Glen Rock, NJ

Jennifer M. Mendelsohn

Jennifer M. Mendelsohn is the founding attorney and sole practitioner at Law Offices of Jennifer M. Mendelsohn, LLC, with nearly 20 years of experience. She provides results-oriented legal counsel in criminal defense, landlord/tenant law, and personal injury law, serving clients in the Fair Lawn metro area and throughout Bergen and Passaic counties. Ms. Mendelsohn is an experienced civil litigator and a compassionate advocate.

Tamer (“Tom”) M. Abdou

Tamer (“Tom”) M. Abdou is the founding and Managing Member of Abdou Law Offices, LLC. Mr. Abdou has vast experience with respect to both litigation and transactional matters. Specifically, Mr. Abdou started his career working on complex, civil litigation matters, and as a result of this experience, it has afforded him the ability to approach the firm’s transactional practice with a distinct level of diligence and skill. Notably, Mr. Abdou’s past experience working at both small and large firms, both in New Jersey and New York, also serves to help him best cater to the needs of the firm’s diverse clientele. Mr. Abdou currently engages in a wide range of civil litigation matters. Mr. Abdou has long represented his clients in complex litigation matters such as construction litigation, insurance coverage litigation, real estate litigation, consumer protection, contractor/subcontractor claims, sales distribution disputes, and business dissolution/partition actions. He also represents his clients in various types of negligence matters such as automobile negligence, slip & fall, and products liability. Mr. Abdou is additionally engaged in a robust workers’ compensation practice that prosecutes workers’ injury claims in an efficient and expedient manner. Mr. Abdou is one of the few attorneys engaged in the practice of diminished vehicle value. Ultimately, Mr. Abdou insists on prosecuting all cases with the same diligence as the most complex and intellectually robust matters. With respect to the firm’s transactional practice, Mr. Abdou is engaged in general counsel work for various small to mid-size companies and professional associations wherein he engages in all aspects of business and transactional law ranging from business formation, preparation of corporate documents, and negotiating contracts and leases. Mr. Abdou also frequently engages in consulting his clients on risk management and employment matters. Mr. Abdou has extended his transactional practice to include representing clients with respect to the sale and purchase of various types of business entities. Finally, Mr. Abdou has established a robust commercial and residential real estate practice that allows him to diligently represent clients in various matters ranging from the simple condominium to a high value, diverse commercial property. Mr. Abdou believes in personally being engaged in real estate practice, and making sure that the firm’s clients and their realtors are fully aware of what is happening with respect to the transaction. He fully understand that real estate practice is best when it is carefully orchestrated, and when the clients’ interest is paramount for a smooth transaction with all expectations met.

Frederick E. Gerson

Frederick E. Gerson is a member of the New Jersey Bar. He received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1983 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1986. His practice consists of a wide variety of litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury, employment law and administrative actions, including matters relating to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. He has several reported cases and extensive experience handling appeals before the New Jersey Appellate Division, the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. He is a courtroom lawyer, comfortable arguing cases in front of a judge and jury, bringing passion to each case and distilling complex facts and legal issues into a coherent story for clients.

Jeffrey R. Youngman

Jeffrey R. Youngman, Esq. is a member of the New Jersey Bar. He received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1983 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1986. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Frederic Weber, J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey. He lectures to the New Jersey Bar on an annual basis concerning issues related to harassment, intimidation and bullying. He has spent his entire career litigating a broad array of claims for people who have suffered injury or injustice, including product liability actions, toxic tort matters, medical malpractice claims, bullying claims, wrongful death actions, personal injury matters, automobile negligence cases, worker’s compensation claims, employment, banking and commercial matters. He has a strong commitment to help victims of others’ negligence, whether children or adults, fight for justice and economic recovery. In the last decade he has also handled significant matters involving children who have suffered physical and emotional injuries as a result of harassment, intimidation and bullying at school.

David J. Finkler

David J. Finkler is a seasoned trial attorney with 33 years of experience, specializing in personal injury, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy matters. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, and has litigated cases across the United States and Canada, including representing Western Union since 1989.

Gary R. Feitlin

Gary R. Feitlin, Esq. is a member of the New Jersey and Florida Bars. He received his B.S. degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and graduated from New York Law School while serving as a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He has a varied practice encompassing commercial and complex business and finance transactions; real estate; wills; trust and estate planning; and probate administration.

Jonathan M. Ettman

Jonathan Ettman is a member of the New Jersey Bar and the New York Bar. He graduated cum laude from New York Law School where he was an editor on the New York Law School’s Journal of Human Rights. He has extensive trial work and arbitration experience handling a wide range of commercial disputes, and has argued various appeals before the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court. He is a seasoned litigator with over 17 years of experience handling a variety of business-related disputes for a diverse group of clients, ranging from major financial institutions and corporations to small family-owned businesses and individuals. His approach is assertive, practical, and results-oriented, with careful attention paid to cost management.