JAVERBAUM WURGAFT HICKS KAHN WIKSTROM & SININS, P.C. - Key Persons
Alan Berliner has over thirty years of experience handling personal injury litigation such as premises liability, automobile accidents, medical malpractice and other actions in State and Federal courts, with many notable verdicts and settlements. Law Clerk for Honorable Leo Yanoff 1988-1989. Solo practitioner from 1989 - 2013. Managing partner at Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod from 2013-2019. Solo practitioner from 2019 - 2020.
Education
Muhlenberg College, 1985 B.S.
Mr. Moskowitz focuses his employment law practice on disability, discrimination, harassment and whistleblower claims, as well as cases involving the Family and Medical Leave Act. He also handles restrictive covenant matters as well as commercial and personal injury litigation cases.
Andrew M. Moskowitz has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Employment & Labor, in 2012 - 2022.* Mr. Moskowitz is a frequent contributor to the New Jersey Law Journal and other publications. He has served as a Co-Chair for the Employment Law Section of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). He is a member of the Executive Board of Directors for the National Employment Lawyers of America-New Jersey (NELA-NJ) for the 2017-19 term.
Mr. Moskowitz is a graduate of Duke University and attended the Fordham University School of Law, where he graduated in the top 25% of his class.
Anita Lynn James focuses her main practice area in residential and commercial real estate matters. She has numerous years of experience in handling purchase, sale and refinance transactions for individual clients as well as for companies, both large and small. Ms. James is experienced in all aspects of a real estate transaction from the initial drafting of the Contract and negotiations involved therewith to the actual closing itself. In addition, Ms. James has represented lenders in connection with the review of financing provided to individuals as well as to business entities. She prides herself in maintaining communications with her clients throughout the transaction as well as the attorneys and realtors involved in her transactions.
In addition to her real estate practice, Ms. James also has experience in drafting Wills, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills.
Education
Seton Hall University, 1980 B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, 1983 J.D.
Mr. Rinaldo has over 50 years of legal experiences. He specializes in plaintiff's personal injury litigation, Petitioners Workers' Compensation Injuries, Criminal Defense, State and Federal Municipal court, Municipal Land Use Law and Public Sector Labor Law.
Mr. Rinaldo was formerly an Assistant Prosecutor in Union County and a former President of the Union County Bar Association. He was formerly a partner in the Law Firm of Rinaldo and Rinaldo, Esqs., Garrubbo Romankow & Rinaldo and the Law Firm of Anthony D. Rinaldo, Esq.
He is and admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Georgia, Federal District of New Jersey and Georgia, Court of Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Rinaldo serves as Vice Chairman of the Crimestoppers of Union County and is a member of the National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Master of the American Inns of Court and the New Jersey Municipal Attorneys Association.
Education
Bucknell University, 1960 B.A.
Emory University - Lamar School of Law, 1963 J.D.
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Job Titles:
- Development Organization ( Board Secretary and General Counsel
Job Titles:
- of Counsel
- Member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy
Barry has a reputation for excellence and creativity in the practice of personal injury and medical malpractice law, for over 45 years. As a preeminent lawyer in the legal community, the work of Barry J. Hockfield, Esquire has set new standards in the practice of all areas of personal injury. His intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him national recognition and respect among his fellow lawyers and the insurance industry. Now Barry has joined Javerbaum Wurgaft as Of Counsel to share his experience and expertise.
Barry J. Hockfield has handled virtually every kind of personal injury case with great dedication and extraordinary preparation and zeal.
Experience, integrity and expertise is the hallmark of Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C.
As his clients say, "Better call Barry" represents a source of pride and a history of success and the hallmark of his relationship with his clients.
Barry's energetic approach to litigation, coupled with his vast experience, creates a dynamic style and demeanor that has won over juries and resulted in significant trial awards, earning a reputation among his peers as a top personal injury and medical malpractice litigator in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
What Barry Is most proud of is not his "record' verdicts and settlements, but rather the relationships that he and his firm have developed and maintained with over 30,000 clients over the years.
Barry is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy, American Association for Justice, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey Barr Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New York Bar Association and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In addition, Barry has attended the prestigious American College of Trial Advocacy.
Barry has also served on multiple committees to improve the practice of law and has served on the Board of Directors of many cultural institutions in the Delaware Valley.
Education
Temple University, B.S.
University of Toledo, J.D.
Brian began his legal career as an associate in the Philadelphia office of Wolf Block LLP and later joined the Atlantic City Office of Fox Rothschild LLP where he was a member of the Real Estate and Financial Restructuring departments.
He has significant experience advising borrowers and lenders in the work-out and restructuring of loans. Brian has also represented developers, sellers, purchasers, landlords, tenants, and lenders on the sale, acquisition, leasing of real estate, and related financing of commercial and residential properties.
Brian was "of counsel" to Kraemer Burns P.A. before becoming "of counsel" at Javerbaum Wurgaft. Brian is a partner in a New Jersey-based land acquisition and development company.
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
Practice Areas:
Construction Site Workplace Injuries
Daniel T. Dalena is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey. He is based out of the firm's Newark office. He focuses on civil litigation personal injury matters, matters involving automobile negligence and premises liability.
He graduated Cum Laude from Seton Hall University School of Law and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. At Seton Hall University School of Law, Mr. Dalena was the recipient of Land Finance Award for Outstanding Student.
Prior to joining Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks, Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, he was Senior Litigation Counsel to a publicly traded company and was trial counsel in prosecuting and defending actions against the company in New Jersey courts and arbitration proceedings. Dan oversaw class actions involving alleged consumer fraud, regulatory violations, Universal Service Fund issues, and WARN Act violations; multi-plaintiff employment litigation; and whistleblower litigation.
Prior to that, Daniel worked for an insurance defense litigation firm and litigated over 20 jury trials to verdict in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren County.
Daniel was also an Assistant Prosecutor in Morris County for over a decade and litigated over 50 jury trials to verdict. While an Assistant Prosecutor, Daniel was promoted to Supervisor of the Trial Unit and the Vehicular Homicide Unit.
He is an active member of the New Jersey Association for Justice.
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
Daniel T. Dalena is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey. He is based out of the firm's Newark office. He focuses on civil litigation … [Read more...] about Daniel T. Dalena
The focus of Mr. Menzel's practice is commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in representing clients in a wide variety of litigation, including the following:
• Representing financial services providers, including banks and insurers in connection with the sale of financial products, in their capacity as lenders, and in matters involving Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Fiduciaries Act;
• Construction litigation;
• Professional malpractice including accounting, legal and architectural;
• Trust and estate litigation;
• Commercial landlord - tenant disputes;
• Disputes among owners of closely held business entities;
• Employee restrictive covenants;
• Contract disputes;
• Fraudulent conveyances;
• Consumer fraud;
As a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, David Wikstrom represents clients in claims involving Legal Malpractice, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Dramshop and Employment Discrimination. David Wikstrom has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list in 2008 - 2022.* He is a Past-President of the Union County Bar Association, former Chairman of the Product Liability Section of the Essex County Bar Association and a member of the Standing Committee for Legal Malpractice and Insurance. He is currently serving as Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is the former Chairman of the Union County Bar Association's Civil Practice Committee. He the former Chair of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Trial Certification. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum*, which recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience, and excellence in trial advocacy and have obtained recoveries on behalf of their clients in excess of one million dollars. He is a frequent lecturer for ICLE on Legal Malpractice and Ethics, and has presented seminars both nationally and internationally. Mr. Wikstrom is also an adjunct professor at Union County College where he teaches Business Law. Finally, David co-chairs a yearly service trip for lawyers to lend a hand to communities struck by natural disasters in locations such as Puerto Rico.
David L. Wikstrom has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorney, list in 2019, 2020, 2021*
Doug Burns is a cum laude graduate of Boston University. He first attended University of California's Hastings College of Law, where he was named to the Law Review, and then transferred to Rutgers University School of Law where he earned his J.
Burns devotes substantial time representing clients in business matters and has particular expertise in commercial transactions, equipment sale and financing transactions, contract drafting and negotiation, and employment law. Negotiating complex commercial contracts and resolving complex commercial disputes are his forte. He has represented domestic and multi-national companies across many industry sectors, including equipment manufacturers, equipment financing companies, flavor and fragrance companies, software developers, commercial landlords and service companies.
In addition to handling business matters, Burns is unique in that he is also an experienced trial attorney. He has handled civil litigation in a wide range of areas including commercial and employment matters, as well as personal injury claims. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in major personal injury and product liability litigation and has obtained million-dollar recoveries by trial and settlement (Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances). His dispute resolution skills and claim evaluation expertise have been fine tuned by serving for over 30 years as a court appointed arbitrator.
He is also a delegate/member of Mackrell International, an international organization of independent law firms with approximately 90 member firms in 60 countries around the world, and served on the organization's Management Committee for six years. Through his involvement with Mackrell International he regularly attends meetings in locations around the world and has developed significant contacts and expertise in international business transactions.
Drake Bearden's practice focuses on representing individuals and families in Employment and Civil Rights matters. He has spent his entire career representing Plaintiffs in these matters. Drake is Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. This is a designation granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to attorneys who are able to demonstrate sufficient levels of experience, education, knowledge and skill in civil practice.
Drake has litigated hundreds of Employment and Civil Rights cases obtaining tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for individuals. He has tried numerous Employment and Civil Rights cases to verdict and obtained multiple six-figure-plus verdicts for plaintiffs. Those verdicts include an $11.8 million dollar verdict in 2017 in a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination case, one of the largest verdicts awarded in the State of New Jersey that year for any type of case according to the New Jersey Law Journal Top N.J. Verdicts and Settlements*.
Drake is a member of several legal associations including the New Jersey Association for Justice ("NJAJ"), the New Jersey State Bar Association ("NJSBA"), the National Employment Lawyer's Association ("NELA") New Jersey Chapter, and the Garden State Bar Association ("GSBA"). He sits on the Board of Governors for NJAJ and is a member of the NJSBA Labor and Employment Section's Executive Committee. Drake has lectured at dozens of seminars on employment litigation, civil rights and trial tactics for the NJAJ and NJSBA.
Drake graduated from Temple University cum laude with a Bachelor's of Art in Journalism. He then graduated from Temple University's Beasley School of Law, where he completed the School's Nationally Ranked trial advocacy program.
Drake has been named a Rising Star and then Super Lawyer by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2014. He has also been selected as a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum**.
Job Titles:
- of Counsel
- Member of the Livingston Planning Board
As an attorney and a former realtor, Ellie Cohen has a unique perspective on real estate transactions. Her more then 30 years of experience in law, real estate, and community service gives her entry to many of the major players in the field.
As a former Mayor and member of the Livingston Planning Board, Ms. Cohen has an insider's perspective on what planning boards and municipal governments are looking for when a land use application is submitted.
Because of Ms. Cohen's active role in politics and the arts world she has relationships with and access to many of the civic and political leaders in New Jersey.
A certified matrimonial mediator, Ms. Cohen's master's degree in counseling is helpful in assisting couples to resolve their marital issues in an amicable manner when they are seeking to divorce.
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Newark, Juror Doctor-1985
Kean University, Massachusetts, M.A.T. Masters in Counseling
Brandeis University, Massachusetts, B.A.
Job Titles:
- Managing Shareholder / Partner
- Trustee of Partners for Women
Mr. Kahn is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Past President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, Current President of the North jersey Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a Member of the International Society of Barristers. His practice includes representing victims of sexual abuse, motor vehicle, truck and bus accident victims, construction site accident cases, medical malpractice cases, claims against public entities, and claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, including personal injury cases against the Untied States Postal Service.
Notably, Mr. Kahn represented five construction workers in a lawsuit against a co-worker who cheated them out of their share of a Mega Millions Lottery jackpot, and obtained a $20 million dollar jury verdict in their favor. He also represented a high school student who was assaulted in school by another student, and severely injured, and obtained a $16 million jury verdict in his favor. He was also involved in defending Molly Wei, one of the Rutgers students charged with invasion of privacy in the Tyler Clementi case, in defense of the criminal charges brought against her. More recently, he was involved in a settlement for multiple victims of childhood sexual abuse of over $34 million dollars, and a settlement for a motor vehicle accident against the United States Postal Service for $4,900,000. (Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances).
Outside of his law practice, Mr. Kahn is a Trustee of Partners for Women and Justice, an organization dedicated to providing legal services to victims of domestic violence, an Ambassador Board Member of Connect One Bank, and is on the Leadership Council for the United Negro College Fund. He also actively volunteers his time to Central Jersey Legal Services, providing pro bono representation to those in need, and was a recipient of the Equal Justice Medal for Major Contributions to Pro Bono Clients awarded by Legal Services of New Jersey in June 2019.
Mr. Kahn is the firm's managing Shareholder.
Education
Haverford College, 1990 B.A.
Rutgers Law School - Newark, 1993 J.D.
Eric G. Kahn has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list in 2007 to 2022.
Mr. Kahn is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Past President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, Current President of the North jersey Chapter … [Read more...] about Eric G. Kahn
Francisco J. Rodriguez has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star list in 2006 to 2008.* Francisco J. Rodriguez has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 100 list in 2015.* He was the president of the New Jersey Association for Justice, which is New Jersey premier association for educating lawyers to be better trial attorneys and advocates for the right to a trial by jury and for the rights of consumers, from 2013-2014. On June 10, 2016, Mr. Rodriguez was sworn in for a three-year term as a National Governor for the American Association of Justice representing the New Jersey Association for Justice, and he continues to serve in that role today.
During the course of his career, Mr. Rodriguez has successfully represented children who suffered brain damage from obstetrical malpractice and blindness from neonatal malpractice, and patients who have been injured due to other forms of hospital, physician and nursing errors, including the failure to timely diagnose breast, rectal, colon, and lung cancer, the performance of unnecessary surgeries, and surgical mistakes . He represented many patients who have suffered spinal and neurological injuries from surgery. He has obtained compensation for patients in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities with pressure sores, medication overdoses and broken bones. He represents adults and children who were the victims of abuse and neglect.
Mr. Rodriguez has also successfully represented clients who have been injured in significant motor vehicle cases, having achieved a multi-million dollar award for a woman who was a passenger in a limousine struck by a tractor trailer. (Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances).
Mr. Rodriguez wrote the appellate briefs in Jump v. Facelle, 275 A.D.2d 345, 712 N.Y.S.2d 162 (App. Div. 2d Dep't 2000), which is the most cited case on proving proximate causation in New York State.
The New Jersey Supreme Court certified Mr. Rodriguez as a civil trial attorney since 2007. The New Jersey Supreme Court also appointed him to the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certification - Civil Trial Law Certification Committee in 2012, where he continues to oversee the certification of attorneys for civil trial practice. The New Jersey Supreme Court also appointed him to the Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges in 2011, where he had helped to revise the many instructions that judges give to juries in civil cases. He was also appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court's Working Group on Business Litigation in 2013. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey appointed Mr. Rodriguez to serve on two Merit Selection Panels to make recommendations to the District Court for the hiring of three United States Magistrate Judges. Finally, in 2010 he was appointed to be Co-Liaison Counsel for the Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Mass Tort litigation by the New Jersey Superior Court.
Gary Roth is a plaintiffs' employment law litigator. He concentrates his practice on employment discrimination and termination law, and also handles corporate and general litigation matters. Mr. Roth has spent his career advocating for the rights of employees subjected to unlawful treatment by employers based on age, race, sex, ethnic origin, religion, disability, and other protected categories; retaliation for whistle-blowing activity; hostile or racially-charged work environments; sexual harassment in the workplace; etc. His diligence has earned him a high level of respect from his peers and clients, and he has a long history of achieving substantial results against some of the most formidable opponents. Gary E. Roth has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers,Employment Litigation, list in 2005 - 2020.* He has always received the highest rating (A-V) from Martindale-Hubbell for legal competence and ethical integrity. Mr. Roth is actively involved in State and County Bar Associations, often serving in a leadership role. He has lectured on employment law before numerous professional and legal groups, including the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, National Employment Lawyers Association-NJ, the Union County Bar Association, and local Chambers of Commerce.
Geoffrey J. Smith focuses his legal practice on aggressively pursing justice for his injured clients and their families in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He believes it is an honor and a privilege to fight for those who are going through some of the toughest moments of their lives.
Geoffrey attended Widener Law School where he was as a member of the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society.
As an attorney, Geoffrey has substantial experience representing clients in motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall accidents and workers' compensation matters. Geoffrey prides himself on giving each and every client the attention and respect they deserve.
Outside of work, Geoffrey is a member of the Camden County Bar Association and Burlington County Bar Association. He is a resident of Voorhees, NJ and in his free time he enjoys spending quality time with his best friend and wife Alyssa, and their two amazing children Hudson and Delaney.
Education
West Virginia University, 2009, B.A.
Widener School of Law, 2013, J.D., Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society
Gerald Baker is one of the most able and high-profile personal injury attorneys in the nation. Animated, ever cheerful and possessing a great sense of purpose, Baker has deep roots in fighting for the legal rights of workers and victims of negligence. Son of the prominent, street-smart Hoboken attorney Nathan Baker, Jerry has his own pedigree - he went to Cornell University and later Yale Law School. ("It's all I knew and all I ever wanted to do," says Baker about becoming an attorney.) Jerry's father represented immigrant families of longshoremen and seamen and built a reputation as a leading admiralty law attorney.
By 1982 Jerry had succeeded his father as managing partner of the firm, which was founded in the 1920s. Over the years, Baker's cases have included groundbreaking personal-injury cases, and major high-profile claims as well. He has represented the families of TWA Flight 800, Korean Airlines Flight 007 and Egyptair Flight 990. Such cases routinely led to seven-figure settlements, and bolstered Baker's reputation as one of the nation's leaders of personal-injury law.
REVISED In 2002, he obtained a verdict of $53 million against Conrail in a wrongful death case representing the family of a conductor who was survived by a wife and two young children. This was the largest wrongful death verdict in the history of New Jersey and one of the top 50 verdicts in the United States in 2002. (Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances):
Baker's wood-paneled office, cluttered with case files, looks out over the Hudson river and New York City. (On the morning of September 11, Baker was on the last subway train to pass under The World Trade Center; today he represents, at no charge, the families of several 9/11 victims.) Indeed, Baker is passionate about his profession's abiding virtue - that of affecting social justice and social change.
His firm's four partners all focus on personal-injury law, and each year they handle scores of cases, including aviation, automobile, railroad, products liability, medical malpractice and maritime law. He was born, raised and resides in New Jersey.
Education
Cornell University, 1964, B.A.
Yale Law School, 1967, J.D.
Gerald H. Baker has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list in 2005 - 2022.
Ms. Goldstein practices with the firm's land use, development and real estate group in the firm's Union office. Ms. Goldstein has vast experience counseling clients in land use and real estate issues, assisting clients in getting their projects approved and representing developers in residential, commercial, and industrial projects of all sizes.
Her representation on a wide range of land use matters includes preparing developers' agreements, redevelopment agreements, applications for site plans, variances, subdivisions, reviewing master plans and redevelopment plans and dealing with issues involving affordable housing. Ms. Goldstein has also represented entities in challenges to decisions of planning and zoning boards of adjustment. In addition, Ms. Goldstein has experience preparing wills, conducting real estate closings and representing land use boards.
She is a member of the New Jersey Bar since 1997.
Education
Cornell, 1991, B.S., Omicron Nu Honor Society, Mortar Board
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1995, J.D., Women's Law Journal, Research Editor
Heidi Weintraub is a civil trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience in legal matters. Ms. Weintraub has a broad legal background that includes significant experience in complex civil litigation defending clients in both state and federal courts. Heidi specializes in employment law and professional malpractice. Ms. Weintraub also trains staff in the areas of sensitivity training and employment law compliance. Ms. Weintraub became a partner of Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom and Sinins in 2018.
Ms. Weintraub earned her J.D. from American University and her B.A. from the University of Texas.
Education
University of Texas, B.A.
American University, J.D.
Mr. Waldman has more than 45 years of trial and appellate experience. A certified criminal and civil trial attorney, he has tried more than 100 criminal and civil jury trials and has argued numerous appeals in State and Federal courts. Mr. Waldman has also served two terms on the Township Council in West Orange, and has engaged in extensive representation of municipalities and government officials in civil litigation. As a member of the Planning Board for five years, and Special Counsel to the West Orange Zoning Board, Mr. Waldman also has wide experience representing parties in land use matters. His practice also includes commercial litigation.
Education
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1967 B.S.
Rutgers Law School, 1970 J.D.
Job Titles:
- Attorney Search
- Special Counsel
Jeffrey T. Kampf, Partner to the Firm, has been certified by the State of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. His practice focuses on civil litigation. He has represented clients in a variety of areas, including personal injury, product liability, contract disputes, construction litigation and collections. He has tried cases in the New Jersey Superior Court, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as well as in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. He has appeared before the Appellate Divisions in both New York and New Jersey.
Prior to joining JW, Jeff was managing partner for the law firm of Jay and Kampf, LLC, representing a wide range of clients, including Zab Judah, the former Junior Welterweight Boxing Champion of the World. Jeff had previously been associated with the law firm of Nagel, Rice, Dreifuss and Mazie and the law firm of Lum, Drasco and Positan. Before starting in private practice, he clerked for the Honorable Burrell Ives Humphreys, Assignment Judge for Hudson County. He is a Cum Laude graduate of Seton Hall University Law School and has his B.S. from American University. While at Seton Hall, he was an Editor of the Seton Hall Legislative Journal.
Jerry Friedman graduated with a B.A. from University of Buffalo in 1972 and from Rutgers Law School - Camden in 1975. After law school, Jerry was Law Clerk to the Honorable Phillip Gruccio, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division from1975-1976, and from 1976 - 1977, was an Assistant Prosecutor in the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
Since 1977, Jerry has specialized in representing injured motorcyclists throughout New Jersey. His experience in handling the unique aspects associated with motorcycle accidents has provided his clients with a distinct advantage in cases arising from motor vehicle collisions, wrongful death, product liability, brain injuries, and claims against governmental entities. Articles about Jerry's motorcycle practice have appeared in New Jersey newspapers and legal periodicals. He has been a frequent guest lecturer at legal seminars on the topic of handling motorcycle cases.
Jerry has been involved with the New Jersey motorcycle community for over 40 years. He served as counsel for many years to the New Jersey Motorcyclists Alliance and ABATE of the Garden State, both statewide motorcycle rights organizations. His informational brochure, A Rider's Guide to Motorcycle Insurance, is distributed free to motorcycle riders and riding clubs throughout New Jersey.
Jerry Friedman is well prepared to effectively and aggressively handle the personal injury claims of injured motorcyclists with a unique ability to relate to the motorcycle community. Visit Jerry online at www.law4hogs.com.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant
- Legal Assistant
Joan Lovell has represented management in employment for matters over 35 years. She has handled a wide range employment matters, from day to day advice for management and human resource departments to defending employment lawsuits. She has successfully represented management in federal and state court trials, before juries and judges, as well as before many state and federal administrative agencies.
Her areas of expertise include counseling employers in diverse areas of employment law such as employment agreements and restrictive covenants, and complying with laws against discrimination, harassment, family leave, disability, wage and hour compliance, performance evaluations, drug and alcohol use, employee privacy, workplace investigations and violence.
Joan Lovell has years of experience in preparing documents and workplace policies such as:
• Employment Offer Letters
• Family Leave Policies and compliance
• Employment Agreements
• Performance Evaluations
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Disciplinary Letters and Notices
• Restrictive Covenants
• Termination Letters
• Intellectual Property Policies
• Severance Agreements
John "Jack" Hoyt ‘s background and experience is unique and highly beneficial to his clients.
In the first half of his career, he represented insurance companies and others in defending lawsuits. He tried dozens of cases and settled thousands more, becoming intimately familiar with the defense point of view.
Twenty years ago, he "jumped the net" and has been representing injured plaintiffs ever since. His clients benefit, since he knows very well what the defense is going to do, how they think, and how they are going to handle a case.
Educated at the US Naval Academy, Harvard University, Rutgers Law School, and the State University of New York, Jack brings a broad depth of knowledge and experience to the table. To settlement negotiations he brings his training as a master negotiator trained in the Negotiation Program at Harvard Law School.
Friendly and easy to talk to, Jack considers himself the guardian and protector of his client's interests in the court system. He prides himself on returning phone calls, and keeping clients informed.
He specializes in medical malpractice, brain injury/spinal cord cases, auto/truck/motorcycle litigation and general personal injury work.
He is on the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice; the state's largest and most influential organization of trial lawyers.
He is married, and enjoys sailing, flying, woodworking and golf.
John M. Pinho is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers Compensation Attorney and head of the firm's Workers Compensation Department.
Mr. Pinho graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 1987. He attended Seton Hall Law School and the Seton Hall Graduate Business School and received a joint JD/MBA (Juris Doctor / Masters in Business Administration) degree in 1991. He was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1992.Following his admission to the bar, John worked as an judicial clerk for two very esteemed judges of the Superior Court of New Jersey. First assisting the Presiding Judge of Hudson County, Honorable Maurice J. Gallipoli, P.J.S.C.
Following his clerkship with Judge Gallipoli, John worked as a judicial clerk for a Presiding Judge in the Appellate Division Honorable Sylvia B. Pressler, P.J.A.D. Judge Pressler annotated the New Jersey Court Rules and is fondly remembered for many of her landmark and well reasoned decisions throughout her judicial career. These two judicial clerkships gave Mr. Pinho a strong foundation upon which to start his practice of law.
From 1993 through 1995, Mr. Pinho also served as the Harrison Planning Board Attorney. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Pinho was General and Special Counsel to the Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority. He is the former East Newark Prosecutor and is currently its Public Defender. In 2001, Mr. Pinho was appointed as a Superior Court Law Division & Special Civil Part Arbitrator in Hudson County.
With respect to community activities, Mr. Pinho was the President of the Portuguese-American Civic Association of Harrison; Member of the Centro Romeu Cascaes in Harrison (civic group) and involved in local political campaigns.
Education
Seton Hall University, 1987 B.S. in Computer Science
Seton Hall University School of Law, 1990 J.D.
Seton Hall University, 1991 M.B.A
John Tierney began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York wherein he was promoted to Trial Assignment Part I (TAP I) leader and then to the position of Designated Felony Liaison for Juvenile Offenders. In this role, he successfully prosecuted and tried dozens of gang-related assaults and robberies, felony gun possession cases, conducted felony interrogations, and successfully prosecuted a multiple defendant rape trial. He finished his tenure in the Narcotics Trial Bureau.
In private practice, as a result of the strong investigative and trial experience obtained early in his career, John specialized in Civil Litigation Defense and built the Tierney Law Group, LLC from the ground up, since 2002. Now part of the Javerbaum Wurgaft Team, his unit will continue to be based upon a deeply held conviction - Endeavor in Excellence.
John Tierney was Lead Counsel in the development of a seminal area of New Jersey Law on the issue of damages, as reported in Philip Kozma v. Starbucks Coffee Company, 412 N.J. Super. 319 (App. Div. 2010) as well as Lead Counsel in the "Coffee Wars" in New Jersey on behalf of a Fortune 500 Coffee Retailer. Nationwide, he has presented to self-insured, Fortune 500 companies and major Insurance carriers concerning Investigative techniques in defense of Liability as well as Defense of High Exposure, Complex damages cases.
Jorden N. Pedersen, is a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana (JD-1975) and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (A.B.-1971). He is admitted to the bars of New Jersey and New York as well as the federal courts of these states. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America- New Jersey and was President of the Association form 1999 to 2000. He is a Proctor in the national Maritime Law Association.
He has extensive trial experience in both jury trials and trials before Administrative Law Judges under the Longshore and Harborworkers' Compensation Act and Defense Base Act. He has also handled many appeals of these cases to the Benefits Review Board and United States Court of Appeals.
Jorden N. Pedersen Jr. has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list in 2005 - 2022.* He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum*.
Kathleen Ramalho is admitted to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York and has focused her practice mainly on employment matters.
Ms. Ramalho graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.A. in English. Ms. Ramalho earned her J.D. from Fordham Law School.
After graduating from Fordham Law School, Ms. Ramalho worked for the Legal Bureau of the New York City Police Department, by designation from Corporation Counsel, in a new initiative designed to address quality of life issue through civil action. Ms. Ramalho then joined a well-regarded, boutique law firm in New York City which specialized in labor and employment matters. After moving to New Jersey, Ms. Ramalho joined another well-regarded, boutique law firm that specialized in complex litigation, including employment discrimination, medical malpractice and other matters.
Education
Gettysburg College, B.A., English, cum laude
Ken has been practicing law since 1970 and, along with his former associates at Marcus & Levy, has handled tens of thousands of personal injury cases including wrongful deaths, automobile accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, etc. His clients have received hundreds of millions of dollars in awards and settlements.
Ken is passionate in his belief that each and every client deserves the maximum amount of money damages that he or she is entitled to. He fights hard every day to make that reality happen.
Ken received his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctor Law Degrees from the University of Arkansas. He then earned his LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Ken is licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States District Court for the State of New Jersey, the United States Tax Court, and all New Jersey State Courts.
Education
University of Arkansas, 1970 B.S. LAW
University of Arkansas, 1970 J.D.
NY University School of Law, 1971 LL.M (Taxation)
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner - Retired
Ken Javerbaum has been one of New Jersey's most well-known and highly-regarded members of the Plaintiff's Civil Trial Bar for close to four decades. His standing and reputation have been built on his integrity and collegiality combined with his extraordinary record of success as well as his committed participation and leadership in professional activities and organizations.
Larry has practiced law in New Jersey in a wide variety of areas since graduating law school in 1987, but has primarily concentrated on plaintiffs' personal injury law. He began practicing petitioner's workers compensation law in 2001, and in 2003 he successfully completed the two year program of the New Jersey Inn of Court for Workers' Compensation Law.
Education
Yale University, 1984, B.A. cum laude, with special distinction honors in Political Science
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1987, J.D. Contributing Editor, University of Michigan Law Journal of Law Reform; First Prize, national law student writing competition, American Bar Association (1987); American Jurisprudence Award for Tort Law, University of Michigan Law School (1984).
Lauren B. Jones is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey and has focused her practice mainly on personal injury matters.
Lauren graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, in 2018. While at Seton Hall Law, Lauren served as a student attorney in the Center for Social Justice's Equal Justice Clinic and Vice-President of Seton Hall's Chapter of the Black Law Students Association.
After receiving her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law, Lauren clerked for the Honorable James Hely, J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, Law Division, working in the Family Part and Civil Part. During her time as a clerk in the Civil Part, Lauren worked mainly on personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall accidents, and premises liability. She also became a Certified Court Mediator, conducting mediations for small claims matters.
Lauren received her Bachelor of Science degree in Legal Studies at St. John's University in Queens, New York, in 2015.
Education
St. John's University, 2015, B.S.
Seton Hall University School of Law, 2018, J.D.
Lauren D. Fraser believes in keeping our communities safe for our families and neighbors and that is why she dedicates her practice to helping seriously injured people and their families when they have been affected by an accident through no fault of their own. She is a strong advocate for her clients against the insurance industry and corporations that all too often do not treat injured people fairly. As a nationally recognized trial attorney, she has successfully resolved cases for injured clients through settlement and jury verdict, having obtained some of the largest verdicts for injured clients in NJ. Lauren also represents individuals in Superior and Municipal Court when they are charged with: possession/use of drugs; traffic violations; DUI/DWI; and represents victims of assault and sexual assault. She is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Association for Justice and American Association for Justice on topics such as trial preparation, trial presentation, marketing and focus groups.
Education
Rutgers College, 1998 B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, 2003 J.D.
Larry is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (‘AAJ"), Chair of the AAJ Rideshare Litigation Group and Past Chair of both the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group and the AAJ Bus Litigation Group. He has previously served as the Chair of the AAJ Small Firm and Sole Practitioner Section, the AAJ Motor Vehicle and Premises Liability Section, and the AAJ Section Leaders Council. Larry is an active member of the New Jersey Association for Justice, Bergen County Bar Association, and New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Larry is also an affiliated attorney for the Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable.
Education
Boston University, 1986 B.A.
New York Law School, 1989 J.D.
Lissa Jean Ferrell, Esq. practices exclusively in the area of real estate, providing transactional services in all areas of commercial and residential real estate development, purchases and sales.
Prior to joining Javerbaum Wurgaft as Of Counsel, Lissa served as Vice President, Financial Crimes Advisory for Barclays Bank. Ms. Jean Ferrell also served as Assistant Corporate Secretary for the Bank.
Prior to Barclays, Lissa enjoyed a successful decade in a global leadership role for American Express, and in 2012, Lissa founded LJF Consulting, a boutique consultancy that creates and builds strategic initiatives, partnerships, collaborations and mutually beneficial relationships with and between organizations that align with a client's business development, brand or philanthropic interest.
An accomplished business executive and entrepreneur with leadership and management experience, Lissa is known for her strategic thinking, ability to thoroughly analyze business systems and create strategic solutions or collaborative relationships and partnerships to yield desired outcome.
In 2014 Lissa was recognized in New Jersey Monthly by Leading Women Entrepreneurs.
Since the beginning of her professional life, Lissa has sought out organizations that support the underserved and provides a helping hand to those in need. In addition to serving as Finance Chair on the UNCF New Jersey Leadership Council, Lissa currently sits on the leadership council for the Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business Buccino Institute, and as the Women's Leadership Program Executive Chair. Her prior board memberships include: Aurora Enhancement Organization, The Children's Hospital of New Jersey, The Boys & Girls Club - Newark, The Garden State Bar Association. Lissa is also a supporter of a multitude of organizations that support social services or fight against chronic diseases, particular cancer. Deeply committed to equality and justice Lissa has also served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Municipal Practice.
The proud mother of three lovely daughters, Lissa recognizes the importance of paying it forward, and is strongly committed to the importance of education in every girl and woman's life.
A speaker in various business forums, Lissa has presented on various topics including women and finance, mentoring and sponsorship, leadership, legal compliance and negotiation.
Education
Rutgers University, 1988 B.A.
New York Law School, 1993 J.D.
Logan Youngworth-Wright is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.
Logan received a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University and a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall Law School. During law school, Logan was a Presidential Scholar and served as an Articles Editor for the Seton Hall Circuit Review.
Before joining Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins as an Associate Attorney, Logan was an attorney at a well-respected litigation firm in New York City. Prior to that, Logan was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, Family Court Division, where she was a member of the Special Victims Unit, prosecuting crimes of domestic violence and sexual assault. Before working for New York City, Logan clerked for the Honorable Marcia L. Silva, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Part and she also served as a court appointed mediator and conducted mediations for small claims matters.
Logan holds a certification in Forensic Interviewing from the Fordham University Children and Families Institute.
Education
Villanova University, B.A., 2014
Seton Hall Law School, J.D., 2017, Articles Editor of Seton Hall Circuit Review
Marguerite Mounier-Wells concentrates on medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice and child sexual abuse cases. She has a broad legal background that includes trusts and estates, elder law, bankruptcy, landlord tenant law and foreclosure.
Ms. Mounier-Wells is a cum laude graduate of Binghamton University, where she double-majored in History and Philosophy. She graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law, where she was an associate editor of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal, served in the Mary Foster Elder Law Clinic, was Social Chair for Phi Alpha Delta and Clerk for the Latin American Law Students Association. After graduating from law school, she studied public health at University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions.
Ms. Mounier-Wells has served as Law Clerk then Principal Law Clerk in the 12th Judicial District of New York. While serving in the 12th Judicial District, she was a Board Member of the New York City Bar Association's Minorities in the Courts Committee.
She is also accredited by the Office of General Counsel of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and has represented veterans and their families in obtaining pension benefits, including aide and attendance and survivor benefits.
Education
Binghamton University, 2003, B.A, Cum Laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, 2006, J.D.
Mario Arrieta is an associate in the Hackensack office and focuses his practice in a wide range of Personal Injury litigation throughout the State of New Jersey. Mr. Arrieta has dedicated his entire legal career in helping improve the lives of victims injured due to the carelessness and negligence of others. He has successfully represented hundreds of clients in automobile accidents, construction accidents, commercial truck accidents, premises liability, and other general negligence cases.
Mr. Arrieta received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University - Newark and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Tampa Bay Campus. While in Law School he served as a Law Clerk with Fournier, Connolly, Shamsey, Mladinich & Polzak, P.A., where he assisted the City Attorneys in conducting legal research and writing on discrete issues of governmental law pertaining to Water Rights, Land-Use and Zoning, Federal Appellate Procedure, State and Federal Constitutional Law, Municipal Code Enforcement, Employment Discrimination, Freedom of Information Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Fair Housing Act compliance. Mr. Arrieta was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 2016. Since that time, he has gained valuable legal experience practicing with other Personal Injury firms in the New Jersey area.
At the center of Mr. Arrieta's practice is the belief that every client must be treated with compassion and dignity. With respect to the practice of law, Mr. Arrieta believes that the only way to achieve true justice for his clients against insurance companies is by meticulously preparing each case for jury trial. This results-driven and client-centered legal approach has been responsible in obtaining numerous six-figure settlements and countless other wins for his clients in the courtroom.
Beyond his legal career, Mr. Arrieta enjoys the outdoors, gardening, hiking, extreme sports, traveling, nature conservancy, and spending time with family and friends.
Education
Rutgers-Newark, 2009, B.A.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2015, J.D.
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Mary Paula Millerick, is an accomplished attorney admitted to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar with more than three decades of litigation experience in civil law. Additionally, Mary Paula is a Registered Nurse. Ms. Millerick represents those injured in complex personal injury cases including medical malpractice; Mass Torts; and, nursing home liability.
A native of Rhode Island, Ms. Millerick received her undergraduate degree from Rhode Island College, Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree, in 1981. In 1990 she received her Juris Doctorate degree from Widener University Law School, Delaware. Me. Millerick was a judicial law clerk for the late Clarence W. Taylor, who presided over the Mass Tort & Asbestos trials.
Ms. Millerick has great experience in all forms of litigation, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution. She has successfully participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations which have resulted in substantial settlements for her clients.
Prior to her legal career, Mary Paula earned her B.S. in Nursing and worked in an Ivy League affiliated teaching hospital in both staff and managerial nursing roles in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and surgical units. When she relocated to the Delaware Valley for Law School, Mary Paula worked at The Medical Center of Delaware in their numerous critical care units in both Wilmington and Christiana teaching hospitals.
During law school, Mary Paula was a member of the international honor fraternity Phi Delta Phi and held several executive board positions. She was the Case Note Editor for the law school's newspaper which had a circulation of over six thousand. At commencement Mary Paula was awarded an Outstanding Service Award given to 10 out of 250 graduates.
Other than the practice of law, which takes up a significant amount of her time, Mary Paula enjoys being with family and friends. She is a Literacy Volunteer Tutor and enjoys travel to the Caribbean and beyond and lives with her rescue puppy DD in Camden County, New Jersey.
Mr. Galpern graduated Rutgers University in New Brunswick New Jersey 1985 with a BA in Philosophy and Political Science, and graduated from Rutgers Law School - Camden New Jersey in 1988.
After Law School, Mr. Galpern obtained a sought after position as Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome B. Simandle,United States District Court from 1988-89.
From 1989 to 2018, Mr. Galpern worked at the Locks Law firm, first as an associate, later partner and then managing partner of the New Jersey office.
From 1998-2006, Mr. Galpern also served as an Adjunct Professor of law, Rutgers Law School - Camden, NJ. Mr. Galpern is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has been certified and recertified as a civil trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has held every position including President at the New Jersey Association for Justice, an organization of over 2000 lawyers dedicated to protecting consumers and injured parties. www.NJ-Justice.org.
Mr. Galpern has held various officer positions including President at the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group, www.WILG.org, a national organization dedicated to representing the interest of millions of workers and their families who suffer from injuries and workplace injustice. Mr. Galpern has also earned a spot as a National Board of Governor in the American Association of Justice, a national organization dedicated to promoting a fair and effective justice system, and to ensuring that any person who is injured or killed by the misconduct of others can obtain justice in America's courtrooms www.justice.org.
Mr. Galpern has tried over 50 jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations in his career. He has obtained the first settlement in the state of New Jersey on behalf of a medical malpractice victim against an HMO, Yancheck v. HIP of New Jersey. Mr. Galpern was lead trial counsel in a seven-week jury trial that produced the largest Fair Labor Standards Act verdict (FLSA) against a retailer in the state of New Jersey, Stillman v. Staples. Mr. Galpern was later appointed as co-lead counsel in In Re Staples, a consolidation of pending FLSA Actions nationwide, and managed to bring them to a successful resolution.
Mr. Galpern has been appointed as the lead counsel, co-lead counsel, and/or a member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC) or Plaintiffs Executive Committee (PEC), in numerous mass torts or class actions across the United States. Mr. Galpern has handled numerous cases with far reaching legal consequences in the New Jersey Supreme Court and in the New Jersey Appellate Division, including Kiss v. Jacob, a landmark ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court establishing allocation of damages in multi defendant cases, and Laidlow v. Hariton Machinery, 170 NJ 602 (2002), another landmark ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court expanding the rights of an injured worker to bring a third party action against his employer.
Mr. Galpern has handled complex litigation in products liability, toxic torts, class actions, employment discrimination nursing home and medical malpractice. Mr. Galpern has been an invited lecturer on over 100 occasions to various legal groups across United States and abroad.
Education
Rutgers University, 1985 B.A.
Rutgers Law School - Camden, 1988 J.D.
After graduating magna cum laude from Seton Hall University with dual majors in History and Political Science, Michael attended New York Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctorate.
Michael gained considerable experience in all aspects of business and real estate transactions: including commercial leasing, zoning and development, general commercial transactions, stock and asset transfers, and finance while working for some of New Jersey's largest law firms and thereafter he founded the Commercial Department of one of Union County's largest firms.
He recently spent 3 years working as the General Counsel for an international Real Estate Development Company, and has also worked as a Senior Editor for Thomson-Reuters Practical Law Division, focused on publishing NJ real estate transactional documents.
His client list has included several Fortune 500 companies and a 25 year relationship handling the real estate, leasing and land use needs, throughout the northeast US, of one of the largest grocery distribution/supermarket chains in the United States.
Always extremely active in his community, he served in numerous capacities for the Union County Chamber of Commerce and Union County Alliance: including Vice Chairman, Executive Committee and both Boards of Trustees, as well as many committee chairmanships; directing several long range planning and implementation of infrastructure projects critical to Union County, Newark/Elizabeth Harbor and the State of NJ.
He has also been active in many notable charities including serving as Counsel or on the Board of Trustees of:
Michael practiced law for five years in Manhattan with two major law firms as an intellectual property litigator. In 2007 he started a New Jersey-based land acquisition and development company. He has served as his company's in-house counsel and, through his business, he has gained additional knowledge and expertise in real estate transactions, real estate tax appeals, business litigation and commercial transactions. While operating his own business he was "of counsel" to Kraemer Burns P.A. before joining Javerbaum Wurgaft.
It is Michael's philosophy that "All too often, lawyers do a great job of analyzing legal issues but overlook what makes ‘business sense' for their clients. I realize the need for and importance of putting on two caps, my ‘legal cap' and my ‘business cap,' to find practical, ‘real life' solutions for my clients that make the most sense for their bottom line."
Education
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, New York
Copenhagen Business School, Trinity Christian College
Boston University
Milagros "Mily" C. Alvarez is a person who believes in justice and takes her duty to her clients seriously. Born in Camaguey, Cuba, she and her family fled Cuba arriving in the United States at the age of three. She was primarily raised in the City of Elizabeth in a working class Cuban family. Her parents worked several jobs in order to pay for her Catholic School education. She learned her strong work ethic and the meaning of loyalty and honor from her parents. Milagros admired the courage and tenacity of her family who arrived in this country with only the clothes on their backs. Her family learned English, learned the ways of Capitalism and after years of hard work and countless hours her family became business owners. The importance of higher education was always instilled in her from an early age. Milagros received a Catholic School primary and secondary education where she learned about the sense of community and helping her fellow men and women. She shares the fundamental values of inclusion and appreciation for all cultures and nationalities. Milagros primarily raised her children now 28 and 25 on her own. She too has raised her children with a strong work ethic, sense of tradition, pride in being Cuban-Americans and a keen appreciation to live in a country where there is freedom and opportunity. Milagros earned her B.A. from Seton Hall University in 1985 graduating Cum Laude with a major in Political Science and a concentration in American government. In 1987, she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Seton Hall University receiving the Graduate Student Award from 1985-1987. She received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992. Milagros comes with a wealth of litigation experience being a practicing attorney of over 28 years in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, insurance, worker's compensation and PIP. She has defense experience and as a result brings a keen insight from the defense side that serves her well when representing plaintiffs. For the majority of her career she has championed the rights of injured individuals and continues to do so at Javerbaum Wurgaft. Milagros created new law in the State of New Jersey which allowed rule relaxation of Best Practice Rules to promote fundamental fairness and interests of justice standards as contained in R. 4:17-7(1.1) and 1:1-2(4) in the area of civil law litigation. Known for her passionate persona and often creative representation of her clients, Milagros loves a good fight and shies away from no challenge, whether in her personal or professional life. She prides herself and is committed to the highest levels of ethical, professional and personal excellence.
Education
Seton Hall University 1987 M.P.A.
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Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Partner
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Mitchell Rait has represented employers and employees in all areas of labor and employment law for over thirty years. He has handled all types of employment matters, including claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and whistleblower litigation. He has litigated employment law related matters before federal and state courts as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, and the Office of Administrative Law. Mr. Rait began his career practicing labor, employment and benefits law on behalf of management handling union negotiations and elections, NLRB elections, wrongful discharge and employment discrimination cases. Today, he advises both corporate clients and individuals regarding employment terminations, sexual harassment, employment contracts, and restrictive covenants.
Mr. Rait serves as Executive Director of the Firm, overseeing the day-to-day operations of finance, human resources, marketing, and facilities. He is responsible for the Firm's business development activities including seminars, newsletters, public relations and community engagement.
Martindale-Hubbell recognizes him as an AV® rated attorney*, the highest such rating available to any individual lawyer. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system is based on the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Mitchell Rait has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers list in 2005.*
Job Titles:
- Court Co - Founder and President of the Inn ( 1995 - 1997 )
- Inns of Court Program, Master
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