Estate lawyers within 10 miles of Union City New Jersey

Michael Lebson Prigoff is a practicing lawyer in the states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts with more than 45 years' experience handling Trust & Estate matters, including estate planning, probate, administration, lawsuits and appeals.

Attorney Irwin D. Tubman has been helping New Jersey clients resolve difficult legal problems for more than 35 years. Mr. Tubman believes that informed clients can play an important role in the resolution of their legal matters. In close consultation with you, he will thoroughly explore your legal options, the risks and costs of those options, and their likely outcomes.

Carl G. Zoecklein, graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 1989, passed the New Jersey Bar in 1990 and became a licensed Attorney in the State of New Jersey. He has maintained his own law office as a solo practitioner since that time, having had offices at 688 Broad Street, Clifton, NJ; 642 Broad Street, Clifton, NJ; and 737 Broad Street, Clifton, NJ where his current practice has been located since 2002. He primarily focused upon Real Estate Closings- residential and commercial- to include purchases, sale and refinances. Today his practice has evolved to include DWI/DUI, Criminal, Municipal Court, Expungements, Divorce, Loan Modifications, Landlord Tenant, Civil Law, as well as the Real Estate Closings. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Carl G. Zoecklein, was continuously employed by the City of Clifton, New Jersey, as a Police Officer, from June 2, 1975 to April 30, 2002, in various assignments and ranks. While so employed, he attended many specialized law enforcement training courses which focused upon the enforcement of Narcotics Laws as well as other areas of investigation. In addition to classroom type education, he also received "hands on" type job experience and training while so employed by the City of Clifton while working with other police agencies to include: The New Jersey State Police Narcotic Units; The New Jersey Attorney Generals Office; The Passaic County Prosecutors Office Narcotic Task Force; The Bergen County Narcotic Task Force; The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime Unit, The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime Unit, The Passaic County Prosecutors' Office Organized Crime unit, The Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.); as well as local area narcotic units, to include primarily the Cities of Garfield, Paterson and Passaic.

Marion Solomon is a skilled litigator and negotiator as well as a mediator in New Jersey. She strives to give only the best representation possible because she understands how difficult and stressful the process to get a divorce is. Marion works hard to use her years of experience to make the process less overwhelming for her clients. Marion B. Solomon is the chairman of the Bergen County Early Settlement Panels. With a “Master” in the New Jersey Family Law Inn of Court. Before founding Arons & Solomon, Marion had a private practice in the Livingston, N.J., firm of Skoloff & Wolfe where Gary Skoloff recruited her when she was his law student.

Mr. Albohm’s primary areas of practice are in Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, and Estate and Gift Tax Matters. Mr. Albohm counsels clients and helps them design and realize both appropriate and realistic estate planning goals. In the complicated area of Estate and Trust Administration, Mr. Albohm provides a level of skill, which can help minimize taxes and maximize the amount of wealth passing to family. Mr. Albohm received an AB in Economics from Rutgers College, and his Juris Doctor with Distinction from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. He did post graduate studies in taxation at New York University Law School, New York, New York. Mr. Albohm is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New Jersey and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Bergen County Bar Association, the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council and he is Past Chairman of Elder Law Committee of the Bergen County Bar Association.

David M. Repetto is a Co-Managing Partner of Harwood Lloyd, LLP. Mr. Repetto practices primarily in the firm’s Wills, Trusts and Estates Department, concentrating on probate litigation. Mr. Repetto’s practice also includes business counseling, commercial litigation and land use and zoning law. Mr. Repetto received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Fairfield University in 1979. He received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1983. In 1982 he attended the Institute on International and Comparative Law at Magdalen College, Oxford University, where he studied international law and business. Mr. Repetto is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New Jersey (1983), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1983) and the United States Supreme Court (2016). He is a New Jersey Court Rule 1:40 Qualified Mediator. Mr. Repetto clerked for the Hon. Charles R. DiGisi, Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County during the 1983 – 1984 term. He also served as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office (1984 – 1985). Mr. Repetto is a Member of The President’s Council of The Valley Hospital (2012 – present); is the former General Counsel to the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (2008 – 2013); is presently a member of the Board of Directors, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (2013 – present); is counsel to the Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch (2008 – 2018) and is the former General Counsel to the Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America (2009 – 2013). He is also a Member, Board of Governors, Ramapo College of New Jersey (2007 – present); is a Member of the Historic Preservation Commission, Borough of Upper Saddle River (2008 – present); Secretary, Board of Trustees, Children’s Aid and Family Services (2007 – 2010); Member, Board of Trustees, Children’s Aid and Family Services (2005 – 2010); Member, Honorary Board of Trustees, Children’s Aid and Family Services (2015 – present); Member, Board of Education, Borough of Upper Saddle River (2007 – 2008); Member, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Borough of Upper Saddle River (2000 – 2004); Councilman, Village of Ridgewood (1986 – 1990);Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Ridgewood Public Library (1983 – 1984); and Board of Trustees, Ridgewood Public Library (1980 – 1984). Mr. Repetto has lectured for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the National Business Institute on the subjects of Probate and Fiduciary Litigation and Preventing and Litigating Fiduciary Liability. He was also appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the New Jersey Fee Arbitration Committee and was Chairman of the Bergen County District Fee Arbitration Committee in 2001. In 2010, he was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for Bergen County. He is a past Chairman of that committee. Mr. Repetto has been named by New Jersey Super Lawyers® magazine as one of the top attorneys in New Jersey for 2018 – 2022. The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Egan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. The decisions made by Super Lawyers have not been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr. Repetto has been named as the Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2023 for Estate Litigation – Trust and Estates (Hackensack, New Jersey). Mr. Repetto has been named by Best Lawyers in America as one of America’s Best Attorneys for Estate Litigation – Trust and Estates. Mr. Repetto has been named in New Jersey Monthly Magazine as one of New Jersey’s best Estate & Litigation attorneys. He has been named by 201 Magazine as one of “Bergen’s Best Attorneys” for Estate Litigation and Zoning and Land Use. He has been named by Bergen Magazine as one of “Bergen County’s Top Lawyers” for Wills, Estates and Probate.

Richard W. LeBlancq is a partner in Harwood Lloyd’s Commercial Department concentrating in acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate, commercial leasing, real estate lending, workouts, closely-held businesses, land use and development, and real estate tax appeals. Mr. LeBlancq has been with Harwood Lloyd since 1984. Mr. LeBlancq received his B.A. in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1973. He received his J.D. from Seton Law School in 1981. Mr. LeBlancq was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the Bergen County District IIB Fee Arbitration Committee, and served as the Chairman of Bergen County District IIB Fee Arbitration Committee. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Allendale Sports Alliance. He served as counsel to the Northeast Jersey Bankers Association from 1990-1999. Mr. LeBlancq is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New Jersey (1982) and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1982). Mr. LeBlancq is a member of the Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel. Mr. LeBlancq is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association.

Thomas Loikith is Of Counsel in Harwood Lloyd’s Commercial Department, concentrating his practice in financial services law, commercial transactions, real estate, and business law. Mr. Loikith has extensive experience in representing financial services clients, representing lenders and borrowers in commercial asset-based and real estate loan transactions, and forming and counseling small businesses. Mr. Loikith received his B.A. in Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, from Montclair State College in 1975. He received his J.D., with Honors, from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in 1978. Mr. Loikith was Law Secretary to Hon. Peter Ciolino, Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Passaic County for the 1978-1979 Term. Mr. Loikith has been named by New Jersey Super Lawyers® magazine as one of the top attorneys in New Jersey for 2019. The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Egan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. The decisions made by Super Lawyers have not been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr. Loikith was an adjunct faculty member, teaching principally legal research and writing in the Legal Studies Department of Montclair State University, and the first-year writing program at Seton Hall University School of Law. In recent years, he has spoken at seminars regarding commercial loan documentation, Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and the New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Mr. Loikith is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New Jersey (1978), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1978), the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1981), and the United States Supreme Court (1982). Mr. Loikith is currently President and a Trustee of the Bergen County Bar Association, and Co-Chair of its Banking / Business Law Committee and Corporate Law Committee. He is also a President and a Trustee of the Bergen County Bar Foundation.

Gregory C. Ein is Counsel to Harwood Lloyd, LLP’s , Wills, Trusts and Estates Group. An experienced litigator, he assists clients with estate and fiduciary litigation, guardianships and other trust and estate controversies. His experience also includes probate litigation, contested guardianships, special medical guardianships, and electroconvulsive therapy applications. Prior to joining Harwood Lloyd, Gregory was a trust and estates associate at a Northern New Jersey law firm. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bonnie Mizdol, A.J.S.C. (ret.), New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen County. Gregory was honored at New Jersey Court’s 5th Annual Judiciary Attorney Pro Bono Recognition for his outstanding pro bono legal services. Gregory has also received a New Jersey Judiciary Certificate in Mediation, and is heavily involved in the Bergen County Bar Association.

Michael J. Brady is a partner in and the Chairman of Harwood Lloyd’s Commercial Department. He received his B.A. in History and English from Ithaca College in 1978. He received his J.D. from New York Law School in 1982. Since he started practicing law in New York City in 1982, Mr. Brady has counseled business clients in all areas of commercial law including business planning and organization, financing, leasing and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Brady has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate ranging from sales and acquisitions to § 1031 exchanges. Mr. Brady also represents numerous national and local community banks in connection with commercial loan transactions of every nature. Mr. Brady is a founding Trustee of “It’s a Wonderful Life”, a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and a former member of the Board of Directors of “Oasis: A Safe Haven for Women and Children”. Mr. Brady is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Arcola Country Club. Mr. Brady is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York (1982), the courts of the State of New Jersey (1985), and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1985). Mr. Brady has been awarded a AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Brady is a member of the American Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the New York County Lawyers Association.