Best Attorneys in Business 2015

…From the pages of South Jersey Biz…

There will inevitably come a time in your professional career when you’ll find yourself in need of legal guidance. Whether you’re negotiating a contract, bringing on a new partner, facing a tax dispute, or a whole host of other situations, you want to be able to consult with a name you can trust. For our second annual list of Best Attorneys in Business we searched for the legal minds in South Jersey that can be called upon to answer the tough questions. You, their peers, nominated hundreds of names for us to consider, and we could not be more pleased with the resulting list. Here, we present 98 names in 31 categories that you can reach out to when you find yourself in need of a legal shoulder to lean on.

Lloyd Birnbaum
Business Law
Lauletta Birnbaum
During off Hours: What are off hours?
Greatest achievement: Establishing a 16 lawyer boutique business law firm focused on transactional corporate work and business litigation with my partner Frank Lauletta
Free advice: The world of business moves at incredible speed with the advancement of technology. It’s important to your success that you stay one step ahead of your clients to anticipate their needs.

John Eastlack
Land Use Law
Weir & Partners
Charitable work: I have been involved with youth and high school wrestling organizations for 20 years from coaching to fundraising for the most demanding sport for any athlete to compete in. I am a proud member of the Wenonah Riders bike team that has participated for many years in the MS 150 City to Shore Bike ride which raises funds to support the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Greatest achievement: Partnering with my wife to raise two fine sons
Free advice: Always prepare for a case like it is going to trial. If you prepare for a case like it is going to settle, you won’t get the best result for your client if it does resolve, or won’t be prepared well enough for trial if it doesn’t.

Harris Neal Feldman
Labor and Employment
Parker McCay
During off hours: I enjoy family and community activities; travel; home repair and maintenance; the Jersey Shore; watching/suffering through the Phillies; and falling into new experiences.
Greatest achievement: My family
Memorable case: I will never forget my first trial when I was in my mid-20s defending a Fortune 500 company. Opposing counsel had 20-plus years of experience on me, but I was better prepared with the facts and law and my sole company witness, who I qualified as an expert. Winning that defense verdict will stay with me forever.

Julie LaVan
Business Law
LaVan Law
During off hours: I snowboard—25 years snowboarding. I engage my kids with snowboarding and skiing as well.
Greatest achievement: My greatest and most fulfilling achievement was graduating from law school. Growing up in a small town in upstate New York, I never imagined my dream of becoming a lawyer would come true.
Free advice: Stay strong. Fight smart.

Melanie Levan
Real Estate and Land Use
McDowell Posternock Apell & Detrick, P.C.
Charitable work: Since 2012, I’ve been lucky enough to work with a great group of volunteers as a founder and board member of MooreKids Inc., a nonprofit and 501(c)(3) that I co-founded with three other women. Our mission is to make everyday necessities, educational activities and enrichment opportunities accessible to Moorestown’s underserved youth.
During off hours: I teach yoga at Yoga Path Studio in Moorestown.
Greatest achievement: Being invited to be a shareholder in my law firm

Scott H. Marcus
Collection Services—Commercial
Scott H. Marcus & Associates
During off hours: I enjoy reading, golf and time at the beach.
Greatest achievement: Begin¬¬ning at the age of 27 I have built a law practice that I am proud of.
Free Advice: Having litigated cases over 38 years, my best advice is to take the emotions out of the dispute.

Frances McElhill
Charity/Nonprofit Law
Archer Greiner
Charitable work: Apart from serving on nonprofit boards and teaching many start-up nonprofits, I enjoy most the things I do in my neighborhood and community with my children such as helping older neighbors clear snow from their car, working at a homeless feeding program, or stuffing envelopes for a parish event.
During off hours: I am raising two beautiful, smart and kind teenage daughters.
Free advice: Starting a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit is not “brain surgery” but running one successfully is.

Jill Ojserkis
Health Care Law
Cooper Levenson
During off hours: It’s difficult to have off hours with a busy practice and an iPhone. However, I spend time on the beach whenever I can—which is the best part of living and working in the Atlantic City area—and I like to read and travel.
Greatest achievement: Mentoring several lawyers who have since contributed greatly to the profession and the community—and became my clients
Free advice: It’s not enough to work hard and know the law; you must always strive to be a wise advisor to your clients, be practical and take the time to develop personal connections in a professional manner.

Jeffrey A. Segal
Transportation Law
Weber Gallagher
Memorable case: My most recent trial was one where the plaintiff wanted a $1 million settlement. We offered $250,000, and after a one week jury trial, the plaintiff got only $25,000.
During off hours: When I’m not working my time is devoted to my wife and children. I’ll take trips to Indiana University to see my son or go to my daughter’s lacrosse games with my wife. I am also a sports fan and like renting a Saturday night movie with my wife.
Free advice: It isn’t the most original advice, but it is true that hard work almost always pays off. That being said, I like coming to work, getting involved with my cases and helping my clients. It’s not difficult to work hard if you are doing something you want to do.

Catherine M. Ward
Regulatory and Governmental Affairs
Stradley Ronan
Charitable work: Pro bono attorney for Camden Area Health Education Centers Inc., which provides AIDS and other health counseling services in Camden; founder and recent past chair of Sustainable Moorestown; and member of the Moorestown Environmental Advisory Committee.
During off hours: Spending time with family and friends, traveling, driving my Mini Cooper Roadster
Greatest achievement: Attending law school at night while working full time and having our first child, who walked with me at graduation.

Banking & Financial Services

Vincent T. Cieslik
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Eric M. Hurwitz
Stradley Ronon
(856) 321-2406

Paul Mainardi
Brown & Connery
(856) 812-8900

Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights

Michael P. Bonner
Stradley Ronon
(215) 564-8158

Jerrold S. Kulback
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Walter Weir Jr.
Weir & Partners
(215) 241-7751

Business & Banking Litigation

Brett Berman
Fox Rothschild
(609) 896-3600

William A. Nash
Nash Law Firm
(856) 228-2206

Business Law

Lloyd C. Birnbaum
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Andrew P. Chigounis
LaVan Law
(856) 235-4079

Bruce L. Harrison
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Frank A. Lauletta
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Julie LaVan
LaVan Law
(856) 235-4079

John Mattioni
Mattioni Law
(856) 241-9779

Nikitas Moustakas
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Charity/Nonprofit Law

Frances A. McElhill
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Karen A. McGuinness
Brown & Connery
(856) 854-8900

Class Action

Kurt E. Kramer
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Laura D. Ruccolo
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Collection Services—Commercial

Scott H. Marcus
Scott H. Marcus & Associates
(856) 227-0800

Sergio I. Scuteri
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Commercial Litigation

Thomas A. Clark III
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Joseph D. Cronin
The Cronin Firm
(215) 751-9001

Stephen J. DeFeo
Brown & Connery
(856) 854-8900

Robert T. Egan
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Gregory A. Lomax
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Amy L. SantaMaria
Kaplin, Stewart, Meloff, Reiter & Stein
(856) 675-1550

Francesco P. L. Suglia
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Construction Law

Richard Coe
Weir & Partners
(856) 406-4335

Robert J. Incollingo
The Law Office of Robert J. Incollingo
(856) 857-1500

Michael C. Kondrla
LaVan Law
(856) 235-4079

Mark A. Schiavo
Dilworth Paxson
(856) 675-1900

Consumer Protection Law

Dan Posternock
McDowell, Posternock, Apell & Detrick, P.C.
(856) 861-3474

Gregg A. Shivers
Shivers Gosnay & Greatrex, LLC
(856) 616-8080

Contract Law/Negotiation

Michael J. Fekete
Dilworth Paxson
(856) 675-1900

Edward Kelleher
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Alan A. Reuter
Nash Law Firm
(856) 228-2206

Mark G. Schwartz
Cooper Levenson
(609) 572-7466

Corporate Law

Deborah A. Hays
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Eric D. Schoenborn
Stradley Ronon
(856) 321-2413

Cyber Liability/Internet/Computer Law

Randy Ford
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Employment Law

Joseph F. Bouvier
Mattioni Law
(856) 241-9779

Linda A. Galella
Richardson, Galella & Austermuhl
(856) 340-4376

Russell Lichtenstein
Cooper Levenson
(609) 572-7676

Francis X. Manning
Stradley Ronon
(856) 321-2403

William M. Tambussi
Brown & Connery
(856) 854-8900

Environmental Law

Rodd W. Bender
Manko, Gold, Katcher and Fox
(484) 430-2317

Carlos M. Bollar
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Joseph T. Carney
Brown & Connery
(856) 854-8900

Carolyn C. Lindheim
Weir & Partners
(215) 241-7742

Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Thomas D. Begley III
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Charles Bratton
Rothamel Bratton
(856) 857-6000

Health Care Administration

William L. Weiner
Duane Morris, LLP
(856) 874-4212

Health Care Law

Lisa Stewart Albright
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Robert J. Fogg
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Jill T. Ojserkis
Cooper Levenson
(609) 572-7514

Insurance—Commercial

Peter S. Bejsiuk, Esq.
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Robert G. Harbeson
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Insurance-Tort Law

Betsy G. Ramos
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Intellectual Property

Mark J. Sever Jr.
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Gregory J. Winsky
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Labor & Employment

Harris Neal Feldman
Parker McCay
(856) 810-5854

Elizabeth M. Garcia
Parker McCay
(856) 985-4038

Adam E. Gersh
Flaster/Greenberg PC
(856) 661-1900

Alaina A. Gregorio
LaVan Law
(856) 235-4079

Land Use Law

Edward “Ted” Brennan
Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader
(856) 853-5530

John C. Eastlack
Weir & Partners
(856) 662-1018

Michael Mattioni
Mattioni Law
(856) 241-9779

Joseph M. Nardi III
Brown & Connery
(856) 854-8900

Mergers and Acquisitions

Alan P. Fox
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Barry Kitain
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

Joshua N. Silverstein
Stradley Ronon
(856) 321-2416

Products Liability

Frank D. Allen
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

William J. O'Kane Jr.
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Public Finance

John M. Cantalupo
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Thomas J. Hastie Jr.
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Real Estate & Land Use

Brian J. Duffield
Law Office of Brian J. Duffield
(856) 478-9900

Damien Del Duca
Del Duca Lewis
(856) 427-4200

Rhonda R. Feld
Sherman Silverstein
(856) 662-0700

Melanie M. Levan
McDowell, Posternock, Apell & Detrick, P.C.
(856) 861-3474

George W. Matteo Jr.
Lauletta Birnbaum
(856) 232-1600

David Reinherz
Reinherz Law Offices
(856) 302-3989

John Rothamel
Rothamel Bratton
(856) 857-6000

Regulatory and Governmental Affairs

Louis Cappelli Jr.
Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader
(856) 853-5530

William J. Caruso
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

Evan H.C. Crook
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Catherine Ward
Stradley Ronon
(856) 321-2400

Tax and Dispute Resolution

Kevin J. DiMedio
Reger, Rizzo & Darnall LLP
(856) 778-8950

Jane Fearn-Zimmer
Rothkoff Law Group
(856) 616-2923

Gordon F. Moore
Archer & Greiner
(856) 795-2121

William G. Wright
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Transportation

John K. Fiorilla
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Stephen J. Galati
Mattioni Law
(856) 241-9779

Jeffrey A. Segal
Weber Gallagher
(856) 667-9111

Workers’ Compensation

Eugene Mattioni
Mattioni Law
(856) 241-9779

Jeffrey D. Newby
Weber Gallagher
(856) 667-9111

Lora V. Northen
Capehart Scatchard
(856) 234-6800

Karen Vincent
Cooper Levenson
(856) 857-5558

Published (and copyrighted) in South Jersey Biz, Volume 5, Issue 5 (May, 2015).
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Author: Editorial Staff--South Jersey Biz