- DivorceThe practice of family law has always been an essential part of the firm’s practice. Our attorneys understand the difficulties that our clients are undergoing and provide thoughtful and thorough service to ensure that the needs of the client are best met. Today, family law includes not only divorce and separation with their issues of custody, visitation and support, but also domestic violence and adoption. Family law has now become a complex area in which our experienced attorneys are able to guide you to a successful conclusion. You may also find that your situation calls for an ante-nuptial agreement to protect your pre-marital assets for your dependents. Our firm can represent you so that you can get the protection you need for these assets to ensure your peace of mind.
- Child SupportKimberly A. Greenberg received her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law and Bachelor of Arts from Drew University in Madison, NJ. Ms. Greenberg is fluent in the Spanish language and served as a judicial intern to The Honorable Magistrate Justo Arenas of the 1st District, San Juan, Puerto Rico during her time at Seton Hall. Ms. Greenberg has largely focused her legal career in the service of those facing family-law issues. She has handled all aspects of family law practice, including but not limited to, trials with complex financial and custody issues, enforcement motions, child support, college contribution disputes, retirement and financial modifications, grandparents' rights, non-dissolution cases between unmarried parties, Division of Child Protection and Permancy cases, domestic violence, appeals, and other emergent applications. Ms. Greenberg serves as volunteer counsel in the Family Part for the Mercer County Early Settlement Program and is an active member of The Church of St. Ann in Lawrenceville, NJ.
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Adoption
- Spousal SupportThe court does not require you to have an attorney, but it is recommended. Domestic Violence is a serious matter and the court may make decisions regarding a restraining order, custody, child support and spousal support and temporary possession of property. Our attorneys are experienced in domestic violence law and can help you get the legal relief to which you are entitled.
- Criminal DefenseRaymond C. Staub was educated in the Catholic schools of Trenton and Hamilton Township. He is a graduate of Catholic University and Seton Hall. He is a former Prosecutor (City of Trenton 1994 - 2000), former Public Defender in the Township of Ewing (1997 – 2000), current Hamilton Township Public Defender (2008 to present) and current Public Defender in the Township of Lawrence (2010 to present). Mr. Staub handles all the Federal and State criminal matters as well as all municipal court matters in the firm. Mr. Staub also handles employment matters, general civil litigation and Expungements.
- DUI/DWIDavid Schroth is an Attorney admitted to practice Law in NJ since 1993, The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Third Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, Widener University School of Law and The Lawrenceville School. He served a Judicial Clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey upon graduation from Law School. He is a graduate of the Trial Lawyer’s College and is in the Top Trial Lawyers Top 100. Schroth has tried numerous cases to verdict both Civil and Criminal jury trials and bench trials including a 2 month Federal Criminal trial against the Department of Justice out of Washington D.C. resulting in the acquittal of his client on 12 of the 13 charges brought against him-the most serious charges, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in State v. C.M. and a confidential seven figure plus settlement in a personal injury case. He has successfully tried/plea bargained hundreds of DWIs.
- Traffic ViolationsThe practice of criminal/municipal court law is essential to properly service our clients. From speeding tickets to moving offenses to Driving While Intoxicated and indictable criminal charges we are fully equipped to aggressively represent our clients and protect their most basic rights in all New Jersey Municipal, State and Federal Courts. The Criminal Justice System is an intimidating adversary and this firm will even the playing field and provide you with a strong legal advocate at perhaps your most trying time.
- Sex CrimesExpungement are generally available to those who have committed no more than one felony crime or two misdemeanor offenses in the past but have lived as law abiding citizens in the years since. Certain crimes cannot be expunged from the record. Those include committing or attempting to commit murder, rape, sex crimes involving children, robbery, perjury, arson, driving under the influence, and offenses by public officials. One who has been convicted of aiding another in the commission of any of those crimes is likewise barred from expunging that offense from their record. Most offenses involving the sale of drugs are also ineligible for expungement. The most notable exception is possession of marijuana with intent to sell, if the quantity was 25 grams or less. Those whose drug offenses occurred prior to the age of 21 also may be able to get an expungement through special procedures established for youthful offenders. The law imposes a waiting period between completion of the sentence for an expungeable offense and the time when the offender may commence the expungement process. The waiting period is 10 years for felonies, five years for misdemeanors, and five years for juvenile adjudications, unless a juvenile offense was equivalent to an adult crime that could not be expunged. Those with drug offenses committed when they were under 21 in many cases can have their record expunged in two years. Records of an offense that was dismissed following successful completion of a diversion program can be erased from the record in as little as six months after the underlying case was closed. The waiting periods begin to run on the day that the judge imposed sentence or the petitioner finished paying off any fines or completed a sentence of incarceration, probation or parole, whichever comes last. As the extensive list of records that can be encompassed by an expungement order suggests, the procedure could benefit many who may not think they need it, for example, those have been arrested in a case in which charges were ultimately dropped, or those who were picked up on a minor drug possession offense in a case that resulted in a conditional discharge after completion of a diversion program. An expungement would prevent prior indiscretions of that sort from showing up years later in a criminal background check of police records. While offenders with multiple convictions on their record are ineligible for an expungement, there is no limit in the law on how many expungement one may obtain. However, the judge who hears the petition for an expungement is required to take a number of factors into account in determining whether a petitioner is deserving of relief, including whether previous offense have been expunged. The legislature has directed courts to pay especially close attention to whether successive offenses indicate that the applicant hasn’t truly moved away from the bad habits that have led to encounters with the criminal justice system in the past. As
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Misdemeanors
- Drug Crimes
- AssaultTRENTON – Jurors yesterday acquitted a Burlington County man charged with attempted murder in the Jan. 2009 stabbing of his daughters boyfriend. Ray Marks, Sr., 54, of Mount Laurel was also found not guilty of aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the stabbing of 60 year old Wilbert Harrington during an argument on West State Street in Trenton. It took jurors just under two days of dilberations to acquit Marks after a four-day trial. During the trial Marks’ daughter – who married Harrington after the stabbing – testified as a witness for the State. Prosecutor’s said Marks stabbed Harrington after Harrington shoved Marks’ daughter during an altercation that occurred while Marks was moving from his apartment. Defense attorney Raymond Staub of Destribats Campbell, argued that after Harrington shoved the woman, he attacked Marks. Staub said Marks stabbed Harrington in self defense, using a knife he was carrying for moving purposes. “I think the jury made the right call,” Staub said. “My client will now try to heal his family. At least he can put this part behind him.” Staub said he will petition to reinstate Marks’ nursing license, which was suspended after he was charged. Marks stood trial with his son, Ray Marks, Jr., who was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly hitting Harrington during the incident. After the state rested its case, defense attorney Jeff Broderick won a motion to have the indictment against the younger Marks dismissed.
- MurderA 52-year-old Trenton man hugged his defense lawyer and wiped tears from his eyes after a jury acquitted him of attempted murder and other charges on Thursday. John Paul Jones, of Bellevue Avenue, had been charged after a fight with another man after a cabaret at a Ewing firehouse on April 2, 2006. Both men had been drinking before the altercation. The victim, Robert Wynn, 40, of Ewing admitted that he swore at Jones and threw the first punch. Wynn, who was stabbed in the heart, stomach and neck, almost died, according to testimony from an emergency room doctor. "Thank God it's over," Jones said, after the verdict. The five-man, seven-woman jury deliberated for about three hours over two days before reaching its verdict. Superior Court Judge Thomas Kelly told Jones that he was free to go. His lawyer, Raymond C. Staub, who argued that his client had acted in self-defense, said, "I'm very happy for Mr. Jones. I think the jury system works and this proves it. I think they had a tough case to decide and ultimately, this was the right decision. I'm thrilled for Mr. Jones and his family." Assistant Prosecutor Jeffrey Rubin said he accepts the jury's decision.
- Homicide
- Arson
- Restraining OrderCall the police (911) IMMEDIATELY! Police have a duty to enforce the law and protect the victim. They must arrest your abuser if you show visible signs of injury, or if there is reason to believe that your abuser used a weapon or violated a current Restraining Order. Whether they arrest your abuser or not, written notice of your right to file both a criminal complaint and a domestic violence complaint against your abuser. If you file a domestic violence complaint, a Judge will take yoru complaint and issue you a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), and the matter will be scheduled for a final hearing at a future date. If the court grants a TRO, you will have the restraining order protecting you from further contact by the abuser until the final hearing.
- Kidnapping
- ManslaughterA Ewing man accused of killing another man with a single punch during a dispute outside Pat’s Diner in 2010 was found not guilty of manslaughter this afternoon. Brian Richardson, 43, hit Jamie Gustavo Gomez in the face after an argument escalated outside the diner in Trenton on Nov. 21, 2010, prosecutors said. Gomez's head hit the ground and he later died of his injuries. Richardson's attorney Raymond Staub argued during the trial that his client was defending himself and defended his family. “I think the jury could feel the fear," Staub said this afternoon. "He was in a parking lot, he was surrounded. My client tried to retreat in every way,” I think the jury identified with being in a situation when you are outnumbered. We all have the right to defend ourselves. That’s the essence of self defense,” he said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, which prosecuted the case, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Though much of the evidence was surveillance camera footage inside and outside the diner, Staub and Middlesex Assistant Prosecutor Douglas Herring presented different accounts of the events that led to Gomez's death. In his closing arguments yesterday, Herring said Richardson did not set out to kill someone that night, but it was his reckless actions that led to Gomez's death, which was reason enough to convict him of manslaughter. The Middlesex prosecutor handled the case because Richardson's wife was an employee at the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office, a spokeswoman for the office said.
- Business Disputes
- Workers CompensationIf you are injured in an automobile accident, on the job, a slip and a fall, a construction accident or by a defective product, you may have a claim against the other driver or the owner of the vehicle, your employer, the owner or manager of the property, the manufacturer or seller of the product or a general contractor or subcontractor working on a job site. You are entitled to compensation for your pain and suffering and disability both temporary and permanent, any wages or other economic losses resulting from such injuries and your medical expenses which you incur for treatment to cure your injuries. Your spouse also has a claim for the loss of your services and consortium. Each type of case requires investigation, knowledge and understanding. Our experienced attorneys will guide you through the process so that you can be assured that you are protected and will recover all that you are entitled to receive.
- Employment DiscriminationOur litigation department represents clients in a wide range of matters including contracts and commercial litigation, age and sex discrimination, matters arising under the State and Federal Civil Rights Act and Section 1983 of the United States Code, professional malpractice including medical malpractice and personal injury. We have broad experience in representing clients in the United States District Courts, Superior Court, Municipal Courts and various Administrative Agencies. Litigation means going to court but not necessarily going to trial. It is our hope to minimize the stress and cost to our clients while seeking the most advantageous and expeditious resolution, whether by settlement or by trial. Seeing that our client’s rights are protected and their needs understood and expectations satisfied is our goal in each matter that our litigation department handles.
- Construction LitigationBernard A. Campbell, Jr. is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was recently awarded the AV preeminent rating which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards by Lexis Nexis/Martindale-Hubbell, a national organization which examines attorneys qualifications and rates them according to standards developed by that organization. He is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. He is a member of the Mercer County Bar Association and New Jersey State Bar Association, Trout Unlimited and the NSCA among other Sportsmen’s organizations. His areas of concentration include personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, general civil litigation, workers compensation, construction litigation and employment rights.
- Land Use and ZoningOur extensive real estate practice encompasses both commercial and residential work. We have represented thousands of private clients, ranging from individuals home-owners and small businesses to major developers and corporations. Our firm routinely handles all aspects of residential and commercial purchasing and financing. We have extensive experience before, as well as representation of, local boards of adjustment and planning boards in site plan, zoning, variance and other land use matters. Our firm prepares and negotiates real estate contracts, leases, acquisitions, and loan documents, including secured and unsecured conventional, construction, permanent and tax-free borrowing. In 1998 we represented clients with housing unit approvals in excess of 1500 units and Commercial projects totaling over 100 million dollars, including 24 Theater Megaplex and over 1,000,000 square feet of commercial development.
- Property DamageTo get a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), the victim files a complaint at the local Court House or at the local police station after horus, on weekends, and holidays. A Judge will hear the complaint and issue a TRO if it appears the victim is in danger. You will be asked to give a written statement with your complaint detailing the current incident and your abusers history of violence against you. Include all threats, property damage, and abusive physical contact. A final hearing will be held within ten days.
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryState and Federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age (over 40), race, sex, religion and national origin. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of the employment relationship including hiring, promotion, training, compensation and termination. The law prohibits an employer from harassing you and making your work environment so hostile that you can no longer work or must leave your job. All damage flowing from such harassment including personal injury, emotional damage and loss of wages, as well as legal fees can be awarded to you by the court. The law requires that each employer adopt a policy against discrimination and have a procedure for investigating claims of discrimination. We represent both employers and employees in discrimination matters.
- Medical MalpracticeIf you are injured because a hospital, doctor or nurse fails to treat you according to accepted medical standards, then you have a claim against that hospital, doctor or nurse for medical malpractice. Medical negligence occurs when a doctor or nurse does or fails to do that which a reasonable physician or nurse would do in the same circumstances, whether it is failure to make a proper diagnosis, failure to perform surgery or surgical procedures properly, failure to prescribe a proper medication or other course of treatment or failure to explain to you and get your consent to a particular procedure or course of treatment. we have handled many malpractice cases and understand the legal requirements necessary to represent you thoroughly and properly in medical cases. We will meet with you free of charge to review your case to see if it meets our strict standards. Malpractice cases are expensive to prepare and difficult to win. It is only after a case meets our rigorous standards that we accept it. We will work hard for you to bring your case to a successful conclusion once we have agreed to represent you.
- Estate PlanningWithout careful planning, the estate that you have built over the course of your lifetime could be significantly depleted by the time your heirs receive it. Thoughtful planning on your part can help to insure that your heirs receive the estate that you intend them to have. Our firm has assisted clients in the planning of simple as well as complex estates. Our goal is to structure the estate plan so as to accomplish the clients’ objectives and at the same time, minimize federal and state taxes. We also assist our clients in the administration of the estate to insure the proper distribution of the estate assets and the filing of all necessary documents and tax returns.
- WillsAnthony is the Firm's Managing Partner. Anthony concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with a focus on complex contractual disputes, business disputes, landlord/tenant law, tax appeals and environmental law. Additional areas of practice include wills and trusts, estate planning and administration. Prior to joining the Firm, Anthony was an attorney with Pepper Hamilton LLP in Princeton, New Jersey. He is a court-appointed mediator and is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Florida. Anthony is a member of the Board of Directors for the Hamilton Area YMCA and the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association. He is also a member of the Senior Executive Council for the Rescue Mission of Trenton and serves on the Fundraising Committees for the American Cancer Society and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
- Trusts
- Tax Law