![Francine Julia Galante]( "Francine Julia Galante")
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Francine Julia Galante
10.0 
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMetuchen, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Brooklyn Law School
Ms. Galante has nearly twenty years of experience in civil litigation, family and divorce law, contractual and real estate matters. With a background in commercial litigation, she brings these skills to the field of divorce and family law. Her practice has covered a wide range of transactional work with a concentration on corporate acquisitions, formation, financing, capitalization and the sale of closely held, international and eBusiness companies. She has represented various clients in connection with their professional practices and employment-related issues. She also has experience in probate and estate practice advising clients on estate planning strategies involving personal and business...
![Stephen A. Timoni]( "Stephen A. Timoni")
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Stephen A. Timoni
Westfield, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Health Care and Tax
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Timoni is an established business lawyer and Certified Public Accountant with more than 35 years’ experience in the health care, real estate and hospitality industries.
His primary focus is the representation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations, closely held businesses and entrepreneurs. Mr. Timoni regularly advises clients regarding entity formation and restructuring, financing, technology licensing, franchising, mergers, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, dissolutions, taxation, valuation, corporate governance and regulatory issues. In the health care field, Mr. Timoni represents health care providers concerning managed care contracting, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement; privacy, including HIPAA; fraud and abuse; legal and ethical...
![Jason Pressman]( "Jason Pressman")
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Jason Pressman
Clark, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Landlord Tenant and Traffic Tickets
Fordham University
Fast representation to solve your legal problem.
![Joseph Nitti]( "Joseph Nitti")
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Joseph Nitti
Roseland, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
New England Law | Boston
Joseph Nitti is a partner at Nitti & Nitti Attorneys at Law and a dedicated family law lawyer in Roseland. He is a certified mediator and collaboratively trained lawyer who dedicates his time helping families who are going through a divorce. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for his degree in Accounting. He went on to New England Law for his Juris Doctorate. Since then, Attorney Nitti has helped clients obtain favorable divorce settlements and is a member of organizations such as the American Bar Association, the State of New Jersey Bar Association, and the Essex County Bar Association, Family Law...
![Samuil Buschkin]( "Samuil Buschkin")
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Samuil Buschkin
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfRidgewood, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Immigration
Syracuse University College of Law
With a background in customer-service-facing industries, Samuil Buschkin understands the importance of maintaining rapport and communication with clients - the primary reason why a lawyer is in business.
Samuil was an immigrant three times in his life and grew up in a community of business owners. As such, Samuil Buschkin is very attuned to the needs and sensitivities of immigrants or business owners.
Real estate is the backbone of the US economy and a major element in most people's economic life. We believe that with our network and professionalism we will provide outstanding representation to you.
In addition, we speak French, Italian, Russian,...
![Michael Stewart]( "Michael Stewart")
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Michael Stewart
Fairfield, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, IP and International
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Michael T. Stewart is a founding member of the law firm of Peri & Stewart, LLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, corporate law, business-related dispute resolutions and real estate.
![Eric Barry Levine]( "Eric Barry Levine")
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Eric Barry Levine
Westfield, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Construction
Seton Hall University School of Law
Eric Levine concentrates his practice in general and commercial litigation. His trial and dispute resolution experience encompasses a wide variety of matters, including cybersecurity & data privacy, insurance defense and coverage, contract matters and construction litigation matters.
Eric is a graduate of the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court. Following law school, he served a one-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Harry A. Margolis, P.J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division - General Equity Part. He is also a former Notes and Comments Editor of The Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. He is a frequently appointed by...
![Ellen M. Gillespie]( "Ellen M. Gillespie")
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Ellen M. Gillespie
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Rutgers University Law School
![Andrew M. Wolfenson]( "Andrew M. Wolfenson")
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Andrew M. Wolfenson
Union, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
Fordham University School of Law
Andrew M. Wolfenson specializes in Divorce and Family matters, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Municipal Court, and Expungements. A 1991 Graduate of the Fordham University School of Law, he is also the author of two fiction novels, "In His Own Defense" and "Deadly Fantasy: A Baseball Story", and serves as the Chairman of the New Jersey chapter of his college's Alumni Association.
![Frank Patrick Nardi]( "Frank Patrick Nardi")
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Frank Patrick Nardi
Totowa, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
New York Law School
Frank Nardi is a founder of the law firm of McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. Frank brings expertise unique to the New Jersey legal community.
In addition to almost two decades as an experienced attorney in New York and New Jersey, Frank is also a certified public accountant and certified financial planner. This gives Frank a unique ability to see the financial tax issues in any legal matter. It also helps him get to the bottom of complex commercial cases and financial transactions, and helps businesses formulate profitable plans.
Frank is an attorney admitted to the bars of New...
![Bilal Hill]( "Bilal Hill")
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Bilal Hill
Basking Ridge, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
21 Green Mountain Drive
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Family
Fordham University School of Law
Bilal Hill is the owner of The Hill Firm, a law firm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey specializing in Family, Criminal, Entertainment, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Tax, Personal Injury and Employment Law. Bilal began his legal career working for Legal Services of New Jersey providing pro bono legal help to low-income families. Bilal also worked for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Bilal spent eighteen years in Corporate America holding various senior level accounting and financial roles, with companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, General Electric, and Sony Music where he was Vice President of Finance and Operations. ...
![John Ryan Jr]( "John Ryan Jr")
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John Ryan Jr
Haworth, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
The Law Office of John J. Ryan, Jr. will handle your real estate closing or other legal matter in a quick, efficient and economical manner. Mr. Ryan has been practicing law in the State of New Jersey since 1984 and has successfully handled and closed thousands of legal matters and real estate transactions. All legal matters are handled by Mr. Ryan, personally and your telephone call or email message will be promptly returned. You rights will be carefully explained to you in a comfortable and understandable way.
Mr. Ryan is experienced in successfully working with real estate...
![Garrett P. Simulcik Jr.]( "Garrett P. Simulcik Jr.")
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Garrett P. Simulcik Jr.
Jersey City, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Real Estate, Divorce, Landlord Tenant and Traffic Tickets
Seton Hall University
Garrett is the owner of the Law Office of Garrett P. Simulcik Jr., a Jersey City-based general practice law firm firmly committed to guiding its clients in the right direction in a wide array of legal matters, including: civil litigation, real estate transactions (residential and commercial), divorce & family law proceedings, landlord & tenant disputes, traffic tickets & municipal court cases, and general business matters. Garrett is licensed to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York.
![Prashant Bhatia]( "Prashant Bhatia")
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Prashant Bhatia
Jersey City, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Immigration
Seton Hall University
![Monica Vir]( "Monica Vir")
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Monica Vir
Westfield, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Health Care and Tax
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Monica Vir concentrates her practice in business transactions, financing transactions, commercial real estate, non profit, and health care law. Monica counsels both closely held family businesses and large national and international corporations. She is a trusted advisor whose pragmatic approach to providing legal counsel has earned her a reputation among her clients as being an integral member of their team. It is not uncommon for Monica to work with clients from their corporate formation through the eventual sale and disposition of assets.
Monica is an active member of the community serving on the Board of Directors for Hometowne Television in Summit...
![Debra Kradjian Stephans]( "Debra Kradjian Stephans")
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Debra Kradjian Stephans
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMahwah, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Collections and Landlord Tenant
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
With more than 20 years of experience as a licensed NJ attorney, Debra prides herself on providing personalized attention, professionalism and sound advice. Debra handles all aspects of real estate transactions in NJ & NY, from contract negotiation through closing. She has experience with leasing, landlord-tenant, representing both landlords and tenants with all of the laws governing landlord-tenant rights and disputes. Debra assists businesses with contracts as well as all other needs.
Debra assists businesses with workplace investigations, counseling, drafting and revising of company policies and procedures, representation in employee disciplinary actions, labor arbitrations, union...
![Michael J. Jurista]( "Michael J. Jurista")
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Michael J. Jurista
Warren, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Business, Collections and Landlord Tenant
New York Law School
Solo owner and operator of Jurista Law LLC specializing in litigation matters in New Jersey and New York, with a focus in complex commercial litigation, real estate disputes and litigation, consumer fraud violations and claims of defamation. Spearhead all facets of litigation from client intake to conclusion, overseeing preparation of all correspondence, pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, settlement agreements, pretrial disclosures, trial preparations, and appeals. Provide ongoing guidance to clients on business formation, corporate and related business matters, commercial and residential leasing, and employment guidance.
![William B. Savo]( "William B. Savo")
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William B. Savo
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Business, Environmental and Estate Planning
Seton Hall University
![Robert S. Burney]( "Robert S. Burney")
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Robert S. Burney
Westfield, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Health Care
Seton Hall University School of Law
Robert Burney concentrates his practice in business and financial transactions, commercial real estate, and health care law and represents clients in the purchase and sale of businesses and business assets, the formation of business entities, and the debt and equity financing of businesses. Rob represents banks, insurance companies, and business clients in secured credit transactions, including residential and commercial construction, real estate financing, commercial credit facilities, maritime lending, and tax-exempt bond financing.
![Lawrence M. Centanni]( "Lawrence M. Centanni")
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Lawrence M. Centanni
Elizabeth, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Lafayette College
Lawrence has a vast amount of experience in real estate matters, commercial transactions, landlord tenant disputes, and in civil litigation. In addition to successfully negotiating many commercial real estate closings and transactions, Lawrence has been involved with several complex commercial litigation matters that have ended in successful outcomes. He is a former municipal prosecutor for the City of Elizabeth and for the City of Linden, having tried numerous matters. Mr. Centanni is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Union County Bar Association, and the Richard J. Hughes Inn of Court. He is continually named...
![Roger Mehner]( "Roger Mehner")
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Roger Mehner
Summit, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Construction
Georgetown University Law Center
Roger Mehner concentrates his practice in general corporate and transactional matters, nonprofit institutions, commercial and residential real estate purchases, sales and leasing, land use and banking and finance.
![Monica Yates,]( "Monica Yates,")
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Monica Yates,
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business and Municipal
New York Law School
Monica D. Yates is an experienced real estate attorney whose practice focuses in the areas of Residential and Commercial transactions
![Eileen Melody Marsh]( "Eileen Melody Marsh")
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Eileen Melody Marsh
Hackensack, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Eileen M. Marsh has been practicing commercial and real estate litigation for over 25 years. She was formerly with Fulbright & Jaworski in New York City before co-founding Eisbrouch & Marsh, LLC in 1995. Ms. Marsh represents individuals and corporations in residential and commercial real estate. Her extensive experience includes the negotiation, structuring, documentation of acquisitions, title, leasing, construction and management contracts, formation and organization of real estate entities, tax deferred exchanges and financing.
![Earl Patrick White]( "Earl Patrick White")
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Earl Patrick White
Rutherford, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
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University of Pennsylvania Law School
Earl P. White, Esq. is a real estate attorney in New Jersey. His practices focuses on purchase and sale transactions, representing buyers and sellers, three-day attorney review, deeds and ownership transfers, power of attorney, and assisting with closing. Landlord-tenant and land use and development are also part of the practice.
Mr. White’s legal career includes working in in the New York City and Newark offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, serving at the Office of the Attorney General, and transactional work with MW Real Estate Group. Core values of is practice are being responsive to clients and transactions, a focus on...
![Raymond A. Grimes]( "Raymond A. Grimes")
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Raymond A. Grimes
Neshanic Station, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Construction, Criminal and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden and The George Washington University Law School
Raymond graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, DC with a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and Public Policy. He then took a year off after college and worked for Steptoe & Johnson, a large international law firm in Washington, DC. There he worked on a multi billion dollar matter between McDonnell Douglass and Northrup involving litigation over the F-18 Fighter Plane and F-20 Tiger Shark. He also worked for clients such as the countries of Taiwan, Soviet Union and East Germany.
After Steptoe & Johnson, Raymond went to Rutgers University Law School. While there, he worked for The United...
![Kevin Maurice Kilcommons]( "Kevin Maurice Kilcommons")
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Kevin Maurice Kilcommons
Clinton, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Foreclosure Defense and Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
I enjoy an active commercial litigation and business law practice. My business practice includes franchise-related services: drafting and registration of NASAA/FTC approved franchise disclosure agreements, franchisee support services and arbitration/litigation of franchise disputes. My ability and confidence to practice in the courts, both State and Federal, as well as in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, is due to years of invaluable experience as a law secretary to Union County Assignment Judge, Edward W. Beglin (ret.), and association with two well-regarded firms in Essex and Morris Counties. Recent business clients include medical professionals, manufacturing distributors, engineering professionals, commercial...
![Kevork Adanas]( "Kevork Adanas")
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Kevork Adanas
Fort Lee, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, IP and Immigration
Seton Hall University School of Law
Kevork George Adanas was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and moved to the United States at age five. He achieved numerous academic and athletic honors at Providence College and went on to earn his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Seton Hall University in the year 2000. His areas of focus throughout his career have included business and corporate law, immigration law and real estate law. After gaining invaluable experience in other respected law firms, Mr. Adanas founded our Fort Lee, New Jersey-based firm in 2005. Ever since, Kevork Adanas P.C. has been a trusted resource for entrepreneurs, business owners and...
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Steven Robert Lehr
West Caldwell, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
New York University School of Law and American University
Steven Lehr is the principal and founder of LehrLaw, a boutique general practice law firm.
![Matthew L. Holden]( "Matthew L. Holden")
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Matthew L. Holden
Hackensack, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Family
University of Miami School of Law
![Scott W. Paterson]( "Scott W. Paterson")
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Scott W. Paterson
Roseland, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Seton Hall University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Scott W. Paterson is an attorney at Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, where he focuses his practice on providing legal counsel to small and mid-sized businesses, with particular concentration on commercial litigation, commercial transactions, taxation, and franchise law.
Prior to joining Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, Scott served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Joseph L. Rea, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County.
Scott earned his J.D. cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was awarded the Best Appellate Brief for his work in Appellate Advocacy. While at Seton Hall, Scott...
![John Bracaglia Jr]( "John Bracaglia Jr")
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John Bracaglia Jr
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Business
Seton Hall University
![Zubin Haghi]( "Zubin Haghi")
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Zubin Haghi
Cedar Grove, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Experienced, compassionate, and dedicated attorney focused on foreclosure defense, loan modifications, short sales, bankruptcy, real estate matters, and consumer protection.
![Michael V. Camerino]( "Michael V. Camerino")
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Michael V. Camerino
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer
Real Estate, Business, Environmental and Municipal
Seton Hall University
![Nathan Hewette-Guyton]( "Nathan Hewette-Guyton")
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Nathan Hewette-Guyton
Union, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Criminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
![Henry Rzemieniewski]( "Henry Rzemieniewski")
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Henry Rzemieniewski
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 54 years of experience
Real Estate, Divorce, Family and Municipal
Seton Hall University School of Law
![Shawn Robert McClelland]( "Shawn Robert McClelland")
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Shawn Robert McClelland
Morristown, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Case Western Reserve University
My areas of practice include asset protection and preservation, business formations and succession planning, corporate governance, estate planning, real estate and commercial transactions, and tax planning.
My experience encompasses counseling business owners in matters pertaining to entity formation and initial start-up strategies, and the structuring of sales and acquisitions. I prepare and advise business owners on matters pertaining to buy-sell agreements, operating agreements and shareholder agreements, asset transfers, and succession planning issues. In addition, I counsel clients in matters involving estate and tax planning, including tax audits and related issues, working together with them and their financial advisors on structuring and...
![Alexander Schachtel]( "Alexander Schachtel")
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Alexander Schachtel
Hoboken, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReal Estate, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Alexander is a litigation generalist with experience prosecuting and defending a wide variety of civil actions in state and federal courts across New York and New Jersey. Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Alexander hails from a family of lawyers and brings the collective wisdom of their past legal practice experience to bear for the benefit of his friends and clients. A graduate of Duke University and Seton Hall Law School, Alexander received his early legal training and experience at a premier regional law firm before spending several years as an associate with one of America’s largest firms.
Alexander started...
![Michael P. O'Grodnick]( "Michael P. O'Grodnick")
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Michael P. O'Grodnick
Somerville, NJ Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Business, Collections and Criminal
New England Law | Boston
![Gina Campanella]( "Gina Campanella")
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Gina Campanella
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationWyckoff, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Health Care
Seton Hall University School of Law
Ms. Campanella focuses on business law, healthcare regulatory and transactional matters, and commercial and residential real estate federally and in New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Pennsylvania. Ms. Campanella has assisted clients with transactional services and regulatory compliance consulting, as well as general counsel services to small businesses, medical practices and large societies and medical groups alike. Ms. Campanella is a nationally respected regulatory compliance specialist who dedicates herself to educating physicians and healthcare professionals nationwide on issues of healthcare transactions and regulatory compliance.
Ms. Campanella graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University with a Masters in Healthcare...
![Mr Frank P Marciano]( "Mr Frank P Marciano")
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Mr Frank P Marciano
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHoboken, NJ Real Estate Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Real Estate, Family, Landlord Tenant and Probate
Seton Hall University
Frank attended Franklin Marshall College and went on to study law at Seton Hall University Law School. After law school, Frank returned to his roots in Hoboken. Frank has an extensive range of experience and expertise handling the many different legal matters affecting the people and businesses in Hoboken and its vicinity.
