Matthew Fredericks | West Orange Real Estate Lawyer

Main Office

111 Northfield Ave
Suite 205
West Orange, NJ 07052

Office Hours

Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Other Locations

Proudly serving the surrounding area of West Orange, NJ.

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About Matthew

For more than 15 years, Matt has worked as a lawyer in northern New Jersey, focusing on achieving the best, most economical results for his clients. His primary areas of practice include commercial and civil litigation, real estate transactions and litigation, commercial and residential tenancy cases, environmental matters, administrative law, municipal court cases, and corporate legal matters.

In 1992, Matt graduated from Pope John XXIII High School in Sussex County, New Jersey. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a major in political science in 1996 and graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 2000.

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Experience

Attorney

Matthew M. Fredericks, Esq., LLC

Present

West Orange, NJ

Admission

Verified New Jersey

2001

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors (Political Science)

1996

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Member | New Jersey State Bar Association
Honors / Awards
  • Equal Justice Medal Legal Services of New Jersey
    2019
  • Rising Star Super Lawyers
    2014

Notable Work

Cases

Strategic Environmental Partners, LLC v. New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, 438 N.J. Super. 125 (App. Div. 2014)

Matthew Fredericks represented a property owner appealing from an Emergency Order issued by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) pursuant to which the NJDEP forcibly seized private property. The New Jersey Appellate Division vacated the Emergency Order, holding that the NJDEP lacked authority to seize private property without a Court Order.

Unclean Hands – Hageman v. 28 Glen Park Assoc., LLC, 402 N.J. Super 43 (Ch. Div. 2008)

In this case, a foreclosed homeowner brought an action against the third party bidder at Sheriff’s sale. Matthew Fredericks filed a motion to dismiss the homeowner’s Complaint prior to trial. The Court granted the motion and dismissed the homeowner’s action, holding that the homeowner, who had initially obtained a stay of the foreclosure sale based upon false statements to the Court, was precluded by the Doctrine of Unclean Hands from maintaining an action against the third-party bidder.

Foreclosure – Sheriff’s Sale – In re Connors, 497 F3d 314 (3d Cir. 2007)

In Connors, Matthew Fredericks represented the successful third party bidder at Sheriff’s sale. The homeowner filed a bankruptcy petition; Mr. Fredericks filed a motion to lift the bankruptcy stay and allow the Sheriff’s Deed to be delivered. The Court of Appeals followed the “Gavel Rule”, holding that a homeowner cannot cure a mortgage default beyond the day of the foreclosure sale. As a result, Mr. Fredericks’ client received the Sheriff’s Deed.

Matthew M. Fredericks, Esq., LLC Highlights

Real Estate, Business, Traffic, Litigation, Landlord-Tenant

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