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Mark has almost 30 years experience in personal injury and litigation. While a student, he was a paralegal in his father's law office. After law school, Mark worked on Wall Street at one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Later, he joined the family personal injury practice where he enjoys hands-on, close contact with his clients.
--Mark lives in North Jersey with his beautiful wife, their three wonderful sons, and their friendly dog, Atticus.

I am an attorney practicing in Northern New Jersey. I look forward to helping people with their legal issues, primarily in the areas of Social Security disability, bankruptcy law, employment law, and estate planning.

I will work to understand your legal problem and to help you find a workable solution. I listen closely to clients and work to understand their needs, in any context.

I believe in keeping the lines of communication open between attorney and client. I believe in working hard to help you find a solution to your legal problem. I value your business.

Are you disabled, unable to work and trying to claim Social Security benefits?

If so, you need an attorney to represent you. A person trying to claim Social Security benefits may choose an attorney to represent them in dealing with the Social Security Administration. If you'd like an attorney to represent you in your claim for Social Security disability, please call me at (646) 932-1053.

Consultations and in-person meetings are by appointment only.

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.

I have been a partner in a law firm since 1999 with Jeffrey Zuber. We work in all areas of civil litigation, transactional work and real estate.
In addition, I am a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.

Matthew Stoloff, Esq. looks forward to working on cases involving:

*Individuals who have been discriminated against on the basis of disability, perceived disability, age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, and/or national origin.

*Employees who have been discriminated against or sexually harassed by their employers or co-workers.

*Disabled individuals who have been denied reasonable accommodation.

*Disabled individuals with service animals who have been denied access to places of public accommodations.

*Students who have been bullied by their teachers and/or classmates.

*Students who have been denied a free and appropriate public education (including due process hearings).

Areas of focus include: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act (IDEA/IDEIA); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); and New Jersey civil rights law such as the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

I have been practicing law for more than 30 years, and have an impressive record of reported decisions, verdicts and settlements. I am a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to lawyers who have won million-dollar and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

Mr. Swain has investigated and recovered millions in compensation for those who have been catastrophically injured or who have died as a result of their injuries. He has successfully litigated claims involving medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, work-related accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other wrongful death and permanent disability matters.

The Swain Law Firm specializes in the following areas of practice:

* Catastrophic Personal Injury Matters
* Medical Malpractice
* Motor Vehicle Accidents
* Work Related Injuries & Worker's Compensation
* Construction Accidents
* Property and Home Owner Liability
* Product Liability
* Consumer Fraud
* Business & Commercial Litigation

The Swain Law Firm pursues serious injury cases. We accept complex and difficult cases. Mr. Swain graduated with honors from law school, obtained a Master's Degree in Trial Advocacy, and has obtained beneficial settlements or verdicts for injured clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1994. You will not receive superior legal services elsewhere. And because of Mr. Swain's dedication, you and your family will rest assured knowing that your claim will be aggressively and diligently litigated to maximize your recovery.

The Swain Law Firm will represent clients in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and other communities in eastern and central Pennsylvania, as well as all counties in New Jersey, including Atlantic, Cape May, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic, Sussex, Morris, and Union.

David H. Nachman Esq.

Immigration Law Offices located in Ridgewood, New Jersey, New York City, Canada.

Phone (201) 670-0006 (x100)
Fax (201) 670-0009
E-mail david_nachman@visaserve.com

David H. Nachman was born in New York and is a lifetime resident of New Jersey. Following his admission to practice, Mr. Nachman was employed for three years with one of New Jersey's largest law firms in Newark, New Jersey, in Corporate and Business Law Department. Here, Mr. Nachman engaged in the business immigration law practice and he assisted with general corporate compliance and commercial litigation.

Mr. Nachman, along with other firm attorneys, worked on such cases as Berger vs. Berger (a landmark decision regarding the interpretation of what constitutes a minority shareholder pursuant to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act) and Wolley vs. Hoffman-LaRoche (a landmark decision in the employment law arena concerning the legal and contractual implications arising from an employment handbook). Mr. Nachman also successfully completed nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications for national and international businesses of all sizes in many industries then joined another premier New Jersey law firm located Middletown.

Here Mr. Nachman served as an attorney in the Corporate/Business Law Department, where he was engaged in commercial and environmental defense litigation as well as securities regulation and contracts interpretation and drafting. Mr. Nachman continued to practice business immigration law for small and mid-sized businesses both in and outside of New Jersey.

Mr. Nachman is a member of the Bar of Bergen County, the State of New Jersey, the United States Court of International Trade, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Nachman served as the State Department Liaison for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association (“AILA”), and serves as an active member and a mentor to national AILA members on various topics. Mr. Nachman has appeared twice on New Jersey News Channel 12 as a recognized authority in the Business and Corporate Immigration Law arena.

Mr. Nachman is widely published and he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies at Farleigh Dickinson University and at Bergen Community College where he teaches Immigration and Nationality Law. Mr. Nachman, on an annual basis, moderates the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (“NJICLE”) program entitled "The ABC's of Immigration Law." In addition to the foregoing, he has presented Continuing Legal Education Programs for organizations such as CELESQ, Sterling Educational Services and The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), The Employers’ Association of New Jersey (“EANJ”) and Society of Human Resource Management (“SHRM”).

As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, Mr. Nachman served as an Assistant Legislative Correspondent in the Office of Senator Bill Bradley on Capitol Hill. He also served in the office of the United States Attorney in Cleveland. In June, 1993, Mr. Nachman founded Nachman & Associates, P.C. In 1999, Mr. Nachman temporarily served as the Chair of the Business Immigration Law Department for Premier New Jersey Labor & Employment Law Firm and then Mr. Nachman returned to private practice at Nachman & Associates, P.C.

PUBLICATIONS:

An imperfect match: take these steps when you learn that an employee's name and Social Security number don't match up -

Legal Trends: Practical Insights

Promoting Diversity and U.S. business Immigration Laws

Counseling Corporations on the Full Array of Immigration Law Issues

COMMERCE Magazine's First Annual Law Firm Managing Partners Roundtable

Areas of Practice:

Corporate and Business Law
Business Immigration Law
Global Immigration Law
Global Mobility Law
General Corporate Compliance
Immigration Employment Practice
Immigration Labor Practice
Commercial Litigation
Commercial
Securities Regulation
Contracts Interpretation

Litigation Percentage:

2% of Practice Devoted to Federal Court Litigation

Bar Admissions:

State of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade

Education:

Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1988, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration

Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1985, B.S., Bachelor of Science

Universidad Catholica, Quito, Ecuador, Classes toward Spanish fluency.

New York University, Courses toward an LLM in International Trade.

Representative Cases:
Berger vs. Berger, ( )
Wolley vs. Hoffman-LaRoche, ( )

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Adjunct Professor, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1992 - Present

Immigration and Nationality Law, Bergen Community College, 1992 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Bergen County Bar Association
Member

National American Immigration Lawyer's Association
Active Member

New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, Secretary


New Jersey State Bar Association, International Section
Editorial Board Member

Past Employment Positions:

Law Offices of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, 1989 - 1992

Law Offices of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C., 1992 - 1993

Office of Senator Bill Bradley on Capitol Hill, Assistant Legislative

United States Attorney in Cleveland

Nachman & Associates, P.C., 1993

Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, Immigration Dept. of Chair, 1999 - 2001

Pro Bono Activities:

Family Court, Bergen County, 1993
Division of Youth and Family Services, 1991
HIAS Naturalization Training

Languages:

Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities:
Psi Chi
Delta Phi Epsilon