Top Attorneys 2013

Saluting Excellence

Every year, we ask SJ attorneys to tell us which of their peers deserve special recognition. We ask who they think excels at their profession, who shows a commitment and a passion that stands out from others. Our Top Attorney list touts those law professionals who have made an impressive and lasting mark in SJ. We salute their excellence — and applaud their success.

Photo by David Michael Howarth

Adoption

Alan Fox of Capehart & Scatchard, Kenneth Andres Jr. of Andres and Berger, and Michael Stein of Law Office of Michael Stein

Deena Betze
Borger Matez

Robin Hauth
Adinolfi & Lieberman

Natasha McLaurin
Helmer, Conley & Kasselman

Leif Nissen
Archer & Greiner

Richard Roy Jr.
Comegno Law Group

Steven Sacharow
Flaster/Greenberg
Alternative Energy
- Mitchell Cohen
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Alan Fox
  Capehart & Scatchard
- R. Taylor Ruilova
  Comegno Law Group
Appellate
- Arthur Jones Jr.
  Archer & Greiner
- Sarah Martine
  Martine, Galemba & Katz Scanlon
- Kelli Martone
  Adinolfi & Lieberman
- Stacy Moore Jr.
  Parker McCay
- Patricia Quelch
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
Automobile
- Michael Berger
  Andres & Berger
- Rick Console Jr.
  Console & Hollawell
- Michael Dennin
  Law Offices of Vincent J. Ciecka
- Scott Goldberg
  Petrillo & Goldberg
- Neal Schonhaut
  Archer & Greiner
Banking & Finance
- Amar Agrawal
  Scott H. Marcus & Associates
- Thomas Clark
  Capehart & Scatchard
Bankruptcy
- E. Richard Dressel
  Flaster/Greenberg
- David Kasen
  Kasen & Kasen
- Lee Perlman
  Law Offices of Lee M. Perlman
- Sergio Scuteri
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Leonard Wizmur
  Wizmur & Finberg
Brownfields
- Anthony Drollas Jr.
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Debra Rosen
  Archer & Greiner
Business

Judith Charny of Charny, Charny & Karpousis and Stacy Moore Jr. of Parker McCay

Lisa Marone
Folkman Law Offices

Nikitas Moustakas
Capehart & Scatchard

Mark Oberstaedt
Archer & Greiner

Peter Spirgel
Flaster/Greenberg

Jeff Weiner
Stark & Stark
Casino/Gambling
- Tami Bogutz Steinberg
  Flaster/Greenberg
Class Actions
- Robert Egan
  Archer & Greiner
- Lisa Rodriguez
  Trujillo, Rodriguez & Richards
Closely Held Business
- Julie LaVan
  Julie LaVan Law
- Kenneth Morgan
  Hyland Levin
- Charles Winne
  Capehart & Scatchard
Commercial
- David Dahan
  Parker McCay
- Thomas Muccifori
  Archer & Greiner
- Arthur Risden
  Comegno Law Group
- Laura Ruccolo
  Capehart & Scatchard
Communication
- John Connell
  Archer & Greiner
- Donna Urban
  Flaster/Greenberg
Computer
- Deborah Hays
  Archer & Greiner
- Markley Roderick
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Carlo Scaramella
  Law Offices of Carlo Scaramella
Construction
- Andrew Cohen
  Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen
- Richard Hunt
  Parker McCay
- William Ryan
  Archer & Greiner
- Michael Simon
  Flaster/Greenberg
Corporate
- Matthew Azoulay
  Dilworth Paxson
- Christopher Lam
  Parker McCay
- Charles Rizzi Jr.
  Capehart & Scatchard
Criminal
- Robert Agre
  Adinolfi & Lieberman
- Yaron Helmer
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Michael Kahn
  Law Office of Michael W. Kahn
- Richard Klineburger III
  Klineburger & Nussey
Criminal Record Expungement
- David Branco
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Daniel Kelley
  Kelley Law Offices
- Matthew Portella
  Law Office of Matthew V. Portella
Debt Collection
- Edward Kelleher
  Archer & Greiner
- Howard Sobel
  Law Offices of Howard N. Sobel
- Nicola Suglia
  Fleisher, Fleisher & Suglia
- William Wright
  Capehart & Scatchard
Divorce & Family
- Barry Chatzinoff
  Chatzinoff & Zoll
- Amy Goldstein
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Lee Hymerling
  Archer & Greiner
- Karen Karpousis
  Charny, Charny & Karpousis
- Kathryn Laughlin
  Russell, Laughlin & Chiacchio
- Don Levenson
  Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen
- Ronald Lieberman
  Adinolfi & Lieberman
- D. Ryan Nussey
  Klineburger & Nussey
- Shira Katz Scanlon
  Martine, Galemba & Katz Scanlon
- Michael Stein
  Law Office of Michael Stein
- William Thompson
  Archer & Greiner
- Krista Trani
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Michael Weinberg
  Archer & Greiner
Domestic Violence

John Dodig of Feldman Shepherd, Benjamin Levin of Hyland Levin, and Shira Katz Scalon of Martine, Galemba & Katz Scalon

Robert Adinolfi
Adinolfi & Lieberman

Andrew Butchko
Helmer, Conley & Kasselman

Judith Charny
Charny, Charny & Karpousis

Julie Freeman-Burick
Adinolfi & Lieberman

Peter Halden
Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen

Melissa Mignogna
Capehart & Scatchard

Andrew Rochester
Morganstern & Rochester

Kathleen Stockton
Archer & Greiner
DWI
- Chris Baxter
  Baxter & Kourlesis
- John Dell’Aquilo
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Francis Falkenstein
  Law Offices of Francis J. Falkenstein
- John Sitzler
  Sitzler & Sitzler
Elder

Amy Smith of Weinberg Kaplan & Smith

Thomas Begley Jr.
Begley Law Group

Chris Bratton
Rothamel Bratton

William Isele
Archer & Greener

Donald Mark
Law Office of Donald B. Mark

Renee Vidal
Flaster/Greenberg
Election
- George Morris
  Parker McCay
- Richard Perr
  Fineman Krekstein & Harris
Eminent Domain
- John Fiorilla
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Patrick Flynn
  Archer & Greiner
- Brian Guest
  Parker McCay
- CherylLynn Walters
  Marrazzo & Platt
Employee Benefits
- L. Gerald Rigby
  Archer & Greiner
Employment Discrimination
- Patricia Barasch
  Schall & Barasch
- Benjamin Folkman
  Folkman Law Offices
- Mark Toscano
  Comegno Law Group
- Carmen Saginario Jr.
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Arykah Trabosh
  Alan Schorr & Associates
Environmental
- Bruce Harrison
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Franklin Riesenburger
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Marc Rollo
  Archer & Greiner
Franchise & Distribution
- Mitchell Grayson
  Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen
- Benjamin Levin
  Hyland Levin
- Mary Ellen Rose
  Capehart & Scatchard
General
- Lynda Hinkle
  Lynda Hinkle Family Law
- Mary Beth Kramer
  Celano & Kramer
Government
- Louis Cappelli Jr.
  Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader
- Timothy Higgins
  Timothy J. Higgins Law Offices
- Brian Nelson
  Archer & Greiner
Healthcare
- Robert Fogg
  Archer & Greiner
- Stephen Greenberg
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Jeanne Stiefel
  Parker McCay
Immigration
- Shereen Chen
  Hyland Levin
- Scott Elwell
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Gregory Palakow
  Archer & Greiner
Insurance
- Bill Hofmann
  Smith Stratton
- Brandon Johnson
  Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen
- Ellis Medoway
  Archer & Greiner
- John Rigden
  Parker McCay
Intellectual Property
- Lisa Krizman
  Law Offices of Lisa Krizman
- Mark Sever
  Archer & Greiner
International
- Steve Packman
  Archer & Greiner
Internet
- Alexis Arena
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Joseph Martin
  Archer & Greiner
Juvenile
- Craig Becker
  Law Offices of Craig David Becker
- James Conley
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
Labor & Employment
- Beth Lincow Cole
  Astor, Weiss, Kaplan & Mandel
- Peter Frattarelli
  Archer & Greiner
- Elizabeth Garcia
  Parker McCay
- Eric Riso
  Marrazzo & Platt
Landlord & Tenant
- Christopher Chiacchio
  Russell, Laughlin & Chiacchio
- Erica Domingo
  Folkman Law Offices
- Michael Fekete
  Dilworth Paxson
- Christopher Vanette
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
Litigation
- Peter Boyer
  Hyland Levin
- Christopher Gibson
  Archer & Greiner
- Raymond Rapposelli
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Paul Sochanchak
  Lundy Law
Lobbying
- John Gillespie
  Parker McCay
- Richard Mroz
  Archer & Greiner
Malpractice
- Saul Gruber
  The Gruber Firm
- Carolyn Sleeper
  Parker McCay
Mediation
- Gary Borger
  Borger Matez
- Bruce Matez
  Borger Matez
- Richard Russell
  Russell, Laughlin & Chiacchio
- Judge Joseph Testa (Ret.)
  Adinolfi & Lieberman
Mergers & Acquisitions
- John Devlin
  Parker McCay
- Terence Fox
  Archer & Greiner
Municipal Court
- Gregory DeMichele
  DeMichele & DeMichele
- Brian Jacobs
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
Nonprofit
- Frances McElhill
  Archer & Greiner
Patent Trademark & Copyright
- Lynda Calderone
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Gregory Winsky
  Archer & Greiner
Pension & Profit Sharing
- Allen Fineberg
  Flaster/Greenberg
Personal Injury

Michael Weinberg of Archer & Greiner

Frank Allen
Archer & Greiner

Kenneth Andres Jr.
Andres & Berger

John Dodig
Feldman Shepherd

W. Robb Graham
Folkman Law Offices

Annmarie Jensen
Agre & Jensen

Michael Miller
Helmer, Conley & Kasselman

Gary Piserchia
Parker McCay

Ryan N. Trabosh
Trabosh & Trabosh

Bruce Zamost
Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman
Product Liability
- J. Brooks DiDonato
  Parker McCay
- William O’Kane Jr.
  Archer & Greiner
Public Finance
- Thomas Hastie Jr.
  Capehart & Scatchard
- Philip Norcross
  Parker McCay
- David Weinstein
  Archer & Greiner
Real Estate
- Gary Green
  Archer & Greiner
- Stuart Platt
  Marrazzo & Platt
- Lawrence Point
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- John Rothamel
  Rothamel Bratton
- Mark Shapiro
  Hyland Levin
Redevelopment
- Clint Allen
  Archer & Greiner
- Marty Judge
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Jim Maley
  Maley & Associates
- Ronald Morgan
  Parker McCay
Regulatory Government
- Kevin Greenberg
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Richard Hluchan
  Hyland Levin
- Craig Huber
  Archer & Greiner
School/Special Education
- Seth Broder
  Broder Law Group
- Frank Cavallo Jr.
  Parker McCay
- John Comegno
  Comegno Law Group
- Susan Hodges
  Archer & Greiner
Securities
- James Carll
  Archer & Greiner
- William Carr
  Drinker Biddle & Reath
- William Skinner
  Flaster/Greenberg
Social Security
- David Bross
  Bross & Frankel
- Adrienne Jarvis
  Law Offices of Adrienne Jarvis
- Christopher Young
  Archer & Greiner
Sports
- Rebecca Boudwin
  Comegno Law Group
- Stanley King
  King & King
Taxation
- Arthur DiPadova
  Kulzer & DiPadova
- Irving Finkel
  Parker McCay
- Douglas Madanick
  Kulzer & DiPadova
- Gordon Moore
  Archer & Greiner
- Harvey Shapiro
  Hyland Levin
- Alan Zuckerman
  Flaster/Greenberg
Trial
- Jamie Galemba
  Martine, Galemba & Katz Scanlon
- Richard Grungo Jr.
  Archer & Greiner
- Richard Hollawell
  Console & Hollawell
- Robert Luther
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Kimberly Packman
  Adinolfi & Lieberman
White-Collar Crime
- Kathryn Acosta
  Comegno Law Group
- James Lynch
  Helmer, Conley & Kasselman
- Vincent Sarubbi
  Archer & Greiner
Wills, Estates & Trusts

Karen Karpousis of Charny, Charny & Karpousis and Frank Allen of Archer & Greiner

Michael Bonfrisco
Bonfrisco Law Firm

Frank Demmerly Jr.
Archer & Greiner

Jaime Golin Friedman
Adinolfi & Lieberman

Cynthia Levin
Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen

Kenneth Ross
Comegno Law Group
Workers’ Compensation
- Robert Harbeson
  Archer & Greiner
- Christopher Saracino
  Pietras Saracino Smith & Meeks
- Scott Schulman
  Petrillo & Goldberg
- Christina Adinolfi Shea
  Capehart & Scatchard
- William Stopper
  Stopper Lopez Law
Zoning & Land Use
- Robert Bucknam Jr.
  Archer & Greiner
- Kevin DiMedio
  Earp Cohn
- William Hyland Jr.
  Hyland Levin