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THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL R. MAGARIL is committed to providing high quality family law services in a supportive and responsive environment at a very competitive rate.. Whether through mediation or other means of resolving family disputes, we seek to create a workable relationship between the parties to the greatest extent possible, both during the period of transition and thereafter. Our goal is to find practical solutions tailored to the specific needs of each situation.. We seek to balance our goal of managing conflict where possible with our commitment to providing zealous representation for all of our clients as the situation requires. Our services include family mediation, divorce litigation, post judgment modification.

Successfully litigated my first jury trial; obtained $65,000 award for my client in November of 1992. Meticulously followed the coaching of senior colleagues at the firm while performing alone in the courtroom. Dealt with a range of unforeseen events in high-pressure circumstances lasting several days. Prevailed securing the judgment and prevailed again upon appeal.. In 2003, obtained a verdict for $1.2 million dollars in commercial litigation matter involving attempted fraudulent transfer of corporate assets. Successfully utilized forensic CPA expert testimony to prove fraud and to provide basis for damages. Over the course of the next three years, defeated all of adversary’s efforts in post judgment motion and appellate stages of litigation to overturn judgment.. Instrumental in obtaining a more than one quarter million dollar verdict in a complicated personal injury case. Proved my ability to quickly and effectively deal with numerous anticipated objections and motions over a two-week trial. Successful in securing verdict by defeating post-judgment motion for new trial and appeal.. Developed reputation for skill in satisfying difficult, hard to deal with clients. Devoted considerable extra time to these individuals to protect the business, assure its profitability and cement relationships. Considered by colleagues as an expert at nurturing important but challenging new clients.. Continuing to develop representation of state, county and local law enforcement officers.  Represent officers at Departmental Hearings and Administrative Court in defense of disciplinary charges.  Successfully settled harassment suit for county corrections officer.  Represented dozens of officers in various personal injury lawsuits.  Successful in arbitration where a police officers vehicle was intentionally struck by the uninsured motorist's vehicle. After extensive study of the issue, I developed the argument that the police officer did not intentionally cause the accident while the uninsured motorist did, therefore the officer should be allowed compensation under his insurance policy. This legal argument was victorious at arbitration. A year later, a similar case was litigated to the same conclusion.. Demonstrated strong capability to perform effectively, winning jury trials years before other members of my graduating law school class. Secured high intensity, high quality experience by talking on dozens of new and difficult situations and delivering positive results.. Acquired fifteen years of experience being responsible for handling hundreds of cases from start to finish. I am a results oriented performer in personal injury, employment problems, civil litigation, municipal court, criminal law, divorce and other fields of law.. On a slip and fall case involving snow, our engineering expert could not find a reason to find the owner of the property to be held in for structural deficiencies in the property. I took the initiative and personally went to the site and determined that the pavement in the lot was not level. This enabled a report finding the owner of the premises to have some liability. A settlement exceeding $200,000 was achieved but would have been impossible without my resourcefulness in finding a way to keep both the tenant and the owner in the case.

Rebecca J. Jaffe, Esq. is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Jaffe was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel H. Brown, J.S.C., a Family Part judge in Middlesex County Superior Court. During her clerkship, Rebecca worked primarily on matrimonial matters, as well as on non-dissolution matters.. Ms. Jaffe received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law – Newark. She enrolled in law school intent on becoming a matrimonial law attorney. While in law school, she worked as a student attorney for the Child Advocacy Clinic, representing victims of child abuse and neglect and immigrant children.

OVER 33 YEARS PRACTICING DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW  -   By choosing my firm you can be assured that all of our attorneys involved in your matter are well versed in every aspect of this specialized area of law. My staff is knowledgeable, supportive and ready to help with your needs.  Members of my legal team are fluent in Spanish, Polish and Greek.  Regardless of the legal problem you face, you will receive knowledgeable and compassionate advice, steadfast guidance and vigorous advocacy.  If your legal problem is outside our areas of practice, we will provide you with a quality referral.

Ms. Heather Keith is the founding member of Keith Family Law Group in Westfield, NJ. Since starting her legal career, she has devoted her practice almost exclusively to divorce and family law, successfully representing clients in the Superior and Appellate Courts as well as outside of Court.. Ms. Keith received her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she distinguished herself by being selected for membership of the Seton Hall Circuit Review and winning awards in appellate advocacy. Ms. Keith represented at-need clients, in Court and in mediation, through the Family Law Clinic at Seton Hall University’s Center for Social Justice. An accomplished musician, Ms. Keith founded Seton Hall University’s Arts Law Society and served two years as President.. Ms. Keith is trained in mediation and conciliation skills and has completed training in Divorce Mediation through New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. She regularly mediates cases in the Superior Court’s Intermediate Special Civil Part Mediation/Settlement and Landlord-Tenant Settlement programs in Union County.. As part of her commitment to offering her clients alternatives to litigation, Ms. Keith is a collaboratively trained attorney. She is a member of the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group and the International Academy of Collaborative Law Practitioners.. Ms. Keith enjoys advocating for her clients, performing with her singing groups, and mentoring other young attorneys.

Melanie Ritter takes great pleasure in being able to assist families with their legal needs especially in the areas of special needs planning involving special needs trusts, protective arrangements, guardianships, probate and estate administration.. Melanie currently works at Manes & Weinberg advocating for people with special needs. Melanie is a fomer associate with the Law Offices of G. Emerson Dickman and is a former judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Marguerite Simon and Judge Peter Doyne in the Chancery and Probate Divisions of the Bergen County Superior Court.. Melanie graduated University of Maryland-College Park, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice.  Melanie received her law degree from Seton Hall Law School where she was a president of the Student Honor Council.. Melanie is a member of Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains. She enjoys spending time with her children in her free time.

Laura K. Gasiorowski, Esq., who has been practicing criminal defense law since 1994, joined the Stahl Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2005, and has concentrated her career on complex pre-trial, trial and appellate matters in a wide variety of state and federal criminal matters, including mail fraud, money laundering, gambling, narcotics violations, murder, and RICO.. Most notably, Ms. Gasiorowski represented one of the two capital defendants who avoided an execution sentence in the federal death penalty trial of individuals involved in the bombings of American Embassies in Tanzania and Nairobi, Africa.. Ms. Gasiorowski also served as lead counsel in the sentencing phase of the State of Louisiana v. Leonard Williams death penalty murder trial, coordinating, preparing and presenting the defense's mitigation case.  In the Williams case as well, the defendant was spared execution and received a life sentence.  In addition to her criminal practice, Ms. Gasiorowski has also represented police officers in civil service hearings related to employment matters, and in civil rights and equal protection litigation in the federal court as counsel for PANO, the Police Association of New Orleans.. Ms. Gasiorowski has specialized experience in pretrial motion work, sentencing matters, and appellate brief writing.  Among her reported cases are Jenkins v. Artuz, 294 F.3d 284 (2nd Cir. 2002), in which the court order a new trial based on evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in examining a state witness; and State v. Bishop, 686 So.2d 1053, 96-694 (La.App 5 Cir. 1996), in which the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana agreed that application of sexual offender notification laws prohibited constituted ex post facto punishment and therefore was prohibited.. Other significant published cases decided in Ms. Gasiorowski’s clients' favor include the first case in which a United States federal district court held that foreign subjects interrogated abroad by American law enforcement are entitled to Fifth Amendment protections, and a case in which the district court struck several aggravating factors from death penalty notice.Ms. Gasiorowski is admitted to the state bars in New York, New Jersey, and Louisiana.  She is also admitted to the United States District Court, District of New Jersey; the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Jeffrey E. Strauss is a distinguished attorney with over 39 years of experience in civil litigation, focusing on medical malpractice, catastrophic injury cases and product liability injury cases. He is licensed in New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C., and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and various state and federal courts. Mr. Strauss has been a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court since 1992, with multiple recertifications through the present.Mr. Strauss graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Zoology and Physiology and earned his Master of Science in Health Sciences, Physiology and Anatomy from Boston University. He completed his Juris Doctor cum laude at Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School, where he served as Articles Editor for the Law Review. His notable achievements include a $21 million jury verdict in a brain injury case, a $15 million brain damaged child settlement and several multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.Recognized as a Super Lawyer from 2010 to 2021 and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Strauss is also active in his community, serving on the Scotch Plains Township Council, long time member and Chair of the Planning Board and other boards. His commitment to justice and client success has solidified his reputation as a leader in civil litigation.

Jason is an experienced intellectual property lawyer living in Westfield, NJ. He has handled intellectual property matters for various clients in both corporate counsel settings and as a private practitioner including:. ·         negotiating and drafting various contracts and license agreements;. ·         counseling clients about portfolio value and coverage;. ·         drafting various opinions concerning product clearance, patentability, invalidity and infringement;. ·         preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications;. ·         representing plaintiffs and defendants in litigation and arbitration.. Prior to law school, Jason taught physical science and physics to 11th and 12th grade students for the Los Angeles Unified School District, where he learned to break down complex concepts for others to understand. A skill that has served him well every day of his legal career.

In today's complex society, it's important to be well informed and prepared. Many times we are faced with making difficult decisions without sufficient information. Circumstances may also place us in complicated situations that could have been handled easily if proper planning had been undertaken.. My name is Nick Giuditta. I represent individuals seeking advice in estate and tax planning, probate, elder law and guardianship matters. I regularly prepare Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives (Living Wills). I also represent executors and adminstrators of estates to guide them through the technical probate and estate administration process. These services begin with probating or validating the Will through the completion of inheritance and estate tax returns and distribution of assets to heirs.. Procrastination, whether it be in planning your estate or acting in a timely manner to administer an estate, invariably leads to lost opportunity and  greater expense. We can assist you with difficult and personal decisions regarding these family matters and expedite the process. Telephone calls and emails are returned within 24 hours and usually the same day.. I am committed to ensuring the law works as effectively as possible for you. Please feel free to call so I can assist you in making the right choices for you and your family.

I have exclusively focused my practice on criminal law, and in particular white-collar criminal defense, for the past 28 years, first as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey and for the past 20 years as a criminal defense attorney.  I handle significant, complex federal and state crimes involving wire and mail fraud, tax evasion, securities fraud, healthcare fraud, drug crimes, money laundering and murder.  Our goal is to prevent someone that is being investigated from being charged.  If someone has already been charged, our goal is to win an acquittal or work out the best possible disposition under the circumstances.  My entire firm is devoted to defending client's rights and liberties. We strive to offer big firm results at small firm costs. I am a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney; named a Super Lawyer in White Collar Criminal Defense for the past 10 years; AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; and a Top 100 Criminal Trial Attorney by The National Trial Lawyers.

I have been a practicing attorney since 1983, admitted in New Jersey and New York. A graduate of Rutger's Law School in Newark, NJ, I practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning and administration, special needs planning, probate and guardianship litigation, family law, mediation and collaborative law. Before attending law school, I worked for the Social Security Administration adjudicating claims for benefits under the Social Security, SSI, Medicare and Medicaid programs. I served as law clerk to Hon. Herbert S. Alterman, J.S.C., a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court. I am board-certified as an elder law attorney. I have also received accreditation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to prepare, present and prosecute claims for veterans. In 1992, I founded my own law firm and I now employ other legal professionals and support staff.  I have litigated cases in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. I am happily married and the father of three children.. For additional information visit:. The Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli is on Google+: +dvanarelli/

I am an experienced, senior level attorney, with a practice that  highlights  three  main areas:. employment discrimination and wrongful termination;. traffic tickets; and. general practice of law.. Initial consulatations are always free--let's talk. Give me a call.

Brian S. Schiller, co-founder and partner of Schiller McMahon, provides dedicated and comprehensive representation in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury law, DUI defense and business litigation/transactions.  In these capacities, Mr. Schiller enjoys a sizeable and diverse caseload as he strives to be one of the rare attorneys who can turn his hand to, and experience success in, many legal disciplines.. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Schiller gained valuable trial experience as an Assistant Prosecutor in Union County, New Jersey.  It was at that time that Mr. Schiller met Joshua F. McMahon, where the two served on the same trial team in 2012 before the Honorable Joseph P. Donohue, J.S.C.  During his tenure as an Assistant Prosecutor, he tried over twenty-five cases to verdict and boasted a remarkable conviction rate.   Since fulfilling his public duty representing the citizens of the state of New Jersey, Mr. Schiller has transitioned his focus to the representation of injured victims throughout the state.. Mr. Schiller employs a strategic, creative and comprehensive approach tailored to achieve success for his clients on a case-by-case basis.. In 2015 and 2016, Mr. Schiller was chosen as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a feat earned by less than 2.5% of the attorneys in New Jersey.

Andrew Olesnycky, the former head of the Union County Prosecutor's Office's Domestic Violence Unit, joined the Law Offices of Robert G. Stahl in August of 2015.  During his nearly five-year tenure with the Union County Prosecutor's Office, Mr. Olesnycky tried numerous felony cases involving robbery, aggravated assault, gun possession, narcotics offenses, large-scale theft, and fraud.  He now concentrates his practice on defending individuals charged in state and municipal courts throughout New Jersey and New York.. Mr. Olesnycky is one of very few criminal trial attorneys in private practice who has served as a domestic violence supervisor in a county prosecutor's office, and represents those accused of domestic violence in criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings, as well as victims of domestic violence seeking restraining orders in family court. Having counseled countless domestic violence victims through difficult personal circumstances arising from their domestic violence cases, Mr. Olesnycky has an intimite familiarity with how domestic violence cases impact families, and understands the value of listenting to his clients and providing them with peace of mind, along with sound legal advice.. Mr. Olesnycky has an extensive background in state criminal investigations and trials. As supervisor of the Domestic Violence Unit, Mr. Olesnycky was responsible for training new assistant prosecutors; supervising all investigations, indictments and trials within the Unit; coordinating rearming decisions for police officers accused of domestic violence; administering a 24-hour on-call domestic violence hotline for police officers; and training police officers in domestic violence law.. From arrest through trial, Mr. Olesnycky oversaw a substantial prosecution caseload approaching 30 new criminal cases per month as supervisor, including attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping, robbery, interference with custody, stalking, cyber-harassment, and invasion of privacy. He also oversaw the prosecution of non-indictable restraining order violations and weapons forfeiture actions in the Family Division. In addition to his supervisory responsibilities, Mr. Olesnycky continued to personally prosecute a significant docket of domestic violence cases that included attempted murders, aggravated assaults, kidnappings, and gun crimes.. Among the high-visibility cases he handled was the nationally followed "revenge porn" case involving an NFL player who shared nude photos of his estranged girlfriend on the Internet. Mr. Olesnycky also prosecuted an interference with custody case in which the defendant absconded to Europe with a developmentally disabled minor. He coordinated with federal authorities to secure the child's return to the United States and then successfully prosecuted the defendant.. As a certified domestic violence law instructor at the John H. Stamler Police Academy, Mr. Olesnycky has lectured on domestic violence to new recruits as well as experienced investigators from law enforcement agencies throughout the state.  He has served as a moderator of a statewide domestic violence symposium and attended domestic-violence specific training at state and national conferences.. Prior to supervising the Domestic Violence Unit, Olesnycky served in the Trial, PDC, Juvenile, and Appellate Units of the Union County Prosecutor's Office.  As a Trial Unit member, Mr. Olesnycky was the sole attorney representing the state in 11 jury trials and prosecuted hundreds more that were resolved by guilty pleas.. Mr. Olesnycky now uses the extensive trial and investigative skills he learned while a prosecutor in Union County to defend clients in state courts throughout New Jersey and New York.. A cum laude graduate of the Rutgers School of Law in Newark, Mr. Olesnycky served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rudy B. Coleman (retired) in the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court, and as an intern for the Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. During law school, Mr. Olesnycky worked as a summer associate at Latham & Watkins in Newark and as an intern in the legal department of the New Jersey Highlands Council.

Experienced R attorney serving clients in Westfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced R attorney serving clients in Westfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced R attorney serving clients in Westfield and surrounding areas.