Legal Services & Lawyers

Kenneth A. Vercammen is an Edison, Middlesex County, NJ trial attorney who has published125 articles in national and New Jersey publications on business and litigation topics. He often lectures to trial lawyers of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association.
He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation issues for the American Bar Association, ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association. His articles have been published by New Jersey Law Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer. He is the Editor in Chief of the New Jersey Municipal Court Law Review. Mr. Vercammen is a recipient of the NJSBA- YLD Service to the Bar Award.
He has served as a Special Acting Prosecutor in nine different cities and towns in New Jersey and also successfully handled over One thousand Municipal Court and Superior Court matters in the past 12 years.
In his private practice, he has devoted a substantial portion of his professional time to the preparation and trial of litigated matters. He has appeared in Courts throughout New Jersey several times each week on Criminal personal injury matters, Municipal Court trials, and contested Probate hearings. He serves as the Editor of the popular legal website www.njlaws.com

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I am an attorney practicing in Northern New Jersey. I look forward to helping people with their legal issues, primarily in the areas of Social Security disability, bankruptcy law, employment law, and estate planning.

I will work to understand your legal problem and to help you find a workable solution. I listen closely to clients and work to understand their needs, in any context.

I believe in keeping the lines of communication open between attorney and client. I believe in working hard to help you find a solution to your legal problem. I value your business.

Are you disabled, unable to work and trying to claim Social Security benefits?

If so, you need an attorney to represent you. A person trying to claim Social Security benefits may choose an attorney to represent them in dealing with the Social Security Administration. If you'd like an attorney to represent you in your claim for Social Security disability, please call me at (646) 932-1053.

Consultations and in-person meetings are by appointment only.

With 25 years of experience, I represent financial professionals and firms in all aspects of their operation, compliance and litigation matters, nationwide. I also represent individual brokers from virtually every major firm in their contract negotiations, employment termination, U-4 and U-5 issues. In specialized situations where the facts or law present novel issues, I also represent investors.

Locally, I represent small and medium sized businesses in their formation, operation and litigation, using my Wall Street background to assist those business entities.

All Criminal Matters, All New Jersey Courts

ALAN S. GOLDBERGER is a member of the New Jersey, New York and Maryland Bars and practices in the areas of sports law, business law, sports insurance defense, association law, and commercial and chancery litigation. In addition to being admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Maryland, he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and the Rutgers University School of Law - Camden.

Alan's clients have included closely held and publicly traded corporations, insurance carriers and claims administrators, small businesses, attorneys, accountants, physicians, athletic officials' associations, sports organizations, health care providers, airlines, banks, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, nonprofit membership organizations, educational institutions, religious organizations, athletic officials, coaches, and other individuals engaged in professional services and business pursuits.

Alan is the author of SPORTS OFFICIATING: A LEGAL GUIDE; and SPORTS OFFICIATING: A LEGAL GUIDE 2nd Edition, the recognized legal authorities for game officials; and co-author of SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE LAW; SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE LAW 2nd Edition; and SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE LAW 3rd EDITION, college textbooks for sport law courses. He has written numerous articles that have appeared in legal and athletic publications nationwide, including Referee Magazine and the National Federation Officials' Quarterly.

He has been a featured speaker at numerous national conferences, including the National Association of Sports Officials, the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., the American Bar Association, the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association, the National Parks and Recreation Association, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Council of Administrators of Health and Physical Education, the Athletic Trainers Society of New Jersey, Inc., the National Police Athletic League; US Lacrosse National Convention and many state and local high school athletic associations, colleges, universities, and school districts.

Alan serves as Parliamentarian and counsel to the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc.; and Chair of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Committee on Legal Issues. He is also counsel to many officials organizations, including the State Basketball Officials Association of New Jersey, Inc. and the New Jersey State Baseball Umpires Association, Inc.

He is Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law Nonprofit Corporations Committee Nonprofit Athletic and Recreation Associations Subcommittee, and Chair of the Trade Associations Subcommittee. He is chair of the Defense Research Institute Sports Law Special Litigation Group. He has served on the National Federation Officials Quarterly Publications Committee and is a Past President of the School and Community Safety Society of America. He is a member of the Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness, the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the National Federation Interscholastic Officials Association, the New Jersey Football Officials Association, the New Jersey State Baseball Umpires Association, Inc., the North Jersey Board of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., and the Sports and Recreation Law Association. He has taught business law and sports law on the college level, and is a New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development Provider (No. 5290)

Alan is a Past President of the North Jersey Board of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc. -- District Board 33 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc. -- one of the largest IAABO officials organizations in the world. He also is a past-president of The School and Community Safety Society of America (now Safety & Risk Management Council).

Alan has been a certified and registered baseball umpire, basketball official and football official for more than 30 years. He began officiating with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in 1968, while attending Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His officiating continued in New Jersey while he attended Rutgers University School of Law in Camden. He continued to officiate all three sports for many years thereafter. He has officiated many state tournament games, as well as men's and women's college basketball, working most recently in the Northeast Conference.

Alan is the 2007 recipient of the Honor Award of the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation's Safety & Risk Management Council, presented in recognition of significant congtributions on behalf of, and as a member of the Council. In 2006, Alan was the recipient of the Frank C. Corrigan Memorial Award of the North Jersey Board of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc. -- IAABO Board #33. The award is presented for outstanding contributions to basketball officiating. In 2004, Alan was the recipient of the Dominic Cuccinello Distinguished Service Award of Board 33.

Alan Goldberger also received the 2003 School and Community Safety Society of America's Presidential Citation. In 2001, Alan was the recipient of the Outstanding Attorney/Nonprofit Lawyer Award of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Nonprofit Corporations, as well as the Presidential Award of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport; and the Professional Service Award of the School and Community Safety Society of America.

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PRACTICAL, RESULT ORIENTED LEGAL SERVICES FOR BUSINESS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS

Alan Goldberger's clients have included closely held and publicly traded corporations, insurance carriers and claims administrators, small businesses, attorneys, physicians, athletic officials' associations, sports organizations, health care providers, airlines, banks, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, nonprofit membership organizations, educational institutions, religious organizations, athletic officials, coaches, and other individuals engaged in professional services and business pursuits. A nationally recognized authority on sports officiating and sports law, Alan is frequently retained by major insurance carriers and claims administrators to defend sports organizations, game officials, coaches, camps, schools, and other entities in sports related claims.

Alan has obtained significant results for clients in business and commercial cases, as well as sports related cases. He has prosecuted and defended numerous contract claims, chancery matters, partnership and corporate disputes, private and nonprofit association hearings, business torts, tax court matters, employment related claims, Law Against Discrimination claims, and other commercial matters in litigation, administrative, and ADR forums. He has served as corporate, and transactional counsel to numerous businesses; and as hearing officer for a number of private associations.

Anthony N. Palumbo, a New Jersey criminal defense and municipal court lawyer is a founder of the Law Firm Palumbo & Renaud. He graduated from one of the top law schools in the country, the University Texas School of Law.

Mr Palumbo has over 35 years of legal experience.He is a former prosecutor and current public defender who has established strong relationships of trust with the local judges, prosecutors and police. He has experience in working within the court system and most frequently obtains the maximum favorable result for all his clients.

His main areas of practice are:
* Traffic offenses and driving violations
* DUI/DWI
* Drug offenses
* Theft and property crimes
* White collar crimes
* Violent crimes
* Domestic violence
* Juvenile offenses

A Passion for Justice; The Experience to Win. My goal is to protect your rights to statutory mandated health care, for all NJ Workers, injured on the job. It is a basic HUMAN RIGHT!
Contact Jay H. Bernstein 24 hours at 201 519-6785 for a free consultation or call our office at 973-623-0100 to set up a free appointment in Newark N.J. *** Jay H. Bernstein manages the Workers' Compensation practice of Kirsch, Gelband, & Stone, in Newark N.J, specializing in Emergency Motions for Medical Treatment and Surgery, with hundreds of successful court orders for emergency surgery and medical treatment. His practice also includes Social Security Disabilty law and appallate practice (pro bono criminal constitutional law for the N.J. Public Defender).

Mr. Bernstein, who has practiced for nearly 20 years, has represented thousands of injured workers throughout New Jersey, and has been named by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Workers' Compensation attorney, a distiction held by less than 5% of attorneys throughout the State.

Mr. Bernstein served as a legal clerk for the Ministry of Justice, State of Israel, in Jerusalem; a legal intern for Congressman Torricelli, in the U.S. Congress; and as a Legal Aid Attorney, representing homeless children and families in Trenton, N.J. Mr. Bernstein received a Commendation for Superior Performance from the Trial Defense Service of the United States Army, JAG Corps, Ft. Knox, Kentucky,

and a commendation for Volunteer Service in the First Gulf War from the State of Israel.

Jay is a an original founding member of the NJ Mass Disaster Legal Response Program, which has served families of the 9/11 Terror attack, and Hurricane and flood victims in the region, giving free legal aid and services.

I have been a partner in a law firm since 1999 with Jeffrey Zuber. We work in all areas of civil litigation, transactional work and real estate.
In addition, I am a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.