Basking Ridge, New Jersey

The lawyers at McLaughlin & Nardi support the people and businesses of Basking Ridge by handling a variety of legal matters. We offer many legal services and our experienced attorneys aim to support Basking Ridge’s community.

Our attorneys’ decades of experience makes us uniquely qualified to handle Basking Ridge’s wide range of legal issues.  Indeed, our firm has deep ties to the community.

Our attorneys represent people on many different legal issues.  Our attorneys help people develop sophisticated estate plans to ensure that their loved ones receive their assets with the minimum tax legally permissible through the use of detailed wills, trusts, living wills and durable powers of attorney.  Our real estate lawyers help homeowners pursue property tax appeals when assessments are greater than the actual value of the home.  We represent buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate closings.  We help managers and executives negotiate employment contracts and severence agreements with their employers. We help people who have encountered economic distress obtain protection from their creditors through Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies.  We represent people who have been charged with traffic violations, criminal offenses, drunk driving, and local ordinance violations in municipal court.

We also represent Basking Ridge businesses in a wide range of legal needs.  We handle, for example, many tax issues such as tax planning, employee/contractor misclassification,  and sales and payroll tax audits.  We negotiate and draft contracts.  We represent both buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses or their assets.  We represent businesses in lawsuits, whether they are being sued for wrongful discharge of their employees or are suing to collect unpaid bills. We represent restaurants and taverns on liquor license issues and ABC violations.  We represent businesses throughout their life, from start-up to dissolution. 

Visit our practice areas page to view the many legal services our attorneys provide.

Basking Ridge, New Jersey is an unincorporated town of 24,600 people in Somerset County which is part of Bernards Township, and is the home of many historical sites, including the Old Oak Tree under which George Washington picnicked.  Basking Ridge was originally settled by the British and Scottish people that were escaping religious persecution in the 1720’s.  Bernards Township’s Municipal Court hears Basking Ridge motor vehicle violations, parking offenses, disorderly person offenses, and any municipal ordinance violations.  The United States Bankruptcy Court located in Trenton, New Jersey, hears all of Basking Ridge bankruptcy matters. The Superior Court of New Jersey in Somerville handles Basking Ridge business disputes, employment litigation, partnership disputes, landlord and tenant matters, civil litigation, and Basking Ridge expungements. The Planning and Zoning Boards of Bernards Township hears all land use and zoning matters from within Basking Ridge. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey handles all federal cases. The Somerset County Board of Taxation hears all Basking Ridge tax appeals. The Construction Board of Appeals hears appeals from building department decisions.

To learn more about our services, please e-mail us or call (973) 890-0004.