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Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been serving the New Jersey community and New York metropolitan area since 1953. Once a humble two-man practice on Main Street in Somerville, New Jersey, Norris McLaughlin has become the largest firm in Somerset County and one of the top 20 firms in New Jersey. In response to the changing needs of our clients and the business community, the firm opened the New York office in 1999. In 2009, Norris McLaughlin merged with Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, the largest independent commercial firm in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

Attorneys at Norris McLaughlin come from diverse backgrounds, hold degrees from top U.S. law schools and regularly serve as leaders in bar associations and various trade groups. With many of its attorneys selected as The Best Lawyers In America each year, in addition to its active repertoire of speaking engagements and legal publications, the firm possesses large-firm talent in a small-firm setting that allows its attorneys to provide service and value to their clients on a personal level. It is the goal of Norris McLaughlin to accommodate the needs of every client through the use of experience, strategic planning, and common courtesy.

Norris McLaughlin enjoys an international reputation for excellence through its membership in Meritas, the largest worldwide affiliation of high-quality, mid-sized law firms. With Meritas, the firm is able to extend its services to clients in every state and in more than 90 foreign countries.

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William J. Beneduce focuses his practice on all facets of environmental law, including compliance, regulation, transactional, and litigation. Bill assists clients involved with complex…
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David Berger concentrates his practice on business, real estate, and liquor law. David actively counsels clients on general business topics including organization and formation, corporate…
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David S. Blatteis is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Co-Chair of its Business Law Group.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, pharmaceutical, medical…
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Bartley J. Breinin is a Member of Norris McLaughlin's New York office. Bart concentrates his practice in business law and has served as both outside and in-house counsel for large and small…
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William L. Brewer focuses his practice in the areas of commercial real estate financing, leasing, acquisitions and sales, loan restructuring and workouts, loan sales and purchases, and…
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Douglas R. Brown devotes his practice to business finance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities matters. Doug has substantial experience in representing private equity investors in…
At Norris McLaughlin, there are over twenty business law attorneys who spend all or most of their time in a variety of specialties within the field of business law.  The range of clients is…
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Jeffrey K. Cassin is a business attorney, concentrating his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment transactions, corporate law, and business contracts. Jeff…
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Patrick T. Collins is Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group.  He practices labor, employment, and personnel law on behalf of employers and management personnel.  He has…
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James J. Costello, Jr., Co-Chair of the firm’s Estate, Trust, and Tax Law Practice Group, focuses his practice on estate planning and administration, litigation and disputes among…
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Danielle M. DeFilippis, Co-Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Law Practice Group, focuses her practice on intellectual property matters and litigation. She appears on behalf of…
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Nicholas J. Dimakos focuses primarily on probate and fiduciary litigation.  His practice includes all types of contested trust and estate matters, including will contests and challenges to…
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Tom Dinkelacker concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal, land use, and real estate law, serving as the solicitor for several municipalities in the Lehigh Valley and counsel to…
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Martha N. Donovan is Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Group.  She devotes her practice to environmental law and complex litigation with an emphasis on the defense of environmental property…
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Nicholas A. Duston focuses on complex commercial litigation in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as arbitrations with the American Arbitration Association (…
Equity Member
Chris’s primary practice areas over his 25+ year career are land use and zoning; commercial and residential real estate sales, leases, and financing; commercial and residential real estate…
Norris McLaughlin estate planning & administration attorneys have vast experience in all aspects of state, federal and international tax law, with a particular emphasis on the planning…
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Joseph A. Farco focuses his practice on intellectual property matters including litigation, patent, and trade secret transactions. As a trial patent lawyer, Joe represents patent owners,…
Our attorneys tackle the wide array of legal issues facing the food, beverage, and hospitality industries. Our experience allows us to work with clients to control costs and determine the…
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Oldrich Foucek III is a founding partner of the Pennsylvania office and serves on the firm’s compensation committee. During his career, Ollie (pronounced O-Lee) has offered advice,…
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Robert C. Gabrielski, a member in the firm’s Management Committee, and Chair of its International Business and Tax Planning Group, devotes his practice to business and international…
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Jerome Gallagher engages in civil trial and appellate practice with a concentration in commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, construction, contract litigation, and commercial accounts…
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The Honorable Emil Giordano (Ret.), Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group,  focuses his practice on estate and commercial litigation, and mediation and arbitration. Judge…
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Christopher R. Gray focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and income tax planning. In addition, Christopher is experienced in corporate matters,…
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Jeanne Hamburg concentrates her practice in all aspects of copyright and trademark law, both in litigation and in the transactional area.  Resident in the New York City office, she assists…
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David T. Harmon focuses his practice on the areas of executive compensation, employment, and business law. As Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group,…
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Judith A. Harris, Co-Chair of the Estate, Trust and Individual Tax Group, has over 30 years of experience in the areas of taxation, wills and trusts, estate administration, business matters…
The health care and life sciences attorneys at Norris McLaughlin provide a variety of services to clients throughout the health care field, including highly specialized work in the…
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Edward A. Hogan represents and counsels’ developers, redevelopers, manufacturers, commercial entities, and highly-regulated service businesses in all aspects of environmental law and…
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Barbara L. Hollenbach focuses her practice on workers’ compensation, professional liability, products liability, and general litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes…
Of Counsel
Peter D. Hutcheon practices primarily in the areas of business governance, commercial transactions, securities, banking, and finance. Peter counsels management of public and private…
The intellectual property attorneys at Norris McLaughlin are dedicated to providing sophisticated intellectual property counsel to domestic and international clients. Our attorneys have a…
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Steven A. Karg concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, products, and consumer liability defense.  He has substantial experience defending…
Geriatric Social Worker
Lori Kayne has been working as a Geriatric Social Worker in the healthcare field for over 20 years. At Norris McLaughlin she works in collaboration with an Elder Care Attorney to develop a…
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Raymond G. Lahoud, Chair of the firm’s Immigration Law Practice, focuses exclusively on the area of immigration law and deportation defense for individuals, families, small to large…
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Dolores A. Laputka, a member of the firm’s Management Committee and former Co-Chair of the Business Law Group, focuses her practice primarily on tax-related matters, whether connected to a…
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James H. Laskey is past Chair of the firm’s Business Law Group. His business practice is primarily transactional in nature, including mergers, acquisitions, licensing agreements for life…
Attorney
Brandon J. Lee concentrates his practice on liquor law with a passion for the craft beverage industry. Brandon supports our extensive Liquor Law, Manufacturing, and Distribution Practice…
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Peter Lehr focuses his practice on health care transactional and regulatory matters, real estate, and land use law, including zoning and subdivision applications and commercial lending.…
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Lauren E. Lewis is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use Practice Group and handles disputes arising out of real estate and housing related matters. Lauren regularly…
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Scott R. Lipson is Chair of Norris McLaughlin’s Real Estate, Municipal and Banking Practice Group. He focuses his practice on civil matters of all kinds, with an emphasis on real estate,…
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John F. Lushis Jr., a Member of the firm and Co-Chair of the Economic Development Practice, focuses his practice on real estate, commercial transaction law, and environmental law. He…
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Christopher N. McGann is an Associate in Norris McLaughlin's Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation Practice Group where he focuses his practice on preparing estate…
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Timothy P. McKeown concentrates his practice on a variety of civil and commercial litigation with an emphasis on commercial real estate related matters, centered on real estate contract…
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William C. Menard practices exclusively in immigration law and deportation defense. William has represented both individual and corporate clients in all facets of immigration law.  William…
Senior Counsel
Laura Miller is a business attorney focusing her practice on administrative and government regulatory law in the public utility, telecommunications, cable television, and communications…
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LaShawn Oxendine practices predominantly in the area of tax law. She negotiates tax representations, warranties, covenants, and other key tax provisions of various transaction agreements.…
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Andrew N. Parfomak focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including planning, procuring, and protecting strategic intellectual property assets–patents, trademarks,…
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Nicholas F. Pellitta, a Member of the firm, has substantial experience in a variety of legal areas in both federal and state courts. It is his goal to maximize efficiency for his clients by…
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Melissa A. Peña, Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Group, concentrates her practice on commercial litigation and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Her clients include financial…
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Margaret Raymond-Flood devotes her practice to general litigation with an emphasis on complex commercial matters.  Margaret has appeared in the federal and state courts of New Jersey, as…
Practice Group
The real estate and finance attorneys of Norris McLaughlin, P.A. have the experience and depth to handle virtually any type of real estate transaction and development project—large or small…
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Michael T. Reilly devotes his practice to real estate, construction, finance, landlord tenant litigation, and probate matters. Michael advises cooperative and condominium boards and…
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David C. Roberts, Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, devotes his practice to handling complex commercial litigation matters, such as fraud, fraudulent transfers, trade secret…
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Dean M. Roberts, Chair of the firm’s New York Real Estate & Finance Law Practice Group, oversees and coordinates a diverse group of real estate attorneys and support professionals at…
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Benjamin D. Schwartz is an associate in Norris McLaughlin’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups. Ben concentrates his practice on a…
Associate
Alexander Short is an Associate in the firm’s Immigration Law Practice Group, where he focuses on matters involving immigration law and deportation defense, including employee immigrant and…
Senior Counsel
David Siegel concentrates his practice on all aspects of intellectual property strategy, maintenance, and enforcement. He represents clients in patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution…
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Shana Siegel concentrates her practice in the area of elder law, focusing on representing seniors, individuals with special needs, and their families in connection with life care planning…
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Graham Simmons, the firm’s Pennsylvania Administrative Partner and Co-Chair of the Business Law Group, is a business and real estate lawyer.  In his practice, Graham has served both public…
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Milan Slak focuses his practice on business law, estate and succession planning, and all areas of taxation. Milan works to achieve client goals in a tax efficient manner. He handles…
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Edward G. Sponzilli, a Member of the firm, is a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney with 44 years experience in complex corporate and commercial litigation, employment…
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Sophia Villani is an Associate in Norris McLaughlin's New York office, where she works on health care and life sciences matters. Sophia was previously a Non-Equity Partner at a public…
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David N. Vozza devotes his practice to the areas of healthcare and litigation. David’s practice focuses on defending health care professionals in connection with disciplinary and regulatory…
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The Honorable Rebecca Warren (Ret.) devotes her practice to labor and employment,  business and corporate matters, and general liability litigation. As a former in-house corporate attorney…
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Sandra Jarva Weiss, Chair of the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Group, has been practicing health care law for more than 25 years and has extensive experience in all areas of health…
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Michael J. Willner is a Member in the firm’s Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use Practice Group where his practice is focused on condominium and cooperative law, commercial and residential…
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Bruce J. Wisotsky has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, trustees, landlords, and other individual creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy proceedings in New…
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Theodore J. Zeller III has extensive experience in liquor law, regulatory licensing, commercial transactions, real estate transactions, and litigation. Chair of the firm’s Liquor Law…

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