Any legal issue can cause harm to an individual’s finances, reputation and future. If you are facing a legal issue, seek out the legal guidance and representation you need from a dedicated lawyer who will always work hard for you. I’m Robert A. Jones, an Essex County trial attorney. For more than 35 years, I have been helping people who have been injured due to the negligence of others. I also represent people who have lost family members in a fatal accident. In addition to my personal injury practice, I represent individuals in a variety of other areas, including business litigation, medical and legal malpractice cases, nursing home abuse and neglect cases, and employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases. As a small firm, I handle all of my cases personally. Since I do not have a large volume practice, I provide personal attention to each client and to each case. All phone calls from clients are usually returned the same day and all questions are answered thoroughly. In addition, I have a strong, experienced support staff that provides all of my clients with the personal attention they deserve. You can rest assured that someone in this office will always be available to you when you need us.

Bart J. Klein is a member of Goodgold West Diaz Maitlin & Klein LLC. Bart has more than three decades of legal experience and has dedicated his career to representing the legal rights of his clients, both corporate and individual. Bart has experience in a numerous of areas of law, both in transactional and litigation contexts, including civil and commercial litigation, construction litigation, commercial real estate, business law, estate litigation, bankruptcy and trademark registration. Bart is an editor of the New Jersey Trust Fund Laws and Agreements section in the “Construction Issues” volume of the Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws published by the National Association of Credit Management. Bart has also lectured on the nuances of construction liens and bond claims in New Jersey. Bart is licensed to practice in the State and Federal courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Tax Court. In his spare time, Bart is also an avid water volleyball player. He has chaired the water volleyball activity group at his local community pool for more than a decade.

David E. Maitlin is a graduate of Rutgers College and Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the New Jersey courts and the New York courts. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and for the Southern District of New York. He is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars, and a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He served a judicial clerkship with New Jersey Appellate Division Judge Irwin I. Kimmelman. He is presently Vice Chair of the Essex County Ethics Committee. He concentrates his practice in real estate transactions as well as insurance, commercial and real estate related litigation.

Jonathan S. Goodgold, Esq. is the Co-Managing Member of Goodgold West Diaz & Klein LLC since its founding. In addition to managing the firm and actively promoting the firm as a whole and the attorneys within it, Jonathan is an active networker and speaker. He previously has written for the New Jersey Law Journal on employment law matters and has been a repeat speaker for the National Business Institute and Lawline on topics concerning collection law. Jonathan is a business lawyer through and through and is a go to resource for other law firms and business owners. Leading the firm’s collection work in all areas and industries allows Jonathan to directly counsel business owners and their operations personnel on the most important item of business, the bottom line. He has counseled clients and negotiated and litigated on their behalf in order for their accounts receivables to become accounts payable. In addition, he regularly counsels clients and litigates on behalf of his clients with respect to employment law and contractual matters. Jonathan had his own law firm for over seven years focusing on civil litigation, and employment and collection law matters. Prior to having to joining his own practice, Jonathan practiced at a leading labor and employment law firm in New Jersey and a civil litigation firm in Hackensack, New Jersey. Jonathan graduated Binghamton University, State University of New York, magna cum laude and with the distinctions of graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with Honors in History. Jonathan earned his law degree (JD) from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and then clerked for the Honorable W. Hunt Dumont in the Superior Court of New Jersey. He resides in West Caldwell with his wife and three children.

Peter A. Greene has a B.A. and an M.S. degree from Columbia University as well as a J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School. He is a certified civil trial lawyer, and is a member of the New York County Lawyers Association and the New Jersey Bar Association. He was a Deputy Attorney General of the State of New Jersey for five years, representing the State Board of Medical Examiners and other professional boards. He was also a staff attorney for Ralph Nader’s Health Research Group in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C. bars. He has authored a chapter in a text on nursing malpractice defense. He has tried over 150 jury cases to a conclusion including 80 medical malpractice actions. He has also tried fire cases, ambulance and auto cases, as well as insurance coverages cases.