Publications

As a Trusts & Estates attorney, I frequently meet with retirees and others who want to talk about estate planning or modify a plan written years ago, now that their children have grown and, oftentimes, grandchildren are in the mix.… Read more

The battle lines between the Michael Cohen forces and the Donald Trump forces have begun to be drawn with no truce in sight. Extensive media reports and the recent conduct of the parties suggest that Michael Cohen has "crossed the Rubicon" and is more than willing to cooperate and testify against his former client, Donald Trump.… Read more

The New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act ("GCAA" or "the Act"), N.J.S.A. 9:17-60, et seq., effective May 30, 2018, permits gestational carriers and intended parents to execute legally enforceable gestational surrogacy contracts. Prior to this legislation, "surrogacy agreements" had been unenforceable under In the Matter of Baby M, 109 N.J. 396 (1988).… Read more

Currently, there are six alternative treatment centers (aka medical marijuana dispensaries) in New Jersey, but that number is soon to double. On July 16, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Health Division of Medicinal Marijuana issued a Request for Applications for up to six more medical dispensaries. The six licenses will be divided evenly throughout the state: two in the northern region, two in central region, and two in the southern region.… Read more

Mueller's 28-page indictment on Friday charged 12 Russian military intelligence officers with an orchestrated plan to hack the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee in order to interfere with a free and fair election and obstruct and sabotage the campaign of Hillary Clinton.… Read more

From InsiderNJ: Guest Contributor - Columnist By Joe Hayden, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden… Read more

The Canadian federal government legalized marijuana yesterday when the Cannabis Act was approved by the Senate in a 52-29 vote.… Read more

On June 18, 2018, the NJ Department of Health published for comment its anticipated amendments to the administrative rules for NJ's medical marijuana program. Interested parties will have 60 days to submit comments on the proposed rules.… Read more

We previously wrote about an OPRA lawsuit we filed on behalf of citizen seeking a list of users that various public officials from Glen Rock have blocked from their official Facebook accounts. Today we are happy to report that the suit was successful.… Read more