New Jersey Lawyers Manny Alvelo to Marc Pakrul

Firm: Davison, Eastman, Munoz, Lederman & Paone

100 Willow Brook Road , Freehold , New Jersey 07728 Zip code: 07728

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

11 Green Gate Road , Lebanon , New Jersey 08833

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements

I have more than twenty-five (25) years of varied domestic and international legal experience.. During my eight (8) years at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (“Port Authority”), I authored, negotiated and administered three hundred fifty-eight (358) consecutive contracts, worth an aggregate of more than three billion dollars, not one of which resulted in even one dollar of litigation expenses.  A direct descendant of the very first boilerplate contract I authored at the Port Authority in 1992 – the Lump Sum Contract – was recently used as the primary contractual document for the construction of the Freedom Tower, at the site of the World Trade Center (in my office of which, on the west side of the Tower One 66th Floor, I had authored that original boilerplate Lump Sum Contract).  Also while I was at the Port Authority, I authored, negotiated and administered numerous leases and agreements for real estate and other complex transactions.. When I left the Port Authority to work at Foster Wheeler, Inc. (“Foster Wheeler”), I was able to broaden the range of my experience from just the Tri-State area to the international sphere.  At that time, Foster Wheeler was one of the largest international EPC (Engineer/Procure/Construct) contractors in the world.  During the first phase of my tenure at Foster Wheeler, besides performing my duties in the Litigation Division of the Law Department (managing complex international disputes and litigations), I was able to continue my transactional work, albeit mostly for international contracts.  I dealt directly with representatives of foreign governments, such as the Peoples’ Republic of China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Finland, to name a few.  Also at that time, due to the slowing economic climate, Foster Wheeler began experiencing serious financial difficulties.  As a result, I was asked to do some very interesting corporate work.  I performed Secretarial functions for numerous Foster Wheeler entities. I created and dissolved numerous corporations, almost on a daily basis.  I was intimately involved with the merger, acquisition and divestiture of many other entities, as our CEO attempted to find creative solutions to those financial difficulties.. Also while I was at Foster Wheeler, Inc., I was involved in the acquisition, sale and leasing of industrial facilities, commercial properties and office space throughout the United States and in various world countries.. Eventually, Foster Wheeler suspended all litigation, so the Litigation Division of the Law Department was disbanded.  I was able to find a position as Risk Counsel in the Risk Management Division.  There, as the direct assistant to the Vice President, Risk Management, I was responsible for the procurement and administration of all the types of insurance required for all one hundred forty-five (145) Foster Wheeler entities throughout the world.  At that time, the financial institutions lending money to Foster Wheeler required Foster Wheeler (not only the headquarters entity in New Jersey, where I was, but also all the 144 other domestic and international Foster Wheeler entities as well) to be fully-compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOx”).  At that time, no Foster Wheeler entity anywhere had implemented any SOx framework whatsoever.  The CEO personally chose me to be the legal director of this effort.  Within six (6) months (two months ahead of schedule), our team was able to implement a complete SOx framework for all 145 domestic and international entities.  Once implemented, two prestigious international auditing firms performed intensive SOx audits at all 145 entities, and our framework passed at all 145 with flying colors.  In fact, the CEO later told our team that in the first quarter after the implementation of our SOx framework, total corporate profitability rose by three percent (3%), directly as a result of the efficiencies we had implemented through our SOx framework.. Unfortunately, by that time nothing could save Foster Wheeler.  Eventually, the headquarters was relocated to Switzerland, and almost all of us remaining at the headquarters building itself were laid off in a Planned RIF (Reduction-In-Force).  At that time the domestic economy had already begun to implode.  Thus, almost nine (9) years ago, I decided that rather than attempting to procure another job at a corporation or law firm that might be terminated on a moment’s notice, I would try to implement a private law practice.  Since then, I have been fortunate to work on a very broad spectrum of projects in areas of the law to which I might never have been otherwise exposed, such as finance, compliance, corporate, IT, IP, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, real estate and grants, to name a few.  My complete work history is detailed on my LinkedIn page, at . I have worked both as an independent attorney in private practice, and as an “independent contractor” for lucrative long-term assignments.  In that capacity, I have been fortunate to be an integral member of the legal teams for some major real estate financing and litigation projects at large and prestigious law firms in both New York City and Philadelphia.. Also currently in my private practice, I am the U.S. legal consultant for an international real estate development and financing entity. I have also successfully negotiated numerous residential loan modifications.  I am responsible for the complete oversight of the entire residential, commercial and industrial real estate transaction lifecycle, from survey and title work, pre-contract to post-closing, structuring and negotiating complex transactions, resolving business disputes, minimizing leasing delays, managing legal and paralegal work, structuring project entities such as corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships and joint ventures.  I also have extensive experience with Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) transactions and litigation.  Finally, I have also been an integral member of the legal team at prestigious law firms in New York City and Philadelphia for some large-scale real estate litigation, acquisition, sale and financing projects.. I am currently admitted to the Bars of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, the District of Columbia, Maryland and West Virginia, and over the years I have practiced intermittently in all those jurisdictions for various projects.  These days, the main area of my legal work is the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, centered around New York City).  However, in the past two years I have been fortunate to do some substantial projects in Pennsylvania and Texas, so I have begun the application process for admission to those Bars by waiver.. Thank you for your consideration.

Firm: Marc D. Marsico

33 Wood Ave S Ste 600 , Iselin , New Jersey 08830 Zip code: 08830

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

1037 Raymond Blvd , Newark , New Jersey 07102

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Law

Marc D. Haefner represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. As a commercial litigator, he focuses on civil cases arising under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and has both successfully prosecuted and defended such cases. He has also defended numerous class actions brought under New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act. His intellectual property work consists mainly of trademark, copyright infringement, and trade secret litigation in federal court.. In his 20 years of legal experience, Marc has also taken numerous appellate cases to successful conclusions. His appellate work has run the gamut from First Amendment cases involving religious liberty to issues of first impression on New Jersey’s Construction Lien Law. He has taken cases to appellate courts both when the firm represented the client below and when the case has been taken initially as an appellate matter.. Marc earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School, where he worked as the research assistant to Professor G. Robert Blakey, the recognized drafter of the RICO statute, and served as Conflicts Editor for the Journal of Legislation.  After graduation, Marc clerked for the Honorable Harold A. Ackerman in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In his previous position at a major New Jersey law firm, he chaired the firm’s Pro-Bono Committee and supervised cases involving prisoners’ rights, protection of landmark buildings, and the appropriate scheduling of marijuana in New Jersey.

2 University Plaza Dr., Suite 311 , Hackensack , New Jersey 07601 Zip code: 07601

Practice Areas: Chapter 7, Bankruptcy, Chapter 13

Firm: Schumann Hanlon Margulies LLC

30 Montgomery Street , Jersey City , New Jersey 07302 Zip code: 07302

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Four Gateway Center , Newark , New Jersey 07102 Zip code: 07102

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Mandelbaum Salsburg Lazris & Discenza

12 Christopher Way , Eatontown , New Jersey 07724 Zip code: 07724

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Gillman, Bruton & Capone, LLC

60 Highway 71 , Spring Lake Hgts , New Jersey 07762 Zip code: 07762

Practice Areas: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

I am a graduate of St. Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey.  I received my undergraduate degree at Syracuse University and my law degree at New York Law School.  I began practice in 1992 as the staff attorney for Robert Wood, the Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee in the Trenton and Camden vicinages.  I then moved to Brenner & Brenner, a Philadelphia firm, and I managed 3 New Jersey offices for the firm, working predominantly in the practice of Consumer Bankruptcy.  In 2001, I started my own firm with my present law partner, Liza M. Keefe, Esq.

Firm: Meyerson, Fox & Conte, PA

One Paragon Drive , Montvale , New Jersey 07645 Zip code: 07645

Practice Areas: Family

I am currently a partner at Meyerson, Fox & Conte, PA. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ithaca College and a Juris Doctorate from New England Law.  I am licensed in New York and New Jersey.  I am a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and a co-chair of the Family Law Section of the Bergen County Bar Association.  I have worked for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services protecting the rights of the City’s most vulnerable children.  I volunteer with the Volunteer Lawyers for Justice helping people navigate the legal system and sit on the Bergen County Ethics Committee.

2317 Highway 34 Ste 2 C , Manasquan , New Jersey 08736 Zip code: 08736

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

1037 Raymond Boulevard , Newark , New Jersey 07102 Zip code: 07102

Practice Areas: Trademark Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Civil RICO, Copyright Litigation, Civil Appeals

, Trenton , New Jersey

Practice Areas: Commercial

, Wall , New Jersey

Practice Areas: Litigation

, Neptune , New Jersey

, Manalapan , New Jersey

89 N Haddon Ave Ste B2, Marc Lario & Associates Ll , Haddonfield , New Jersey 08033 Zip code: 08033

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Family, Bankruptcy, Government

, Freehold Twp , New Jersey

Firm: Marc J. Nehmad

1200 W Mill Rd , Northfield , New Jersey 08225 Zip code: 08225

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

265the By Way , Ridgewood , New Jersey 07450