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Hear Steven Kunzman and Santina Bombaci, of the firm, discuss this significant decision involving insurance fraud on the “A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast, Episode 9”. Listen to the Podcast here.

Former Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree at the 240th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, on May 17, 2007. Read more here.

Harry A. Yospin, Esq., Steven A. Kunzman, Esq., Stephen O. Davis, Esq., Jeffrey B. Lehrer, Esq. and Richard P. Flaum, Esq. appear in the April 2007, New Jersey Monthly as New Jersey Super Lawyers. Read more here.

Richard Flaum, Esq. recently obtained two favorable settlements on behalf of clients who claimed their termination was the result of discriminatory and retaliatory actions by their employers as reported in Verdict Search New Jersey. Read the article here.

Michael V. Cresitello, Jr., Esq. recently obtained site plan and variance approval from the Township of Union Planning Board on behalf of Home Depot for the development of the first Home Depot Super Store. Upon completion, the Super Store will be the largest Home Depot in the United States and serve as the national model for the new Super Store concept.

Paul Rizzo, Esq. and Jeffrey Pompeo, Esq. were recently recognized in the Fall 2006 issue of Victim Voice, a publication of the New Jersey Crime Victims' Law Center (VLC), as "lawyers who give their time, effort and passion to those in need." VLC is a non-profit organization which represents victims of crime and their families in the criminal justice system.

Steven Kunzman, Esq. and Jeffrey Pompeo, Esq. coauthored an article entitled "What Every Director of a Non-Profit Organization Should Know About Personal Liability" which was published in the October 13, 2006 edition of the Clifton Insider. Read the article here. A similar version of the article also appeared in the February 2007 issue of Somerset Business. Read the article here.

Martin Allen, Esq. was a panelist for the continuing education program on the issue of Hospital Exemptions at the 53rd Annual Association of Municipal Assessors of New Jersey Continuing Education Conference, sponsored by the Rutgers Center for Government Services.

Steven Kunzman, Esq. and Jeffrey Pompeo, Esq. spoke at the Bank of America Education Conference for New Jersey Non-Profits at The Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Steve spoke about the potential liability risk to non-profit directors and strategies to reduce those risks. Jeff spoke about the fiduciary duties of directors, including the duties of care and loyalty, as well as specific responsibilities of the Board Chairperson.

Jeffrey B. Lehrer, Esq. has been named Director of Law for Edison Township.

Jeffrey B. Lehrer, Esq. gave a seminar for the New Jersey Planning Officials (NJPO) at the Union County Vocational & Technical Schools. In attendance were experienced Planning Board and Zoning Board members. Jeff is Associate Counsel for the NJPO and lectures for them frequently.

Richard P. Flaum, Esq. obtained a $250,000 jury verdict in favor of a client with a handicap, after a 5 week trial. He also received a favorable ruling on behalf of a municipal client that a normal pregnancy is not a handicap pursuant to New Jersey Discrimination Laws, specifically the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Martin Allen, Esq. participated in the 2005 Property Tax Reform Roundtable at the New Jersey County Tax Boards Association's 34th Annual Educational Conference in Cape May, NJ. The other panelists were former Governor James Florio, former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate, William Schulter; Deputy Director Division of Local Government Services, Marc Pfeiffer, and Professors Sue Lederman and Ernie Reok. The Moderator was Dr. Henry Coleman.

In Hunterdon Medical Center v. Readington Township, Martin successfully represented the Township in this trial before the New Jersey Tax Court. The Medical Center asserted that a 21,400 square foot "health and wellness center" located nine-and-one-half miles away from the hospital was qualified for a real estate tax exemption because it was occupied and used for hospital purposes. The Tax Court concluded in a decision on May 11, 2005, that only a small office used by the hospital's cardiopulmonary rehabilitation service was used exclusively for hospital purposes, and therefore exempt from taxation. The remainder of the building, the wellness center, a physical therapy service, and a pediatric practice office, were found to be taxable. The decision is published in the New Jersey Tax Court Reports at 22 N. J. Tax 302.

Lisa M. Fittipaldi, Esq. won a $700,000 verdict after a jury trial in a civil rights case in Federal District Court. She has been elected Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Mt. St. Mary Academy in Watchung, New Jersey.

James Moloughney, Esq. obtained successful results litigating divorce cases involving equitable distribution of professional businesses. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, Jim has been appointed Co-Chair of the Family Law Committee of the Somerset County Bar Association.

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