❖ Construction Law The firm specializes in providing legal representation to companies, professional firms, agencies, and individuals engaged in heavy/highway, commercial and residential construction. We provide legal advice on a wide range of issues including contracts, employment, construction liens, HOW Warranty claims and regulatory matters (such as wage and hour investigations and compliance by home improvement contractors with New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act). We also handle litigation in the courts and before state agencies and alternative dispute resolution bodies for private and public sector clients, including public authorities, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, developers and homeowners.
❖ Environmental Claims The firm represents individuals and businesses with respect to environmental problems such as pollutant spills, leaking underground tanks, and toxic mold contamination.
❖ Municipal Authorities The firm represents municipal utilities and sewer authorities in connection with litigation, rate hearings, administrative matters and negotiation of regulatory compliance issues and drafting of employee policies and procedures. The firm provides advice regarding day-to-day administration of their facilities, including the negotiation and management of contracts and agreements with various government agencies. The firm handles wastewater and solid waste issues, service contracts, the implementation of user fee systems, condemnation of property and worker's compensation.
❖ Insurance and Surety The firm represents clients in a wide range of insurance issues ranging from defense of insurance claims to the litigation of coverage questions involving primary and excess carriers. The firm has represented policyholders and carriers with respect to most kinds of insurance coverage, including casualty, fire, marine, directors and officers, comprehensive liability coverage and environmental coverage. The firm is also actively involved in all aspects of surety law.
❖ Litigation The firm has a busy commercial and construction litigation and trial practice in the state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. We also frequently appear before administrative and regulatory boards and tribunals.
❖ Corporate Law The firm handles corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions, capital purchases and financing, lease, real estate purchases, etc.), corporate governance, employment law and all aspects of general corporate counsel services, as well as business succession planning, estate planning, commercial and corporate litigation.
❖ Estate Planning, Claims and Litigation The firm handles estate planning and the preparation of wills and trusts in addition to estate and probate litigation.
