Sergio D. Simões
  • Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Business Law
  • New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
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Sergio D. Simões concentrates his practice in civil and complex litigation, appellate practice and employee benefits.

Sergio served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas N. Lyons, New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division. Sergio also served as an intern to the Honorable Kenneth C. MacKenzie, New Jersey Superior Court, Morris County, Chancery Division, General Equity Part.

During law school, Sergio was an intern at the Government Law Center of Albany Law School, the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, as well as the Albany Law School Health Law Clinic. He also served as a research assistant to a Professor of International Law and has been acknowledged for his research assistance in the Canadian-published Osgoode Hall Law Journal. Sergio was co-author of the New Jersey chapter of the 2019 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Regional Employment.

Fluent in Portuguese, in 2004, Sergio completed a Certificate program in European Union Law at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal.

He received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 2006 and graduated with highest honors from Seton Hall University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Sergio is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Sergio serves as an alternate member of the Planning Board of his home town of Garwood, New Jersey.

Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Additional Practice Area
  • Litigation
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New Jersey
New Jersey Courts
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
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Pennsylvania
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese
Professional Experience
Judiciary Law Clerk, Honorable Thomas N. Lyons, J.A.D.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
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Judiciary Law Clerk, Honorable Thomas N. Lyons, P.J. Ch.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, General Equity/Chancery Court
Judiciary Law Intern, Honorable Kenneth C. Mackenzie, P.J. Ch.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County Chancery/General Equity Division
Education
Albany Law School
J.D. (2006)
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Certificate in International Law, European Union Jurisdiction
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Seton Hall University
B.A. (2003)
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Awards
Rising Star – Civil Litigation Defense
Super Lawyers
2010-2013
Professional Associations
New Jersey State Bar  # 016152006
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New York State Bar
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Pennsylvania State Bar
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Portugal-US Chamber of Commerce
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Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States
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Westfield, NJ, US