Eric Levine, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy co-chair of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, was quoted by Legaltech news, in a recent article concerning the coronavirus’ impact on law firms. Eric says “the firm is proactively reminding the firm’s lawyers and staff to remain vigilant against coronavirus-related phishing emails. “From a…
Karolina Dehnhard joined Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper PC in Westfield as partner in the firm’s divorce and family law practice, and as managing director of the international law group. In her matrimonial practice, Dehnhard focuses on divorce, prenuptial agreements, child custody, parenting time, alimony, child support, adoption, and domestic…
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper is pleased to announce that David R. Tawil has joined the firm as a partner in its Divorce & Family Law practice. He will concentrate on divorce, prenuptial agreements, child custody and support, alimony, and domestic violence issues. Tawil brings extensive experience with New Jersey’s…
As estate planning attorneys, we are frequently asked by clients how often they should review their estate planning documents. Should it be every three years … every five years … every ten years? Rather than consider the response in terms of time, we prefer to advise clients to think in…
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act (the “Act”), which significantly affects the law regarding taxable retirement accounts such as traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans.[1] Benefits of the Act. The following are among the pertinent beneficial provisions of…
NEW JERSEY AND YOU, PERFECT TOGETHER? NOT SO MUCH. Slew of Bills Out of Trenton Impose Increasing Burdens on Those Doing Business in the State PART 1 Read Part 2 of the series which addresses new legislation on severance, leave and fair workweek scheduling It comes as no surprise that…
NEW JERSEY AND YOU, PERFECT TOGETHER? NOT SO MUCH. Slew of Bills Out of Trenton Impose Increasing Burdens on Those Doing Business in the State PART 2 Read Part 1 of the series which addresses new penalties for misclassification of employees It comes as no surprise that New Jersey has…
Stephen Timoni was recently interviewed by Karen Appold of Managed Healthcare Executive regarding significant changes on the horizon which are expected to affect both health insurers and providers alike. Many are the result of a shift toward value-based care, a move toward decreased care in hospital settings, technological advances, and…
I. Where We Are A. What Are Restrictive Covenants in the Employment Setting in New Jersey? Generally speaking, restrictive covenants in an employment setting take one of three forms: a covenant not to compete, a non-solicitation covenant, and/or a non-disclosure covenant. A covenant-not-to-compete restricts a former employee from becoming employed…
Employers doing business in New Jersey have been subject to both the federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) for more than ten years. Under the prior laws, if an employer were to close a facility employing more than 50 fulltime employees, it was required to provide…