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The law firm of KGG began as a family business, and Barry takes that legacy very seriously. He handles the day to day operations of the firm’s non-matrimonial litigation department, trying civil, negligence, criminal and corporate cases. Most of his time is dedicated to preparing and trying cases relating to personal injury, professional malpractice and corporate and complex commercial disputes. Barry has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell with a 5.0, the highest possible score. He has also been selected as a 2010, 2011 and 2012 “Super Lawyer” in New York by Superlawyers.com. He has lectured to college students at Brandeis and Boston Universities and has taught classes to train future lawyers.. Barry has served on the board of the JCC Association of North America, which is the central agency for the Jewish Community Center Movement in the U.S. and Canada. He is also a past president of the JCC Rockland and was instrumental in the JCC’s acquisition of its new 135,000 square foot home in West Nyack. Barry previously served as an officer on the Rockland Community College Foundation Board. Barry is very active in civic and charitable organizations and has been honored by various civic groups for his service.. Barry received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Barry is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar Associations of New York, New Jersey and Florida.. Within just a few years of joining the firm, Barry proved himself to be a standout young attorney. In 1988, he obtained a $9,200,000 jury verdict in connection with the death of two teenagers at a construction site accident. At the time, it made history as the largest verdict of its kind in Rockland County. In addition to representing individual claimants, Barry has represented numerous large corporate clients in complex litigation. Recently, Barry successfully defended Tyco International in a $40,000,000 claim against a fire suppression subsidiary.. Both large and small companies have looked to Barry for representation in complex matters. Two of Barry’s reported trials resulted in favorable verdicts for individual clients who took on formidable corporate defendants. In Vesco vs. North Star Steel, Barry obtained a Federal judgment in excess of $1,500,000 against a subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated, one of the largest privately held companies in the world. In Boyajian vs. C&R Realty, Barry represented a minority shareholder who received an award in excess of $600, based on oppressive conduct by the majority. In 2008, Barry obtained a jury verdict in excess of $1,000,000 for a client injured in a slip and fall case. In 2011, Barry tried a slip and fall case in Rockland County in which he achieved a verdict in excess of $800,000. There was no money offered by the insurance company prior to trial, and the client collected the verdict with interest after Barry successfully neutralized the defendant’s appeal. More of Barry’s notable personal injury recoveries are listed in the “Personal Injury Recoveries” section of this site.. You can contact Bergen County injury attorney Barry S. Kantrowitz by phone at or by filling out our online contact form.

James de Stefano ia an associate at Rubenstein, Meyerson, Fox, Mancinelli,Conte & Bern, P.A., He concentrates his practice on civil litigation, tenancy matters, commercial and residential real estate as well as foreclosures.. Since being admitted to practice law in 2011, James has first-chaired over thirty (30) bench trials in the Superior Court, Special Civil Part. He has appeared in almost every county within New Jersey and has regularly appeared in Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson County. Moreover, in May 2013, he attended the Houston Family Law Trial Institute at the South Texas College of Law reinforcing his trial skills. He currently serves on the Montclair State Paralegal Advisory Board.. A niche area wherein James focuses is residential foreclosure matters. He has helped numerous families in New Jersey keep their homes and/or avoid deficiency judgments by working with lenders in reaching settlement through loan modifications, short sales and/or by transferring a deed in lieu of foreclosure.. Recently, James has began litigating cases for Hurricane Sandy clients.  The Sandy Recovery Division has been requesting the return of the grants awarded to Sandy Victims in the amount of $160,.  James has been litigating and defending these clients before the Office of Administrative Law.. James attended Montclair State, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in both Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies. He graduated Cum Laude as well as earning the Highest GPA in the Paralegal Studies minor. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law. While earning his legal degree, James interned at the Bergen County Justice Center for the Honorable Lisa Perez Friscia and the late Honorable Deborah Ustas. James is admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey and the District Court of New Jersey.. Bar Admissions:. New Jersey. Education:. J.D., Pace School of Law, 2010. B.A., Montclair State University, 2007. Court Admissions:. Superior Court of New Jersey. U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Professional Associations and Memberships:. New Jersey State Bar Association. Bergen County Bar Association. Past Employment Positions:. Law Offices of Neal H. Flaster, LLC, 2014. Law Offices of Michael Lupolover, P.C., 2013-2014. Charles Michael Damian, LLC, 2011-2012. Newark Re-Entry Legal Services, 2010-2011

I am an attorney with Meyerson, Fox & Conte, P.A., a law firm in Montvale, New Jersey. Maintaining a diversified practice, my experience includes business law, real estate law, guardianship law, commercial and estate litigation and non-profit law. My practice is dedicated to helping New Jersey individuals, small businesses and family owned enterprises.

David S. Lafferty concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation and real estate transactions and development. Prior to establishing his own practice, he was associated with a Hackensack insurance defense and coverage firm where he gained extensive courtroom experience, including jury trials. Mr. Lafferty was admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts in New Jersey in 1991. He graduated from Villanova University in 1988 with a B.S. in Finance and earned his J.D. from Pace Law School in 1991, where he was a member of the Pace Environmental Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Lafferty was a law clerk to the Hon. James T. Murphy, J.S.C. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County. David S. Lafferty previously served as Municipal Court Judge for the Boruoghs of Paramus (2005-13), Fair Lawn (2006-2012) and Ridgefield (2013-2016). Previously he served as Municipal Prosecutor for the Boroughs of New Milford, Saddle Brook, North Arlington and Paramus, and the attorney for the Ridgefield Zoning Board of Adjustment.In 2005, he was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the District IIA (Bergen County North) Ethics Committee, and served as Chair during the 2008-2009 term.. 201 Magazine included Mr. Lafferty among "Bergen's Top Lawyers" in its 2013 issue.Mr. Lafferty has served as court-appointed attorney in guardianship proceedings on numerous occasions and has been appointed as Condemnation Commissioner as part of eminent domain proceedings.As a life-long resident of Bergen County, David S. Lafferty is active in many civic and community organizations and causes.

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