Experience

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  Union Paving & Construction Co., Inc.

  • Mountainside, New Jersey, United States

  • General Counsel

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Mountainside, New Jersey, United States

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  Loccke, Correia, & Bukosky

  • Hackensack, NJ

  • Senior Associate Attorney

    • Mar 2015 - Aug 2022
    • Hackensack, NJ

    • Drafted Complaints and/or Answers, Orders to Show Cause, Briefs in Support thereof, and discovery for various Labor Law litigation matters, as well as researched various legal issues. • Brief writing and oral argument before the New Jersey Superior Court in several counties, including Bergen and Mercer.• Brief writing before the Appellate Division, and New Jersey Supreme Court.• Lead or assisted in litigating grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, and unfair labor practices with the Public Employment Relations Commission and the American Arbitration Association.• Represented employees in departmental disciplinary proceedings and disciplinary proceedings before the Office of Administrative Law. • Represented clients in various Civil Service Commission appeals. • Assisted in drafting brief and trial preparation on behalf of the New Jersey State Troopers, NCO and SOA before the New Jersey Supreme Court on the issue of public employees' contractual right to receive pension contributions by the State.• Assisted in negotiating and drafting of public sector labor unions collective bargaining agreements.• Prepared and negotiated real estate agreements and handling or leading closings. • Various legal services in practice areas of family law, trust and estates, and land use.

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  Stern & Montana, LLP

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Associate Attorney

    • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Conducted Examinations Under Oath of insurance claimants. 
• Drafted Examination Under Oath reports of claimant testimony for client. • Appeared in New York State Civil Courts. • Reviewed and prepared client files for insurance defense trial. 
• Drafted American Arbitration Association mandatory submission.

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  Kaplan Williams & Graffeo LLC

  • Morristown, NJ

  • Associate Attorney

    • Jan 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Morristown, NJ

    • Assisted with general litigation and researched various legal issues.• Assisted with the preparation of Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents.• Prepared real estate agreements and handled or led real estate closings.• Reviewed commercial transaction documents• Formation of limited liability companies for clients. • Seconded Attorney to SGS North America Inc.; assisted In-House Counsel with the following: o Investigated, reviewed and drafted responses to claims and subpoenas against the company o Reviewed, revised, and drafted various commercial agreements, commercial real estate agreements, and non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements. o Researched various legal issues concerning employment, contractual, and other areas of law. o Drafted Cease and Desist letters for IP infringement and employment matters.

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  Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont

  • Hawthorne, NJ

  • Associate Attorney

    • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Hawthorne, NJ

    • Prepared memorandums, summons, and complaints for commercial litigation.• Prepared court orders and requests for default judgments.• Negotiated with adversaries for various settlements.• Assisted in perspective client intake meetings and preparing status reports for current clients.

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  Cifelli & Davie, Attorneys at Law

  • Harrison, NJ

  • Law Clerk

    • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012
    • Harrison, NJ

    • Conducted legal research on Municipal matter, and prepared motion to extend statute of limitation.• Prepared interrogatories for federal case related to police brutality. • Prepared motion for summary judgment and pleadings on various cases.

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  Seton Hall University School of Law Career Services

  • Newark, NJ

  • Research Assistant

    • Jun 2010 - Jan 2012
    • Newark, NJ

    • Assisted in the preparation of the 2011-2012 Judicial Clerkship database.• Completed various miscellaneous tasks.

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  The Southern District of New York Mediation Practicum

  • Newark, NJ

  • Student Advocate

    • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Newark, NJ

    • Advocated for client in all aspects of federal mediation, including developing a representation strategy, drafting a pre-mediation statement, preparing and representing client in mediation.

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  R.S.R. Sports Management

  • Chatham, NJ

  • Intern

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Chatham, NJ

    • Researched college football talent pool for potential clients for upcoming NFL draft. • Prepared list of target clients with biographies.

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  The Honorable Deanne Wilson, Superior Court of New Jersey

  • Morristown, NJ

  • Judicial Intern

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Morristown, NJ

    • Read various motions in Chancery Division, General Equity Part.• Researched and wrote decision recommendations for Judge Wilson on various motions.

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  Richard T. Burke, Attorney at Law

  • Hackettstown, NJ

  • Intern

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Hackettstown, NJ

    • Shadowed municipal prosecutor at Hackettstown and Hope Municipal Courthouses. • Observed decisions made by prosecutor working with law enforcement and defense attorneys, and courtroom procedures.

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  Welt & Kuzemczak

  • Clifton, NJ

  • Intern

    • Jun 2008 - Jun 2008
    • Clifton, NJ

    • Shadowed criminal defense attorney Jerry Kuzemczak.• Observed criminal cases and procedures in two separate courthouses.

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  R.S.R. Sports Management

  • Chatham, NJ

  • Intern

    • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Chatham, NJ

    • Prepared a business proposal for numerous companies entitled "Good For 3."• Pitched business proposal to numerous companies through cold calls in attempts to obtain a sponsor. • Prepared client statistics for the NFL draft.