As you are aware, Governor Murphy has ordered non-essential businesses to be closed.
Although the order does not require business offices to close, DiFrancesco Bateman will be
closed to the public. The attorneys and staff at DiFrancesco Bateman will continue…

Partner
Jeff Lehrer, on behalf of his client RMS Liberty Place Urban RenewalEntity LLC, received unanimous approval from the Union, NJ Planning
Board for the development of property known as the “Schaefer Salt
Redevelopment Property”.
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Richard Flaum, a partner in the firm, has settled a federal lawsuit
he brought on behalf of the parents of a 6th grade boy with a severe peanut allergy
that was filed in response to a school district’s refusal…
On November 21, 2019
Edward Purcell, Esq. will be speaking at the William M. Cox Symposium on
Planning, Land Use and the Law at the upcoming New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference.
Mr. Purcell will be discussing recent Federal…
The firm, which recently celebrated its 100 th anniversary of serving clients in New Jersey, is doubling its
office locations in the Garden State to better service its clients. The new offices will be in Hunterdon
County and in Ocean…
Paul Rizzo, the Head of our Personal Injury and Malpractice Department, has been invited to be a member of the Fellowship of Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face…
Martin Allen, a partner and department head for the firm’s Real Estate Tax Appeal Department, will be speaking on a panel at the Association of Municipal Assessors of New Jersey June Conference on Thursday, June 27 at Seaview Resort…
Martin Allen, a partner and department head for the firm’s Real Estate Tax Appeal Department, will be speaking on a panel at the New Jersey Municipal Management Association Spring Conference next week Thursday, May 16 at Oyster Point Hotel…

Firm attorney,
Edward Purcell, Esq., was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer
regarding an important tax court case that addressed municipal taxation of local
telephone carrier infrastructure. The article can be found
here. In
Verizon New Jersey v.
Borough …

Firm attorney
Edward Purcell, Esq. co-presented a seminar on Jan 30. Mr. Purcell discussed the complex legal issues affecting businesses, schools and local governments related to the legalization of marijuana. Nancy Kislin, LCSW also spoke to the concerns many parents…