Eagle Group of Princeton v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of Arnold Lakind representing Eagle Group of Princeton A developer, who sought to build a convenience store on a corner of two busy roads in a residential zone, applied for a use variance. The Hamilton Township Board of Adjustment denied the application, and its decision was [...]
Atlantic City Electric Co. v. Bardin, 145 N.J. Super. 438 (App. Div. 1976) Arnold Lakind representing the Natural Resource Council Atlantic City Electric Company appealed a determination of the Natural Resource Council of the Division of Marine Services of the Department of Environmental Protection, which had refused to offer the company an irrevocable license to [...]
Matter of Critchlow, 201 N.J. Super. 371 (App. Div. 1985) Arnold Lakind representing Francis Critchlow The applicant, an employee of the Department of Corrections, had applied to participate in several promotional examinations. The Department of Personnel had approved his participation on two occasions, but twice revoked his eligibility to take the examination. Mr. Critchlow then [...]
State v. Stasio, 78 N.J. 467 (1979) Arnold Lakind representing Thomas Stasio Defendant, Thomas Stasio, was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to rob and of assault while being armed with a dangerous weapon. An appeal followed to the Appellate Division which reversed, and certification was thereafter granted by the Supreme Court. [...]
Macysyn v. Hensler, 329 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2000) Arnold Lakind representing Kathryn Hensler A little known provision of the workers compensation act imposes personal liability upon corporate officers “actively engaged” in the corporate business. The Plaintiff worked for a local hardware retailer, where he sustained the loss of an eye due to an [...]
In a precedent setting decision, Fawzy v. Fawzy, 199 N.J. 456 (2009), Brian Paul successfully convinced the New Jersey Supreme Court that parents in New Jersey should be permitted to utilize binding, non-appealable arbitration, with a decision maker of their choice, as a means of resolving custody and parenting time disputes. Arbitration is a process where litigants choose a [...]
Get the Compensation You Deserve…That You Need Injury by the negligence of another is often accompanied by lost time from work, lost wages, an accumulation of medical bills and other debt, pain and suffering, and the overall loss of the victim’s ability to go forward in life without difficulty. Personal injury law is the [...]
Levine v. Bacon In Levine v. Bacon, 152 N.J. 436 (1998), the firm successfully argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court that a custodial father’s attempt to relocate from New Jersey to Florida with his minor child would be contrary to the best interest of the child, inasmuch as the move would substantially interfere with [...]
Brian G. Paul won a reversal in the Appellate Division on a precedent-setting interstate child support case. Under Pennsylvania law, a child becomes emancipated on the latter of their 18th birthday or their graduation from high school, meaning there is no obligation for parents to contribute to college expenses. In contrast, New Jersey courts have [...]
Hughes v. Hughes In the landmark case of Hughes v. Hughes, 311 N.J.Super. 15 (App. Div. 1998), the firm changed the standard for setting alimony in the State of New Jersey when it successfully argued before the Appellate Division that a marriage of 10 years is not a short term marriage under today’s standards, [...]
