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Daniel O.

Daniel O'donnell

Daniel O’Donnell is a New Jersey-based attorney with nearly 30 years of legal experience. He has successfully advised four different community banks on complex issues related to regulatory compliance, risk management, and shareholder litigation. Daniel received a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in addition to a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
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Christian J.

Christian Jensen

Attorney Christian Jensen is an experienced lawyer in the areas of intellectual property litigation and commercial litigation. His expertise lies within the areas of employment law, consumer fraud, business fraud, and other similar cases. Attorney Jensen represents clients and business of all sizes and manages cases on both the appellate and trial level. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Attorney Jensen was recognized as a Rising Star from 2013 – 2015.
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George B.

George Benaur

Not every business needs or wants an in-house lawyer, but there will be times where your business needs individually tailored legal advice. George Benaur will be there when that day comes. Mr. Benaur can provide general counsel services that include employment matters, contracts, licensing, joint venture issues, sales agreements, and more.
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Kenneth B.

Kenneth Borger

Kenneth Border is licensed to practice law in the New York state. He specializes in corporate bankruptcy legal cases. Kenneth is an attorney at the Law Offices of Seymour Wasserstrum, but operated his own firm, Borger Legal, for six months prior to his current position. He has been accepted into the New Jersey State Bar Association and received a Doctor of Law from Rutgers University School of Law in 2015.
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Genelle F.

Genelle Franklin

Genelle Franklin has been practicing Law, specifically Civil Litigation law, for almost a decade. She has experience in defending individuals, private companies, as well as municipal entities. Her practice areas include Education, Civil rights, Employment and labor. She also advises employers regarding HR decisions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment statutes. She represents clients in Southern New Jersey, as well as Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Carolina T. C.

Carolina T. Curbelo

Carolina Curbelo has been a licensed Attorney for over 6 years now. Both her parents are refugees and she is, therefore, very passionate about Immigration Law. Previously, she worked as the Partner of Beitel & Curbelo, LLC and now she owns her own Law Office. Carolina handles matters in Employment Law from discrimination to unemployment compensation, as well as real estate matters. She studied Law with The Vermont Law School and graduated with her J.D. in 2005.
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Ethan W.

Ethan Wells

Ethan Wells is a corporate attorney that primarily specializes in estate law and litigation. He has five years of experience as an attorney at law and is licensed to practice law in New Jersey. Ethan obtained his Juris Doctor degree in law from the Rutgers University School of Law. He has appeared in several courts in New Jersey on behalf of clients. In 2016, Ethan became a partner at Pustay & Wells, where he primarily focuses on legal cases related to real estate matters.
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Steven S.

Steven Sciancalepore

Steven Sciancalepore is an attorney at law with five years’ experience. He obtained his legal degree from the Brooklyn Law School. Steven is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York. He specializes in all business-related legal practice areas, with exceptional experience in debt and bankruptcy. Some of Steven’s past corporate clients include Caesars Entertainment and Public Storage. He has been the owner of Sciancalepore Law since February 2017.
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Andrew L.

Andrew Leahey

Andre Leahey is a corporate law attorney who recently obtained his license to practice law in New Jersey. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. Andrew is also experienced in legal research and writing. He obtained his law degree from the State University of New Jersey. In September 2016, soon after graduating as a lawyer, Andrew became an associate at Parker Maccay, where he acts as a finance and business law associate.
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Nicholas B.

Nicholas Buttafuoco

Nicholas Buttafuoco has over 28 years of experience as a business attorney. He specializes in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, but has experience in all business law related matters. Nicholas is licensed to practice law in New Jersey. He received his J.D. in law from the Touro College-Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. In May 2017, Nicholas started his own law office, where he acts as the managing member and principal attorney.
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Gene Rhough
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Gene Rhough

"Very knowledgeable about DSAR. Also, quick with responses."

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East Brunswick, NJ,

Ross Brandborg
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Ross Brandborg

"Within 24 hours, Ross completed the first step of the trademark process and did a phenomenal job!"

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Belmar, NJ,

Dmitriy Ishimbayev
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Dmitriy Ishimbayev

"Outstanding Service"

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Jersey City, NJ,

Jake Siciliano
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Jake Siciliano

"It was great working with Jake and he was prompt to reply and services"

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Edison, NJ,

Dane Dixon
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Dane Dixon

"Dane was extremely helpful throughout the contract review process for my ATM business. He took the time to thoroughly explain the risks in the original agreement, pointed out several one-sided clauses I would’ve otherwise missed, and revised the contract to better protect my ownership, surcharge rights, reporting access, and overall position. Communication was clear, professional, and responsive the entire time. I appreciated that he didn’t just make edits — he explained the reasoning behind them so I fully understood what I was signing. Would definitely recommend Dane to anyone needing a business or contract attorney."

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Perth Amboy, NJ,

Anna Claxton
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Anna Claxton

"Anna was wonderful to work with. She provided redlines of my documents as well as a document providing (in lay terms) the rationale for the requested changes and the text of the emails to send with the redlines. I highly recommend Anna!"

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Raritan, NJ,

Brent Xavier
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Brent Xavier

"Intelligent, experienced and through. Great add to team."

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Chatham, NJ,

Jack Stephens
3.0
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Jack Stephens

"Jack provided the clarity I was looking for on a complex tax law situation for cross-border business services between my US LLC and my Canada client. Jack helped me understand and navigate the registration triggers, requirements and processes involved for invoicing, collecting, remitting and paying GST/HST and PST taxes to my Canadian client."

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Denville, NJ,

Sara Mana
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Sara Mana

"Great to work with. Good communicator"

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Sicklerville, NJ,

Vincent Van Houden
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Trademark Office Action Response

Vincent Van Houden

"Quick and very professional help with a trademark Office Action response. Clear communication, fast turnaround, and everything handled exactly as agreed. Would definitely recommend."

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Cliffside Park, NJ,

Brandon Northington
4.5
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Brandon Northington

"Timely and professional."

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Plainsboro, NJ,

Alton Hare
4.8
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Alton Hare

"It was a pleasure working with Alton, he has clarity of thought and understood my assignment. The work was completed without too much back and forth."

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Claire Christie
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Claire Christie

"Claire was very helpful with business compliance questions. She took the time to understand my situation, asked the right questions, and gave clear, practical guidance. Her input helped get everything into a compliant state so I could move forward, and I was able to get approved. Would definitely work with her again."

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Fort Lee, NJ,

Alisha Bond
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Alisha Bond

"Alisha's work on our advisory agreements was professional and met our needs and timelines."

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Little Silver, NJ,

Karen Braveheart
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Karen Braveheart

"Karen was thorough in her review of our agreement. She is very detail-oriented and provided valuable insight. Highly recommend!"

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Eatontown, NJ,

Jack Liechtung
5.0
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Advisory Agreement Services

Jack Liechtung

"This was a positive experience. Jack delivered exactly what he said he would for the fixed price we decided on. He was responsive and prompt and was done before the deadline. I'd recommend Jack to others."

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Wayne, NJ,

Rebecca Stacker
4.5
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Rebecca Stacker

"She did a very good job for me and did it quickly."

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Belmar, NJ,

Elazar Kosman
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Elazar Kosman

"Elazar was very knowledgeable, courteous, punctual, and worked perfectly with my tight timeline. I'd gladly work with him again."

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Edison, NJ,

Anthony Whittington, Jd/Mba
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Anthony Whittington, Jd/Mba

"Super awesome, professional, kind and attentive! Highly recommend!"

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Tenafly, NJ,

Matthew Golden
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Matthew Golden

"He provided me with the knowledge needed for the project and help.me with the most efficient and economical way of filing the patent"

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Tenafly, NJ,


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