New Providence, NJ

Daniel J. Pomeroy

Daniel Pomeroy has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1982. After graduating magna cum laude from St. Michael’s College and with high honors from Seton Hall University School of Law, Mr. Pomeroy served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Clifford, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey. From 1982 through 1985, Mr. Pomeroy was an associate at the defense firm of Connell, Foley and Geiser prior to forming predecessor firm Mortenson and Pomeroy in October 1985. In 2012, he co-founded Pomeroy, Heller & Ley, LLC. Mr. Pomeroy is a fellow in both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Foundation of the American Bar Association. He has tried more than 135 jury cases and argued over 100 appeals, including 11 before the N.J. Supreme Court. He is also the co-author of New Jersey Auto Insurance Law.

Karen E. Heller

Karen E. Heller joined Mortenson and Pomeroy in 1996 and in 2012 co-founded Pomeroy, Heller, Ley, DiGasbarro & Noonan, LLC. She is an accomplished brief writer and is responsible for preparing many of the firm’s written submissions in connection with appeals, trials, and substantive pre-trial motions in a variety of civil matters, including automobile and homeowners defense, insurance coverage matters, and medical malpractice cases. She also has significant expertise in insurance coverage. She has handled more than 75 appeals in the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Appellate Division.

John M. Ley

John M. Ley joined Mortenson and Pomeroy in 1997 and co-founded Pomeroy, Heller, Ley, DiGasbarro & Noonan, LLC in 2012. Mr. Ley has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1996. His litigation practice includes the defense of insurance companies in both Superior Court and through Forthright in litigation concerning Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. Mr. Ley also practices in the areas of auto and general liability, defending insurance companies and insurance entities in insurance coverage dispute litigation. He has successfully tried numerous jury cases and conducted hundreds of depositions.

Narine M. Afarian

Narine M. Afarian is an Associate Attorney at the firm, where she focuses on a broad range of personal injury matters. She is admitted to practice law in the state of New Jersey. During law school, she gained hands-on experience as a legal intern at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Juvenile Unit, and as an extern with a labor and employment law firm in Roanoke, Virginia-conducting legal research, preparing discovery materials, and supporting case management from inception through resolution.

Paul Moskowitz

Paul Moskowitz has a Bachelor in Accounting and is a consummate lawyer and entrepreneur who launched and sold a variety of businesses while obtaining his joint JD-MBA degree. After graduating from law school and business school and prior to founding his own Estate Planning and Elder Law practice, Paul hired, trained and managed a team of attorneys and marketing professionals in the billion-dollar mass-tort arena, representing thousands of plaintiffs against pharmaceutical companies. Paul’s background gives him a unique practical perspective that allows him to serve his clients. Paul takes pride in building trust with his clients and strives to help others preserve their legacy and to have a hand in shaping their families’ directives. Paul's background and experience allows him to represent the elderly and disabled along with their families in the areas of Medicaid, wills, trusts, power of attorney, health care proxies, probate, guardianship and real estate. Paul also has extensive knowledge in healthcare, collections, business formation and succession planning and currently serves on the board of a number of start-ups and health care companies.

Paul M. DiGasbarro

Paul M. DiGasbarro has been a practicing insurance defense attorney for twenty years. He joined predecessor firm Mortenson and Pomeroy in September 2005 after concluding a clerkship with the Honorable Christine L. Miniman in the Superior Court, Law Division, Passaic County. Mr. DiGasbarro is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He has tried approximately twenty-five jury cases to verdict, and is skilled in all phases of pre-trial discovery. He enjoys counseling and guiding his clients through the litigation process.

Jeffrey D. Noonan

Following his admission to the bar in 2006, Mr. Noonan worked for a general practice firm in Westfield, New Jersey as well as a busy insurance defense practice. During law school, Mr. Noonan clerked for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Major Narcotics Division. Mr. Noonan concentrates his practice in the defense of automobile insureds and in litigating insurance coverage disputes. He also prosecutes PIP reimbursement claims under the Dram Shop Act and handles uninsured/underinsured motorist claims. Mr. Noonan is experienced in all aspects of litigation and has conducted hundreds of depositions and examinations under oath and has tried numerous jury trials to verdict.