Bernards Township, New Jersey

Our experienced Bernards Township, New Jersey attorneys handle a variety of legal matters for the people and businesses of Bernards Township.

Our attorneys take pride in helping every client.  We understand that behind every case we handle is a person.  Our attorneys have decades of experience helping our clients achieve the best, most cost-efficient resolutions possible.

Planning to Avoid Problems.  Our philosophy is to solve problems by planning to avoid them.  We consider our clients to be our partners in developing and implementing the best plans to run their lives and businesses in a prosperous, problem-free manner.  For example, we help people develop sophisticated estate plans so they can leave their assets to their loved ones with the fewest taxes possible.  Our elder law team helps seniors with planning to ensure they can receive needed care without losing what they have worked a lifetime to achieve.  Our commercial law team works with businesses to draft strong agreements with their clients, suppliers, landlords, tenants and key employees, and which ensure they get paid.  We help businesses plan for meeting their regulatory requirements. 

Negotiating Resolutions to Problems.   Disputes, however, do arise.  When they do, our lawyers bring decades of experience negotiating resolutions to a wide range of disputes.  Maurice McLaughlin, for example, is a mediator appointed by the Superior Court to resolve lawsuits.

Litigation.  When people’s and businesses’ rights are violated our litigators are experienced and aggressive in fighting for our clients’ rights.  Our litigation experience spans decades and encompasses many types of suits in which we have fought for the rights of people and businesses, with great success. 

Practice Areas.  Please go to our practice areas page to view the many types of matters we handle.

Bernards Township’s Municipal Court hears motor vehicle violations, parking offenses, misdemeanors, disorderly person offenses, and municipal ordinance violations.  The United States Bankruptcy Court hears Bernards Township’s bankruptcy matters. The Superior Court of New Jersey handles landlord and tenant disputes, civil litigation, employment litigation, and Bernards Township expungements. The Planning Board and Zoning Boards hear land use and zoning matters from within Bernards Township. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey handles federal cases for Bernards Township. The Somerset County Board of Taxation hears Bernards Township tax appeals. The Construction Board of Appeals hear appeals from building department decisions.

Bernards Township is located in Somerset County. Major interstates, such as Route 78 and Route 287, run through Bernards Township. Bernards Township has a deep rooted history that brings us back to the 1700’s. It was originally settled by the Lenni-Lenape Indians and later Scotch, Irish, and English settlers came to Bernards Township. Two historic districts, Franklin Corners and the Liberty Corner, are both located in Bernards Township. Liberty corner was always a popular summer resort for travelers. Weird NJ has a spot located in Bernards Township, The Devil’s Tree. Ridge High School has been ranked the 194th best school in America in the Newsweek magazine in 2010 and is the second best school in New Jersey.

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