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Prior to founding the firm of Eisenstadt Law, Attorney Joseph Eisenstadt worked as an Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General and Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney.. As an Assistant Attorney General, he prosecuted white collar, environmental, narcotics, and computer crimes in district and superior courts throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Eisenstadt handled cases from the Environmental Crimes Strike Force, the Public Corruption and Fraud Unit, and the Enterprise and Major Crime Division. His cases included allegations of employee fraud, embezzlement, larceny of electronic data, witness intimidation, organized conspiracies, narcotics trafficking, and violations of the clean air, clean water, and hazardous waste statute. Prior to working as an Assistant Attorney General, Attorney Eisenstadt worked for years as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County in the Municipal and Superior Courts. As a, Assistant District Attorney in the Boston Municipal Court, he handled a caseload including hundreds of misdemeanors and felonies. Attorney Eisenstadt spent several years as a Superior Court prosecutor assigned to the Major Felony and Gang Units. He has handled cases ranging from motor vehicle offenses such as Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol (OUI) to life felonies such as Armed Robbery and Assault with Intent to Murder. Attorney Eisenstadt has years of experience handling all court proceedings including hearings, arraignments, grand jury proceedings, plea negotiations, motions, and trials. Attorney Eisenstadt received his law degree from Emory University where he graduated with high honors. While at Emory, he was awarded numerous honors including the Agnor Scholarship for Academic Merit, the West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, and numerous Dean’s Awards. He was elected to the Order of the Coif upon graduation.. Attorney Eisenstadt has had pieces published in the Massachusetts Law Review and the Boston Herald. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Council of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and was recently named a 2012 Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Michael Malatino is a founding Member of Malatino & Elko, LLC. A tenacious and dedicated advocate, Mr. Malatino has achieved numerous and substantial settlements on behalf of clients in workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other employment related claims. Mr. Malatino also represents clients in employment contract disputes as well as matters involving non-competes, non-solicitation agreements, and other restrictive covenants.. Mr. Malatino sits on the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section. He is a member of the New Jersey subchapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association and a Staff Editor for the Labor and Employment Law Quarterly.. Mr. Malatino has also published several articles and is a regular speaker for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Jodi is a plaintiff's trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of product liability, construction site accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice, with particular emphasis on sexual misconduct and professional abuse. She has also represented clients in a variety of other areas of civil practice, such as minority shareholders claims, accounting malpractice, insurance coverage disputes, and defamation. A fierce advocate for her clients, Jodi investigates her cases from every angle to fully present both the immediate and long-term ramifications of an injury or accident.

I love this kind of work because of the incredible sense of accomplishment I get in seeing the difference between our first meeting with our clients and our last.. Mrs. Kahl graduated from Duke University School of Law with High Honors, and went on to clerk for Chief Judge John W. Bissell in New Jersey Federal District Court in Newark for two years. From there Mrs. Kahl went to Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger and Veccione, P.C., where she practiced criminal defense law. Subsequently, she worked as an Arbitration Associate for the Honorable Nicholas H. Politan, former Federal District Court Judge, and then practiced employment law litigation with Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.. Mrs. Kahl was named a 2012 “Rising Star” by New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine.

I am a dirt lawyer, practicing in real estate and construction law for almost 15 years.  I am the co-editor of the Kansas Bar Association Construction law handbook and former President of both the Kansas Bar Association Construction Law Section and Young Lawyer's Section.. I handle a wide variety of real estate issues, including: landlord/tenant; foreclosure; property taxes; easements and property line disputes; real estate sales; and real estate development.. My construction background is equally broad, including: drafting construction contracts; enforcement of contracts; payment and defect disputes; mechanic's liens and other claims for payment.

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.

Brian W. Schreyer, a partner in the office, brings extensive experience in civil litigation having worked for a prestigious law firm in New York City. He has also served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Hudson County, New Jersey and has extensive knowledge in criminal law and court procedure.

Attorney Cynthia E. MacCausland is passionate about the law and committed to providing excellent service to her clients. She believes in honest risk assessment, clear advice, and smart strategies.. Cynthia is a Boston based family law and child welfare lawyer. She represents clients in the Probate and Family, Juvenile, and District Court Departments.  She is passionate about the law and committed to providing excellent client service.. Cynthia enhances access to legal representation to all clients by providing flat fee services through the Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) model. Cynthia’s approach to alternative fee agreements and service models are unique to other Boston and Massachusetts area lawyers and ensure families throughout Boston and Eastern Massachusetts may benefit from the consultation, services and support of an experienced family law and child welfare attorney.. Cynthia is active in the community participating in events and training seminars, engaging with her peers and serving on several committees with the Women’s Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association. In addition, she has been selected as a Rising Star in the practice of Family Law by Massachusetts Super Lawyers for 2013, 2014, and 2015. Cynthia was recently recognized as a Lifetime Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

As an associate with Potts Law Firm, Nate actively participates in the handling and litigation of complex product liability, personal injury, and eminent domain matters. Nate began working with the firm after his first year in law school. Since then, he has helped gain favorable results for clients all across the nation.. A people person, Nate has always had a passion for helping and getting to know others. “As an attorney, I am in a unique position to get to know people on a professional and personal level.  Even though I operate in a professional environment, these matters concern my client’s private lives and their livelihood.  This is not something I take lightly.” Regardless of the issues at stake, Nate excels at maintaining a real relationship with those involved. His care for clients is matched only by his ability to professionally and diligently respond to their cases.. Born and raised in Kansas City, Nate attended Rockhurst High School where he learned to embody the school’s mantra of being a “Man for Others.”  Nate pursued his law degree at the University of Kansas where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2015.  Prior to his legal education, Nate received his degree in psychology from Creighton University, where he was an active member in his fraternity’s philanthropy work and frequent volunteer at area schools. Nate is licensed in Kansas and Missouri.