New Jersey

Partner Tells Federal Jury Work Done by His Law Firm Was Legit, Not Part of a Lawmaker Bribe Scheme

Testifying in a federal bribery case that began this week in Oklahoma City against a former state senate leader who is also an attorney, a former law partner of another defendant in the case said said his law firm had performed legitimate legal work. “I had no knowledge of any…

Feb 17, 2012 6:52 PM CST

Judge Accused of Groping Probation Officers Blames Drinking and the ‘Holiday Spirit’

A New Jersey judge accused of inappropriately touching female probation officers at a party says he has no recollection of the incident. In his answer (PDF) to an ethics complaint, Judge Marquis Jones Jr. of Ocean County says he doesn’t remember touching multiple probation officers at the December 2010 party,…

Feb 15, 2012 1:12 PM CST

NJ Law Firm Charges into Electric Car Technology; Partner Plans to Replace His Mercedes with a Tesla

A New Jersey-based law firm is in the forefront of green-energy technology. By providing two electric-car charging stations as a courtesy for clients of its Cherry Hill headquarters, Flaster/Greenberg will increase by 50 percent the number of such facilities in Camden County, the Courier-Post reports. At least one client is…

Feb 13, 2012 10:47 PM CST

Once-Powerful Lawmaker On Trial for Bribery re $8K-Per-Month Law Firm Retainer Payments

A former longtime New Jersey lawmaker is being tried in federal court in Trenton, on charges that the $8,000-per-month retainer payments his law firm received from 2004 to 2006 from an attorney for a North Carolina developer were in fact bribes. Onetime state senator Wayne Bryant, 64, is accused of…

Feb 2, 2012 7:34 PM CST

Plan to Merge Rutgers-Camden and Rowan U Blasted by Students, Teachers on Both Sides

A plan unveiled this week by New Jersey’s governor to merge the Camden campus of Rutgers University, including the law school, with Rowan University in nearby Glassboro has been blasted by students and teachers on both sides. The combined school would be called Rowan University. Some, like law student Jeremy…

Jan 27, 2012 11:15 PM CST

Prosecutors Claim Federal Judge Bias in Lawyer’s Racketeering Case, Ask 3rd Circuit for New Judge

Prosecutors are seeking the recusal of the federal judge assigned to hear a criminal racketeering case against a prominent New Jersey defense attorney, contending that U.S. District Judge William Martini is biased against the government. Among other issues, they have contended that Martini erred by severing witness murder conspiracy charges…

Jan 25, 2012 8:37 PM CST

New Jersey Town Will Shine Red Light on Suspects Identified by Surveillance Cameras

The city of East Orange, N.J., has a plan to stop crime as it happens: It will shine red spotlights on people caught on surveillance cameras who appear to be committing crimes. Officers at police headquarters monitoring the video feeds will control the lights, mounted next to the city’s surveillance…

Jan 24, 2012 2:02 PM CST

NJ Prosecutor Seeks Court Permission to Conduct State’s First Juror Background Checks

Citing a growing concern about potential jurors who conceal criminal convictions in order to qualify to serve on a panel, a New Jersey prosecutor is seeking court permission to perform criminal background checks on those in Essex County. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray is scheduled to argue a motion…

Jan 13, 2012 9:15 PM CST

Lawyer Loses License for Lying to FBI About Gift of Small Dog to Girlfriend of Zoning Board Member

Rejecting a review board’s call for a three-year law license suspension, the New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred a lawyer for lying to federal authorities about the small dog he gave to the girlfriend of a Union City Zoning Board member. Attorney Jose Izquierdo II, who is now in his…

Jan 13, 2012 7:18 PM CST

Federal Judge Delays Racketeering Trial of NJ Lawyer, Says Prosecutors Mischaracterized Court

A federal judge in Newark today postponed a racketeering trial scheduled to start next week for a high-profile New Jersey defense attorney accused of orchestrating a variety of criminal enterprises, including a cocaine operation, in connection with his law practice. Prompting the decision by U.S. District Judge William J. Martini…

Jan 13, 2012 1:19 AM CST

Political Spat Puts Divorcing Couples in NJ County in ‘Uncomfortable Purgatory’

A political spat over judicial appointments in New Jersey has put contested divorce trials on hold in the state’s busiest county court system. Gov. Chris Christie has refused to approve candidates to fill six judicial vacancies in Essex County because Democrats have held up his appointments to boards and commissions,…

Dec 21, 2011 12:41 PM CST

Top NJ Court Nixes Ethics Sanction re Law Firm Website’s Display of Credential Attorney Didn’t Earn

The New Jersey supreme court today dismissed a disciplinary case today against an attorney whose law firm website displayed a credential he hadn’t earned, but warned other lawyers to be more careful about reviewing online content. Ty Hyderally of Hyderally & Associates in Montclair said he had his cousin, a…

Dec 20, 2011 11:29 PM CST

Life Sentence for Gang Member Convicted in Plot to Murder Chief NJ Federal Judge

As he was sentenced to life Friday in federal court in Camden, N.J., 39-year-old Derrick Menter insisted he is innocent of plotting to kill the chief federal district court judge in New Jersey. Menter, who will not be eligible for parole, was convicted in July in a murder conspiracy in…

Dec 13, 2011 12:08 PM CST

NJ Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Death of Man From Silicone Injection

A New Jersey woman has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly injecting silicone into the penis of a man who subsequently died. Kasia Rivera, 34, was arrested Friday in the May 6 death of 22-year-old Justin Street, the Associated Press reports. Street died a day after visiting Rivera at her…

Dec 12, 2011 5:03 PM CST

Grocers, Thrift Stores and Bankruptcy Firms Are Doing Well, Despite Struggling Economy

A number of attorneys in South Jersey are tightening their belts. But law firms with thriving bankruptcy practices are booming, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Partner Douglas S. Stanger of Flaster Greenberg tells the newspaper.that his firm’s bankruptcy group has nearly doubled over the past four years. Flaster…

Nov 30, 2011 4:34 PM CST