A South Jersey based firm with 175+ attorneys in nine offices and more than 90 years of history.
LitigationBusiness & CorporateBankruptcy+13
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Bankruptcy Lawyers in Hackensack, NJ
5 firms with offices in Hackensack, NJ.
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Founded in 1926 and marking its 100th year in 2026, best known nationally for corporate restructuring.
BankruptcyReal EstateBusiness & Corporate+7
Founded in 1938, with strong commercial litigation and insurance coverage practices.
LitigationBusiness & CorporateReal Estate+10
Known for commercial litigation, appeals and white collar defense; named New Jersey Law Journal Law Firm of the Year in 2023.
LitigationBusiness & CorporateReal Estate+10
Consumer bankruptcy and more, with offices in Wayne, Hackensack, Newark, Secaucus and Clifton.
BankruptcyPersonal InjuryWorkers' Compensation+6
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Saddle Brook firm since 1924 with a deep family law team, plus injury, criminal, estate and real estate work.
Family LawPersonal InjuryCriminal Defense+7
Oradell firm pairing consumer bankruptcy work with criminal defense, including Megan's Law and sex crime cases led by a former prosecutor.
BankruptcyCriminal Defense
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Facing foreclosure in New Jersey: process, mediation and timelines
New Jersey is a judicial foreclosure state, so a lender has to go through the Superior Court to take a home. Before filing, the lender must send a Notice of Intention to Foreclose at least 30 days in advance, and homeowners who live in a one to four family home can ask for free court mediation within 60 days of being served.
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Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13 bankruptcy in New Jersey
Chapter 7 wipes out many debts in a few months but may require giving up property that is not protected, and you must pass a means test if your income is above the New Jersey median. Chapter 13 lets people with regular income keep their property and catch up on debts, like mortgage arrears, through a three to five year payment plan. Both are filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, and both trigger an automatic stay that stops most collection.
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