Family Law

• Guardianship
  Establishing Legal Guardianship in NJ is often a necessary step in managing the care of the elderly, long term disabled, or minor children.  Legal Guardianship laws vary to some degree from state to state so it is important that you consider the particular requirements of your state.  Then, depending on which of these groups you are interested in protecting, there are some different things to consider.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Traffic Violations
• Assault
• Homicide
  In addition, Mr. Sedita handles the firm’s commercial litigation (breach of contract, failure to perform, etc.) and white collar criminal litigation. Mr. Sedita has extensive trial experience including being an Assistant Prosecutor in Essex County for 8 years (over 100 jury trials), deputy director of the Essex County Bureau of narcotics (multi party wire tap litigations) and an original member of the Special Prosecution Unit (12 homicide trials). His civil trial experience includes the only successful chromium litigation in the State of New Jersey for the Jersey City Redevelopment Authority and at least one half dozen Super Fund actions.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Mr. Campisano also has served as long time general corporate counsel to a successful multimillion dollar corporation engaged in national and international commerce. He also handles general corporate and business law matters including mergers, sales, acquisitions, dissolutions, business formations, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, and commercial transactions for a wide variety of clients with diverse business interests.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  This includes businesses both large and small, in many different industries including franchises and non-profits. Our experienced attorneys will assist you through the entire process of buying or selling a business from the letter of intent, due diligence financing the purchase, right through to the closing statement. We can help you value your business properly and help negotiate the best pricing and terms for the deal.   Joe Campisano has over 30 years experience with New Jersey business law and will work with you closely every step of the way.
• Business Transactions

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Frank also has broad litigation experience in matters of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, union-management relations, non-compete agreements and ERISA liability litigation on behalf of employers and employees. Mr. Campisano provides counsel to employers and employees in discrimination matters, wage and hour issues, prevailing wage issues and employment termination agreements. He also assists employers in the formulation and implementation of employment policies.
• Employment Discrimination
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Buying, selling, or leasing a commercial building or residential property is likely to be one of the biggest financial decisions of your life. That’s why it’s crucial to completely understand the terms of the contract, as well as potential property issues like boundary disputes, liens, abandoned oil tanks and other tax and title issues.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Here at SCC Legal, it surprises us time and time again how often people arrive at the closing without really understanding the contract terms or the financial property considerations involved with their real estate transaction. Hiring a NJ real estate lawyer before you close the deal can help you understand every step of the transaction, save you a lot of time and headaches, and most importantly –
• Land Use and Zoning
  Mr. Campisano handles real estate and complex commercial closings, including complex title closings; ground and commercial leases; brown field development; mortgage and other secured transactions; land use issues; and environmental issues.

Health Law

• Medicaid Planning
  The reason for Medicaid planning is that without the proper planning and advice, many people spend more than should or are required to, or they transfer finances inappropriately and are faced with months of ineligibility, jeopardizing their family’s financial security.  In many cases homes and resources may be maintained if done properly and within the appropriate timeframes and guidelines.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  If this situation sounds like your own, you’re going to need an experienced estate litigation team to represent you in the state of New Jersey. The attorneys at Sedita, Campisano and Campisano
• Wills
  With the prevalence of “do-it-yourself” Will-making options on the internet many may wonder in this day and age whether you need a lawyer to draft a Will anymore at all. The truth is that for simple Wills covering small asset situations that are uncontested, as when say the spouse or a single child is the only surviving relative, you probably don’t!
• Trusts
  Avoid the time and costs associated with the probate process by utilizing estate planning devices like living trusts and “payable on death” bank accounts.
• Power of Attorney
  In short, it depends. Having Power of Attorney is always preferable in situations where the person under care is agreeable and had made the power of attorney when they had functioning mental capacity and have not since revoked it.  Sometimes however situations arise where the mental or physical capacity of the person is such that they cannot make sound decisions for themselves.  If they had not previously established a power of attorney before they lost their capacity, they can’t legally make one afterward.  In other cases they may simply become belligerent, obtuse, and constitute a danger to themselves and others.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  You expect to leave a very large amount of assets (say, over $1 million) and they will be subject to estate tax unless you engage in tax planning.