Top Rated White Collar Crimes Attorney in Hackensack, NJ

Honors/Awards:

• NJ Law Journal: 40 Under 40: Lawyers to Watch In The Next Decade (2007)
• New York Metro Area Super Lawyers
• AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Selected by the New Jersey Law Journal to its 2007 list of the top "40 Attorneys Under 40"
• Super Lawyers* "Top 100 in NJ" (2011-2019); NJ Criminal Defense: White Collar (2008-2019); NY Metro (2018-2019)

Bar/Professional Activity:

• U.S. District Court, DDC
• U.S. District Court, C.D. Ill.
• U.S. District Court, EDNY
• U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill.
• U.S. District Court, WDNY
• U.S. District Court, NDNY
• U.S. District Court, DNJ
• U.S. District Court, SDNY
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
• New York
• New Jersey
• Trustee, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey (2019-present)
• Member of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panels for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
• Cornelian Community Counselors, Inc. (Legal Services), Trustee (2004-2006).  Founded in 1993 by Sister Rosemary McSorley, Esq., CCC was a non-profit law firm providing legal representation to working people in Northern New Jersey who earned too little to afford a private attorney and too much to qualify for legal aid programs.
• Columbia Law School Association of New Jersey, Vice President (2006-2009; Treasurer 2003-2006, Secretary 2001-2003, Trustee 1998-2001.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Pony Power Therapies, Board Member (2013 to present).  Founded by Dana Spett and located at Three Sisters Farm, in Mahwah, NJ, Pony Power Therapies is a nonprofit organization giving special needs and at-risk children and adults a unique opportunity to ride, care for and interact with horses. Pony Powers' riding and non-riding activities enhance individuals' physical, social and emotional well-being in a safe, nurturing farm environment.  www.ponypowernj.org
• Trustee, Gerrard Berman Day School, Oakland, New Jersey (2001-2005)
• Trustee, Gerrard Berman (Solomon Schechter) Day School, Oakland, New Jersey (2001-2005)
• President, Ahavat Achim Orth. Cong. of Fair Lawn (2003-2006); Treasurer (2011-2013); Financial Sec’y (2002-2003); Trustee (2000-2002, 2006-2008)
• Trustee, Radburn Association (2003-2006)

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• “When is a New Rule of Constitutional Law ‘Made’ Retroactive By the Supreme Court Under the AEDPA?” Preview of U.S. Sup. Ct. Cases (April 10, 2001)
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ (1999-2002)
• Lecturer, “Working with Expert Witnesses in Federal Court,” AGN North America Regional Mtg. (May 2011)
• Lecturer, “Representing Your Client in Federal Court,” NBI Seminar (March 2013)
• Presenter, Federal Trials: What You Didn't Learn In Law School, National Business Institute, 2013
• Presenter, NJ Basic CLE Marathon 2011: Defending Your Client in Municipal Court, PLI, 2011
• Presenter, Working with Experts in Federal Court, AGN North America Regional Meeting, 2011

Verdicts/Settlements:

• New York v. Finnigan, 644 N.Y.S.2d 1009 (App. Div. 1996)
• New York v. Ortiz, 637 N.Y.S.2d 741 (App. Div. 1996)
• In re Banas, 675 A.2d 641 (N.J. 1996)
• New Jersey v. Afanador, 697 A.2d 529 (N.J. 1997)
• United States v. McBroom, 991 F. Supp. 445 (D.N.J. 1998)
• United States v. Smith, 123 F.3d 140 (3d Cir. 1997)
• United States v. McBroom, 124 F.3d 533 (3d Cir. 1997)
• Rouse v. Plantier, 987 F. Supp. 302 (D.N.J. 1997)
• United States v. Smith, 992 F. Supp. 743 (D.N.J. 1998)
• United States v. Cianci, 154 F.3d 106 (3d Cir. 1998)
• Rouse v. Plantier, 997 F. Supp. 575 (D.N.J. 1998)
• Waterman v. Verniero, 12 F. Supp. 2d 364 (D.N.J. 1998)
• Waterman v. Verniero, 12 F. Supp. 2d 378 (D.N.J. 1998)
• United States v. Sherman, 160 F.3d 967 (3d Cir. 1998)
• Rouse v. Plantier, 182 F.3d 192 (3d Cir. 1999)
• Waterman v. Farmer, 183 F.3d 208 (3d Cir. 1999)
• United States v. Smith, 186 F.3d 290 (3d Cir. 1999)
• United States v. Nathan, 188 F.3d 190 (3d Cir. 1999)
• Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Nardone, 752 A.2d 859 (N.J. Super. Ct. 2000)
• Waterman v. Farmer, 84 F. Supp. 2d 579 (D.N.J. 2000)
• al-Marri v. Bush, 274 F. Supp. 2d 1003 (C.D. Ill. 2003)
• United States v. Spinello, 95 F. Supp. 2d 242 (D.N.J. 2000)
• United States v. Geevers, 226 F.3d 186 (3d Cir. 2000)
• United States v. Mathis, 264 F. 3d 321 (3d Cir. 2001)
• United States v. Spinello, 265 F. 3d 150 (3d Cir. 2001)
• United States v. Christopher, 273 F. 3d 294 (3d Cir. 2001)
• New Jersey v. Milne, 810 A.2d 588 (N.J. App. Div. 2002)
• New Jersey v. Corriero, 814 A.2d 1127 (N.J. App. Div. 2003)
• Al-Marri v. Rumsfeld, 360 F.3d 707 (7th Cir. 2004)
• In re Pharm. Indus. AWP Lit., 307 F. Supp.2d 196 (D. Mass. 2004)
• New Jersey v. Milne, 842 A.2d 140 (N.J. 2004)
• Biomet, Inc. v. Stryker, 2004 WL 769358 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2004)
• In re Pharm. Indus. AWP Lit., 321 F. Supp.2d 187 (D. Mass 2004)
• In re Pharm. Indus. AWP Lit., 339 F. Supp.2d 165 (D. Mass. 2004)
• Gibbs v. Frank, 387 F. 3d 268 (3d Cir. 2004)
• Al-Joudi v. Bush, 406 F. Supp. 2d 13 (D.D.C. 2005)
• Gary v. Air Group, Inc., 397 F.3d 183 (3d Cir. 2005)
• United States v. Pelullo, 399 F.3d 197 (3d Cir. 2005)
• Al-Marri v. Hanft, 378 F. Supp. 2d 673 (D.S.C. 2005)
• Solheim v. Weber, 889 N.Y.S.2d 867 (2d Dep’t 2009)
• al-Marri ex rel. Berman v. Wright, 443 F. Supp. 2d 774 (D.S.C. 2006)
• United States v. Newsome, 439 F.3d 181 (3d Cir. 2006)
• United States v. Flores, 454 F.3d 149 (3d Cir. 2006)
• Gibbs v. Frank, 500 F.3d 202 (3d Cir. 2007)
• al-Marri v. Pucciarelli, 534 F.3d 213 (4th Cir. 2008)
• United States v. Aquino, 555 F.3d 124 (3d Cir. 2009)
• In re Extradition of Aquino, 697 F. Supp.2d 586 (D.N.J. 2010)
• St. Johns University v. Bolton, 757 F. Supp.2d 144 (E.D.N.Y. 2010)
• Mutual Pharm. Co. v. Goldman, 2012 WL 2594250 (E.D. Pa. July 3, 2012)
• Wultz v. Bank of China, 304 F.R.D. 38 (D.D.C. 2014)
• United States v. Ottaviano, 738 F.3d 586 (3d Cir. 2013)
• Sea Trade Maritime Corp. v. Coutsodontis, 744 F. App’x 721, 2018 WL 3752229 (2d Cir. 2018)
• Johnson v. Fordham Univ., 2016 WL 450424 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 4, 2016)
• Mago Int’l v. LHB AG, 833 F.3d 270 (2d Cir. 2016)
• Ben-Haim v. Edri, et al, 453 N.J. Super. 526 (App. Div. 2018)

Representative Clients:

• Represented jet engine parts broker charged in federal indictment with mail and wire fraud arising from alleged violations of FAA regulations, and filing of false tax returns (DNJ)., 2019
• Trial and appellate counsel for trust beneficiary challenging improper decanting of trust assets under New York decanting statute (NY EPTL § 10-6.6, 2019
• Defended nursing home corporations in response to federal qui tam lawsuit alleging healthcare fraud (DNJ), 2019
• Defended women’s swimsuit company in federal copyright infringement and unfair trade practices lawsuit originally filed in federal court in California (SDNY/CD Cal), 2019
• Defended energy company in employment disability discrimination lawsuit (DNJ), 2019

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Member, Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel for the District of New Jersey (2001-2006; 2009-present), 2019

Educational Background:

• Tufts University, BA International Relations, magna cum laude, 1990
• M.A. Law & Diplomacy, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Medford, MA (concentrations in International Law, American Diplomatic History, and Southwest Asian Affairs), 1990