Our Office

  • New Jersey Office

    Address

    26 Columbia Turnpike,
    Suite 101,
    Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

    Phone

    973-514-1414

    Fax

    973-514-5959

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
  • Commercial Foreclosures 


Admitted

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • District of Columbia 
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., 1994)
  • Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences (B.A., Economics, 1989)

Biography

  • Co-Chair, Montclair Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (2011 – 2013)
  • Treasurer, Montclair Developmental Learning Center Parents Organization (2009 – 2010)

Publications

  • Editor, New Jersey Chapter of Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Business, Thomson West publication, 2018 – present
  • Former Assistant Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
  • Former Editor, Corporate Governance Chapter, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Co-Author, “Commercial Property Leases in Bankruptcy: Common Landlord and Tenant Issues”, New Jersey Law Journal, February 9, 2022
  • Co-Author, “Common Business Defenses to Preference Claims”, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, February 2019

Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, “Newbie Litigator School 2023: Dispositive Motions”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, August 8, 2023
  • Panelist, “Defending Against Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, May 6, 2020
  • Moderator, “Cross-Training for Business Lawyers: Immigration Law 101”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, May 15, 2018
  • Moderator, “Cross-Training for Business Lawyers: Credit Insurance 101”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, March 13, 2018

Reported Decisions

  • One Harmon Plaza v. Harmon Plaza Condo. Ass’n., 2018 WL 1795398 (Law Div. Feb. 8, 2018) and 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3469 (Law Div. Nov. 17, 2017)
  • Zhegiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co. v. G&S Solar Installers LLC (In re Zhegiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co.), 2017 WL 6513433 and 2017 Bankr LEXIS 4341 (Bankr. D.N.J. Dec. 19, 2017)
  • Granata v. Broderick, 446 N.J. Super. 449 (App. Div. Aug. 9, 2016)
  • Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA. v. TransCanada Energy USA, Inc., 114 A.D.3d 595 (N.Y. App. Div., 1st Dep’t., Feb. 25, 2014) Podvey Meanor Catenacci Hildner Cocoziello & Chattman, P.C. v. Stanziale (In re Rabinowitz), 2011 WL 6749068 and 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 5131 (Bankr. D.N.J. Dec. 21, 2011)
  • Counsel Financial Services LLC v. Deweil (In re Deweil), 2009 WL 1750200 and 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1562 (Bankr. D.N.J. Jun. 17, 2009)
  • In re Eugenia VI Venture Holdings, Ltd., 649 F.Supp.2d 105 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2008)
  • In re M Liquidating Corp., 2007 WL 4571090 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2007)
  • In the Matter of Dennis Milewitz, 67 S.E.C. Docket 1335, S.E.C. Release No. 34-40254 (S.E.C. Admin. File Jul. 23, 1998) 

Membership

  • Turnaround Management Association