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Jonathan I. Nirenberg is an employment lawyer who represents employees in New Jersey and New York who have issues relating to employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, and other employment law disputes.

Nace Naumoski, Esq. is an attorney with offices in Union County and Passaic County, New Jersey, who practices in the areas of criminal defense, DWI defense, juvenile defense, personal injury, partnership disputes, breach of contract, and general business litigation. Since starting his practice in 2009, Nace Naumoski has been named as a New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor bestowed on the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40 in New Jersey, for criminal defense. Nace Naumoski has successfully handled criminal matters in federal, state, and municipal court and has a track record of success in defending individuals accused of crimes in New Jersey. In addition, Mr. Naumoski has handled several high profile civil matters, which have received local and national media attention.

Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Naumoski was an associate in a top-notch litigation group at McCarter & English, LLP, New Jersey’s largest and most prestigious law firm. While at McCarter & English, Mr. Naumoski’s practice consisted primarily of representing some of the world’s biggest and most well-known corporations in connection with lawsuits in a variety of areas, including personal injury, product liability, wrongful death and survivorship, construction litigation, business torts (including breach of contract, tortious interference, and trade libel), real estate and title litigation, collection, consumer fraud, and public entity litigation. Mr. Naumoski also represented individuals in personal injury cases and contract disputes.

Mr. Naumoski earned his law degree from Fordham University. During law school, Mr. Naumoski was a member of the Fordham Law Review. Membership on the Law Review is considered among the highest scholarly achievements at any law school. Mr. Naumoski earned his undergraduate degree from the prestigious School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in diplomacy and international relations. Mr. Naumoski also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Donald H. Steckroth, U.S.B.J.

In 2009, Mr. Naumoski started the Law Office of Nace Naumoski with the aim of focusing on his criminal defense and business litigation practice and bringing his aggressive litigation style to a broader clientele.

I am an attorney practicing in Northern New Jersey. I look forward to helping people with their legal issues, primarily in the areas of bankruptcy law and debt collection defense litigation.

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 drowning in debt and can't seem to find a way out?

If so, you may need an attorney to help determine whether a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is right for you. Please call me at (646) 932-1053 or (201) 676-0722. My email address is weilattorney@gmail.com

I generally do free consultations over the telephone. In-person meetings are by appointment only.

Mark Lurie has over 20 years as a practicing attorney. The firm represents individuals in employment disputes, including litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, compensation/bonus/wage claims, and other employment-related disputes. We also represent employers in proactive measures to mitigate litigation risk, including preparation of policies and procedures, training and investigations.

Mark also mediates employment disputes, and is included on the roster of New Jersey civil court-approved mediators as a R.1:40 qualified mediator.

The firms also represents pharmaceutical, medical device and other healthcare entities on compliance-related issues. We help to identify risk, set up compliance programs, prepare policies, provide training, monitor high risk activities and conduct internal investigations.

Prior to forming the Law Office of Mark D Lurie LLC, Mark was the Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for a medium sized pharmaceutical company, where he established and ran the compliance program for all US operations for over 6 years. Before that, Mark was Corporate Compliance Officer, Associate General Counsel and Senior Employment Counsel, responsible for all litigation, employment law and sales and marketing legal matters. Before his in-house experience, Mark was a partner in the labor and employment group of a nationally renowned law firm (and was also an associate at nationally renowned law firms), where he litigated in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, conducted arbitrations and counseled clients on day-to-day employment matters.

I am a commercial litigator specializing in federal litigation, including trials. I work extensively with online businesses, specifically in connection with the use of intellectual property on the Internet in both litigation and non-litigation roles. My firm is also recognized for its strength in construction litigation.

I have successfully represented clients of every size in state and federal courts, arbitrations and mediations in a variety of litigation matters, including contract disputes, distributorship litigation, trademark and unfair competition cases, business tort claims, toxic tort and insurance coverage litigation, discrimination and wrongful discharge cases, copyright infringement claims, and cases involving trade secrets, restrictive covenants and real estate. My litigation experience runs from pretrial investigation and early dispute resolution through every aspect of bench and jury trials as well as appeals.

My blog about copyright, trademark and related issues, LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, was recognized by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 law-related blogs in the country in its first-ever listing in 2007.

Bonnie C. Park practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation, copyright, trade secrets, proprietary information, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, and limited liability company member disputes. She is a former clerk to New Jersey Superior Court Judge Jonathan C. Harris.

New Jersey attorney engaged in private practice with the law firm of LoFaro & Reiser, LLP. Areas of practice include bankruptcy & creditors' rights, business & corporate law, criminal law, debt collection, foreclosure, Internet law, and complex commercial litigation in state & federal courts.

I've been an Associate Attorney at the Law Office of John J. Feczko, P.C. since September of 2003. We practice primarily in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and motor vehicle accident litigation, all traffic law and general litigation.

Our practice is split between Plaintiffs' work as well as insurance defense. The firm's Principal and Managing Partner, John Feczko, has been practicing law here in N.J. Since 1978. The majority of our clients are referral based and we do not advertise. We represent workers injured on the job as well as uninsured employers statewide in New Jersey. In fact, many of our clients are small businesses that do not have mandatory workers' compensation insurance.

Our firm has a regular presence in workers' compensation courts in Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties as well as in Superior Court. We regularly serve as arbitrators on uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitrations. I actively follow new developments and decisions by the New Jersey Appellate Division and N.J. Supreme Court and you can follow me on Twitter. You can call our office for an appointment (201) 794-2332 or email me anytime at jpechow@johnfeczkolaw.com with questions.

My legal practice has always involved the representation of financial professionals and firms in all aspects of their operation, compliance and litigation matters, nationwide. I also represent individual brokers from virtually every major firm in their contract negotiations, employment termination, U-4 and U-5 issues. In specialized situations where the facts or law present novel issues, I also represent investors. I have appeared before arbitration panels and regulators in 22 states, have written legal columns for a number of industry publications, been a guest on CNBC and a speaker at a number of firms and industry conferences.

Locally, I represent small and medium sized businesses in their formation, operation and litigation, using my Wall Street background to assist those business entities.

Areas of Practice
Joy Hodge focuses her practice on taxation law, with a particular emphasis on business advice, succession and estate planning. Ms. Hodge drafts complex commercial documents, trusts, wills and business succession plans in order to maximize the wealth of current principals and preserve closely-held and family businesses for the next generation of ownership. She also serves as an advisor to corporate clients on such matters as partnership and shareholder agreements, protection of trademarks and copyrights, corporate/commercial transactions, including the formation, purchase, sale and restructuring of businesses and professional practices, and general corporate agreements.

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

Eric Goldberg is Founder and Principal of the Goldberg Law Group, LLC.

He is dedicated to working with his clients on a personal level, and providing them with customized plans that meet their unique needs and goals. Over the years, Eric has learned that the best plans are the result of close collaboration, not only with his clients, but also with other professionals involved in caring for the needs of seniors, special needs adults and children, and veterans. His clients appreciate this approach and consider Eric both a counselor for life and a family friend.

Edward Shulman is the founder and principal of The Shulman Law Group, LLC in Paterson, New Jersey. He formerly was a partner at the Law Firm of Shulman & Weiss, L.L.P. Mr. Shulman's practice is limited to all aspects of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law with a special emphasis in Court Proceedings.

Mr. Shulman is the former Chairman for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and served on the Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee for AILA. Currently he is First Vice-President of the NJ Bar Immigration Section and formerly served on the immigration advisory committee for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. He has been named as Best Lawyers in America® for Immigration Law and was cited in New York Magazine as Best Lawyers in the New York Area in the field of Immigration Law. Mr. Shulman has been a frequent lecturer on Immigration Law to AILA, the New Jersey Bar, the Federal Bar Association and numerous educational institutions including Princeton University. He has been cited for his legal opinion in various television, radio and written publications including the New York Times. He has been a legal consultant for the NBC Television Show, Law & Order. Prior to becoming an Immigration Attorney, Mr. Shulman clerked for Judges in Newark, New Jersey and London, England. He was also a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Maui, Hawaii.

Edward Shulman earned his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and his J.D. degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. He is a member of the Bars of New Jersey, Hawaii and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Circuits.

Shana Siegel, Esq., CELA, Senior Associate, is a certified elder law attorney. Ms. Siegel has been involved in health and long term care issues for over twenty years, almost ten of which she has been in private practice. She is a senior associate with WanderPolo Law in Montclair. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a regulatory specialist at AARP. Ms. Siegel is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, NJSBA Elder Law Section, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Ms. Siegel earned her JD with honors from Georgetown University and her BA with honors from Barnard College.

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For over 30 years, Lucy Agostini, Esq. has prided herself on providing high-quality legal representation to her clients. Since 1979, she has successfully handled hundreds of contested family law matters. In addition, she has routinely represented clients in residential real estate purchases, sales and refinances, and in the preparation of wills. She has demonstrated a consistent pattern of success, evidenced by the fact that the majority of her firmâs business is derived from former clients and other attorneys.

Mrs. Agostini's law firm, Agostini & Slattery, is committed to providing a personalized approach to each case and to building a unique relationship with each client. The firmâs legal work is thorough, meticulous and creative. Mrs. Agostini is a seasoned litigator and negotiator who will work diligently and effectively to advocate your interests and to obtain a favorable result.

Mrs. Agostini has been the recipient of awards recognizing excellence in the practice of law, including the Essex County Family Law Achievement Award (2006) and the Who's Who Stivale Da'Italia Award of Excellence (2002). She has also received a 5.0 out of 5.0 AV rating from Martindale Hubbell a peer evaluation based on demonstrated ethics and competence in the practice of law. She has served as Chair of the District VC Fee Arbitration Committee for Essex County, Co-Chair of the Essex County Family Law Section Bench/Bar Committee, and Co-Vice Chair of the Essex County Family Law Executive Committee. She has been featured as a lecturer for the National Business Institute, the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Essex County Bar Association on family law matters and has been a regular panelist for the Essex County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program for over 20 years.

Abed Awad is an attorney, public speaker, and community leader. His practice in the New Jersey-New York area focuses on general civil litigation, including complex matrimonial law, commercial law, Islamic law and international law.

As an expert witness and consultant, Mr. Awad combines his academic knowledge of shari’a (Islamic law) and the laws of Arab countries with practical litigation acumen and strategy. These attributes give his expert opinions a decisive edge. Mr. Awad has testified or provided expert reports concerning the interpretation and application of shari’a (Islamic law), Egyptian law, Syrian law, Qatari law, Kuwaiti law, United Arab Emirates law, Moroccan law, Palestinian law, Jordanian law, Lebanese law, Saudi Arabian law, Iraqi law, Libyan law and Ja’fari law.

Mr. Awad has received an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An "AV" rating identifies a lawyer with a very high, preeminen, legal ability and is the highest reflection of expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Awad was the Law Clerk for the Honorable George E. Sabbath of the New Jersey Superior Court. Mr. Awad is an Adjunct Law Professor at Rutgers Law School, Newark, Pace Law School, New York, and Seton Hall Law School, Newark. He teaches three courses: (1) Islamic Jurisprudence; (2) Islamic Banking and Finance; and (3) Matrimonial Litigation.

Mr. Awad is a frequent political and legal commentator for numerous television and radio networks, including but not limited to The New York Times (video interview), ABC, CNNfn, CNN, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Al-Jazeera, BBC World Service Radio, BBC World Service Arabic Television, National Public Radio (NPR), Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC), Al-Rafidain TV, Al-Qataria, Al-Saah TV, Al-Arabia, Channel 4 (England), Shams Radio, Vatican-Arabic Radio, Monta Carlo Radio, and The Voice of Arabs Radio (Cairo).

In addition to his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Awad holds a Masters in Near and Middle East Studies from the University of London, and a Certificate in Comparative Law also from the University of London. Mr. Awad was a Managing Editor on Pace International Law Review and has been published extensively on different areas of the law in various publications, including in the ABA’s The International Lawyer, New Jersey Law Journal, Pace International Law Review, The National Law Journal, The Matrimonial Strategist, The Journal of the Legal Profession and Middle East Executive Reports.

Steven W. Tarta has been providing concentrated Estate Planning and Elder Law services since 1992. His focus has been on "Asset Preservation" resulting in the elimination or reduction of Federal and New Jersey Estate Taxation by the use of Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts such as Life Insurance Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts(estate planning for real estate), Revocable Living Trusts among other estate planning tools. Mr. Tarta provides a conservative and professional approach which analyzes the client's objectives and considers the nature of the client's assets and liabilities and thereafter matches the aforementioned to an appropriate strategy for Asset Preservation.


Steven Tarta is a regular contributor at LawGuru.com, dispensing free advice to help others better understand the nuances of Estate Planning.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Mr. Tartas' family moved to Ridgewood to permit the children to benefit from the excellent school system. Upon completion of his high school education, Steven attended Alfred University completing a dual major in Business Administration and Economics; Steven graduated Alfred University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Upon completion of college, Steven attended The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and received a Doctor of Laws Degree in 1971; however, during law school Steven attended and completed his study of International Law at The Peace Palace, at The Hague Academy of International Law in Brussels, Belgium. Steven was accepted as a Judicial Clerk by The Hon. William O'Connor and completed his clerkship at the Ocean County Courthouse. Thereafter, Steven applied for and was accepted as an Assistant County Prosecutor and became a trial attorney for the following five years. After retirement from the Prosecutor's Office, Steven believed he understood the operation of the court system as a result of his Judicial Clerkship and experience in The Prosecutor's Office; at this time Steven entered the private practice of Law. Steven built a very active litigation practice, however, he became increasingly interested in Federal and State Estate Tax Planning and Elder Law, as well as Residential Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate. Also, Steven developed an active Corporate and Business Law practice. For the past twenty one years Steven has concentrated his practice in the areas of sophisticated Federal and New Jersey Estate Tax Planning and Elder Law as well Real Estate and Corporate Law; The focus of Steven's practice in Federal and New Jersey Estate Tax Planning and Elder Law has been on 'Asset Preservation' which results in the elimination or reduction of Taxation as well as "Quality of Life" planning for the senior years, as fully laid out and explained on the home page of this Web Site.

Steven's affiliations have included:

Membership in the County Bar Association.
Membership in the American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
Membership in Federal Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
Membership in The National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Chamber of Commerce, respectively held office of Secretary; Treasurer; Vice-President and President
Member of local Municipal Planning Board
Member and director of Municipal Boy's Club.
Member of National District Attorney's Association.
Arbitrator for the Passaic, Bergen and Rockland County Better Business Bureau.
Pro-Bono Member and Panel Chair of Early Settlement Panel Passaic County Chancery Division, Superior Court of New Jersey

I represent clients who want to file visa petitions for their relatives and spouses. I represent clients who are in trouble, and have a date in immigration court, or who already have a deportation order. I help people who think they have an old order, or an old case, and don't know how to find out what is in their file. I represent people who have an old criminal conviction and want to file for citizenship, but are afraid their past may hurt them. I represent companies who want to sponsor their employees, or who want to bring employees here from another country to work. I also represent professionals who want to work in the United States.
Immigration law today is different than in 1986. More cases are denied, more marriages questioned, more proof required for any case. I look at each case to find the problems that may be found by the agency or the court, and work to correct or explain them before they become an unhappy surprise denial or, worse, removal order.
I only practice immigration law.