Real Estate

Perhaps the largest investment you will make. Whether Buyer or Seller, it is important to understand the Contract of Sale you are signing. Prompt review of your Contract will be given within the three-day review process in New Jersey. Continued representation will proceed through the home inspection, search of title, review of mortgage documents, and preparation of all closing documents.

Wills and Estate Planning

Let's make sure your hard earned assets get to the loved ones you had in mind. That may not happen without a Will. In addition, a Will avoids a lot of added costs, such as the premium for the posting of a Bond. It also permits you to select your own Executor, Trustee and Guardian for your children.

Employment Law and Labor Relations

Perhaps the biggest area of the law in recent times. Whether you are an employer or an employee you have to be concerned with such things as hiring, promotion, handbooks, substance abuse polices, employment-at-will, discrimination, whistle-blower claims, disability and wrongful discharge.

Probate and Estate Administration

When a family member dies with a Will, you may need assistance working through the probate and administration process to make sure the directives of the Will are carried out. Likewise, if there is no Will, but an asset such as real estate has to be transferred, it is important to be aware of the transfer process as well as the implications of the Federal Estate Tax and the State Inheritance taxes.

Business Creation

You may set up your own business and you have to decide whether to be a sole proprietor, a partnership, an "S" or "C" corporation or a Limited Liability Corporation. There are potential personal liability and tax consequences associated with your choice of entity.

Commercial Disputes

Invariably, parties disagree on the terms of their own oral or written agreements. Resolution of these misunderstandings must be done in an efficient and cost-effective way through a choice of forums: negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and state or federal court proceedings.

First Amendment Matters

The U.S. Supreme Court has long held that freedom of the press includes the right of publishers to both print and distribute their publications. At times, governmental regulation can impinge on this freedom. We have had experience in dealing with these matters on behalf of major publishers.