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Success Stories: Unemployment and Disability Benefits
Success Stories: Unemployment and Disability Benefits

Success Stories: Unemployment and Disability Benefits

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:44:35-05:00January 10th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Continental Cas. Co. v. Knuckles, 142 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 1976) Jeffrey Blumstein representing the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry A challenge was brought to the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry’s interpretation of the eligibility provisions of the Temporary Disability Law. Jeffrey Blumstein, representing the Department, as its Deputy Attorney General,… Continue Reading Success Stories: Unemployment and Disability Benefits

Success Stories: Public Contracts
Success Stories: Public Contracts

Success Stories: Public Contracts

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:44:49-05:00January 10th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

DeSapio Const., Inc. v. Township of Clinton and Scozzari Builders, 276 N.J. Super. 216 (L. Div. 1994) Jeffrey Blumstein representing Scozzari Builders, Inc Our client was the second lowest bidder for a public construction contract advertised by the Township of Clinton. We asserted that the bid proposal from the lowest bidder was defective because it… Continue Reading Success Stories: Public Contracts

Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987)
Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987)

Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987)

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:45:01-05:00January 10th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987) Arnold Lakind representing Resident Plaintiffs Residents of Jackson Township, represented by our firm, filed a negligence, nuisance and civil rights action against the Township of Jackson growing out of the contamination of local water wells by a municipal landfill. Plaintiffs prevailed, recovering a $15.6 million verdict… Continue Reading Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987)

Success Stories: Land Use
Success Stories: Land Use

Success Stories: Land Use

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:45:33-05:00January 10th, 2020|Commercial Real Estate & Land Use, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

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… Continue Reading Success Stories: Land Use

Success Stories: Employment
Success Stories: Employment

Success Stories: Employment

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:46:06-05:00January 10th, 2020|Business, Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

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… Continue Reading Success Stories: Employment

Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges
Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges

Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:46:16-05:00January 10th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

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.… Continue Reading Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges

NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).
NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).

NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).

By Mandy Glidewell|2025-02-28T21:13:32-05:00January 6th, 2020|Divorce and Family Law Cases, Family Law, Verdicts and Settlements|

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… Continue Reading NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).

New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.
New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.

New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.

By Mandy Glidewell|2025-02-28T21:14:52-05:00January 5th, 2020|Divorce and Family Law Cases, Family Law, Verdicts and Settlements|

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… Continue Reading New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.

Appellate Court Rules NJ Cannot Require Payment of College Expenses Not Required Under Original PA Child Support Order
Appellate Court Rules NJ Cannot Require Payment of College Expenses Not Required Under Original PA Child Support Order

Appellate Court Rules NJ Cannot Require Payment of College Expenses Not Required Under Original PA Child Support Order

By Mandy Glidewell|2025-02-28T21:17:22-05:00January 4th, 2020|Divorce and Family Law Cases, Family Law, Verdicts and Settlements|

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… Continue Reading Appellate Court Rules NJ Cannot Require Payment of College Expenses Not Required Under Original PA Child Support Order

10 Year Marriage Warrants Permanent Alimony (Barry D. Szaferman)
10 Year Marriage Warrants Permanent Alimony (Barry D. Szaferman)

10 Year Marriage Warrants Permanent Alimony (Barry D. Szaferman)

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-31T12:50:23-05:00January 3rd, 2020|Divorce and Family Law Cases, Family Law, Verdicts and Settlements|

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,… Continue Reading 10 Year Marriage Warrants Permanent Alimony (Barry D. Szaferman)