William J. Garces, Esq. is the Founding Partner at Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq. Mr. Garces has assembled an exceptional and compassionate group of legal professionals to help you with your legal needs. Over the years, Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq has evolved to provide a wider range of practice areas to meet its clients’ needs. Mr. Garces believes that we, as a firm, should strive to be our clients’ attorney for life. To do this, Mr. Garces offers a wide array of legal services to help our clients deal with the multitude of complex legal issues that confront their daily lives. Guillermo “Will” Garces was born in the city of Camaguey, Cuba. At the age of three his family moved to the United States. When the Garces family arrived in New Jersey in 1962, Mr. Garces’ father, a licensed veterinarian physician in Cuba, began working as a custodian cleaning animal cages at a pharmaceutical company because of the language barrier. His father continued to support his family doing this work until years later when the command of the English language permitted him to take the National Board Exams and once again he became a licensed veterinarian physician here in New Jersey. Mr. Garces has not forgotten his roots to this day. He is compassionate about people from all backgrounds and all walks of life. He believes vehemently in the dignity of all mankind. His empathy for the hardships of the newly arrived immigrants is one reason why he opened a law office to working class Latinos, many of whom do not speak English. We welcome you to try our legal services at Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq to see for yourself our compassion and commitment to quality legal representation at affordable prices.

JUAN L. ICAZA, was born in Cuba in 1965. He and his family came to America in 1971 and resided in New York City. He graduated from Seton Hall University and Seton Hall Law School. Mr. Icaza then joined the Newark firm of Bross, Strickland, Cary & Grossman as an associate and rose to become its managing partner at the age of 29. He and Robert R. Cary formed the firm of Cary & Icaza in 1996 and in 2009 renamed the firm to Icaza & Burgess maintaining a relationship with Robert Cary as office counsel. Mr. Icaza has been practicing law since 1990 specializing in personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, lead and toxic torts, automobile accidents and products liability. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey , Federal District Court of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Icaza is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association and The Association of Trial lawyers of America. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

The hallmark of Mr. Graulich’s practice is client service. He provides personalized legal representation to clients based on their backgrounds, needs, and objectives. Clients can rely on him to be approachable, responsive, efficient, and effective. He responds promptly to phone calls, reports regularly on case developments, and stays on top of changes in the law. Mr. Graulich communicates effectively and is well regarded by other attorneys and judges because he demonstrates the strictest personal and professional ethics in every case he handles.

Lawrence A. LeBrocq, Esq. is the CEO and Managing Partner at Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, P.C. Supported by decades of experience, he is a widely recognized authority on personal injury law. He also serves as a Superior Court Arbitrator and a Mediator for the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Coming from humble beginnings, Mr. LeBrocq knew from an early age that he wanted to be an advocate for those who needed it most. This desire to help others motivated him to become the first person in his family to go to college. Mr. LeBrocq spent the first several years of his career gaining valuable legal experience and quickly developed a passion for the complex, fast-paced, and aggressive world of personal injury law. Mr. LeBrocq has tried hundreds of personal injury cases and continually provides attention to each one of his clients. His unparalleled legal acumen and tactics of preparing each case as though it were going to be decided by a jury have resulted in several multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, recovering more than $100 million on behalf of his 2,000+ clients over the course of his career. Mr. LeBrocq has a unique perspective on prevailing trends and developments in the world of personal injury law. In particular, he has been paying close attention to tort reform in New Jersey. Looking forward, Mr. LeBrocq hopes to get more involved in mass tort and larger cases, working to not just better the lives of his clients, but to improve the law itself. Additionally, he plans to teach seminars for the New Jersey Association of Justice. Beyond his law career, Mr. LeBrocq is a dedicated member of his community and coaches local children in an effort to give them access to the same kinds of community activities that helped him pull himself out of poverty as a child.

William (“Bill”) N. Grabler, Esq. serves as a Partner and Managing Workers’ Compensation Attorney at Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq. Drawing on more than 40 years of trial experience in Workers’ Compensation law, Bill has dedicated his practice almost exclusively to representing injured workers. Mr. Grabler is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Workers’ Compensation Trial Attorney, a prestigious distinction that recognizes his specialized knowledge and skill in this practice area. For three consecutive years, he has been honored as a Super Lawyers ® Top 100 Lawyer in New Jersey, highlighting his professional excellence and standing in the legal community. After completing his undergraduate education at Rutgers University, Mr. Grabler earned his law degree from Western New England College School of Law. Beyond his legal practice, he serves as a member of the New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety & Health (NJCOSH), contributing his expertise to policies that protect workers statewide. Mr. Grabler remains actively involved in community outreach events and youth athletic programs in Edison Township, demonstrating his commitment to community service and development of young people. A lifelong supporter of his alma mater, Bill has been a Rutgers season ticket holder for both basketball and football for many years. Deeply connected to his community and proud of his Jersey roots, he is as dedicated to the people he serves as he is to the law itself.

A graduate of George Washington University Law School, Ashton Thomas is a skilled civil attorney with a proven track record. He has been practicing law for over thirty-three (33) years in New Jersey. He has been a municipal prosecutor for the City of Elizabeth for over twenty-five (25) years. Ashton Thomas is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of New Jersey, the U.S. Third Circuit Court, and the United States Supreme Court. Ashton Thomas is here to help you!

At the Law Office of Charles Dawkins, Jr, we focus on Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Immigration, and Federal & State Appeals and we are here to listen to you and help you navigate the legal system.

Eric M. Mark is the founder of the Law Office of Eric M. Mark based in Newark, NJ. Since 2010, the firm has focused on immigration law throughout the United States, criminal defense in New Jersey, New York and federal courts, and specifically the criminal-immigration intersection. What makes Eric unique is his approach to the law. While many lawyers limit themselves to strategies based on existing law, which is, of course, important and essential, Eric is not afraid to try to make new law or challenge existing laws. Many lawyers find a specific niche that is comfortable for them; Eric’s niche is the complicated cases that many other lawyers do not want or cannot handle. These cases require not only knowledge and experience, but also creativity. It is the creative strategies and solutions that make Eric unique and that he is most proud of. From 2006 through 2009, Eric was an assistant prosecutor in Somerset County. Eric graduated from the Pepperdine University School of Law and completed his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University. Eric is a member of the New Jersey Association of Justice, the Essex County Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the National Immigration Project. He is a former chairperson of the New Jersey chapter of AILA. He has participated on CLE panels for the New Jersey Association for Justice, the Federal Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Essex County Bar Association and has been a guest lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Law.

My entire life is marked by resilience, tenacity, service, and leadership. The totality of my personal and professional experiences informs the holistic, compassionate, and relentless work I do on behalf of my clients. In October 2018, I became New Jersey’s first undocumented female attorney, after a lifetime of stress but also support from my family and community. My parents crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the late 1980’s when I was only one year old, and they brought me with them. I grew up in Mercer and Middlesex Counties (NJ) knowing and understanding I was undocumented, but it did not diminish my relentless commitment to higher education. Since 2005, I continuously and concurrently worked full-time, studied part-time, and publicly advocated for humane immigration reform and policies. In the process, I graduated from Middlesex County College, graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and then became New Jersey’s first undocumented law school graduate when I graduated from Rutgers School of Law. Through my pubic advocacy, I have addressed hundreds of venues and crowds of various sizes and demographics on immigration topics while organizing and advocating for pro-immigrant federal and state legislation, like the DREAM Act of 2007 and the NJ In-State Tuition Bill of 2013. I also co-founded, the New Jersey Dream Act Coalition, New Jersey’s first statewide, grassroots immigrant-youth led organization. In collaboration with other organizations of young advocates, we successfully moved the state and then-governor Chris Christie to make in-state tuition for certain undocumented students at public colleges a reality. Now, after over a decade of advocating for New Jersey’s immigrant community, I am proud and privileged to represent and advocate for individual members of my community before state, federal, and administrative courts. Since 2005, I continuously and concurrently worked full-time, studied part-time, and publicly advocated for humane immigration reform and policies. In the process, I graduated from Middlesex County College, graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and then became New Jersey’s first undocumented law school graduate when I graduated from Rutgers School of Law. Through my pubic advocacy, I have addressed hundreds of venues and crowds of various sizes and demographics on immigration topics while organizing and advocating for pro-immigrant federal and state legislation, like the DREAM Act of 2007 and the NJ In-State Tuition Bill of 2013. I also co-founded, the New Jersey Dream Act Coalition, New Jersey’s first statewide, grassroots immigrant-youth led organization. In collaboration with other organizations of young advocates, we successfully moved the state and then-governor Chris Christie to make in-state tuition for certain undocumented students at public colleges a reality. Now, after over a decade of advocating for New Jersey’s immigrant community, I am proud and privileged to represent and advocate for individual members of my community before state, federal, and administrative courts. I clerked for Eric M. Mark until becoming a licensed attorney. Here, I’ve worked on a wide range of traffic, criminal, immigration, and family matters, including: divorces, final restraining orders, and various affirmative and defensive applications for immigration relief, such as Special Immigrant Juvenile status, U-visas, asylum, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, VAWA-related applications, waivers, etc. I also have accrued experience in appellate work with filings to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. During law school, I gained experience providing direct client representation under the supervision of practicing law school faculty at Harvard Law School and Rutgers Law School. I also gained experience at two impact-litigation civil rights organizations. In the summer of 2015, I served as a Summer Legal Intern at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) of Harvard Law School, the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization. There, I represented indigent Boston residents facing eviction, many of them Latino immigrants, before the Boston Housing Court, and in wage theft cases before the Suffolk County Superior Court of Massachusetts. I also served as HLAB’s liaison to City Life/ Vida Urbana, one of Boston’s fiercest anti-displacement grassroots, community organizations. I served on the Rutgers Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic where I represented incarcerated youth in New Jersey’s juvenile justice system, as well as indigent young adults charged with minor criminal offenses in the Essex County Remand Court. Through the clinic, I also assisted a female inmate, convicted of a felony as an adult while only a child, secure an early release on parole. While in law school I also interned at Latino Justice PRLDEF in New York, and at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey. At Latino Justice PRLDEF, I conducted census research that was ultimately used in an amicus brief for Evanwel v. Abbott. I completed a bilingual workers’ rights pamphlet for workers in New York City. And I researched and wrote memoranda of law on various matters, including but not limited to: international calling rates for prisoners in New Jersey, and professional licensing for undocumented young adults in New Jersey. At the ACLU-NJ, I conducted legal research and legal memoranda on issues like prisoner’s rights litigation, medicaid coverage of Hepatitis C medication, and First Amendment freedom of speech and expression.

F.R. Chip Dunne, III, is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the state of California, as well as the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. His education background is Wayne Valley High School, Quinnipiac University, and Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Chip works primarily out of our Springfield, NJ, and Kearny, NJ, offices. While attending the Thomas Jefferson School of law, Chip was a lead attorney in a number of mock trial competitions. He received the Jefferson Medal for his outstanding performance in the study of International Environmental Law while attending Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Chip's friendly demeanor allows him to create an environment of trust with each of his clients. Prior to working at Dunne Law Firm, Chip was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Kevin G. Callahan, J.S.C., in the Criminal Division of the Hudson County Vicinage of the New Jersey Superior Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, New Jersey Association, California Bar Association, and Hudson County Bar Association. Chip handles cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal defense litigation. He has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars for his clients and been recognized in Who's Who in American Law, National Association of Trial Lawyers - Top 100 and National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys - Top 10. F.R. Chip Dunne, III, focuses primarily on personal injury and medical malpractice law, as well as criminal defense and family litigation. His friendly demeanor allows him to create an environment of trust with each of his clients. To schedule a consultation, contact Dunne Law Firm today.