. This occurs when insurance companies refuse to pay reasonable and legitimate claims. They refuse to recognize how a serious and disabling injury affects not only the bread winner but his entire family. They are only concerned about the profits of the insurance company. The fact that a family cannot pay the medical bills resulting from an injury or is unable to make the mortgage payments on their home is of no concern. George Allen Moore stands up for the average citizen and his family against insurance companies that refuse to act reasonably. George Allen Moore is committed to making insurance companies live up to the promises made when the insurance policy is issued. George Allen Moore knows that the injured individual and his family are entitled to justice and that wrongdoers must be held accountable.

George Allen Moore is a long-time faculty member of the People's Law School and is a much sought after speaker on the subject of personal injury and workers' compensation. His presentations before the People's Law School are broadcast to approximately one million people in the State of Alabama. He was recently the featured speaker on the subject of Justice In America. This presentation was an outstanding success. The speech was transcribed and has been published in the Alabama Association for Justice Journal. George described how insurance companies and big corporations are seeking to avoid accountability for their wrongdoing and how they are working tirelessly to eliminate the right of Americans to hold wrongdoers accountable.

Three years ago, George Allen Moore and his law firm established the Alabama Justice Center. This organization is dedicated to holding wrongdoers accountable for the injuries they inflict on innocent citizens.

Giving back to the community is an important part of George's life. In 1988, George Allen Moore was selected as the attorney for the Madison County Board of Education, a school system with almost 2,000 employees and 19,000 students. He has continually served as the attorney for the school system since that time. This has provided George an excellent opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of young people and help shape their future success.

Service to his community has always been one of George's goals. In 1998, George Allen Moore was appointed to the Board of Directors of Huntsville Utilities and has continually served on the Board since that time. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board and has been elected to this position four times. George Allen Moore was also selected and served for 12 years on the Board of Directors of Huntsville Hospital. He is the only attorney to have ever served on this Board, which governs the largest hospital and health care organization in North Alabama. Huntsville Hospital is over 100 years old and has over 4,000 employees and several hundred physicians of every specialty on its medical staff.

George Allen Moore is a family man. He is married and has two children and three grandchildren. He was born and raised on a small farm north of Huntsville, and is proud to be the son of cotton farmers. While attending the public schools in Madison County, he worked as a bag boy for a grocery store starting in the 10th grade. He learned the value of hard work while driving a tractor and picking cotton by hand. George got to know a lot about people while working side by side in the field with small farmers and share croppers for only a few dollars per day. He witnessed the heartbreak experienced when a family loses a loved one or when a small farmer learns that he has been taken advantage of by a big corporation. Planting, working and harvesting crops helped George develop a passion for ensuring that average people get justice in their business affairs and when they have been injured through no fault of their own. George's trademark is his ability to identify with his clients' difficulties. He has dedicated his career to helping the average person who has been injured or taken advantage of by wrongdoers, insurance companies, or corporations.

George Allen Moore and his family are active members of Whitesburg Baptist Church, where George serves on the Board of Trustees. His faith is a big part of his life. George has found that prayer has a healing power that cannot be matched by man and that everything about the law comes from the greatest book on earth, The Holy Bible. There are many, many Bible verses that demonstrate this. Here are just a few such verses:


Micah 6:8 says "What does the Lord require of thee? To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."



Isaiah 1:14-17 shows that God commands each of us to "seek justice, correct oppression, defend the fatherless, plea for the widow."



Psalms 82:3 says to "Defend the poor and fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and needy."



Exodus 23:6 tells us "Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits."

In summary, George Allen Moore is a highly skilled and successful attorney. He has compassion, skill, determination and ingenuity. George has dedicated his career to helping the average person who has been injured or taken advantage of by wrongdoers, insurance companies, or corporations.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Workers' Compensation Law
Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff
Social Security - Disability
Insurance Law
Certification/Specialties:
Advocate of Trial Advocacy


Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1973
Education:
The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
J.D


University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science
Major: Accounting


Honors and Awards:
S. Paul Garner Accounting Award


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
President


Huntsville Utilities
Chairman, Board of Directors


Alabama Association for Justice
Board of Governors


The American Cancer Society
Former President


American Cancer Society's Crusade for the State of Alabama
Former Vice President


Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Leadership


The United Way of Madison County
Leadership


Huntsville Hospital
Board of Directors


Alabama Bar Association
Member


The Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
Member


The American Bar Association
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


The Alabama Association for Justice
Member

Education:
George Washington Carver High School, Montgomery, Alabama, 1979 Graduate
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama,1983, Bachelor of Arts in English, Religion and Philosophy
University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1986, Juris Doctor

Larry S. Hayman was born in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Ohio University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, having earned the highest grade point average in the Political Science Department.

He received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Hayman served as an Editor on the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, received a CALI Award for Excellence for obtaining a perfect score in his legal seminar, and graduated in the top 10% of his class.

Mr. Hayman is a Principal and Founder of The Law Firm of Hayman & Kelley, LLC, and is admitted to practice law before all state courts and agencies in the State of Ohio as well as before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He has significant litigation experience in a wide variety of forums across the state. Indeed, Mr. Hayman has successfully tried cases in court, presented cases on appeal, and represented clients in numerous adminstrative proceedings before, among others, the Ohio Elections Commission, the Ohio Department of Education, State Employment Relations Board, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Additionally, Mr. Hayman has presented statewide legal seminars to school administrators as well as authored published articles in the area of school law.

He is an active member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, the Union County Bar Association, the Fairfield County Bar Association, and the Central Ohio Association of Juvenile Lawyers.

Mr. Hayman currently resides in Harrison West. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, reading, and current events.

Ms. Middleton has served as the Chief of Litigation for the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida which is the nation’s fourth (4th) largest school district. She previously served in a similar position as Senior Counsel for Personnel at the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida from 2002 to 2005.

Ms. Middleton has over 23 years of legal experience which incudes litigation experience and 10 years of managerial experience in both the private and public sectors. Her prior experience includes serving as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami, Florida; Staff Attorney for the City of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Corporate Attorney & Senior State Relations Consultant for Lincoln National Corporation and Manager, State Filings Department for American Bankers Insurance Group.

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 2008

Education:
Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 2008
J.D.

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 2004
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Finance

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Illinois State Bar Association


Sangamon County Bar Association


Richland Community College, Decatur, Illinois, 2000 - 2002
Board Member

Barry Chatzinoff is a partner with the Cherry Hill, New Jersey law firm of Chatzinoff & Zoll, P.C. He began his practice during 1982. The primary emphasis of Mr. Chatzinoff's practice is Family Law, including Divorce, Custody, Property Distribution, Alimony and Child Support issues. Mr Chatzinoff served as a Reader for the State of New Jersey Bar Examinations from 1998 through 2007. He also serves as a Blue Ribbon Panelist and provides free Family Law Seminars at various locations in the Southern New Jersey community.
Chatzinoff & Zoll, P.C. was formed in 2007. Mr. Chatzinoff and Ms. Zoll were previously members of the Haddonfield, NJ Law Firm of Weinberg, McCormick, Chatzinoff & Zoll, where they represented members of the community in complex Family Law, Land Use, Real Estate Law and Education Law matters for 20 years and 16 years, respectively. Chatzinoff & Zoll, P.C. is proud to continue their tradition of dedication, caring and professional representation of all clients. Members of the firm are also actively engaged in numerous organizations serving the legal community including the Presidency of the Thomas S. Forkin Family Law Inn of Court and Panel Members of the area county Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels. The firm also sponsors free Family Law Seminars aimed at providing information to the community regarding New Jersey family law Issues.Chatzinoff & Zoll, P.C. continues to serve the entire South Jersey area including Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Atlantic and Mercer counties.

Daniel Woodring was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but has lived in Florida for the past twenty years. In Florida, he has lived and worked in Pensacola, Clearwater, Jacksonville, Gainesville and Tallahassee. His wife Jean, who is also an attorney, was born in Miami, and grew up in Ft. Myers.

Daniel Woodring is a member of the Florida and Georgia Bars, and is admitted to practice before the Florida Federal Southern, Middle and Northern District Courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has worked at the trial level on cases in many of Florida's 20 judicial circuits, in addition to cases in state administrative tribunals, and has argued cases at the Florida Supreme Court and Florida District Courts of Appeal, and briefed cases at the U.S. Supreme Court.

He graduated from the University of Florida, College of Law with a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, and received his B.A. degree from Clearwater Christian College, Summa Cum Laude.

After law school, Mr. Woodring was in private practice doing general civil and appellate work. He then left for a two year appellate clerkship at the First District Court of Appeal. During his time at the court, he worked on cases including, but not limited to: criminal; family law; administrative law; workers' compensation; civil and constitutional law.

Mr. Woodring next worked as a counsel in the Executive Office of the Governor, Office of the General Counsel. During his time in Governor Bush's Legal Office he had diverse responsibilities, including oversight and strategic litigation management of significant legal matters at numerous Governor's agencies, including the Department of Education; Department of Management Services; Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Department of Health; Agency for Health Care Administration; Department of Children and Families; Department of Community Affairs; Department of Elder affairs; Agency for Workforce Innovation; Department of Transportation, and the Department of State. He was also legally responsible for topics as diverse as emergency operations; advising the Governor on the selection of judges; implementation of civil service reform; reform of workers' compensation; budget and appropriation matters; Indian gaming law; and advice to the Florida Cabinet sitting in its many capacities, such as the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission.

Daniel Woodring was then asked to be the General Counsel for the Florida Department of Education, which encompassed Pre-K though 12th Grade, community colleges and the Florida University System. He was also the Charter General Counsel for The Board of Governors, when that board was constitutionally created to manage the State University System. During his tenure at the Department of Education, Mr. Woodring advised and litigated on matters including, but not limited to: constitutional challenges to Florida's education programs, including Opportunity Scholarships and the charter school approval and appeal process; doing away with race as a preference in university admissions and state contracting; teacher and professional discipline cases; union, labor and employment matters; state procurement and bid protest proceedings; administrative rule challenges and rule making proceedings; IDEA and Section 504 proceedings; public records, government in the sunshine and ethical matters; contract negotiations and disputes.

Since 2007, Mr. Woodring has been back in private practice as the principal of the Woodring Law Firm, located in Tallahassee, Florida, and practicing statewide and in Georgia. He concentrates his practice on appeals; constitutional cases instate and federal court; education law matters; and state administrative matters, including state procurement, regulation and licensing.

Debra Eccles was licensed to practice law in 1982 in Pennsylvania, in 1983 in Texas and in 2006 in Maryland. Currently her practice is limited to Maryland. Ms. Eccles handles disability, education and business law matters. The disability practice includes special needs trusts, SSI applications and guardianships. The education practice includes special education, disciplinary matters including truancy and general questions and concerns involving schools. The business practice includes formation, corporate formalities and administrative issues.

The LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD E. GILBERT is a private practice law firm devoted exclusively to Labor and Employment Law matters. Mr. Gilbert's experience is extensive, spanning more than 30 years as an attorney, professor, negotiator, arbitrator, and mediator involving a wide array of labor and employment disputes in both the private and public sectors.

Call 631.630.0100 or go to gilbertlegal.net for more information.

The firm serves a diverse range of clients. Mr. Gilbert provides daily counsel regarding employment discrimination and harassment of all types, labor-management issues, wage and hour/overtime issues, Dept. of Labor investigations and audits, employee relations, contract administration and interpretation, executive compensation, severance, ERISA, pensions/retirement,discipline and discharge, human resource,and disability issues. Additional areas of practice include Education Law, Civil Service Law, Constitutional, and government and municipal law.

Mr. Gilbert's litigation experience is extensive, encompassing various administrative agencies, and the federal and state courts, at both the trial and appellate levels, including the U.S. Supreme Court and N.Y.S. Court of Appeals.

Over the years, Mr. Gilbert has handled literally hundreds of administrative proceedings including contractual grievance arbitrations, disciplinary hearings, unfair labor practice hearings, representation cases, organizational campaigns, and employment discrimination matters. He regularly appears before such agencies as the EEOC, State Division of Human Rights, American Arbitration Association, National Labor Relations Board, NYS and US Departments of Labor, Public Employment Relations Board, and Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Gilbert has also regularly supervised or handled comprehensive collective bargaining negotiations.

Typical issues involve discipline and discharge, executive compensation disputes, sexual harassment, whistleblowing, contract administration and interpretation disputes, arbitrability, commissions, seniority, compensation, employee and labor relations policy, family and medical leave, reasonable accommodation, past practices, retirement compensation, overtime, denial of benefits, past practices, management rights, promotion and upgrading, transfers, health care, unfair labor practices, compliance with Employee Handbooks, layoffs, subcontracting, wage and hour, increase of production work rules, employment discrimination, unfair labor practices, union representation issues, and health and safety issues. The firm also handles disputes concerning administration of collective bargaining agreements, Handbook policies, and complex collective bargaining negotiations.

Mr. Gilbert currently serves as an Arbitrator and Neutral Chairperson for both Nassau and Suffolk County District Courts. Mr. Gilbert has been a neutral appellate Hearing Officer on behalf of the Chancellor, New York City Board of Education in various disputes. Mr. Gilbert is a certified Labor Mediator and Arbitrator for the Employment Discrimination Resolution (EDR) and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) panels of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Mr. Gilbert has lectured or taught numerous seminars and courses in such topics as Employment Discrimination Law, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblowers, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment At Will, Discipline and Discharge, Labor Law, Civil Service Law, and Fair Employment Practices. Mr. Gilbert has been an Adjunct Professor for Cornell University/New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Mr. Gilbert is a member of the American, New York State, Suffolk County, and Nassau County Bar Associations, where he serves on various committees. He is a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association.

Mr. Gilbert is a graduate of Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (top 5%) (B.A. Double Major: English and Psychology), and has a Juris Doctor degree from St. Johnâs University School of Law (1980). He successfully completed the National Institute of Trial Advocacy in August 1984.

The LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD E. GILBERT prides itself in providing the highest quality legal representation. Its overall objective has been and continues to be a specific commitment to outstanding, meticulous, and immediate service, caring, and developing an ongoing personal relationship with each of its clients. Call 631.630.0100 and ask for Mr. Gilbert or visit the firm's website at gilbertlegal.net.

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Ms. Carolla serves on the Board of Directors of the Good Looking Foundation, a Voorhees-based nonprofit organization established to promote and support the fight against autism in South Jersey. She is an adjunct professor at Temple University School of Law where she teaches Special Education Law. Ms. Carolla is also a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of Southern New Jersey Regional Early Intervention Collaborative (SNJREIC), a nonprofit organization that helps ensure a local voice in the implementation of the early intervention system for children with special needs 3 years of age or younger.

Mr. McOmber is a third generation attorney and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C. In 1998, he was admitted to New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars and joined the firm of McOmber & McOmber, which was established by his parents, Richard and Adrienne McOmber, in 1974. He was promoted to partner in 2001. In 2004, Mr. McOmber moved to Red Bank with his wife, Dr. Nathalie Zenian McOmber, a general dentist who also practices in Monmouth County.

Mr. McOmber's primary areas of practice are civil litigation, land use and education law. He represents a number of municipal and regional boards of education and has handled extensive litigation and appeals on their behalf. He has successfully counseled many national corporations regarding complex development applications in New Jersey, including self-storage facilities and financial institutions. He has litigated favorably on behalf of corporations and public institutions regarding matters of public concern and attention. A number of his cases involving significant matters of law have been reported.

Mr. McOmber is a member of the St. Stepanos Armenian Apostolic Church in Elberon, New Jersey. He is an active participant in Armenian philanthropic organizations in the northeast. Amongst these activities, Mr. McOmber serves as master of ceremonies of an annual Armenian genocide remembrance program presented each April in New York City's Times Square. Regular speakers at this event include national senators and congressman. Mr. McOmber also serves as Secretary of the Kaboom Fireworks Committee, a non-profit organization, and helps organize the largest Fourth of July fireworks display in New Jersey.

Primary Practice Areas:

Business:
Formation and representation of business entities including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.


Civil Litigation:
Collection actions, employment litigation, prosecution and defense litigation on behalf of individuals and corporations.


Education:
Civil litigation, charter school litigation, expulsion hearings, tenure charges, opinion letters, scope proceedings and hearings before the Public Employment Relations Commission, appeals to the Appellate Division, special education law including due process, emergent relief petitions, attendance at I.E.P. meetings, Section 504 actions and enforcement of administrative orders in Superior Court.


Landlord/Tenant:
Summary dispossession actions, lease negotiation and drafting, rent collection.


Non-Profit:
Representation of various non-profit organizations including civil education foundations and philanthropic associations.


Title Litigation:
Boundary line disputes, competing title interests, conflicting lien priorities.


Zoning, Planning and Land Use Development:
Counsel to land developers in connection with applications, including residential subdivisions and industrial and commercial projects; appearance before local Planning and Zoning Boards of Adjustment representing applicants, objectors and neighborhood associations; litigation on behalf of developers and objectors.

I am currently not accepting new clients.

Most people in the Philadelphia area remember Dave as the morning weatherman on Channel 6-ABC. Dave's broadcasting career spanned four decades and included Emmy® awards for his work as a reporter and news writer. Dave has been a news anchor, investigative reporter, and contributor to the ESPN newsmagazine Outside the Lines.

Dave began his legal career at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads in Philadelphia. As an attorney, he has represented broadcasters and other creative professionals, negotiating their contracts at every level of the industry, from local news to national networks. As a civil litigator, Dave serves clients in government and business, as well as individuals. His First Amendment defense work includes representing both broadcasters and publishers.

Dave frequently uses his background in journalism and media to guide his clients through their interactions with the news media, whether getting their message out or managing a public legal crisis. Dave has been an adjunct professor of Contract Drafting at Villanova Law School and currently serves on the Alumni Advisory Board of the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery County Bar Associations, and serves as a court-appointed Arbitrator in Montgomery County.

Dave's passion for public service focuses on education and the needs of children. He is a spokesman for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the pediatric cancer fundraiser begun by Alex Scott. Dave helped establish the Magnolia School for Autistic Children and served on the Board of Directors of Leadership Philadelphia and the Radnor Educational Foundation.

Dave graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Government. He received his law degree, cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. Dave is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Former Assistant District Attorney / Former DUI Prosecutor

Mr. McOmber was admitted to the New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars and then served as a Judge Advocate General for three years in Washington, D.C. There he initially served as defense and trial counsel in many courts martial and thereafter as post Judge Advocate of Fort Leslie J. McNair in the southwest section of Washington.

Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, he joined the law firm of Giordano & Halleran. Upon his promotion to partner, the name of the firm was changed to Giordano, Halleran & McOmber. Thereafter, he left that firm to start a new firm with his wife, Adrienne H. McOmber. McOmber & McOmber opened their first office on Front Street in Red Bank, New Jersey and later moved to 90 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Since 1980, they have practiced on the waterfront of the Navesink River at 54 Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank.

The McOmbers first lived in Fair Haven and thereafter in the Locust section of Middletown. They have two children, one of whom practices with the firm. Mr. McOmber served as a trustee and President for many years with Riverside Drive Association, a homeowners’ group representing some 240 families on the north side of the Navesink River in Middletown. He has also been involved in the Armenian community for many years and presently attends St. Stepanos Armenian Apostolic Church in Elberon, New Jersey.

Primary Practice Areas:

Business:
Formation and representation of business entities including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.

General counsel to one of the largest privately held recreational boat manufacturers in the United States and many smaller entities.


Construction Law:
Representation of architectural firms, engineering firms, and national development corporations.


Education:
Budget appeals, civil litigation, hearings before the Commissioner of Education, review of construction contracts, construction arbitration and litigation, expulsion hearings, tenure charges, opinion letters, labor negotiation, sending-receiving litigation, hearings before the Public Employment Relations Commission, strike litigation, appeals to the Appellate Division and Supreme Court of New Jersey.


Manufacturing:
Distributor/dealer agreements, dealer termination arbitration, warranty litigation.


Non-Profit:
Counsel to various non-profit organizations; preparation and revision of corporate by-laws, resolutions, negotiation and preparation of agreements between and among non-profits, municipalities, county and state governments and landowners; handling all real estate matters whether in fee or easements from contract negotiation and execution through closing, including all title, survey, environmental issues and financing.


Title Litigation:
Boundary line disputes, competing title interests, conflicting lien priorities.


Wills and Probate:
Will and living will development. Estate and probate administration.


Zoning, Planning, and Land Use Development:
Counsel to land developers in connection with applications, including residential subdivisions and industrial and commercial projects; appearance before local Planning and Zoning Boards of Adjustment representing applicants, objectors and neighborhood associations; litigation on behalf of developers and objectors.

Former counsel to Tinton Falls Board of Adjustment.

Counsel to residential developer in connection with change to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law governing large tract developments in excess of 100 acres, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.2 et seq.

Karen F. Edler has over ten years of experience in the field of special education law, advocating for parents in connection with obtaining a free, appropriate public education for their children under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). She also represents children at school board disciplinary hearings. Additionally, Ms. Edler concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial and corporate transactions, commercial leasing, and commercial real estate. She also represents children at school board disciplinary hearings. Ms. Edler is also a member of the New Jersey Special Education Practitioners.

Ms. Edler is a cum laude graduate of Dickinson College, where she earned a BA degree in Political Science, with a minor in Latin. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from New York Law School, where she was the Managing Editor of New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law. After law school, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert E. Hamer, J.S.C., Law Division, Bergen County. During the course of her career, Ms. Edler has litigated in numerous courts and represented various public entities including municipalities, planning boards, and boards of adjustment. Additionally, she served as the Public Defender in a local municipality.

Ms. Edler is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court.

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