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Thomas J. Gosse, Esquire grew up in Southern New Jersey and graduated from Camden Catholic High School in 1974. Mr. Gosse attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Gosse graduated cum laude from the Wharton School with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 1978. Mr. Gosse earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the Rutgers University School of Law in 1981, graduating with Honors. While at Rutgers University School of Law, Mr. Gosse was an Associate Editor of the Rutgers Law Journal. His article, “Torts – Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Life Claim Not Cognizable But Wrongful Birth Claim Allows Recovery For Emotional Trauma Suffered By Parents,” was published in the Rutgers Law Review in 1980.. Mr. Gosse was admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1981. He also practices in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.. Thomas Gosse served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Camden County from 1982-1985. From 1985-1988, he worked as an Associate Attorney with Archer and Greiner, P.C., in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Mr. Gosse is a member of many professional organizations, including the Camden County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Other professional memberships include the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the New Jersey chapter of the Association of Trial Lawyers, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.. Mr. Gosse, during his twenty-five year career, has been recognized for his integrity and his legal ability. The largest and most respected lawyer rating service in the United States, Martindale-Hubbel, has bestowed an AV rating to Mr. Gosse for his legal ability and integrity, which is their highest rating. The Supreme Court of New Jersey has designated Mr. Gosse a “Certified Criminal Trial Attorney”. This designation is reserved for attorneys who, in the eyes of the Board on Trial Attorney Certification of the New Jersey Supreme Court, have demonstrated extraordinary experience, education, knowledge, and skill in criminal practice. Fewer than three percent of all attorneys in New Jersey have earned this distinction. Mr. Gosse has also been recognized by his peers as a leader among criminal defense attorneys. Most recently, Mr. Gosse was named a Top Ten Leader in Criminal Defense Law and recognized by South Jersey Magazine as one of the area’s best Municipal Court practitioners.

I am a former prosecutor who has been practicing primarily criminal law since 1991. I have been certified as a criminal trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court. This designation is only achieved by the top 5% of attorneys. I have also been  admitted to the United States Supreme Court. We offer a free consultation where you can come to our office, go over your legal situation, and evaluate whether you would like to hire us to represent your interests.  Come find out the difference with a well experienced, private law firm, that will protect your interests. There is nothing more important than your freedom or criminal record.

Jeremy Lackey is a seasoned criminal attorney who served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and as a Deputy Attorney General for New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, before co-founding the firm Lackey & Miller, LLC.. During his tenure as an Assistant Prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Lackey prosecuted cases in both the juvenile criminal court and the adult criminal court. While assigned to the Grand Jury and Trial Team units, Mr. Lackey investigated and presented hundreds of matters to the grand jury and litigated countless cases from detention hearings through arraignment and sentencing.. Mr. Lackey has extensive courtroom and trial experience, having presented arguments on dozens of topics during motion hearings, and having tried a wide array of criminal cases. These cases include offenses ranging from burglary and robbery to murder and strict liability for drug induced death, among other charges. Notably, Mr. Lackey stands among a limited number of trial attorneys who have examined experts from numerous specialized fields, such as forensic pathology, toxicology, DNA and serology, forensic chemistry and controlled dangerous substances, ballistics and firearms, the extraction and examination of electronic devices, and GPS/historical cell site location data. During his time in Burlington County, Mr. Lackey also served in the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, where he focused on prosecuting individuals charged with weapons offenses, drug distribution, and strict liability for drug induced death. As a member of the Task Force, Mr. Lackey had the unique opportunity of attending the Top Gun training program, an intensive course designed for New Jersey law enforcement on advanced techniques in drug investigations and the execution of search warrants.. During his time as a Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Lackey was assigned to the Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau, where he managed multi-defendant cases and wiretap investigations resulting in charges of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder, drug production facilities, and firearms trafficking. Following his time in the Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau, Mr. Lackey was assigned to the Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions which concentrates on investigating and prosecuting complex financial crimes.. Mr. Lackey’s dedication to the legal profession extends beyond the courtroom and he is passionate about sharing his knowledge. As such, Mr. Lackey instructed at the New Jersey Advocacy Institute’s trial advocacy program providing valuable insight into areas like direct and cross-examination, witness preparation, and the introduction of evidence during a trial. Furthermore, he serves as an adjunct professor at Rowan College at Burlington County, where he has taught Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Court Systems, and Introduction to Private Security. Following his graduation from Rutgers University School of Law, Mr. Lackey clerked for the Honorable E. David Millard, P.J. Civ. Div. (retired) in Ocean County Superior Court.. Jeremy Lackey’s exceptional legal acumen, combined with his unwavering commitment to justice, makes him a formidable advocate for his clients, ensuring that their rights are protected, and their voices are heard throughout every step of the legal process.

Jason Javie represents clients throughout Philadelphia in post-conviction relief, civil rights, and personal injury law. Mr. Javie is a graduate of Villanova University and Widger School of Law. He has been in practice for 10 years defending the rights of clients in matters ranging from criminal appeals to pardons, expungements, and civil claims following wrongful arrests or convictions. He also vigorously pursues damages for those who have been wrongfully injured.Mr. Javie’s firm, Levin & Javie, offers client-focused legal help aimed at obtaining optimum results. Attorney Javie is never afraid of a challenge. He has been to trial numerous times and believes in strategic representation based on careful legal analysis, thorough investigation, and comprehensive preparation.

I am an attorney who is passionate about defending people and the freedoms that this country affords them. From a very young age I knew I wanted to be a lawyer and I knew I wanted to be the type of lawyer who is in a courtroom fighting for people and their constitutional protections. In law school I participated in moot courts and mock trials which validated that my goal to be a trial lawyer was the right one. I also interned at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia and volunteered a lot of time with clinics and Public Interest Law groups. This solidified my devotion to those people and communities who are traditionally maligned and underrepresented.. After graduating and a year of clerking with a New Jersey Superior Court Judge I took both of those passions to the New Jersey Public Defender’s Office where I represented people who have the constitutional right to an attorney but could not afford one. People who are facing some of the most difficult times in their lives, staring at serious criminal charges, but because they don’t have money or enough money now need an attorney appointed to them. My goal for these clients was singular, to provide the best legal representation possible. After many years as a Public Defender, although I absolutely loved my job and the clients I was fortunate enough to represent, I decided to make a change. I started my own firm where my focus is still the same, to provide the best legal representation possible.. I am also a current New Jersey National Guardsman with over 20 years of service with the U.S. Army. I was an Enlisted Servicemember for a brief time before I commissioned as an Officer and then trained and became an Army Aviator. I deployed and flew Blackhawk helicopters in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Joint Guardian, and many state-side support missions. I am passionate about the challenges many Veterans face after they transition to the civilian side and seek to be of service to them in any way that I might be able to, whether professionally as their attorney or volunteering time and information other ways.

James A. Funt is a founding partner at Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt & Flores, specializing in blue collar and white collar criminal defense, civil rights, and plaintiff’s side employment discrimination matters.. Mr. Funt is currently the 2015 Co-Chair of the Criminal Justice Section(CJS) of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He also serves on the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors as well as the Association’s Commission of Judicial Selection and Retention. He has successfully tried thousands of criminal cases before judges and juries in state and federal courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania ranging from complex homicides to kidnappings, aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, state and federal drug cases, and white collar crimes including sexual-cyber-crimes. His practice includes adult and Juvenile matters. He often handles high profile matters and understands how to delicately and deftly handle the press in the best interest of his clients. His clients have included police officers, fire fighters, attorneys, doctors, sports figures as well other professionals. Mr. Funt has also tried numerous civil rights cases alleging claims of excessive force and wrongful arrest, and has successfully represented clients in first amendment issues and employment discrimination cases such as age, race, gender, whistle blowing and sexual orientation claims.. Contacts in the Hispanic Community. Although an accomplished and fearless litigator in the courtroom for all of his clients, Mr. Funt takes particular pride in always fighting for the “little guy”. He began advocating for workers’ rights while living in Mexico in the early 1990’s where he spearheaded a variety of humanitarian, environmental and development projects. That experience left an indelible mark on him. Fluent in Spanish, he has developed a large Hispanic clientele in the tri-state region representing people from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Panama and is sensitive to the challenges that the Latino population often face in the United States.. Criminal, Civil Rights, Employment Expertise & Union Representation. Mr. Funt has a distinguished and diversified background as a complex civil and criminal trial attorney. After returning from Mexico, he began his legal career in 1994 as a trial lawyer with the Defender Association of Philadelphia where he represented indigent defendants in hundreds of serious criminal cases. While there he was selected to investigate and track cases involving allegations of police abuse and corruption and was involved in exposing the civil liberty abuses by the 39th district police.. In 1997 Mr. Funt was recruited to join the law firm of Willig, Williams, and Davidson, the area’s premier labor and employment firm where he represented unions and individual plaintiffs on complex labor and employment cases. There he represented individuals in grievances and arbitrations on job related issues, assisted the Erie and Philadelphia Fire Fighters with their Interest Arbitration and contract negotiations, and secured large monetary awards on behalf of individuals in State and Federal Court whose civil liberties had been violated. From 2000-2002 Mr. Funt served as in-house counsel for the firm’s numerous Union clients advocating on behalf of individual Union members accused of criminal conduct.. In 2002 Mr. Funt partnered with Ronald Greenblatt, Esquire launching Greenblatt & Funt, (the precursor to GPFF); a dynamic criminal defense firm dedicated to the zealous representation of working class families. He continues to maintain strong ties with the union movement representing the Philadelphia Fire Fighters, Bakery Workers, Probation Officers, Steel & Rubber Workers, Teamsters, Postal Workers, Teachers, Septa workers, Food and Commercial Workers Painters, Glaziers and Roofers to name a few throughout the tri-state region. He won a four million dollar jury verdict with fellow partner Patricia Pierce, Esquire against the University of Pennsylvania representing a special needs dentist in a wrongful discharge contract claim.. High Publicity Cases and the Media. From 2002-the present, Mr. Funt has been involved in some of the area’s most highly publicized cases and is keenly aware of the value and hazards of press cases. He understands that often it is just as important to defend a client’s reputation in the court of public opinion as well as the courtroom, and will use every tool at his disposal to ensure that his clients receive fair treatment throughout their ordeal. As such, he is often sought out by the media to address current events and constitutional matters such as the recent 50th anniversary of Gideon vs. Wainwright the verdict in the Travon Martin case, the Superior Court reversal of the Monsignor Lynn Child abuse matter as well as recent Supreme court rulings and their applicability to citizens in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. Difficult Cases. Mr. Funt does not shy away from the difficult or unpopular case. He understands acutely that there are always two sides to every story and that it is his duty and obligation to fully represent his client so the complete truth can be revealed. This is particularly true in sexual assault and homicide cases where the media often convicts an individual at the moment he or she is arrested. Because the consequences for sexual assault convictions are so severe and draconian with the advent of SORNA (the federal equivalent of Megan’s Law) more often than not these matters must be fully litigated and brought before a jury. Juries are where Mr. Funt shines. No one investigates cases as thoroughly as he does and no has been more successful in arguing his clients’ innocence.

I began my current practice in Cherry Hill in 1987, but I have more than 40 years’ legal experience.. I  have in my legal practice a significant experience which many other criminal defense lawyers do not. For 12 years I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting bank robberies, drug distribution conspiracies, interstate theft, and such white collar offenses as tax violations, wire and mail fraud and political corruption. I am very familiar with with the practices of prosecutors, both federal and state... Besides criminal defense representation, I bring considerable experience in helping plaintiffs seeking compensation. I worked at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania law firm for seven years, representing people who had been injured through medical malpractice, product defects, aircraft disasters and other negligent acts. I am also licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. I have also established relationships with many New Jersey and Pennsylvania legal professionals. Their confidence in my practice has earned me a BV® Distinguished Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®.. I am a Colonel retired, United States Army, having served approximately 28 years in the U.S. Army and the New Jersey Army National Guard. With that military experience I do represent active duty and military veterans in the criminal and administrative proceedings, such as General and Special Courts-Martials, corrections of military records, discharge upgrads. I also represent veterans with disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ronald L. Greenblatt, the managing partner of Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt & Flores, LLC., is one of the most respected and sought after attorneys in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Greenblatt has successfully litigated over 1,000 criminal trials on charges ranging from homicide, homicide by vehicle, sexual assault, serious drug offenses, fraud and other white collar crimes, Internet crimes, DUI, DWI, driving under the influence, including those involving the insanity defense. After years of experience, Mr. Greenblatt knows the criminal justice system from the inside-out–including the judges, prosecutors, police and investigators associated with his cases. He regularly lectures to his fellow attorneys and judges on both trial technique and changes in the law. Attorneys throughout the region refer their clients to him with confidence–due to both his outstanding track record and his tireless work ethic.. Since the age of 20, Mr. Greenblatt has sought to protect the rights of men and women. In 1981, he became one of the youngest union shop stewards in U.S. history when he was elected union shop steward for New Jersey Restaurant Local 54 (now Local 33). In this position, he fought grievances brought against his fellow union members and filed grievances on behalf of union members. Upon his graduation from law school, Mr. Greenblatt joined the Philadelphia Public Defenders Office. There, he handled the defense and trials of hundreds of accused men and women and was one of only two lawyers appointed to the prestigious Special Defense Unit (SDU). While in this unit, he received specialized training in forensics, including accident reconstruction, DNA and fingerprint training, ballistic training, and training in the use of forensic psychiatry and psychology in the defense of criminal cases–all of which he relies on today to build his cases. This is focused training that very few other lawyers have. He has also received training in media relations in connection with successfully trying some of the area’s highest profile cases.. In addition to managing his criminal practice, Mr. Greenblatt co-manages the firm’s extensive civil rights practice with Patricia Pierce. They have handled claims of police misconduct that have resulted in wrongful arrest, prosecution, and incarceration as well as traumatic injury of their clients. Mr. Greenblatt and Ms. Pierce have successfully represented GPEFF’s clients in state and federal court actions that have resulted in recoveries of millions of dollars. Additionally, Mr. Greenblatt works with Ms. Pierce on her class action and large employment discrimination cases.. Today, after 25 years of practice, Mr. Greenblatt is one of the leaders of the criminal defense bar in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey and he is highly engaged in service to the profession. He is the immediate past chairperson of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and still serves on its Executive Committee. He is a founding member and Master of the Philadelphia Inn of Criminal Court, where he is on the Executive Committee, Planning Committee and serves as Secretary of the Inn. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Defender Association of Philadelphia Alumni Association and an active member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Camden County Bar Association.. He has been given the prestigious AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbel ratings service. This rating means that he is one of the preeminent lawyers in his field as determined by lawyers and judges in the criminal law field. He has also been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List. However, probably even more telling about his expertise, Mr. Greenblatt is regularly asked to lecture to judges as well as to other criminal defense lawyers, new prosecutors and even Rutgers and Temple law students on adult and juvenile criminal law subjects. A graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, Mr. Greenblatt also received his B.A. from Rutger’s University where he majored in Economics and minored in Accounting.

Michele Morgera, Esquire, works in GPFF’s office in Haddonfield, New Jersey. As the former Chief of the Major Crimes Unit of the Camden County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s office, Ms. Morgera brings thirty years of legal experience to the firm. Ms. Morgera concentrates her practice in criminal defense. She joins Leonard Baker, Esquire, who is one of the area’s leading criminal attorneys, and Ret. New Jersey Court Judge Irvin Snyder, to give GPFF one of the strongest, respected and most experienced criminal law defense practices in Southern New Jersey.. Ms. Morgera began her legal career as an associate in both a civil practice and criminal defense firm before joining the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office in 1987. During Ms. Morgera’s career as an assistant prosecutor, she served as the Chief of the Grand Jury Unit, Chief of the Career Criminal Unit, Chief of the Fugitive Section, and the Chief of the Major Crimes Unit. She has personally tried over one hundred jury trials, including some of the most complicated criminal cases in the region. Additionally, she had supervisory authority over thousands of serious cases. Ms. Morgera also served as the Police Legal Advisor. Ms. Morgera was literally on call 24 hours a day to answer all of the complicated legal matters and questions from law enforcement.. GPFF is thrilled to have Ms. Morgera bring her experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system to the firm. Just as important, her knowledge of best practices in internal investigations from the perspective of a seasoned prosecutor adds additional depth to our Employment Practice.. Ms. Morgera graduated from LaSalle University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration. She received her law degree from Rutgers Law School in 1986. In 2001, Ms. Morgera earned a Master’s in Public Administration from Rutgers Newark.. In 2014, Ms. Morgera began working as a Literacy Volunteer in Camden County as a reading tutor, providing reading instruction to adults at the lowest literacy level.

Leonard S. Baker is a Partner at Greenblatt Pierce Funt & Flores, LLC (GPFF). Mr. Baker is the Director of the firm’s New Jersey Office and leads both the legal and administrative functions centered in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Mr. Baker has been admitted to the New Jersey State Bar since 1973 and has continually practiced law in that state up until the present. Mr. Baker’s practice, during his over forty (40) years as an attorney, has been primarily devoted to criminal defense. To that end, he has represented clients on matters ranging from Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI) to Capital Murder. Mr. Baker has litigated matters in Federal, State and Municipal Courts. He has also represented clients before Administrative Courts and Agencies throughout New Jersey.. Throughout Mr. Baker’s long and distinguished career, he has represented individuals, banks, corporations, political appointees, and police officers from many different agencies. Additionally, Mr. Baker has represented various public agencies, including probation offices, police offices, and Sheriff’s Offices, in conducting contract negotiations. As such, Mr. Baker has developed a unique and specialized knowledge in the workings of all of these agencies.. Mr. Baker has litigated a vast amount of jury trials during his career; including; three Capital Murder trials, numerous other murder trials and an International Sexual abuse case in Federal Court. Mr. Baker has had jury trials also involving robbery, firearms offenses, drug conspiracy, and many others.. In 1988, Mr. Baker became one of a select number of criminal attorneys in New Jersey to attain the distinction of becoming a “Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court.” To achieve this prestigious distinction, Mr. Baker had to; pass a comprehensive exam, handle a significant number of criminal matters and be recognized by his peers and judges as an expert in criminal law. This distinction has allowed Mr. Baker to receive numerous referrals from other attorneys who recognize Mr. Baker’s expertise and trust their clients to his representation. Additionally, Mr. Baker has maintained this prestigious distinction throughout the years by continuing to improve his legal education and receiving written accolades from fellow attorneys and judges.. For over 25 years, Mr. Baker was an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law at Rutgers School of Law, Camden, until his retirement in June of 2016. He was first retained in August 1989 by Dean Roger Dennis, to teach an advanced course in Criminal Procedure. He instructed students on the law of Search and Seizure and various other important Criminal Law topics. In 1993, the law school tasked Mr. Baker with developing a new course to offer its senior students who had an interest in practicing Criminal law upon graduation. Mr. Baker formulated, from scratch, a new curriculum entitled “Criminal Practice.” Through this new and innovative course, students are taught the Criminal Justice System through the eyes of a 40 plus year litigator. Additionally, Mr. Baker brought in guest Prosecutors and Judges to help the students fully understand the system. Also, while having the students do mock litigation, Mr. Baker helped his students sharpen their courtroom skills by teaching them advanced methods of oral argument and direct and cross-examination of various types of witnesses.. Mr. Baker is also a guest lecturer at “Boys State of New Jersey.” Boys State is a one week session for outstanding high school students in New Jersey who are entering their senior year. Mr. Baker, along with other attorneys, lectures the students about the career path of becoming a lawyer. For the past ten (10) years, Mr. Baker has met with large groups of young men, explaining the legal profession as a career path and answering all of their queries.. Because of his years of experience, Mr. Baker is on a state-wide New Jersey list of lawyers qualified to represent law enforcement officers who have either administrative, legal or both matters pending against them. This police Benevolent Association (PBA) list is disseminated throughout the State and Mr. Baker is regularly chosen as counsel for officers who need his help. Because of his vast legal knowledge and the associations Mr. Baker has made over the years, he can offer a truly unique knowledge of all areas in which his help is needed.. Additionally, Mr. Baker has successfully litigated numerous Civil matters resulting in substantial awards to his client.. In John Doe v. Caesars Casino, et al, Mr. Baker attained a 2.4 million dollar verdict for his client. In an exhaustive four week trial in Atlantic City, Mr. Baker convinced a jury that his client’s deceased husband’s death was a result of negligence on the part of several defendants and that she should be fairly compensated.. Additionally, Mr. Baker, in 2009, settled a case against Valero Oil Corporation for 1.4 million dollars. In 2010, he recovered a half million dollars for an injured bicyclist.. In winning these civil cases, Mr. Baker was able to translate his skills in the criminal courts to the civil courts.

If you or someone you know is charged with an indictable offense in the Superior Court of Noew Jersey, a disorderly persons offense in Municipal Court, a DWI or a traffic offense, call me to discuss your case.  I provide affordable representation with positive results.

Former Prosecutor specializing in Criminal, DWI Defense, Municipal Court, Domestic Violence, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.

Jonathan specializes in providing knowledgeable and thorough criminal defense—from advocating effectively for a reasonable bail or ROR (release on recognizance) at arraignments, to plea negotiations, pre-trial motion hearings and trial work.. Jonathan has also worked extensively with bodies of the United Nations. He has argued before the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and United Nations Appeals Tribunal, and has also served as a consultant and policy advisor for the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.. Jonathan graduated from Cornell University and Florida International University College of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He speaks conversational Spanish and Arabic (Modern Standard and Levantine dialect).. If you are facing felony or misdemeanor criminal charges, your choice of defense counsel can make a difference between a conviction and freedom. When your future is at stake, you need a passionate and attentive attorney by your side to protect your rights at every stage of the process. The attorneys at Gregg & Associates P.C., in Staten Island, have provided honest and effective criminal defense to clients throughout New York City and the tri-state area since 1998. Whether you are facing charges for drug crimes, DUI or domestic violence, we are dedicated to obtaining justice for you.. A winning criminal defense strategy begins with a knowledgeable and experienced lawyer who cares about you and your case. When you choose our firm for your criminal defense representation, you will benefit from our:. If you choose us, you can count on an aggressive, honest and focused effort to protect your rights and reputation.