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Ernest R. Booker,
Esquire |
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ebooker@frkblaw.com |
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Norman A. Feinstein,
Esquire |
122 |
nfeinstein@frkblaw.com |
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Tracey Goldstein,
Esquire |
115 |
tgoldstein@frkblaw.com |
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Gary D. Gordon,
Esquire |
117 |
ggordon@frkblaw.com |
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Scott Herzog,
Esquire |
105 |
sherzog@frkblaw.com |
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Richard S.
Kelin, Esquire |
107 |
rkelin@frkblaw.com |
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Robyn E. Latman, Esquire |
103 |
rlatman@frkblaw.com |
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Adrienne LePore, Esquire |
104 |
alepore@frkblaw.com |
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Larry Raiss, Esquire |
108 |
lraiss@frkblaw.com |
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Rosalie C. Scheckel, Esquire |
112 |
rscheckel@frkblaw.com |
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Key Personnel: |
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Ophelia Batalion |
109 |
obatalion@frkblaw.com |
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Eva De Los Angeles |
124 |
edelosangeles@frkblaw.com |
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Pat Desmond |
110 |
pdesmond@frkblaw.com |
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Dawn Edmond |
123 |
dedmond@frkblaw.com |
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Dolores Femoyer |
120 |
dfemoyer@frkblaw.com |
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Kassandra Glover |
118 |
kglover@frkblaw.com |
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Reem Gomez |
119 |
rgomez@frkblaw.com |
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Audwin Goodwin |
114 |
agoodwin@frkblaw.com |
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Diane Graves |
128 |
dgraves@frkblaw.com |
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Pat Herd |
122 |
pherd@frkblaw.com |
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Barbara Panico |
113 |
bpanico@frkblaw.com |
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Barbara Rizzi |
116 |
brizzi@frkblaw.com |
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Kerri Rzeczkowski |
102 |
krzeczkowski@frkblaw.com |
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Rosa Szulewski |
129 |
rszulewski@frkblaw.com |
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Joan Weinberg |
121 |
jweinberg@frkblaw.com |
Ernest R. Booker
ebooker@frkblaw.com
 Ernest
R. Booker serves as the Chief Judge for the Municipal Court
of East Orange and Municipal Court of Montclair. He is a Partner
with the Firm and also serves as Of Counsel to The Marshall
Firm in New York. Mr. Booker serves as General Counsel to
the Newark Parking Authority and General Counsel to the Orange
Housing Authority.
Mr. Booker concentrates his practice in commercial and residential
real estate development, condo-minium cooperative conversions,
tax abatement, real estate tax appeals, litigation, public
entity representation and entertainment law. He has represented
numerous well-known artists such as Queen Latifah, Mary J.
Blige, LL Cool J, Jodeci, Gerald Lavert, Freddie Jackson,
Evander Holyfield, KG of NaughtyByNature, and many others.
His affiliations include the American Bar Association, Essex
County Bar Association, National Bar Association/Judicial
Committee - Life Member, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers
Association (BESLA), Essex County Municipal Court Judges Association,
American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey, Garden State
Bar Association, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
and American Judges Association.
Mr. Booker has donated and continues to donate his time to
various community organizations. He has served in different
capacities, such as Member of the Orange Orphans Society,
Board of Directors-YMWCA of Newark & vicinity, Sigma Pi Phi
Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Member of the Committee
of Managers-Llewellyn Park, Member of the Essex County Country
Club, United Fund (East Orange), Past Chairperson, Pine Forge
Academy, Past Member and Past Member of the Board of Trustees.
He also holds the distinction of being the recipient of several
awards including the National Bar Association, Presidential
Achievement Award - July, 2002, and the NAACP Thurgood Marshall
Freedom Fund Award - November, 2001.
Ernest R. Booker received his B.S. from Union College, Lincoln,
Nebraska in 1970, and then attended Rutgers University School
of Law in Newark, New Jersey where he completed the MBA and
Juris Doctorate Program. He was admitted to the New Jersey
State Bar and United States District Court of New Jersey in
December, 1973.
Norman A. Feinstein
nfeinstein@frkblaw.com
 Mr.
Feinstein is one of the founding Partners of Feinstein, Raiss,
Kelin & Booker, L.L.C. Mr. Feinstein has extensive experience
in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, commercial
litigation, securitized financing and transactional business
law. He is a past President of the New Jersey Apartment Association
and served as its legal counsel.
Mr. Feinstein is a graduate of the University of Connecticut
and Suffolk University Law School. He was admitted to the
New Jersey Bar in 1973.
Tracey Goldstein
tgoldstein@frkblaw.com
 Tracey
Goldstein is a Partner at Feinstein, Raiss, Kelin & Booker,
L.L.C. She is a recognized authority on landlord tenant law,
having lectured extensively on the subject. She also has substantial
commercial litigation experience. She regularly represents
property owners in summary dispossess actions and other real
estate related litigation, including housing discrimination
matters.
Ms. Goldstein counsels the New Jersey Apartment Association
and some of its members regarding landlord tenant issues.
She was appointed to the Essex County Special Civil Part Bench
Bar Committee. She also serves as a mediator for the Civil
Division, Special Civil Part Settlement Program of Hudson
County. Ms. Goldstein has also served as a panelist at seminars
presented by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal
Education, the New Jersey Apartment Association and the Property
Owners Association.
Ms. Goldstein was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1994 and
the New York Bar in 1995. She received her B.A. from the State
University of New York at Albany in 1986 and her law degree
from Western New England School of Law in 1994. In law school,
she was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award
for Academic Achievement in Trial Methods. She is admitted
in the state and federal court of New Jersey.
Ms. Goldstein is a member of the Essex County Bar Association,
the Hudson County Bar Association, the New Jersey Apartment
Association, the Property Owners Association and is a member
of the C. Willard Heckel Inn of Court.
Gary D. Gordon
ggordon@frkblaw.com
 Mr.
Gordon is a Partner at Feinstein, Raiss, Kelin & Booker, L.L.C.
and Chairman of the Firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Gordon
possesses extensive experience in commercial, contract and
real estate litigation; real estate tax appeals; municipal
law; family law matters; housing code enforcement; rent control
matters (including capital improvement and hardship applications);
housing discrimination and personal injury cases.
Throughout his career, Mr. Gordon has participated successfully
in numerous cases having a state-wide impact. Among those
were:
 A
challenge to a municipal ordinance that denied trash collection
to apartment buildings, resulting in the passage of State
legislation mandating the provision of that service to apartment
owners.
Successful
representation of the purchaser of real property in a real
estate tax appeal where the municipality sought to enforce
an agreement made with the seller of the property.
Successful
appellate court challenge to the trial court's denial of attorney's
fees in a dispute with a municipality over the enforcement
of its ordinance. This was the first time a New Jersey state
court held that the federal Civil Rights Attorney's Fee Awards
Act applied in state courts.
In
a case of first impression, the Appellate Division favorably
decided that a local rent control board lacked the authority
to impose penalties on a property owner.
In addition to the substantial body of judicial reported opinions
in which Mr. Gordon has been involved, he has authored an article
for the Seton Hall Law Review on the Rooming and Boarding House
Act.
Mr. Gordon's public service has included positions as counsel
to the Verona Rent Control Board and the Paterson City Council.
He currently serves as counsel to the City of Paterson Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board and the Historic Preservation Commission
of the City of Paterson.
Mr. Gordon is a graduate of Rutgers College (B.A.1973) and Brooklyn
Law School (J.D.1976). He is a member of the New Jersey State
Bar Association and its Family Law Section as well as the New
Jersey Apartment Association.
Scott Herzog
sherzog@frkblaw.com
 Mr.
Herzog concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate
and corporate law. He focuses on the sale and acquisition of
commercial real estate, commercial leasing, sale and acquisition
of businesses, business and estate litigation, commercial borrowing
and lending, residential real estate and landlord tenant law.
Mr. Herzog received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his
Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University-Newark School of
Law in 1994. He was admitted to the Bars in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
in 1994. He is admitted in the state and federal courts of New
Jersey. He also served as an intern with the Honorable John
C. Lifland of the United States District Court in Newark, New
Jersey in 1994.
Richard S. Kelin
rkelin@frkblaw.com
 Mr.
Kelin, along with Lawrence Raiss, is a Managing Partner at Feinstein,
Raiss, Kelin & Booker, L.L.C. Mr. Kelin is recognized for his
experience and expertise in the areas of investment real estate
transactions and financing. He represents purchasers and sellers
of apartment complexes, office buildings, shopping centers and
industrial facilities throughout New Jersey. He concentrates
his practice in corporate and commercial law as well. Mr. Kelin's
practice also includes formation and structuring of real estate
partnerships and limited liability companies.
Mr. Kelin is a past President of the Property Owners Association
of New Jersey and has authored articles published in the Property
Owners Association News and Views. He previously served on the
Board of Directors of the New Jersey Apartment Association.
Mr. Kelin has participated in seminars for the Institute for
Continuing Legal Education and other organizations. He was recently
recognized by the NJ/PA Real Estate Journal.
Formerly a law clerk for Judges Leo Yanoff and Thomas Dalton,
Mr. Kelin also served as a student law clerk to former Federal
Appellate Judge John Gibbons. He is a graduate of Rutgers College
in New Brunswick and Rutgers University School of Law-Newark.
Mr. Kelin was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1982 and the
New York Bar in 1983.
Robyn E. Latman
rlatman@frkblaw.com
 Robyn
Latman possesses extensive experience in the practice of landlord-tenant
law, focusing on both residential and commercial properties.
Ms. Latman also devotes a portion of her practice to real estate,
commercial and general civil litigation, including matters involving
condominium associations. She defends housing code enforcement
issues as well as landlord-tenant disputes in the municipal
courts, and she appears before rent leveling boards on behalf
of owners.
Ms. Latman is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association
and serves as a member of its Special Civil Part Committee and
the Statewide Coordinating Committee for Implementation of Special
Civil Part Best Practices. Ms. Latman is a graduate of American
University and New York Law School. She was admitted to the
Bar in New Jersey in 1999 and admitted in New York in 2000.
Adrienne LePore
alepore@frkblaw.com
 Adrienne
LePore concentrates her practice in the areas of landlord-tenant
law, real estate transactions and commercial litigation. She
represents both commercial and residential landlords in complex
landlord tenant matters in counties throughout the state. A
substantial portion of her practice is devoted to residential
and commercial real estate transactions, where she represents
clients in the purchase, sale and refinance of property.
Ms. LePore is a graduate of Boston College and Seton Hall University
School of Law. She was admitted to the Bar in New Jersey in
2000, and the New York Bar in 2001. Prior to joining the firm,
Ms. LePore clerked for the Honorable John A. O'Shaughnessy,
J.S.C., Hudson County, Special Civil Part, Landlord Tenant Division.
Lawrence D. Raiss
lraiss@frkblaw.com
 Lawrence
D. Raiss joined the Firm as a Partner at the time of its inception
in 1991, and, along with Richard S. Kelin, has served as a Managing
Partner of the Firm since 1999. Mr. Raiss graduated from Lafayette
College in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
While at Lafayette College, Mr. Raiss was elected to Psi Chi,
the honorary Psychology Society, and he was named to the Dean's
List on several occasions. He attended his first year of law
school at the University of Toledo, where he was elected to
the Law Review. At the conclusion of his first year of law school,
Mr. Raiss transferred to Seton Hall University School of Law,
where he was also elected to the Law Review prior to his graduation
from Seton Hall. While at Seton Hall, Mr. Raiss was a member
of the Moot Court Board, and he spent two (2) years working
in the Legal Department of the State of New Jersey, Board of
Public Utilities. He was admitted to the Bar of the State of
New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey in 1981.
In the early to mid 1980s, Mr. Raiss specialized primarily in
real estate limited partnership securities transactions, involving
both private securities offerings and registered public securities
offerings. Since 1986, Mr. Raiss has concentrated his practice
in commercial and residential real estate, corporate, commercial
and other types of transactional work. For many years he has
represented leading real estate operators and management firms
in the area. Mr. Raiss has been a featured speaker at the annual
convention sponsored by the New Jersey Apartment Association
(NJAA) in Atlantic City and he has authored two (2) articles
published by the Property Owners Association (POA). He has also
served as local counsel for an international telecommunications
company which was involved in the installation of undersea fiber
optic cable for use with the Internet. He is currently a member
of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Apartment Association.
Rosalie C. Scheckel
rscheckel@frkblaw.com
 Ms.
Scheckel, a Partner in the Firm, has been with Feinstein, Raiss,
Kelin & Booker, L.L.C. since its inception in 1991. She focuses
her practice in the areas of landlord tenant law, bankruptcy
matters and other litigation arising from landlord tenant relationships.
She is a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Special Civil
Part Practice and the Chairperson of the Landlord Tenant Subcommittee.
She is also a member of the Essex County Bench Bar Committee
for the Special Civil Part. In addition, she is a member of
the New Jersey Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Foundation.
She is a member of the New Jersey Apartment Association. She
has been a frequent speaker at their conferences and has regularly
submitted articles for its magazine. She has participated in
seminars given by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal
Education and the New Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association
with regard to landlord tenant law. She has also made presentations
to the Property Owners Association and given seminars on behalf
of the Firm to its clients.
Mrs. Scheckel has been a resident of Nutley for many years and
has been involved in community activities, including serving
on the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment. She was also
elected to serve on the Nutley Board of Education for twelve
(12) years, serving as its president for two (2) terms. She
has also been active in the League of Woman Voters and was appointed
to the Historical Commission in Nutley.
She received her undergraduate degree from the College of St.
Elizabeth, Magna Cum Laude, a Master's degree from Fordham University
and her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of
Law-Newark. Ms. Scheckel was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
in 1977.
Danna M. Schnoll
dschnoll@frkblaw.com
Danna M. Schnoll practices primarily in the areas of commercial
and residential real estate transactions and financing, landlord
tenant law, and commercial litigation. She has extensive experience
in representing builders and developers throughout New Jersey
in all aspects of real estate development.
Ms. Schnoll is a graduate of Rutgers College and the University
of Iowa College of Law, where she was a member of the Journal
of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems. Ms. Schnoll
was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the New York Bar in 1996.
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