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Brian Ansell, Pam Mulligan expand roles with County Bar Associations

Ansell Grimm May 19, 2016

On May 26^th AGA Partner Brian E. Ansell will be installed as First Vice President of the Monmouth County Bar Association. AGA Counsel Pamela A. Mulligan will be installed as President of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and as Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Association on June 3^rd.

Mr. Ansell, based in the firm’s Ocean Township office, has been very active with the Monmouth County Bar Association and has been a trustee since 2008 and officer of the Monmouth County Bar Association since 2012. Mr. Ansell focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal defense, municipal court, DWI defense, as well as general civil, criminal and chancery litigation including litigation related to wills and estates. Mr. Ansell is Chair of the Civil Practice, Judicial Appointments and Municipal Court Committees and has served on multiple other committees throughout his tenure with the Monmouth County Bar Association. Mr. Ansell’s installation will take place at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Ms. Mulligan currently serves as Secretary for the Burlington County Bar Association and Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and has been active with the Burlington County Bar Association and Foundation since 2007. In 2011 Ms. Mulligan was awarded the Robert W. Criscuolo Award from the Burlington County Bar Association for her contributions to the Association and to the Community. Ms. Mulligan is currently the Chair of the Corporate Networking Committee and a member of the Due Diligence, Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy, Budget & Finance, CLE, and Women in the Profession Committees. Ms. Mulligan was previously co-chair of the Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy and Young Lawyers Committees. She has presented CLEs for the Bar Association on the topics of Bankruptcy and Foreclosure and has moderated other seminars for the Bar Association. Ms. Mulligan focuses her practice in the areas of real estate, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and intellectual property limited to copyright and trademark. Ms. Mulligan’s installation will take place at Kings Grant Community Center in Marlton, New Jersey.

Mr. Ansell may be reached via email at bea@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via his direct line at 732-643-5230.

Ms. Mulligan may be reached via email at pam@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via her direct line at 609-557-1045

Wiechnik to Share Construction Defect Litigation Expertise

Ansell Grimm April 19, 2016

Mark M. Wiechnik, a partner in Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C.’s community association practice group, will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s May 3 seminar on Construction Defect Litigation at the Holiday Inn, Princeton, 100 Independence Way. Mr. Wiechnik will be speaking about what is covered and what is not covered by insurance policies, including the debates currently taking place regarding how insurance coverage is affected by building codes and standards, warranties and the Magnuson-Moss and Miller Acts.

To register for the seminar please visit the NBI website at: Construction Defect Litigation from A to Z. Attendance at the seminar satisfies state-mandated continuing legal education requirements for New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a 1 hour lunch break at noon.

Strict Requirements in NJ RE License Act

Ansell Grimm March 28, 2016

Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C., partner Joshua S. Bauchner, Esq. recently published an article in the New Jersey Law Journal on the importance of real estate brokers understanding their obligations and the rights of clients. For full article, click here.

Peers recognize quality work of AGA Attorneys

Ansell Grimm March 22, 2016

Four AGA lawyers have been named to the 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list and two AGA lawyers have been named to the 2016 New Jersey Rising Stars List.*

The AGA 2016 Super Lawyers are:

Allison Ansell Ryan, a partner with the firm and Chair of the AGA Family Law Department, has been named as a Family Law Super Lawyer for the past decade.
Mitchell J. Ansell, a partner with the firm and Chair of the AGA Criminal Defense Department, has been named as a Super Lawyer in Criminal Defense for over a decade.
Robert A. Honecker, Jr., a partner with the firm and member of the Criminal Defense Department, has been named as a Criminal Defense Super Lawyer numerous times.
Mark M. Wiechnik, a partner with the firm and a member of AGA’s Community Association Practice Group, has previously been named a New Jersey Rising Star in Construction Litigation and this year has been named a Super Lawyer in the same practice area.

The AGA 2016 Rising Stars are:

Jay B. Feldman, an associate with the firm and a member of AGA’s Litigation and Bankruptcy Departments, has been a Rising Star in the Bankruptcy: Business practice area for two years.
Richard B. Linderman, a partner with the firm and a member of AGA’s Community Association Practice Group, has been named a Rising Star for the past seven years in the Real Estate practice area.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Michael V. Benedetto, Managing Partner of AGA, stated, “We are proud of our attorneys who achieved this honor from Super Lawyers. It is a special honor to have received the recognition from peers.”

For more than 85 years, AGA has grown to represent clients throughout the tristate area via offices in Ocean, New Jersey, Woodland Park, New Jersey, White Plains, New York, Princeton, New Jersey, and Newtown, Pennsylvania. AGA attorneys are dedicated to providing excellent legal representation by providing zealous advocacy and skilled legal advice to our diverse clientele. AGA attorneys all practice with a common philosophy, Commitment to Excellence and Commitment to People.

For more information on AGA, please contact Michael V. Benedetto, Esquire at 732-643-5216 or via email at mvb@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com

*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the American Bar Association. Any reference to Super Lawyers or Rising Stars is not intended to suggest that our attorneys are superior to other attorneys.

The above is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Transmission of the materials and information contained herein is not intended to create, and receipt thereof does not constitute formation of, an attorney-client relationship.

Feldman to be featured speaker at BCBA Seminar, Legal Issues Affecting Your Military Client

Ansell Grimm February 4, 2016

Jay Feldman, an attorney with Ansell, Grimm & Aaron and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Bankruptcy departments will discuss Debtor-Creditor issues and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act at a seminar given by the Burlington County Bar Association’s Military Law Committee. Jay will be presenting with the Honorable Mark P. Tarantino, a Superior Court Judge with the Burlington County Vicinage. The seminar will take place on February 24, 2016 at the Burlington County Office Building in Mt. Holly, New Jersey at 4:30 pm.

In addition to his knowledge of legal issues that affect the military, Mr. Feldman devotes his practice to the areas of complex commercial litigation, lender liability litigation, contested foreclosure litigation, and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Feldman can be reached directly at 732-643-5272 or via email at jbf@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com.

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.4 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.2 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism. Actual credits earned may be less if seminar is less than 120 minutes. 2.0 hours of Substantive credit from the PA CLE Board are also available.

Registration for the seminar is open until February 22, 2016. The Registration fee is waived for law students and Burlington County Law Clerks and Judges.

Feldman to share his expertise at NBI Foreclosure Seminar

Ansell Grimm November 30, 2015

Jay B. Feldman, an associate with Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. working in the fields of Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights and Litigation will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s Dec. 8 seminar on Foreclosures and Loan Workout Procedures at the Holiday Inn, Princeton, 100 Independence Way. Mr. Feldman will be speaking about deeds in lieu of foreclosure, lender liability issues, and receivership.

To register for the seminar please visit the NBI website at: Bootcamp: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures. Attendance at the seminar satisfies state-mandated continuing legal education requirements for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a 1 hour lunch break at noon. An audio CD and coursebook, or an on-demand audio recording of the seminar will be available for purchase for those who cannot attend.

This is a practical, basic-to-intermediate level course designed for:

Attorneys
Real Estate Professionals
Title Insurance Professionals
Lenders
Paralegals

New Princeton Address for Ansell Grimm & Aaron, PC

Ansell Grimm November 23, 2015

On January 1, 2015 Ansell Grimm & Aaron, PC (“AGA”) expanded by opening its first office in Princeton, New Jersey in the prestigious Carnegie Center. AGA is now making a permanent home in Carnegie Center, with its move of its Princeton office to 214 Carnegie Center, Suite 112, Princeton, New Jersey. The new location is open for business on Monday, November 23, 2015.

The office that housed AGA since January 1^st was opened for the acquisition of a group of attorneys from an International law firm who represent condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations. Prominent homeowners’ association attorneys including Elysa Bergenfeld, Richard Linderman, Mark Wiechnik, Breanne DeRaps and Stacey Patterson led by Chair, David Byrne, joined the Princeton office to kick off 2015. Since January, AGA has grown its Princeton office to service corporate, banking and individual clients. New practice areas include real estate, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, copyright, trademark and general litigation with the addition of attorney Pam Mulligan. In addition, Mercer, Burlington and Middlesex County clients benefit from AGA’s convenient Carnegie Center location as they can meet with AGA attorneys from any of our five offices in Princeton. The office is just minutes away from Princeton University and the Princeton Junction train station which has train service from major metropolitan areas including New York City and Philadelphia.

In its more than 85 years AGA, based in Ocean, New Jersey, has grown to represent clients throughout the tristate area via offices in Woodland Park, New Jersey, White Plains, New York, Princeton, and Newtown, Pennsylvania. AGA attorneys are dedicated to providing excellent legal representation by providing zealous advocacy and skilled legal advise to our diverse clientele. AGA attorneys all practice with a common philosophy, Commitment to Excellence and Commitment to People.

Feldman takes on expanded role with Arbitration Committee

Ansell Grimm November 9, 2015

Jay B. Feldman, Esq., an associate with Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C., has been appointed Vice Chair of the Supreme Court’s District III-B Fee Arbitration Committee. Feldman was originally appointed to the committee by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 2013.

AGA Partner Josh Bauchner quoted by Law360 on Copycat suit against Fitness Center Client

Ansell Grimm September 16, 2015

Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC partner Josh Bauchner, a member of the Litigation and Bankruptcy departments of AGA, was recently quoted by Law360. Bauchner represents Fitness center chain Club Metro USA LLC in a proposed class action which Bauchner termed a copycat suit which has been brought against other gyms in New Jersey and is without merit. The story is available here. (registration is required to read the full article)

Josh Bauchner speaks to ABC news about the Galloway Case

Ansell Grimm August 12, 2015

Last week the Josh Bauchner, an attorney in Ansell Grimm & Aaron’s Woodland Park office, spoke with Philadelphia’s ABC Action News (Video) regarding Earl Galloway and his suit against Stafford Township and township officials. Bauchner represents Galloway who contends Stafford Township and township officials have tried to intimidate him and violated his First Amendment rights because he spoke out about Mayor John Spodofora’s misrepresentation of his military service.

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