Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Pro bono criminal defense work, through participation in assignments from the federal Criminal Justice Act panels for the District of New Jersey.
• Wrongful Death
  Obtained dismissal on summary judgment of all claims asserted against international oil company and property owner in wrongful death case.
• Fraud
  Defense of securities firm in dispute with major internet service provider over alleged online advertising contract involving damages in excess of $100 million. After successfully obtaining court order permitting access to damaging documents relating to alleged securities fraud, plaintiff withdrew case to avoid production and took nothing.
• White Collar Crimes
  McElroy Deutsch is pleased to announce its 2022 accolades from Chambers USA in the areas of Insurance, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations and Bankruptcy/Restructuring. Chambers USA also recognized 13 McElroy Deutsch attorneys in this year’s rankings. Bankruptcy/Restructuring Well regarded for representing debtors in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings, and particularly noted for its skills in bankruptcy disputes, reorganizations and creditors' rights matters.
• Assault
• Murder
  Hightower v. School District of Newark, et al., Essex County (January 2013) (Gang related triple murder on school premises/ Tort Claims Act. (six week trial)

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  EDWARD B. DEUTSCH is the Founder and Managing Partner of McElroy Deutsch, a firm of more than 275 lawyers with offices in 9 states. He is a Civil Trial Attorney, Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1992, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. In addition, Mr. Deutsch has been listed in Best Lawyers® (2005-2023), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE. He has also been listed in Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, in the areas of General Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense and Mergers & Acquisitions since its inception in New Jersey in 2005 through 2020, a description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court), as well as being listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in N.J.
• Business Disputes
  JAMES A. BUDINETZ is the Managing Partner for the Firm’s New England offices, and is based in Connecticut. He is a trial attorney who has served as Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Litigation Section.  Mr. Budinetz is listed in Super Lawyers® (2011-2021), a Thompson Reuters business, in the areas of Business Litigation and General Litigation.  He has made two appearances on the Super Lawyers®  Top 50 Lawyers in Connecticut list, and one on the Top 100 Lawyers in New England list.  Jim has also been recognized in "Best Lawyers," a peer publication, each year from 2016 to 2022.  He was named a Connecticut "Litigation Star" for complex business disputes by
• Limited Liability Companies
  Represented members and managers of closely-held limited liability companies in disputes with co-members and co-managers and in dissolution actions.
• Construction Contracts
  "Your State or Mine? Supreme Court to Rule on Choice-of-Law and Forum-Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts,” American Bar Association Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Newsletter, 2013.
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Stancil v. ACE USA, N.J. (2012) (decided August 1, 2012) (appearing on behalf of American Insurance Association, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, The Insurance Council of New Jersey) (whether an injured employee may sue his employer’s workers compensation insurer for pain and suffering caused by its delay in paying for medical treatment)
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Litigation
  Ms. Alexander started her professional career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Jane Bruskin Cantor, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey. In September 2000, she joined McElroy Deutsch as a litigation associate where she gained significant litigation experience both at the trial and appellate levels.  Her practice focused in the areas of employment litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, professional malpractice defense and contract disputes.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Courts and legislatures are increasingly taking a more skeptical look at non-compete agreements.  Agreements that likely would have been routinely enforced in the past are coming under close scrutiny.  As a result, employers are well advised to review their non-compete agreements to see if they are

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Listed in Best Lawyers® (2021-2023) a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Real Estate Law. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
• Premises Liability
  Litigation through trial of premises liability claims brought against international retailer.  Cases included slip and fall, trip and fall, negligent display, false imprisonment, and falling merchandise.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction Law blog, published by the Firm’s Construction, Fidelity & Surety practice group, covers a broad range of topics and highlights new and interesting cases and issues relevant to the construction industry.
• Land Use and Zoning
  McElroy Deutsch lawyers have extensive experience representing public entities at all levels including Federal, State, and Municipal governments, authorities and agencies.  Our attorneys regularly counsel clients in the areas of municipal law, land use and development, labor redevelopment and emp
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Industrial and commercial real estate corporations, developers and property owners in land- use issues, purchasing, selling, developing, leasing (both Landlord and Tenant) and financing real property; and
• Property Damage
  Insurance carriers and their insureds in a wide range of litigated matters, including insurance coverage disputes, construction defect matters, personal injury law suits, property damage claims, product liability matters, class actions, and much more from the first report of such claims through trial and appeal;

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Mr. Marone practices in a variety of complex litigation areas including insurance defense and coverage, class actions, products liability, employment practices, professional liability, commercial, construction, multi-party toxic tort, and environmental litigation. Mr. Marone has extensive experience at both the trial level and appellate courts, including experience before the New Jersey Supreme Court, Washington Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. He has also been listed in Super Lawyers® (2006-2021), a Thomson Reuters business, in the areas of General Litigation, Personal Injury - General: Defense and Insurance Coverage.  He has been listed in Best Lawyers® (2014-2023), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.  A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE.  He was also recognized as the 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants in the Newark area by Best Lawyers®.  In addition, Mr. Marone is recognized in 2018-2022 Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in the area of Insurance Litigation. In November 2017, Mr. Marone was selected as an honoree of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey and received the Trial Bar Award. This prestigious award recognizes those experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers exemplify the highest standards of trial practice and ethical conduct.
• Medical Malpractice
  Recognized Regionally: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (CO); Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (DE); Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mediation (Hartford); Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Patent,  Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Tax, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Tax Law (NJ); Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (PHL); Construction Law, Litigation – Construction (Rochester); and Real Estate Law (Stamford).

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Estate Planning and Tax Controversy Blog, published by the Firm's Trusts & Estates practice group, delivers valuable information and insights relevant to private client / wealth management services, covering topics such as trusts and estates, wills, estate administration and tax considerations.
• Wills
• Trusts

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  The Bartenwerfers filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Mr. Buckley filed an adversary complaint alleging that the debt was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), and the Bankruptcy Court agreed. Specifically, the Bankruptcy Court found that Mr. Bartenwerfer knowingly concealed the home’s defects and his fraudulent intent could be imputed to Ms. Bartenwerfer because they had a partnership to remodel and sell the house. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel reversed the decision, holding that Ms. Bartenwerfer was entitled to a discharge unless she knew or had reason to know of Mr. Bartenwerfer’s fraudulent conduct. The Ninth Circuit then reversed the Appellate Panel’s ruling holding that Ms. Bartenwerfer’s debt was nondischargeable, regardless of her lack of knowledge.
• Foreclosure
  Commercial lenders, other lenders and borrowers in financial transactions including secured and unsecured loans, asset-based loans, foreclosure proceedings, letters of credit, and leveraged buyouts, and serving as general counsel to commercial banks;
• Tax Law
  Recognized Regionally: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (CO); Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (DE); Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mediation (Hartford); Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Labor & Employment,  Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Tax, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Tax Law (NJ); Construction Law (NYC); Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (PHL); Construction Law, Litigation – Construction (Rochester); and Real Estate Law (Stamford).