Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP
Saddle Brook, NJ
Saddle Brook firm since 1924 with a deep family law team, plus injury, criminal, estate and real estate work.
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Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.
Hackensack, NJ
LitigationBusiness & CorporateReal EstateMunicipal & Land UseFamily LawCriminal DefenseEstate PlanningElder LawEmploymentBankruptcyIntellectual PropertyHealthcareCannabis
At a glance
- Founded
- 1995
- Offices
- 5
- Main office
- Hackensack, NJ
About the firm
Pashman Stein started in 1995 as a four lawyer commercial litigation boutique and merged with Walder Hayden, a firm dating to 1965, in 2016. Headquartered in Hackensack, it now has offices in Holmdel, New York, Philadelphia and Wilmington. Litigation remains the core, but the firm also handles corporate, real estate, family, criminal defense and trusts and estates work. It runs a public interest center named for retired Justice Gary S. Stein.
Services
- Commercial litigation
- Appellate advocacy
- Class actions
- Business divorce and ownership disputes
- White collar and government investigations
- Attorney ethics and professional misconduct
- Bankruptcy and creditors' rights
- Commercial real estate
- Land use and zoning
- Cannabis and hemp law
- Family law
- Criminal defense
- Elder law and special needs planning
- Trusts and estates litigation
Leadership
- Michael S. SteinManaging Partner
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Offices
Main office
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Practice areas
- LitigationCommercial disputes, appeals and trials.
- Business & CorporateFormation, contracts, financing and mergers.
- Real EstateHome closings, commercial property and landlord-tenant.
- Municipal & Land UseZoning, planning boards, redevelopment and public entities.
- Family LawDivorce, custody, support and domestic violence matters.
- Criminal DefenseDWI, municipal court, drug charges and serious crimes.
- Estate PlanningWills, trusts, powers of attorney and probate.
- Elder LawMedicaid planning, long-term care and guardianship.
- EmploymentDiscrimination, harassment, wages and wrongful termination.
- BankruptcyChapter 7, Chapter 13, foreclosure and restructuring.
- Intellectual PropertyPatents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
- HealthcareRegulation, compliance and transactions for providers.
- CannabisLicensing, compliance and business for cannabis companies.
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Starting an LLC in New Jersey: filings, fees and legal help
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Buying a home in New Jersey: attorney review to closing
When a real estate agent prepares a contract to buy a one-to-four family home in New Jersey, the contract includes a three business day attorney review period. During those days either side's lawyer can disapprove the contract or negotiate changes. Since July 10, 2025, the seller pays both the realty transfer fee and the graduated fee on sales over $1 million, often called the mansion tax.
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