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NEWS & EVENTS
The Right to Choose Preparing a Last Will and Testament allows you you to choose who will receive your assets upon your death… Download the
On February 23, 2024, DiFrancesco Bateman’s Matthew Dorsi, Esq. joined with dozens of other professionals from various fields including, business, law and healthcare at the
Throughout the month of October the entire firm of Difrancesco Bateman as well as the surrounding community rallied together to raise money for Memorial Sloan
On Thursday March 7, 2024, DiFrancesco Bateman’s Martin Allen, Esq. is scheduled to speak at the New Jersey Chapter International Association of Assessing Officers 21st
On February 21, 2024, DiFrancesco Bateman’s Michael Silbert, Esq. secured an unanimous zoning approval from the Somerville Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment on behalf of
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Throughout the month of October the entire firm of Difrancesco Bateman as well as the surrounding community rallied together to raise money for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Breast cancer…
CASE SUMMARIES
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US District Court Favorably Cites Firm’s Winning Arguments
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey recently decided that failure to strictly follow a disabled’s student IEP in connection with pick-up and drop off from the school bus is not a denial of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). The Court…
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PBA wins Chapter 78 Grievance Arbitration
In this case, the Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 260 (“PBA”) filed a grievance and request for arbitration to PERC against the Township of Pemberton challenging its practice of requiring retirees to contribute to their healthcare coverage as a violation of the terms under the January…
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Tax Court Grants Property Tax Exemption to Disabled National Guard Veteran
In Alemany v. Township of Marlboro (Docket No. 007209-2023) (approved for publication), Presiding Tax Court Judge Sundar held that the taxpayer qualified for exemption under the amendments to the veterans exemption statute and the New Jersey Constitution. The taxpayer served in the Army National Guard…
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Tax Court Dismisses Third-Party Appeals for Lack of Jurisdiction
In Westerhold v. Toms River Township (Lead Docket No. 008087-2022) (approved for publication), Tax Court Judge Fiamingo dismissed the 2022 and 2023 third-party tax appeals filed by the plaintiffs seeking to increase the assessments of properties owned by a separate entity. The appeals were first…
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Student who receives state issued diploma after passing GED test remains entitled to receive free appropriate public education (FAPE)
Bd. of Educ. v. M.N., Nos. A-16, 088378, 2024 N.J. LEXIS 793 (Aug. 7, 2024) Question: Is a student with disabilities who received a State-issued diploma based on passing the General Education Development test (GED) entitled to re-enroll in his local public high school to…
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