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Challenging a Traffic Ticket in New Jersey

Sep 5, 2018

It happens to just about everyone at some time—you’re in a hurry and don’t quite stop at a stop sign or you’re traveling a little faster than you should be—and you get pulled over by law enforcement officers. Maybe there were extenuation circumstances. Maybe it really wasn’t you they clocked on the radar. Can you challenge the ticket? How do you go about doing that? You can always fight a traffic ticket. The first and...

Life Estates in Real Property

Aug 27, 2018

Let’s assume that you’re retired and you own a house that you would like to convey to your children after you are gone. You’d prefer not to have the house run through your estate, but you don’t want to transfer the property now, as you want to stay in your house for the rest of your life, if possible. If you want the property to go to your children, one option is to re-title the...

Aug 27, 2018

Attorney Sobel Leads Fight to Oppose Development at Busy Intersection Attorney Howard Sobel has successfully represented a number of residents who opposed the construction of side-by-side businesses on southbound Route 73 and Kresson Road.in Voorhees. The proposed development, which would have required the Voorhees Planning Board to issue 22 variances, called for a Super Wawa with (16) fuel dispensers and a Tractor Supply Co. store, built along Route 73 with an entrance/exit on Kresson Road...

Aug 14, 2018

Unlike other states, New Jersey does not categorize criminal offenses as misdemeanors or felonies. Instead, under New Jersey statute, a criminal violation is deemed either a disorderly persons offense or an indictable offense. Within the category of disorderly persons (DP) offenses, there’s a further breakdown between petty disorderly persons offenses and disorderly persons offenses. As a general rule, a disorderly persons offense is a lesser crime, involving a small amount of a controlled substance, the...

Jun 4, 2018

Let’s assume that you’re retired and you own a house that you would like to convey to your children after you are gone. You’d prefer not to have the house run through your estate, but you don’t want to transfer the property now, as you want to stay in your house for the rest of your life, if possible. If you want the property to go to your children, one option is to re-title the...

May 3, 2018

When you want to transfer ownership in real property, it’s necessary to prepare, execute and file a deed to the property. If you’ve bought, sold or otherwise been a party to the transfer of real estate, you have probably observed that there are different types of deeds—the two most common are warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds. What exactly is a deed and what are the differences between a warranty deed and a quitclaim deed? Understanding...

Apr 13, 2018

When you decide to go into business for yourself, there’s almost always a period of struggle. If your small business is facing financial difficulties, the first thing you need to ask yourself is whether you can realistically make the business a success. Are your problems short-term? Do you just need to get “over the hump” to make the business self-sustaining, or are there fundamental challenges with your business plan or the market, such that you’ll...

Apr 2, 2018

A recent survey by CNBC found that, over the last decade, more people cited unanticipated medical bills than any other cause as the event that triggered a personal bankruptcy filing. It’s estimated that a million or more people file for bankruptcy protection in any given year to try to get medical obligations under control. But it that the right strategy for everyone? Not necessarily. If your credit record is strong, but you’ve been hit with...

Mar 23, 2018

In our years in practice, we’ve helped many people get a fresh start with personal or business bankruptcy filings. We’ve also had many people come to us after waiting far too long, limiting our ability to minimize the consequences of a bankruptcy filing. We know there can a lot of reasons to put off the decision to file: You may be overly optimistic, certain that you’re about ready to turn a corner You may perceive...

Feb 14, 2018

If you are owed money by an individual or business outside of the state of New Jersey, and you successfully obtained a judgment against the debtor in another jurisdiction, that judgment is entitled to “full faith and credit” in New Jersey, but you must take specific steps to “docket” the judgment in New Jersey. If you properly docket the judgment, it will be treated in a manner similar to a judgment of the Superior Court...