Mr. Feeley has litigation experience in the Superior Court of New Jersey, the Office of Administrative Law, the Court of Workers’ Compensation and the Appellate Division. He has also argued before the New Jersey, State Supreme Court in Russo v. Police and Fire Pension System A-20-10. A case that he won a unanimous decision. Mr. Feeley formerly served as a police officer in the City of Orange, until 1984, when he left the Orange Police Department to become a firefighter also in the City of Orange. He remained in the fire department until 2008, when he retired as a Deputy Chief. During his career with the Fire Department Mr. Feeley served as the President of FMBA, Local 10 and Local 210, for a combined total of seventeen years. As Union President Mr. Feeley successfully negotiated numerous contracts and handle multiple disciplinary issues and grievances. This experience has provided him with the unique ability to understand the issues of public employees and the established practices of public employers. Mr. Feeley was also a certified instructor in the Essex County Police Academy, where he taught self defense for approximately ten years.

Mr. LaRocca was born and raised in a working class family. He became a Union County Corrections Officer shortly after graduating high school and remained a Corrections Officer working his way through college. After graduating Kean University, Mr. La Rocca received a Law Degree from the Quinnipiac School of Law, (Formerly Bridgeport Law School). After graduating Law School he began his legal career working for one of New Jersey’s largest personal injury law firms located in Newark, NJ. Shortly thereafter, Mr. La Rocca became a partner in the Law Firm of Fano and La Rocca located in East Orange, NJ. Thereafter, Tony LaRocca became the Senior Partner in the Law Firm of LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, located in Winfield Park, NJ. Throughout his over 30 year legal career, Mr. La Rocca has been handling Workers’ Compensation Claims on behalf of injured employees. He has established himself as one of the most recognized attorneys in New Jersey handling Workers’ Compensation Claims. Coming from a working class background, Mr. La Rocca has established a reputation for fighting to protect the rights of injured workers. He understands the concerns of his clients and is committed to protecting their interests. The other legal area of focus in which Mr. La Rocca has established an outstanding reputation is representing Cooperative Housing Corporations. He has represented Cooperative Housing Corporations for over 30 years. During that time he has become a member in the National Association of Housing Cooperatives and the NJ Federation of Housing Cooperatives. In addition to his extensive legal experience in handling Workers Compensation claims and representing Cooperative Housing Corporations, Mr. LaRocca is an adjunct professor at Kean University teaching in the Criminal Justice Department . Mr. LaRocca has also authored and conducted numerous seminars to Corrections Officers and Police Officers on proper report writing. Having had the opportunity of working in law enforcement and representing numerous law enforcement officers and all public employees, Mr. LaRocca has obtained a unique perspective which allows him to vigorously and effectively represent his clients. Mr. LaRocca also works with the United States Naval Academy Admissions Office as a Blue and Gold Officer assisting potential candidates in their endeavor to accepted into the US Naval Academy.

Christopher McEvilley was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. Chris attended State University of New York at Old Westbury, where he graduated with a double major in American History and Media Communications. Chris then attended City University of New York School of Law concentrating his studies on Wills, Trusts and Estates. While in Law School Chris served as the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Students Association and Vice-President of the Black Law Students Association. Chris also participated in Mock trial competitions and Moot Court competitions. While in law school, as part of his Employment Law class, Chris wrote a 30 page thesis on the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National Basketball Association (NBA), focusing on the Kevin Garnett contract which at the time was the biggest contract in the NBA. This is what peeked Chris’ interest in Employment Law. Chris also has a passion for Personal Injury. He started his legal career at 15 working for a Personal Injury law firm as a file clerk. Chris lives in Bergen county, New Jersey where he is an active member of his church and community. Chris often goes back to his neighborhood in Brooklyn where he grew up and mentors young children. Chris is an avid sports fan. In his free time he spends time with his daughter, family and friends. He also likes to play baseball and basketball.

Diane Englander Peyser represents employees in wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, and discrimination matters, including sexual harassment, disability discrimination, LGBT discrimination, hostile work environment, whistleblower, FMLA, and New Jersey Family Leave Act claims. She also counsels clients on severance agreements, restrictive covenants, prevailing wage law, and unemployment appeals. Before focusing on employment law, Diane spent many years at New York Life Insurance Company in New York City as a Director of Systems, designing and programming software for the agency force and internal customers. That background gives her an unusual lens on how large employers operate internally, which informs how she builds cases on behalf of the employees who work for them. Diane is a mediator qualified pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 1:40-10 and has successfully mediated disputes in contract, landlord-tenant, and family law matters. She is a member of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and NELA-NJ.