Montclair, New Jersey

Our firm’s New Jersey attorneys serve Montclair, New Jersey, in Essex County.  We represent Montclair’s residents and businesses on a wide range of issues.

We appear in Municipal Court of Montclair for traffic violations, criminal matters, and local ordinance disputes.  Montclair’s diverse population brings with it a need for wide variety of legal services.  We are a full-service firm, handling a wide variety of practice areas.  For instance, our employment attorneys handle the full range of disputes between employers and their employees.  Our estate attorneys handle estate planning and administration, and probate litigation. 

We help Montclair’s contractors and businesses with the range of issues they face, such as tax issues, contract drafting and negotiations, partnership disputes.  Our attorneys also handle expungements of criminal convictions.  Our real estate department handles everything from closings and zoning issues to litigation. 

The Municipal Court of Montclair hears traffic offenses, local ordinance violations and minor criminal matters.  Civil cases, Montclair expungements, and landlord/tenant disputes are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Newark, New Jersey.   Appeals are handled by the Superior Court’s Appellate Division and New Jersey’s Supreme Court.  The United States District Court in Newark hears Montclair federal cases, and some state cases which are removed to federal court.  The United States Bankruptcy Court, also in Newark, hears Montclair bankruptcies.  Montclair zoning matters and variances are heard by the Montclair Zoning Board.  Montclair land use planning and subdivision matters are handled by the Montclair Planning Board.

Montclair is a township of more than 37,000 people in Essex County, New Jersey.  Montclair is home to man art venues.  A dizzying array of people now or in the past have called Montclair home, including astronauts, business executives, writers, politicians, musicians, presidential candidates, inventors actors, directors, producers, Knicks N.B.A. champions, Giants Super Bowl winners, and Yankee Hall of Famer World Series champions.  Montclair’s public schools are among the best in the state.  Montclair is also home to many fine private schools, including Lacordaire Academy, Montclair Kimberley Academy, Immaculate Conception High School, St. Cassian's School, Trinity Academy, Virginia Harkness Sawtelle Learning, Montclair Cooperative School, Maria Montessori Early Learning, and Deron School II.  Montclair State University is also located in Montclair.

To learn more about what we can do to help, please e-mail us or contact one of our Montclair lawyers at (973) 890-0004.