Press Releases Archive

Meryl A.G. Gonchar, co-chair of the Real Estate Department, as well as chair of the Land Use Practice Group, has been selected to receive the Middlesex County Bar Association Transactional (Non-Litigation) Attorney Practice Award for excellence in her profession.

The Women’s Leadership Forum hosted Joan Verplanck, for a program entitled “New Governor, New Rules: New Business?”

Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP Partner, Andrea J. Sullivan is the recipient of two significant awards for her contributions to her profession, community, and business.

The law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP has added two associate attorneys to the firm. Robert J. Flanagan III has joined the firm’s Woodbridge office and Cara Campbell has joined the firm’s Roseland office. Both are members of the firm’s Litigation Department.

Dennis A. Estis, Chair of the Construction Law Practice Group at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP in Woodbridge, NJ, has been named as the “Best Lawyers Construction Lawyer of the Year” for 2010 by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.

Marc J. Gross, partner in the law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP in Roseland, NJ, filed a lawsuit in Federal Court today against ExxonMobil Corporation on behalf of more than one hundred (100) local Exxon stations throughout New Jersey.

Marc J. Gross, a partner in the Litigation Department, filed a lawsuit on behalf of more than two dozen BP gasoline stations against BP Products North America, one of the world’s largest oil companies, alleging that BP has manipulated the price of gasoline, and that BP seeks to unlawfully terminate its franchisees in New Jersey.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP partner, David A. Roth, was recently appointed Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy and Resources for the 2009-2010 ABA Leadership Year.  

Stacy M. Manobianca, an associate in the Roseland office, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Essex County Bar Association.

David A. Roth was a panel member addressing “Environmental Concerns in Real Estate Development” at the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and was also recently re-elected one of the Directors of the Association’s Environmental Law Section.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that 11 of its partners rank among the top attorneys in New Jersey as listed in Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2009.

Meryl A.G. Gonchar, Co-Chair of the Real Estate Department and Chair of the Land Use Practice Group, was recently selected by Real Estate New Jersey magazine as one of the state's leading real estate lawyers.

Marc J. Gross, a partner in the Roseland office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, together with co-counsel at Winston & Strawn, LLP, recently won a key federal court ruling for Hospira Inc., of Lake Forest, IL, on a patent infringement claim.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces the arrival of four law students to the firm’s 2009 Summer Associate Program.

Mark H. Sobel, co-managing partner, was selected by the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section to receive the 2009 Saul A. Tischler Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the practice of family law.

GRSD partner and chair of the Construction Law Practice Group, Dennis A. Estis, was awarded the 2009 David Pavlovsky "Service to the Bar" Award by Past President Peter Barnes, III at the May 20, 2009 Middlesex County Bar Association Annual Installation Dinner.

Wendell A. Smith, senior partner of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP has been elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Bayshore Community Hospital Foundation in Holmdel, NJ.

Barry S. Goodman was re-elected to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Hunterdon Healthcare System, the parent organization of the Hunterdon Medical Center.

Each webinar is free, runs between noon and 1 pm, and is interactive; webinar attendees can ask questions of the presenters via email.

Best Lawyers, the country’s original and most well-respected lawyer-rating directory, is pleased to announce that Robert S. Greenbaum and Wendell A. Smith of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis were honored for their extraordinary accomplishments during its 25th Anniversary Event in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 2009.

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP’s Arthur M. Greenbaum as the “New Jersey Best Lawyers Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” for 2009.

Marc J. Gross, a partner at the Roseland, New Jersey office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, recently succeeded in obtaining a landmark decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court in Township of West Orange v. 769 Associates, LLC, et al.

Thomas J. Denitzio, Jr. and Meryl A. G. Gonchar, partners at the law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, were recently named co-chairs of the firm’s Real Estate Department, one of the largest and most prominent real estate departments in the state.

Marc J. Gross, Esq., a partner at the Roseland, New Jersey office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP successfully defended Nightingale & Associates, LLC, and its individual members, against claims of breach of contract, fraud, age discrimination, retaliation and minority shareholder oppression.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces that Nancy Isaacson and Thomas A. Waldman have joined the firm as partner and counsel, respectively.

In a case that is essentially similar to the Madoff ponzi scheme, Alan S. Pralgever recently obtained partial summary judgment on liability on behalf 20 individuals who together lost approximately $20 million.

The GRSD Women’s Leadership Forum hosted Dr. Mary Hartman, Director of the Rutgers' Institute for Women's Leadership, for a program entitled “Women and Leadership in the Twenty-first Century: Not Your Mother’s Women’s Movement.”

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces that Nicholas P. Grippo, Steven B. Gladis, Jessica Goldfinger and Kim Marie K. Wozniak have joined the firm as associates in the Litigation Department

Twenty-eight of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP’s 100+ attorneys have been selected for inclusion in 21 categories in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009.

Alan Davis was retained by the developer to work with the debtors, creditors and the membership of the Shadow Isle Golf Club.

New Jersey businesses have received a blizzard of information about Green Building and Sustainability Initiatives, but few programs deal with the problems of how to implement them with sleeves rolled up, how to start a sustainability business successfully, and how to assess and leverage the financial benefits.

On Tuesday, September 23rd, Greenbaum Rowe’s Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF) hosted a Business Leaders Symposium on the topic of negotiating successfully in the current difficult economy.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP partner John D. North was recently named Treasurer of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey.

Alan S. Naar won the Award for his chapter, “Understanding The Benefits And Risks Of Alternative Dispute Resolution,” that appeared in the Inside the Minds series book, Mediation and Arbitration Best Practices: Leading Lawyers on Successfully Resolving Disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP partner Joseph M. Oriolo was recently elected a Director of the Community YMCA in Middletown. 

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition 2008 by Super Lawyers magazine.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces the arrival of four law students to the firm’s 2008 Summer Associate Program.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that 11 of its partners rank among the top attorneys in New Jersey as listed in Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers 2008.

Greenbaum Rowe Smith and Davis LLP is pleased to announce the creation of a new practice group within its Dispute Resolution Group. 

Construction Publications, Inc. has released the 2008 New Jersey chapter update of its on-line treatise, Lien Law Online, co-authored by Dennis A. Estis and Steven Nudelman, partners in the Litigation Department.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP and McGraw-Hill Construction Will Hold Conference on March 6, 2008: “Development and Redevelopment Opportunities & Solutions in New Jersey” at Woodbridge Hilton. Keynote: Caren S. Franzini, CEO, NJ Economic Development Authority.

Robert F. McAnanly, Daniel M. Serviss and Thomas K. Murphy, III have joined the firm.

Paul A. Rowe has assumed the role of Chairman and partners W. Raymond Felton and Mark H. Sobel have become Co-Managing Partners.

Marc Gross, partner in the Roseland office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP argued the case before the Appellate Division; GRSD counsel Christine Marks assisted on the brief.

Gann Law Books announces the release of the 2008 edition of the book, New Jersey Condominium & Community Association Law, authored by Wendell A. Smith, Dennis A. Estis and Christine F. Li.

Paul A. Rowe was recently selected to be listed in the International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigation and the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers making him one of 472 litigators world wide selected by the directory, which is the research partner of the International Bar Association.

Alan S. Naar has been appointed to the Committee, which informs the public about court proceedings by providing accurate and accessible information.

Twenty-five of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP’s 100+ attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2008.

John D. North has been named Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and was also recently named a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Lindsay M. Wills, Jill Bier, Paige L. Albano, Stephanie G. Reckord, Elyse Wolff, Justin Kolbenschlag, Joanne Vos, Amanda Sherman, and Eric Finkelstein have joined the firm.

David A. Roth, partner of the firm, has become Technology Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Environmental Disclosure of the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources.

Partners Alan S. Naar and Raymond M. Brown have published chapters in the highly regarded Inside the Minds series of executive books authored by experts on legal and business topics, published by Aspatore Books, Inc.

Meryl A.G. Gonchar has been recently appointed by the New Jersey State Bar Association to the  Committee, which is responsible for developing and recommending a long-term strategic plans for the Association to the Board of Trustees.

Stacy M. Manobianca has recently been appointed as Director of Membership and Recruitment of the Young Lawyers Section of the Essex County Bar Association.

Barry S. Goodman and Jane J. Felton represented the prevailing Twin Rivers Homeowners’ Association in the case, which is known as Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twin Rivers Homeowners’ Association.

Attorney Dennis A. Estis was inducted as a Charter Fellow into the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) at the LCA's Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in New York.

Paul A. Rowe, Alan E. Davis, Stephen H. Knee, W. Raymond Felton, Martin E. Dollinger, Robert C. Schachter, Thomas J. Denitzio, Jr., Christine F. Li, Douglas K. Wolfson, Robert S. Goldsmith and Meryl A. G. Gonchar rank among the top attorneys in New Jersey.

Andrea J. Sullivan was recently installed as President of the Middlesex County Bar Foundation at the Foundation’s Annual Dinner.

Barry S. Goodman, a partner in the Litigation Department, has been appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court Professional Responsibility Rules Committee.

Paul A. Rowe recently authored the second edition of his book, New Jersey Business Litigation, published by American Lawyer Media. He has also been selected as one of the top ten lawyers in the state by Super Lawyers.

Robert Goldsmith argued as amicus curiae in favor of redevelopment policy on behalf of NJ State League Of Municipalities, Downtown NJ and NJ Chapter-American Planning Association, for which the firm also filed an amicus brief written by Robert Beckelman.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces that Robert J. Flanagan, Jessica Goldfinger, Kim Marie K. Wozniak, and Steven B. Gladis have joined the firm’s 2007 Summer Associate Program.

Thomas J. Denitzio, Jr. and Michael K. Feinberg, partners of the firm, have been recognized for their involvement with the Middlesex County Bar Association.

Dina Vanides was appointed to the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee for a three year term and Jeffrey Sirot was installed as Chair of the Young Lawyers Section

Marc J. Gross, a partner in the Roseland office, was recently installed as President of the Essex County Bar Association

The American College of Trial Lawyers, which recently named John D. North a Fellow, is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America.

Robert S. Goldsmith and Meryl A.G. Gonchar were two of the 29 attorneys selected for the “Meet the Lawyers” issue of Real Estate New Jersey magazine.

Barry S. Goodman has been elected President of the Fund, which is dedicated to supporting Legal Services and other programs that provide legal representation and assistance to the poor, improvements in the administration of justice, and law-related education to the public.

The law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces that Arren S. Goldman, Darren C. Barreiro, Olivier Salvagno, Steven Nudelman, Dina M. Vanides and Hany A. Mawla have been named Partners of the Firm.

The law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces that Michael G. D’Alba, Blakely D. Fishlin, Katie M. Holden, Julie B. Kushner, Christopher J. Ledoux, and Catherine S. Shimsky have joined the firm as associates.

Gann Law Books announces the release of the 2007 edition of the book, New Jersey Condominium & Community Association Law, authored by Wendell A. Smith, Dennis A. Estis and Christine F. Li, partners iat the firm.

Thomas C. Senter, a partner in the Woodbridge office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, was inducted into The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel at their Seventh Annual Induction Dinner, held in Washington, D.C. on September 30

Partner Dennis A. Estis, recently named President of the Board of Trustees of The Discovery Orchestra, is presently in his second term as a member of TDO’s Board of Trustees.

Forty-five percent of the firm’s partners have been selected for inclusion in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2007

Partner Barry S. Goodman recently received the Rutgers University Alumni Meritorious Service Award.

Raymond M. Brown and David A. Roth have joined the firm as partners, Emily A. Kaller has been elected a partner and Jodi L. Rosenberg has been named counsel.

Steven Nudelman has received a 2006 APEX Award for Publication Excellence in Feature Series Writing for his three-part article, “A Primer on Liability for Plumbing Professionals,” published in Plumbing Systems & Design.

Gregg H. Hilzer and Jeanette Tanner have joined the firm as associates in the Litigation Department and will reside in the firm’s Roseland office.

Partner Dennis A. Estis has been named Chair of MCBA's Judicial & Prosecutorial Committee.

The firm is pleased to announce that 11 of its partners rank among the top attorneys in New Jersey as listed in Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers 2006.

The firm is pleased to announce that Jill Bier, Justin Kolbenschlag, Kristin Anne Muir, Eric Finkelstein, Elyse Wallach have joined the firm’s 2006 Summer Associate Program.

Partner Marc J. Gross was recently installed as President-Elect of the Essex County Bar Association, the second largest association of attorneys in New Jersey.

Attorneys Galit Kierkut, Brian R. Selvin, and Peter D. Crawford, Jr. have been named partners of the firm.

On Monday, March 20, 2006, a Passaic jury awarded $26 million to plaintiff Michael Boyle, represented by GRS&D partner John D. North, who was injured when his car impacted a Ford truck that was assembled into a flatbed crane by Garden State Engine & Equipment.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s 48 partners have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006.

Marc J. Gross was selected by NJBIZ magazine for inclusion in its "Forty Under 40" list. 

Partner Dennis A. Estis has been named co-chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution in Construction Committee of the Section of Dispute Resolution of the American Bar Association.

Lisa J. Clapp and Jessica F. Battaglia have joined the firm as associates.

The firm announces that Christopher Ledoux, Stephanie Reckord, Paige Albano, Constance Martin and Julie Kushner have joined the firm’s 2005 Summer Associate Program.

Seven of the firm's partners rank among the top attorneys in New Jersey as listed in Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers 2005-2006: Paul A. Rowe, Alan E. Davis, Stephen H. Knee, W. Raymond Felton, Martin E. Dollinger, Robert C. Schachter, and Meryl A. G. Gonchar.

Steven Nudelman as been re-appointed to the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division as a Member-at-Large for 2005-2006.

Partner Thomas C. Senter has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation.

Partner Robert S. Goldsmith has been appointed to the Main Street New Jersey Board of Advisors.

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP announces the formation of the Redevelopment Practice Group, partner Robert S. Goldsmith will serve as chair of this new practice group.

Stephen H. Knee has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and will reside in the firm’s Roseland office.

Partner Dennis A. Estis has become a Fellow of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, an association which provides information and training to state and local bar association leaders. Estis is immediate past president of the Middlesex County Bar Association.