On Thursday May 13, 2021, DiFrancesco Bateman’s Kevin McDonald was unanimously appointed to the Watchung Board of Education. The Board oversees Watchung Elementary School, Bayberry Elementary School (K-4) and Watchung Middle School, Valley View Middle School (5-8). Kevin was appointed…
The DiFrancesco Bateman family has continued its efforts to respond to the current crisis in our
community which has caused food insecurity in families and has resulting in families to go
without other fundamental needs. The firm has been holding…
The attached article, written by partner Paul Rizzo, was published in the December 2020 issue of The Clarion, the Somerset County Bar Association’s newsletter. The article discusses the Slayer Rule, an old and somewhat obscure body of law recognized in…
Philip Stern will be a member of the faculty for a live online seminar on December 4, 2020 entitled “School Law: Handling Mental Health Issues.” Such issues are front and center in the age of COVID-19, school shootings and high…
Governor Murphy recently issued Executive Order 192 in further response to rising Covid-19 cases in
areas of New Jersey. The order, effective at 6:00am on Thursday, November 5, 2020, mandates the
following for every business, non-profit, and governmental or educational…
The Firm is proud to announce that our partner, Martin Allen, has been appointed by the New
Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court for the 2020-
2022 term. Martin joins an esteemed…
On October 28, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,
Philip E. Stern will be joining a panel of presenters for a seminar entitled, “Hot Topics in Special Education Law 2020”. The Zoom video conference will be presented in cooperation…
Topics include life in both the New Jersey Assembly and Senate and
serving as Senate President and Acting Governor at the same time.
They also discuss the changing tactics of campaigning.
Nick Acocella enjoyed an eclectic career at the nexus…
Governor Murphy has signed a bill temporarily extending the deadline to file tax appeals. The
new deadline will be July 1st. The deadline for County Boards of Taxation to complete their hearings has also been
extended to September 30. This…
The firm is proud to announce that the speech given to the New Jersey Legislature on October 3, 2001 by our partner and former New Jersey Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks has been…
