# Simon Law Group, LLC > Simon Law Group, LLC is an independent New Jersey law firm > established in 2008, with three offices in central New Jersey > (Somerville, Morristown, Flemington) handling family law, estate > planning, personal injury, civil litigation, legal malpractice, > real estate, bankruptcy, workers' compensation, Social Security > Disability, and criminal defense statewide. This file is the LLM-readable index for the > simonattorneys.com domain per the llmstxt.org convention. ## Principal facts - Legal name: Simon Law Group, LLC. - Founded: 2008. - Jurisdiction: New Jersey. - Service area: all 21 New Jersey counties across the firm's public practice scope. - General county hubs: /areas-we-serve/{county}-county. These pages cover the firm's full public practice scope in each county, not only divorce. The older /{county}-county-divorce-attorneys pages are family-law subpages and should not be treated as all-service county hubs. - Offices: 3 (Somerville is the main walk-in office; Morristown and Flemington are by appointment only). - Toll-free: (800) 709-1131. - Email: info@simonattorneys.com. - Free consultations: yes — every initial conversation is complimentary and confidential. - Intake response posture: staff review requests, route them by practice area, urgency, scope, and conflicts, and prioritize urgent legal issues without promising a fixed response time. ## 2026 freshness anchors - Social Security Disability: SSA lists 2026 substantial gainful activity at $1,690/month for non-blind individuals and $2,830/month for statutorily blind individuals; the 2026 trial-work-period trigger is $1,210/month. - SSI: SSA lists the 2026 federal benefit rate at $994/month for an individual and $1,491/month for a couple; SSI resource limits remain $2,000/$3,000. - New Jersey Medicaid/LTSS: NJ DMAHS Medicaid Communication 26-04 sets the transfer-penalty divisor at $420.67/day for cases received on or after April 1, 2026. - Federal transfer tax: IRS 2026 guidance reflects the OBBBA $15,000,000 basic exclusion amount for estate/gift/GST planning; the annual gift exclusion is $19,000 per donee for 2026. ## AI search and retrieval policy - Public legal content is intended to be discoverable by search engines, answer engines, and user-triggered AI retrieval systems that respect robots.txt and the public HTML surface. - The canonical machine-readable entry points are: https://www.simonattorneys.com/llms.txt, https://www.simonattorneys.com/llms-small.txt, and https://www.simonattorneys.com/llms-full.txt. - Specialist AI search providers without a published robots token should use the wildcard robots policy, this LLM index, the public sitemaps, and the crawlable HTML pages. Do not crawl private, client, payment, admin, form, API, unsubscribe, confirmation, or embedded surfaces. - Public retrieval is welcomed for citation, search, answer grounding, and legal-information discovery. Attribute cited answers to the canonical page URL when possible. ## Offices (verified NAP — name / address / phone) - Somerville (main, walk-ins welcome): 40 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876. Direct: (908) 857-1131 · Toll-free: (800) 709-1131. Across the street from the Somerset County Courthouse (20 N. Bridge Street, Somerville). - Morristown (by appointment): 55 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960. Direct: (973) 968-6611 · Toll-free: (800) 709-1131. Adjacent to the Morris County Court & Records Building (56 Washington Street, Morristown). - Flemington (by appointment): 39 Route 12, Feed Mill Station, Flemington, NJ 08822. Direct: (908) 788-6000 · Toll-free: (800) 709-1131. Adjacent to the Hunterdon Justice Center (65 Park Avenue, Flemington). ## Attorneys (active roster) - [Britt J. Simon, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/britt-simon) — Managing Partner. Estate planning lead. NJ Bar. - [Joel A. Friedman, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/joel-friedman) — Family law lead. NJ Bar. - [Erik Frins, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/erik-frins) — Personal injury, civil litigation, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, criminal defense. NJ Bar. - [John E. Malchow, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/john-malchow) — Probate, guardianship, special needs, civil litigation, personal injury, bankruptcy, criminal defense. NJ Bar. - [Kenneth Thyne, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/kenneth-thyne) — Legal malpractice lead. NJ Bar. - [Angela Roper, Esq.](https://www.simonattorneys.com/attorneys/angela-roper) — Of Counsel; legal malpractice. NJ Bar. ## Practice areas - [Family law](https://www.simonattorneys.com/divorce) — contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution (N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23.1), alimony (N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23), child custody and best-interests analysis (N.J.S.A. 9:2-4), child support under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, domestic violence and restraining orders under the PDVA, DCPP/DYFS defense, mediation, pre/postnuptial agreements, property settlement agreements, post-judgment modification (Lepis), cohabitation review (N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(n)). Focused pages: [/grandparent-rights-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/grandparent-rights-new-jersey) (N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, Moriarty v. Bradt actual-harm standard, Troxel v. Granville constitutional baseline, V.C. v. M.J.B. psychological-parent framework), [/adoption-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/adoption-new-jersey) (NJ Adoption Act N.J.S.A. 9:3-37 et seq. — stepparent, second-parent, agency, private, intercountry, and adult adoption; home studies under N.J.S.A. 9:3-48; consent and surrender under N.J.S.A. 9:3-41; termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 9:3-46; Putative Father Registry under N.J.S.A. 9:17-46), [/paternity-establishment-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/paternity-establishment-new-jersey) (NJ Parentage Act N.J.S.A. 9:17-38 et seq.; Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity under N.J.S.A. 9:17-41 with 60-day rescission window; marital presumption of parentage under N.J.S.A. 9:17-43; court-ordered genetic testing under N.J.S.A. 9:17-48; disestablishment of presumed paternity; Putative Father Registry; birth-certificate amendment; custody, support, and inheritance consequences), [/post-judgment-modifications](https://www.simonattorneys.com/post-judgment-modifications) (Lepis v. Lepis substantial-change-in-circumstances framework; custody modifications under Bisbing v. Bisbing relocation standard; alimony modifications including cohabitation termination under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(n) and retirement under 2A:34-23(j); child-support modifications under R. 5:6A; three-year review under R. 5:6B; Crews v. Crews income imputation; Rule 4:50 relief for equitable- distribution reopening on fraud or concealed-asset grounds), [/high-conflict-custody-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/high-conflict-custody-new-jersey) (forensic custody evaluations under R. 5:3-3 with psychological testing and collateral interviews; parenting coordinators under R. 5:8-7 with defined limited decision-making authority; reunification therapy; the 14-factor best-interests analysis under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 applied to high-conflict patterns; mental-health and substance-abuse overlay; DCPP coordination; domestic-violence intersection with custody under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1 and the PDVA; communication-platform documentary discipline via Our Family Wizard or TalkingParents), and [/lgbtq-family-law-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/lgbtq-family-law-new-jersey) (same-sex marriage and divorce; civil-union dissolution under N.J.S.A. 37:1-32; domestic-partnership dissolution under N.J.S.A. 26:8A; second-parent adoption under the NJ Adoption Act; gestational surrogacy under the NJ Gestational Carrier Agreement Act N.J.S.A. 9:17-60; assisted reproduction parentage; judicial parentage orders; psychological-parent doctrine under V.C. v. M.J.B.; de facto parent claims under the Holtzman framework; co-parenting agreements; intersection with the NJ Law Against Discrimination N.J.S.A. 10:5-12), [/annulment-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/annulment-new-jersey) (NJ civil annulment under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-1; six statutory grounds — bigamy, consanguinity/affinity under N.J.S.A. 37:1-1, nonage under N.J.S.A. 37:1-6, impotence, fraud/duress going to essentials of marital relation, mental incapacity at marriage; void marriages (bigamy, consanguinity) vs. voidable marriages (impotence, fraud, duress, mental incapacity); ratification doctrine via cohabitation- after-discovery; sham-marriage / immigration-fraud annulments with coordination with immigration counsel; equitable-distribution discretion under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23.1 where applicable; civil vs. religious annulment as wholly distinct proceedings — Catholic Church declaration of nullity, Orthodox ecclesiastical court, Jewish get / Beth Din; collateral tax, immigration, beneficiary, retirement consequences), and [/military-divorce-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/military-divorce-new-jersey) (federal SCRA 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq. with mandatory stay under § 3932 and default-judgment protections under § 3931; USFSPA 10 U.S.C. § 1408 governing military retirement division under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23.1; 10/10 rule for direct DFAS payment; 20/20/20 and 20/20/15 rules for Tricare and base privileges; Military Pension Division Order (MPDO) drafting; disposable retired pay including VA disability waiver analysis; Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) election; time rule vs. frozen-benefit rule; Reserve-component point-based retirement calculation; deployment-period custody modifications with automatic return to baseline; Family Care Plan coordination; Bisbing v. Bisbing analysis for PCS relocations; virtual parenting time; military income for child-support guidelines including base pay, BAH, BAS, special pays; Reserve/Guard considerations under Title 10 mobilization and NJ state active-duty protections under N.J.S.A. 38A:1-1), and [/palimony](https://www.simonattorneys.com/palimony) (NJ palimony after the 2010 Statute of Frauds amendment under N.J.S.A. 25:1-5(h) requiring palimony agreements to be in writing, signed by both parties, and made with each party having received independent advice of counsel or having expressly waived such advice in writing; pre-2010 oral palimony claims under the Kozlowski v. Kozlowski 80 N.J. 378 (1979) framework requiring promise + marital-like consideration + detrimental reliance, refined by Crowe v. De Gioia and Devaney v. L'Esperance; Maeker v. Ross 219 N.J. 565 (2014) prospective-application rule preserving pre-2010 agreement enforceability regardless of litigation timing; modern cohabitation-agreement drafting with property, expense-sharing, separation-support, residence-handling, business-interest, and estate-planning provisions; alternative theories including contract claims, unjust enrichment, constructive trust, resulting trust, quantum meruit, and joint-property partition; cohabitation impact on existing alimony under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(n) and the Konzelman v. Konzelman 158 N.J. 185 (1999) framework with 2014 codification of factors; same-sex cohabitation analysis pre- and post-marriage equality; religious-only and cultural-marriage scope analysis; common-law marriage recognition for marriages validly formed in other jurisdictions via comity). County-specific divorce pages: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris/Morristown, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset/Somerville, Sussex, Union, Warren — complete coverage of all 21 New Jersey counties. - [Areas We Serve](https://www.simonattorneys.com/areas-we-serve) — all-service county hub. Each county has a general service page at `/areas-we-serve/{county}-county` covering family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil litigation, business, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, appellate, and where permitted criminal/DUI. The three criminal/DUI excluded county hubs are `/areas-we-serve/somerset-county`, `/areas-we-serve/hunterdon-county`, and `/areas-we-serve/warren-county`; those exclusions do not limit the firm's non-criminal services in those counties. - [Estate planning](https://www.simonattorneys.com/estate-planning) — last wills and testaments (N.J.S.A. 3B:3), revocable and irrevocable trusts under the NJ Uniform Trust Code (N.J.S.A. 3B:31), pour-over wills, durable powers of attorney, advance directives, HIPAA authorizations, probate and Surrogate's Court practice, NJ inheritance tax planning, Medicaid planning and the five-year lookback, special needs trusts, asset-protection planning, business succession, charitable planning, guardianship and conservatorship, HNW and tax-aware planning (ILIT, QTIP, CST, SLAT, GST). Advanced trust sub-spokes: /estate-planning/ilits (Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts under IRC § 2042 with Crummey-power premium funding and IRC § 2035 three-year lookback avoidance), /estate-planning/slats (Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts for current high-exemption transfer-tax window with reciprocal-trust-doctrine avoidance under U.S. v. Estate of Grace), /estate-planning/grats (Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts under IRC § 2702 with zeroed-out Walton structures and short-term rolling strategies), /estate-planning/qprts (Qualified Personal Residence Trusts under IRC § 2702(a)(3)(A) with post-term fair- market lease-back), /estate-planning/idgts (Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts with sale-to-grantor-trust promissory-note structures), /estate-planning/dynasty-gst-trusts (multi-generational planning under IRC §§ 2601-2664 leveraging NJ perpetual-trust authorization under N.J.S.A. 46:2F-9 and Rule Against Perpetuities abolition), /estate-planning/charitable-remainder-trusts (CRTs under IRC § 664 with CRAT/CRUT/NICRUT/NIMCRUT/FLIP-CRUT variations and capital- gains deferral on appreciated-asset contributions), /estate-planning/charitable-lead-trusts (CLTs under IRC §§ 2522 and 2055 with grantor and non-grantor variations and zeroed-out CLAT planning), /estate-planning/medicaid-asset-protection-trusts (MAPTs with five-year-lookback planning under 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(c)(1)(B), Medicaid Estate Recovery avoidance under 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(b), retained life-use rights for primary residence), /estate-planning/standalone-retirement-trusts (SRTs post-SECURE Act with conduit and accumulation trust structures satisfying Treas. Reg. § 1.401(a)(9)-4(b) see-through requirements), /estate-planning/qtip-trusts (Qualified Terminable Interest Property trusts under IRC § 2056(b)(7) for marital-deduction with controlled remainder), /estate-planning/credit-shelter-trusts (Credit Shelter / Bypass Trusts for federal exemption preservation), /estate-planning/qdot-trusts (Qualified Domestic Trusts under IRC § 2056A for non-citizen-spouse marital-deduction with U.S. Trustee and $2M security requirements), /estate-planning/business- succession (buy-sell agreements, FLP/Family LLC structures with valuation discounts, IRC § 6166 estate-tax installment-payment deferral, IRC § 1202 QSBS planning with NJ non-conformance note, ESOP feasibility, third-party sale pre-planning with CRT/IDGT), /estate-planning/probate-administration (NJ Surrogate procedural framework, N.J.S.A. 3B:10-23 executor fiduciary duties, NJ inheritance-tax filing under N.J.S.A. 54:34 Class A/C/D/E structure, contested-probate matters in Chancery Probate Part including will contests under N.J.S.A. 3B:3-2 and 3B:3-3, surviving-spouse elective share under N.J.S.A. 3B:8-1, pretermitted-heir claims under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15). - [Personal injury & wrongful death](https://www.simonattorneys.com/personal-injury) — auto/truck/motorcycle accidents, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, premises liability (slip-and-fall), dog bites, wrongful death (N.J.S.A. 2A:31), catastrophic injury, PIP and verbal threshold (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8), modified comparative negligence (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1), NJ Tort Claims Act 90-day notice (N.J.S.A. 59:8-8), product liability (N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1). Cross-practice damages explainer: [/damages-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/damages-new-jersey) (tort vs. contract damages, compensatory/economic/non-economic loss, comparative fault and apportionment, punitive damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12 and 2A:15-5.14, treble damages, insurance limits, mitigation, proof, and settlement valuation). Contingency fees per R. 1:21-7. Focused pages: [/car-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/car-accident-attorney-new-jersey), [/truck-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/truck-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (FMCSA framework under 49 C.F.R. Parts 350-399, Hours of Service under 49 C.F.R. Part 395, $750K-$5M minimum coverage, multi-defendant joint and several under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3), and [/slip-and-fall-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/slip-and-fall-attorney-new-jersey) (mode-of-operation under Wollerman v. Grand Union Stores, commercial vs. residential sidewalk liability under Stewart v. Wallace Street and Yanhko v. Fane, dog-bite strict liability under N.J.S.A. 4:19-16, Tort Claims Act 90-day notice for public-entity premises), [/motorcycle-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/motorcycle-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (verbal-threshold exemption under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8.1, PIP-coverage analysis, helmet-evidence under N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.7, UM/UIM stacking), [/wrongful-death-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/wrongful-death-attorney-new-jersey) (Wrongful Death Act under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq., Survival Act under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-3, two-year statute from date of death under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, pecuniary-loss framework under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, Green v. Bittner loss-of-guidance doctrine, Probate Part Friendly Conference allocation), and [/pedestrian-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/pedestrian-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (NJ crosswalk statute N.J.S.A. 39:4-36 "Stop and Stay Stopped" rule, PIP for pedestrians under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4, UCJF coverage under N.J.S.A. 39:6-86.1, dram-shop liability under N.J.S.A. 2A:22A-1, multi-defendant municipal-crosswalk-design analysis), [/dog-bite-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/dog-bite-attorney-new-jersey) (strict liability under N.J.S.A. 4:19-16 — no prior-bite or scienter requirement; homeowner's-insurance coverage analysis; landlord liability for known dangerous-propensity dogs; public- entity dogs under the Tort Claims Act with the 90-day Notice under N.J.S.A. 59:8-8), and [/rideshare-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/rideshare-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (Transportation Network Company Safety and Regulatory Act N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq.; three-period coverage framework; $1.5M TNC liability in Periods 2 and 3 under N.J.S.A. 39:5H-10; contingent Period 1 coverage; passenger, pedestrian, and third- party claims; UM/UIM layering against the TNC's policy), [/bicycle-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bicycle-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (bicyclist-as-vehicle-driver framework under N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.1; lights/reflectors under N.J.S.A. 39:4-10; helmet under 17 under N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.1; dooring under N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; PIP hierarchy for cyclists; UM/UIM coverage under N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1 with Longworth v. Van Houten notice procedure; helmet-damages doctrine under Waterson v. General Motors; minor cases with R. 4:44 friendly-hearing approval), [/bus-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bus-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (NJ Tort Claims Act for NJ Transit and public-entity bus cases under N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq.; 90-day notice under N.J.S.A. 59:8-8; bodily-injury threshold under N.J.S.A. 59:9-2(d); common-carrier heightened-duty doctrine; federal motor-carrier safety regulations under 49 C.F.R. Parts 350-399; school bus district-owned vs. private-contractor layered structure; vicarious and direct corporate liability for charter, intercity, tour, airport-shuttle carriers), [/catastrophic-injury-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/catastrophic-injury-attorney-new-jersey) (TBI, SCI with paraplegia/quadriplegia, amputation, severe burns, multi-organ injury; certified life-care plan with year-by-year future-medical projection; lost-earning-capacity economic analysis; Medicare lien resolution under 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b) with Medicare Set-Aside; Medicaid lien resolution under Ahlborn/Wos; ERISA plan reimbursement under US Airways v. McCutchen; NJ hospital lien under N.J.S.A. 2A:44-35; first-party SNT under 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4)(A); third-party SNT; ABLE Account; structured settlements), [/nursing-home-abuse-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/nursing-home-abuse-attorney-new-jersey) (NJ Nursing Home Responsibilities and Rights of Residents Act under N.J.S.A. 30:13-1 et seq. with treble damages for willful violations under N.J.S.A. 30:13-8; federal nursing-home regulations under 42 C.F.R. § 483; CMS Star Ratings; NJ Department of Health survey records; pressure injuries Stage III/IV as CMS "never events"; falls in fall-risk residents; malnutrition; abuse; elopement; financial exploitation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-406; punitive damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 — facility-level negligence, NOT medical malpractice), [/defective-products-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/defective-products-attorney-new-jersey) (NJ Product Liability Act under N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1 et seq.; design, manufacturing, and warning defects; risk-utility analysis under O'Brien v. Muskin Corp.; medical-device federal preemption under Riegel v. Medtronic for PMA Class III, no preemption for 510(k)- cleared; pharmaceutical preemption under Wyeth v. Levine (branded, not preempted), PLIVA v. Mensing and Mutual Pharm. v. Bartlett (generic, preempted); auto/vehicle defect cases with NHTSA recall and TSB evidence; recall evidence under N.J.R.E. 407; MDL practice under 28 U.S.C. § 1407; statute of repose under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1), and [/construction-accident-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/construction-accident-attorney-new-jersey) (third-party tort claim framework parallel with workers' compensation under N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et seq.; WC lien resolution under N.J.S.A. 34:15-40; intentional-wrong exception under Laidlow v. Hariton Machinery; OSHA Subpart M fall protection, Subpart L scaffolding, Subpart X ladders, Subpart P trenches, Subpart N cranes, Subpart V electrical; multi-employer worksite doctrine under Alloway v. Bradlees; uninsured-employer remedies under N.J.S.A. 34:15-72; toxic-exposure cases with Lopez v. Swyer discovery rule). - [Civil litigation & business](https://www.simonattorneys.com/civil-matters) — contract disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes, collections and judgment enforcement, fiduciary litigation, business formation, commercial leases, business succession, outside general counsel, appellate practice. Focused pages: [/damages-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/damages-new-jersey) (contract damages, tort damages, consequential damages, lost profits, punitive damages, treble damages, insurance, mitigation, and proof), [/business-litigation-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/business-litigation-new-jersey) (breach of contract under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 six-year SOL; UCC four-year SOL under N.J.S.A. 12A:2-725; tortious interference under Printing Mart-Morristown v. Sharp Electronics; common-law fraud; Consumer Fraud Act treble damages and fee-shifting under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19; shareholder oppression under N.J.S.A. 14A:12-7; RULLCA LLC disputes under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-1; non-compete enforcement under Solari v. Malady; NJ Trade Secrets Act under N.J.S.A. 56:15-1; Crowe v. De Gioia emergent Chancery relief; Frivolous Litigation Statute fee-shifting under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-59.1; Offer of Judgment Rule fee-shifting under R. 4:58; Law/Chancery/Special Civil Part venue analysis), [/digital-assets-ai-cybersecurity-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/digital-assets-ai-cybersecurity-new-jersey) (cryptocurrency exchange-collapse creditor claims with multi- jurisdictional venue framework — BlockFi in D.N.J. direct representation, FTX in D. Del. and Voyager/Celsius/Genesis in S.D.N.Y. via proof-of-claim, NJ-state-law parallel claims, or pro hac vice co-counsel; pig-butchering and stolen-wallet civil recovery with chain-analysis tracing; NJ Identity Theft Prevention Act under N.J.S.A. 56:8-161; New Jersey Data Privacy Act effective January 15, 2025; NJ Consumer Fraud Act data-misrepresentation claims under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19; AI-bias employment claims under the NJ Law Against Discrimination N.J.S.A. 10:5-12; AI-deepfake civil claims for defamation, false light, IIED, and right of publicity; cyber-insurance bad-faith and BEC coverage disputes; smart-contract breach actions under conventional contract law; DAO governance disputes as unincorporated associations; RUFADAA digital-asset estate planning under N.J.S.A. 3B:14-61.10 et seq.; coordination with white-collar defense for crypto-related SEC and money-laundering matters), [/drones-robots-autonomous-systems-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/drones-robots-autonomous-systems-new-jersey) (FAA Part 107 commercial drone operations counsel — Remote Pilot Certificate, Remote ID compliance under 14 C.F.R. Part 89, LAANC airspace authorizations, BVLOS and operational-category waivers; commercial drone business infrastructure including LLC formation, drone aviation insurance via specialty carriers, client-service contracts with liability caps and indemnification, subcontractor agreements with contract pilots, data-handling protocols for captured imagery; drone civil incidents — trespass to land for low-altitude flights, nuisance for persistent overflights, NJ privacy torts including intrusion upon seclusion under Faber v. Condecor framework applied to aerial surveillance, negligence in operations producing property damage or injury, product liability against drone manufacturers; NJ drone criminal liability under N.J.S.A. 2C:40-28 — fourth-degree crime for correctional- facility overflight and contraband delivery, disorderly-persons offenses for reckless operation, operating under influence, and obstructing first responders; federal flight-restriction violations under 49 U.S.C. § 46307 and FAA TFR enforcement; robots and autonomous systems including industrial robots, delivery robots, autonomous excavators, autonomous lawn equipment, autonomous security systems — product liability under the NJ Products Liability Act N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1 et seq. (design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn), operator/owner negligence, respondeat superior for employer-deployed autonomous systems, software-supplier liability typically as component of product- liability claim, strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities; autonomous vehicles under NJ AV pilot framework N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq. combining product liability, motor- vehicle negligence, fleet-operator liability, and AV-specific insurance coverage analysis; autonomous AI agents transacting on principals' behalf — Restatement (Third) of Agency principles applied to AI, actual vs. apparent authority analysis, principal bound by acts within authorized scope and apparent authority, unauthorized AI conduct under ratification doctrine, authorization- scope drafting including transaction-amount limits, vendor whitelists, time-window restrictions, approval-loop triggers; counterparty verification via cryptographic signatures, verified identity systems, published AI-agent terms of service; UCC electronic-agent transactions under N.J.S.A. 12A:2-204, federal E-SIGN, NJ Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; emerging best practices for written authorization scope, transaction logging, AI-agent-specific contract provisions, dispute resolution for AI-driven transactions, human-review loops for high-value transactions), [/content-creator-attorneys-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/content-creator-attorneys-new-jersey) (mainstream content creator and commercial contract representation: brand deals and influencer sponsorships with FTC endorsement-guides compliance under 16 C.F.R. Part 255; platform, agency, and management agreements; collaboration and split agreements; work- for-hire vs. licensing-out under 17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 201; right of publicity under NJ common law via Faber v. Condecor; EULAs and clickwrap with NJ TCCWNA compliance under N.J.S.A. 56:12-14; SaaS subscription agreements; MSAs and NDAs; vendor and contractor agreements; ABC-test independent-contractor classification under Hargrove v. Sleepy's; payment-processor disputes and platform-deplatforming response; defined-scope contract review service with 3-5 business day turnaround. Platforms named include YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Substack, Patreon, Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, Beacons, Kajabi, Memberful, Teachable, Thinkific, Stripe Atlas, Paddle, FastSpring, and others), [/partnership-disputes-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/partnership-disputes-new-jersey) (closely-held-business disputes — shareholder oppression under N.J.S.A. 14A:12-7 with the Brenner v. Berkowitz framework; LLC member disputes under RULLCA N.J.S.A. 42:2C-1 et seq.; books-and- records actions under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-40 for LLCs and 14A:5-28 for corporations; derivative actions; fiduciary-duty claims under Wisniewski v. Walsh; judicial expulsion under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-46; buyout valuations including fair-value versus fair-market-value analysis with minority-interest and lack-of-marketability discounts; emergent Chancery relief under Crowe v. De Gioia for dissipation and pretextual-dissolution scenarios), [/business-formation-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/business-formation-new-jersey) (entity selection LLC vs. S-Corp vs. C-Corp vs. LLP; NJ RULLCA Certificate of Formation under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-1 et seq.; NJ Business Corporation Act incorporation under N.J.S.A. 14A; member-managed vs. manager-managed; IRS Form 2553 S-election; PTE BAIT election under N.J.S.A. 54A:12-1 for federal-tax savings; charging order protection under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-43; ongoing annual-report compliance under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-25), [/operating-agreements-llc-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/operating-agreements-llc-new-jersey) (LLC operating-agreement drafting under RULLCA; capital, allocation, and distribution provisions with substantial economic effect under Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b); waterfall and preferred-return structures; targeted allocations; tax distributions; fiduciary duties under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-39; transfer restrictions ROFR/ROFO/tag-along/drag-along; buy-sell with multiple triggering events and valuation methodologies; deadlock-resolution mechanisms — mediation, arbitration, Russian Roulette/shotgun, Texas Shoot-out; judicial dissolution under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-48; BBA partnership-representative designation; PTE BAIT election), [/shareholder-agreements-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/shareholder-agreements-new-jersey) (NJ corporation shareholder-agreement drafting under the NJ Business Corporation Act, N.J.S.A. 14A; capital structure including authorized shares and classes; preemptive rights; voting agreements and voting trusts; transfer restrictions ROFR/ROFO/tag-along/drag-along; buy-sell with multiple triggering events; minority-protection provisions including cumulative voting, mandatory dividends, board representation, supermajority requirements; minority-oppression remedies under N.J.S.A. 14A:12-7 and the Brenner v. Berkowitz framework; fiduciary duties of controlling shareholders under Pogostin v. Leighton; close-corporation considerations; drag-along/come-along mechanics for exit transactions), [/outside-general-counsel-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/outside-general-counsel-new-jersey) (fractional general-counsel services for NJ businesses without in-house counsel; ongoing contract review, drafting, and negotiation; employment-law advisory coordination with specialty employment counsel; NJ regulatory compliance advisory; risk management; vendor and customer contract programs; HR-policy review; data-privacy and cyber compliance under the NJ Data Privacy Act and federal frameworks; board governance; M&A pre-transaction preparation; coordination with litigation counsel; predictable monthly retainer structure as alternative to ad-hoc transactional fees), [/collections-attorney-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/collections-attorney-new-jersey) (creditor-side commercial collections; B2B accounts receivable; pre-litigation demand; complaint and default-judgment practice in Special Civil Part and Law Division; statutes of limitations six years under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 (contract) and four years under N.J.S.A. 12A:2-725 (UCC sale of goods); judgment recording under N.J.S.A. 2A:16-1; post-judgment enforcement through wage execution under N.J.S.A. 2A:17-50 (up to 10% over statutory minimum); bank levy via writ of execution; real-property liens with 20-year enforcement period; supplementary proceedings under R. 4:59-1 and R. 6:7-2; charging orders against LLC and partnership interests under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-43; receiver appointment for business debtors; foreign-judgment domestication under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:49A-25 et seq.; long-arm jurisdiction over out-of-state debtors under R. 4:4-4. Scope: creditor-side commercial work only; firm does not handle consumer-debt collection as plaintiff's counsel), [/defamation-and-harassment-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/defamation-and-harassment-new-jersey) (civil litigation and protective-order practice for defamation, libel, slander, trade libel, and commercial disparagement under NJ common law with one-year SOL N.J.S.A. 2A:14-3; false light, public disclosure of private facts, intrusion upon seclusion, and right of publicity under NJ common law and Faber v. Condecor; personal harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4; cyber-harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1; stalking under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-10; federal cyberstalking under 18 U.S.C. § 2261A; civil restraining orders under general equity (Crowe v. De Gioia); John Doe subpoena practice for anonymous online defendants under Dendrite International v. Doe; doxxing remedies; platform-level takedown coordination. Scope note: firm does not maintain an employment-law practice; workplace hostile-environment claims and employment-discrimination matters are referred to specialty employment counsel), and [/adult-content-creator-attorneys-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/adult-content-creator-attorneys-new-jersey) (dedicated practice for adult content creators — separately housed because the risk profile is uniquely concentrated: non-consensual redistribution remedies under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9 plus the federal Take It Down Act plus DMCA takedown framework under 17 U.S.C. § 512 plus civil litigation against identifiable redistributors; payment-processor and banking dispute response including 'high- risk merchant' designation handling for Stripe, PayPal, Square; platform-deplatforming response and held-funds conversion claims; doxxing, stalking, and harassment response under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-10 stalking, 2C:33-4 harassment, the PDVA at 2C:25-19, and federal cyberstalking under 18 U.S.C. § 2261A; SESTA/FOSTA framework analysis under 47 U.S.C. § 230(e)(5); age-verification compliance counseling; and content-archive estate planning under RUFADAA N.J.S.A. 3B:14-61.10. The firm engages where many decline. Platforms named include OnlyFans, Fansly, ManyVids, JustFor.Fans, Loyalfans). - [Legal malpractice](https://www.simonattorneys.com/legal-malpractice) — attorney negligence, missed deadlines, conflicts of interest, fee disputes, settlement-without-consent, trial and appellate malpractice. Affidavit of Merit under N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27 and case-within-a-case proof. Davis discovery considerations. - [Real estate](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate) — residential and commercial purchases and sales, three-day attorney review, title and lien resolution, deed transfers (including trust funding), commercial leases, land use and zoning, real-estate disputes. Focused pages: [/real-estate/attorney-review-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate/attorney-review-new-jersey) (NJ unique three-business-day attorney review period for broker- prepared residential contracts under New Jersey State Bar Ass'n v. New Jersey Ass'n of Realtor Boards, 93 N.J. 470 (1983); triggering event upon contract execution; attorney action options of approval, modification request, or unconditional disapproval with full earnest money return; modification negotiation between attorneys; common modifications including inspection-period extensions, mortgage contingency adjustments, specific repair-negotiation procedures, seller representations, municipal-certificate allocation; applicability scope to broker- prepared residential contracts vs. FSBO without broker, attorney- prepared contracts, commercial transactions, new construction, foreclosure/sheriff sale purchases, auction sales; broker obligations and NJ Real Estate Commission complaint remedies), [/real-estate/closings-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate/closings-new-jersey) (NJ residential and commercial closing representation; federal TRID/CFPB Closing Disclosure framework with 3-business-day pre-closing delivery and re-disclosure triggers for APR change > 1/8%, loan product changes, or prepayment penalty addition; NJ Realty Transfer Fee under N.J.S.A. 46:15-7 et seq.; Mansion Tax (1% additional on residential over $1M) under N.J.S.A. 46:15-7.2; municipal compliance including Certificate of Occupancy, smoke detector / carbon monoxide certification, lead paint disclosure for pre-1978 homes; closing-cost allocation patterns; closing format options including in- person, hybrid, mail-away, Remote Online Notarization (RON) under N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.11 et seq.), and [/real-estate/title-issues-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate/title-issues-new-jersey) (title defect categories — liens and judgments, chain of title defects, easements, boundary disputes, marketability issues, probate issues, adverse possession under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30 (30-year residential; 60-year woodlands), bankruptcy issues; quiet title actions under N.J.S.A. 2A:62-1 et seq. in Superior Court Chancery Division General Equity Part; title insurance owner's and lender's policies; enhanced owner's policy coverage; pre-closing curative work and post-closing claims; standard vs. extended coverage analysis), and [/real-estate/commercial-real-estate-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate/commercial-real-estate-new-jersey) (NJ commercial real-estate representation for buyers, sellers, lenders, developers, investors, and businesses — office, retail, industrial, multifamily, mixed-use, land; purchase and sale agreement negotiation without residential attorney-review framework; comprehensive due diligence including title and ALTA/NSPS survey, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments under ASTM E1527, zoning and land-use analysis, physical condition engineering inspection, financial performance review (operating statements, rent roll, NOI), lease and tenant matters with estoppels and SNDAs, legal compliance (CO, permits, litigation); NJ Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) compliance under N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq. for industrial establishments with LSRP coordination under NJ Site Remediation Reform Act N.J.S.A. 58:10C; commercial lease drafting (base rent, percentage rent, escalations including fixed CPI and market reset, additional rent for taxes/insurance/CAM, NNN vs. modified gross vs. full-service gross, permitted use with zoning exclusivity, tenant improvement allowances, assignment with recapture and profit-sharing, maintenance and repair allocation, insurance with waiver of subrogation, default and remedies with monetary/non-monetary cure periods, SNDA coordination with landlord financing); multi-party closings with Bargain and Sale Deed, Bill of Sale, Assignment of Leases, Assignment of Contracts, FIRPTA Certificate, NJ Mansion Tax form, NJ Realty Transfer Fee, NJ Bulk Sales Notification under N.J.S.A. 54:50-38 with personal-liability protection; entity structuring with LLC or partnership for buying and selling parties; 1031 like-kind exchange coordination with Qualified Intermediary and strict 45-day identification and 180-day exchange periods; reverse exchange arrangements where replacement acquired before relinquished property sells), and [/real-estate/land-use-zoning-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/real-estate/land-use-zoning-new-jersey) (NJ land use and zoning representation for property owners, buyers, sellers, developers, investors, and business owners; zoning due diligence; permitted-use analysis; bulk and use variances under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70; planning board and zoning board applications; site plan and subdivision approvals; conditional-use approvals; nonconforming-use analysis; appeals from zoning-officer determinations; municipal certificate and permit coordination; real-estate transaction contingencies tied to zoning approvals; public-hearing strategy and board-record preparation for neighbor/objector issues). - [Bankruptcy & foreclosure](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bankruptcy) — Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 debt relief, the automatic stay, federal and NJ exemption sets, foreclosure defense, NJ Foreclosure Mediation, loan modification, sheriff sale defense. Focused pages: [/bankruptcy/chapter-7-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bankruptcy/chapter-7-new-jersey) (federal Bankruptcy Code 11 U.S.C. §§ 701-784; means test under § 707(b); automatic stay under § 362; discharge under § 727; non-dischargeable debts under § 523; federal exemptions under § 522(d) vs. NJ state exemptions under N.J.S.A. 2A:17-19; reaffirmation under § 524(c); 10-year credit-report impact under FCRA 15 U.S.C. § 1681c), [/bankruptcy/chapter-13-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bankruptcy/chapter-13-new-jersey) (federal Chapter 13 reorganization under 11 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1330; 3-5 year repayment plan; disposable-income test under § 1325(b); mortgage-arrears cure under § 1322(b)(5); secured-creditor cramdown under § 1325(a)(5)(B) with Till v. SCS Credit interest- rate framework; 910-day vehicle rule; lien-strip on wholly- unsecured junior mortgages under § 506(d); plan modification under § 1329; hardship discharge under § 1328(b); discharge under § 1328(a)), [/foreclosure/sheriff-sale-defense-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/foreclosure/sheriff-sale-defense-new-jersey) (two statutory adjournments under N.J.S.A. 2A:17-36; Chapter 13 bankruptcy stay to cure mortgage arrears; loan modification under GSE Flex / FHA / VA / servicer-proprietary programs; Federal Regulation X dual-tracking violations; NJ Fair Foreclosure Act Notice of Intent defenses under N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56; standing and chain-of-title defenses; SCRA protections under 50 U.S.C. § 3953; 10-day right of redemption under N.J.S.A. 2A:50-7; post-sale challenges), and [/foreclosure/loan-modification-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/foreclosure/loan-modification-new-jersey) (GSE Flex Modification for Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans; FHA Loss Mitigation Waterfall — FHA-HAMP, partial-claim, forbearance; VA loan modifications; servicer-proprietary modification programs; NJ Foreclosure Mediation Program; Federal Regulation X dual- tracking prohibition under 12 C.F.R. § 1024.41(f); single-point- of-contact requirement under § 1024.40; written-denial-with- specific-reasons under § 1024.41(d); 14-day appeal right under § 1024.41(h); RESPA Qualified Written Request and Notice of Error practice under 12 U.S.C. § 2605; CFPB complaint coordination; trial-period plan compliance). - [Criminal defense](https://www.simonattorneys.com/criminal-defense) — indictable offenses, disorderly persons offenses, DUI/DWI under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, weapons offenses (Graves Act — N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6(c)), drug charges under CREAMMA, PTI and diversion (N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12), expungement and Clean Slate (N.J.S.A. 2C:52). Geographic restriction: not Somerset, Hunterdon, or Warren counties. Focused pages: [/post-conviction-relief](https://www.simonattorneys.com/post-conviction-relief) (PCR under R. 3:22 — IAC under Strickland v. Washington and State v. Fritz, five-year deadline under R. 3:22-12(a)(1)), [/juvenile-defense](https://www.simonattorneys.com/juvenile-defense) (Family Part delinquency under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-20 et seq., juvenile waiver under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-26.1, JJC dispositions, record-sealing under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-62), and [/weapons-offenses-defense](https://www.simonattorneys.com/weapons-offenses-defense) (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5 unlawful possession, 2C:39-7 certain-persons, Graves Act mandatory minimums, post-Bruen analysis, FOPA non- resident-transit under 18 U.S.C. § 926A), and [/white-collar-criminal-defense-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/white-collar-criminal-defense-new-jersey) (theft by deception under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4; forgery under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1; identity theft under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17; healthcare claims fraud under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.2; money laundering under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-25; securities fraud under N.J.S.A. 49:3-52; official misconduct under N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2; bribery under N.J.S.A. 2C:27-2; federal mail/wire fraud 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343; pre-indictment defense, target-letter and subpoena response, grand-jury practice under R. 3:6, PTI candidacy under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12, and parallel civil/regulatory/licensing coordination), and [/pti-pretrial-intervention](https://www.simonattorneys.com/pti-pretrial-intervention) (PTI under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12 for indictable matters; Conditional Discharge under N.J.S.A. 2C:36A-1 for first-time minor drug offenses; Conditional Dismissal under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-13.1 for first-time disorderly persons offenses; Veterans Diversion under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-25; State v. Wallace prosecutor-objection-override motions where the prosecutor's denial constitutes patent and gross abuse of discretion; PTI termination defense; post-completion expungement under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-6 with no multi-year waiting period applicable to conviction-record expungement; the eighteen- county scope applies as for all firm criminal-defense work), [/bail-detention-hearings-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/bail-detention-hearings-new-jersey) (NJ Criminal Justice Reform Act under N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 et seq.; Public Safety Assessment risk-scoring; State's detention motion within 48 hours of first appearance; detention hearing within 3 working days; clear-and-convincing standard under N.J.S.A. 2A:162-19 for flight risk, danger to community, or integrity of criminal-justice process; statutory presumptions favoring detention for murder, certain sex offenses, certain weapons offenses, and second-or-subsequent CDS distribution; conditions of release under N.J.S.A. 2A:162-17 including reporting, electronic monitoring, home detention, no-contact orders, surrender of passport and firearms; CJRA speedy-trial protections under N.J.S.A. 2A:162-22 with 90-day indictment and 180-day trial deadlines for detained defendants; interlocutory detention appeals under R. 2:9-13; coordination with federal Bail Reform Act practice under 18 U.S.C. § 3142), [/federal-criminal-defense-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/federal-criminal-defense-new-jersey) (District of New Jersey and surrounding federal districts; pre-indictment representation including target letter response, grand jury subpoena defense, proffer sessions under written proffer agreements with limited use immunity; federal Bail Reform Act under 18 U.S.C. § 3142 with statutory detention presumptions for major offense categories; Speedy Trial Act under 18 U.S.C. § 3161 with 30-day arrest-to-indictment and 70-day indictment-to- trial deadlines; Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure motion practice; Brady-Giglio-Jencks discovery framework; U.S. Sentencing Guidelines calculation including base offense level, specific offense characteristics, role adjustments, acceptance of responsibility, criminal-history category; statutory mandatory minimums under 21 U.S.C. § 841 for CDS trafficking, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) for firearms, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A for identity theft; 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors briefing post-Booker; substantial- assistance motions under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) for relief from Guidelines and mandatory minimums; safety valve under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) expanded by First Step Act of 2018; Bureau of Prisons designation advocacy with judge's recommendation for facility, security level, and self-surrender; halfway house and home confinement under Second Chance Act; earned-time credits under First Step Act for evidence-based recidivism reduction programming; compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A); Padilla v. Kentucky 559 U.S. 356 (2010) immigration-consequence advisement for non-citizens including aggravated felony analysis under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43), CIMT analysis, controlled-substance offense automatic-removal framework, firearms-offense removal, illegal re-entry exposure under 8 U.S.C. § 1326), [/megans-law-defense-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/megans-law-defense-new-jersey) (NJ Megan's Law under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 et seq.; sex-offender registration with initial registration, annual or 90-day re- verification, address updates, employment and school updates; tier classification under the Registrant Risk Assessment Scale (RRAS) with In re Registrant C.A. 285 N.J. Super. 343 (App. Div. 1995) hearing right — Tier 1 law-enforcement-only notification, Tier 2 schools/day-cares/children-serving facilities, Tier 3 broad community notification with Internet registry under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-12; failure-to-register third-degree crime under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(e); Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4 with lifetime supervision conditions paralleling parole — residence restrictions, employment restrictions, contact restrictions, treatment compliance, polygraphs; PSL-violation defense under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4(d) third-degree crime; registration-termination petitions under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) after 15 years for eligible registrants with no additional sex offenses and continued compliance; PSL-termination petitions under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4(c) parallel framework; G.H. v. Township of Galloway 199 N.J. 135 (2009) preemption of municipal residency ordinances; underlying sexual-offense defense including pretrial detention under CJRA statutory presumptions, Child Advocacy Center forensic-interview evidence, controlled-phone-call evidence, electronic-device forensics, plea structuring with Megan's Law and PSL consequences in view), and [/traffic-court-defense-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/traffic-court-defense-new-jersey) (NJ Municipal Court traffic-violation defense; point system under N.J.S.A. 39:3-10 and N.J.A.C. 13:19-10 with 2/4/5/8-point assignments; administrative license suspension at 12+ points under N.J.S.A. 39:5-30; reckless driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 willful-and-wanton-disregard 5-point offense; careless driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-97 negligence-standard 2-point offense; unsafe operation N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.2 0-point plea-alternative; speeding tickets by mph-over-limit bracket; following too closely; failure to obey traffic signals; failure to yield; improper passing; cell-phone violations under N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.3; driving while suspended under N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 with possible jail; CDL violations under N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.11 and federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations with serious-violation 60-day disqualification after 3 within 3 years and major-violation 1-year-to-lifetime disqualification; HazMat endorsement consequences; plea-reduction strategy targeting point reduction and CDL-disqualification avoidance; defensive-driving 2-point reduction; Driver Improvement Program; municipal-court appeals to Law Division on trial-de-novo basis). - [Workers' compensation](https://www.simonattorneys.com/workers-compensation) — workplace injury claims under N.J.S.A. 34:15, authorized treatment, temporary disability, permanency awards, third-party claims, claim reopening, retaliation under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. Focused pages: [/workers-compensation/occupational-injury-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/workers-compensation/occupational-injury-new-jersey) (NJ Workers' Compensation Act framework under N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et seq.; accidental injury under N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 vs. occupational disease under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31 with discovery-rule timing; aggravation of pre-existing conditions with apportionment; benefits structure including medical with full coverage no co-pays, temporary disability at 70% AWW with statutory maximum and 7-day waiting period, permanent partial disability under N.J.S.A. 34:15-12 for scheduled and non-scheduled losses, permanent total for catastrophic, death benefits under N.J.S.A. 34:15-13; exclusive remedy rule under N.J.S.A. 34:15-8 with intentional- wrong exception under Laidlow v. Hariton Machinery Co., 170 N.J. 602 (2002) requiring substantial certainty of injury and conduct beyond fact of industrial employment; third-party tort claims under N.J.S.A. 34:15-40 with workers' comp lien; public-safety presumptive claims — cardiovascular for police and firefighters under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31.5, PTSD under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31.10, firefighter cancer under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31.11; industry-specific patterns for construction, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, office/clerical, public safety, restaurant/food service, service/retail). - [Social Security Disability](https://www.simonattorneys.com/social-security-disability) — SSDI and SSI applications, reconsideration, ALJ hearings, Appeals Council, federal-court review under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Focused pages: [/social-security-disability/initial-application-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/social-security-disability/initial-application-new-jersey) (federal SSDI initial application under 42 U.S.C. § 423; work-credit and date-last-insured analysis with 40-quarter rule (20 in last 10 years for workers over 31); 5-step sequential evaluation under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520; Substantial Gainful Activity threshold $1,690/month for non-blind individuals and $2,830/month for blind individuals in 2026; Listings of Impairments under 20 C.F.R. Part 404 Subpart P Appendix 1; medical evidence requirements including treating-physician Medical Source Statements; NJ Disability Determination Services (DDS) processing 3-6 months; Consultative Examinations; AIME and PIA benefit calculation under annually updated SSA formulas; workers' comp offset under 42 U.S.C. § 424a if combined > 80% of pre-disability earnings; Medicare after 24 months; NJ does not tax Social Security benefits; contingency fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406 at 25% of back benefits up to the current SSA fee-agreement cap (currently $9,200 for favorable decisions issued on or after November 30, 2024)), and [/social-security-disability/alj-hearing-new-jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/social-security-disability/alj-hearing-new-jersey) (federal Administrative Law Judge hearings under 20 C.F.R. § 404.929 et seq. with 45-90 minute evidentiary proceedings; hearing structure with ALJ questions of claimant, attorney examination, vocational expert testimony, sometimes medical expert; vocational expert hypothetical-question framework identifying jobs in national economy for hypothetical workers with specific limitations; cross-examination under Biestek v. Berryhill, 139 S. Ct. 1148 (2019) requiring reasoned VE testimony; treating-physician Medical Source Statement weight; on-the-record (OTR) decision requests for strong cases; Appeals Council review under 20 C.F.R. § 404.967 with limited legal-error scope; federal court review in U.S. District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with substantial-evidence standard for facts and de novo for legal questions; emergency and critical-case requests for terminal illness, military service, financial hardship; ALJ hearing wait times 10-15 months in NJ; approval rates 45-55% nationally and typically higher with experienced counsel). - [Appellate practice](https://www.simonattorneys.com/appellate-law) — civil, family, criminal, and administrative appeals under R. 2:4, brief preparation, oral argument, post-judgment motions. ## Practice scope and exclusions - Civil and family-law matters: handled statewide across all 21 New Jersey counties. - Criminal defense and DUI/DWI: reviewed statewide after intake and conflict screening. - Medical malpractice: NOT handled by Simon Law Group. 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PDF/file entries are normal links; the page does not embed PDF viewers. The Simon Law Survival Guides are plain-English handouts for clients and prospective clients. Volumes 1–4 published: - [Volume 1 — Navigating Child Custody in New Jersey](https://www.simonattorneys.com/resources/navigating-child-custody-in-new-jersey) (best-interests factors under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c), parenting-time contours, Bisbing v. Bisbing relocation analysis, Lepis v. 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