JOHN B. NEWMAN, Partner.  Born Newark, New Jersey September 1, 1951, admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado; 1979, New Jersey.  Education:  Cornell University (A.B., 1973); University of Denver (J.D. 1976); Member, University of Denver College of Law, Law Review 1974-1976 and Order of the Coif Honorary Society; Associate, Rothgerber, Appel & Powers, Denver, Colorado 1976-1978; Associate, Cummins, Dunn, Horowitz & Pashman, 1978-1981; Member, Board of Trustees, Bergen County Bar Association, 1989-1995 (Chairman, Young Lawyer’s Division, 1985; Editor-in-Chief, The Bergen Barrister, 1984-1991); Member, Board of Trustees, Mental Health Association of Essex County, Inc., 1998- (Vice President, 2002-); Member, Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations, American Trial Lawyer’s Association-NJ; commercial arbitrator, Bergen County Superior Court. 

PRACTICE AREAS:  Representation of banks and other creditors in connection with loan agreements, collections and foreclosures in state and bankruptcy courts; commercial and residential real estate transactions, lending and leasing; organization of business entities; commercial litigation in state and federal courts with an emphasis on chancery matters involving the dissolution of closely-held businesses, estates and trusts.

REPORTED CASES: 

Wilzig v. Sisselman, 209 N.J. Super 25 (App. Div. 1986).

Supercade Cherry Hill, Inc. v. Borough of Eatontown, 178 N.J. Super. 152 (App. Div. 1981).

Sugarman v. Aeromexico, Inc., 626 F.2d 270 (3^rd Cir. 1980).

One Carol Place Co., L.L.C. v. Melnor, Inc., 1999 WL 65993 (D.N.J., Feb 09, 1999), 1998 WL 203048 (D.N.J., Apr 23, 1998) (No. Civ. A. 96-212)

E-mail:  jnewman@newmansimpson.com

DANIEL P. SIMPSON, position: Partner. Born New York City, New York, April 4, 1952, admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Claims; 1990, New York.  Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1975); Rutgers University School of Law, Newark (J.D. 1978); Recipient of American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Real Property and Torts; Adjunct Instructor in Business Law, Fairleigh Dickinson University 1976-1979;  Public Defender, Fort Lee, New Jersey 1979-1982; Municipal Prosecutor, River Vale, New Jersey 1984-1988; Member, Board of Trustees, Dwight-Englewood School, 1993-1999 (President and Board Chairman, 1995-1999) Member, Board of Managers, Community Chest of Englewood and Englewood Cliffs, 2000-2002 (Vice President 2001-); Member, Bergen County and New York State Bar Associations; arbitrator, Bergen County Superior Court. 

PRACTICE AREAS:  Commercial Transactions and Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Healthcare; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Employment Litigation; Business Torts; Corporate.

REPORTED CASES: 

Grand Cove II Condominium Assn’n, Inc. v. Ginsberg, 291 N.J. Super. 58 (App. Div. 1996).

Kough v. New Jersey Auto. Full Ins. Unterwriting Ass’n, 237 N.J. Super. 460 (App. Div. 1990).

Carlyle Towers Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Crossland Savings, FSB, 944 F. Supp. 341 (D.N.J. 1996).

Patient Care, Inc. v. Freeman, 755 F.Supp. 644 (D.N.J. 1991).

E-mail:  dsimpson@newmansimpson.com

ELLIOTT JOFFE, position: Associate.  Born Queens, New York August 2, 1969, admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey (state and federal); 1996, New York; 1999, Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business (B.S. Economics, 1990); Rutgers Law School, Newark (J.D. 1995); Member, Rutgers Law School Computer & Technology Law Journal 1993-1995 and President of the local chapter of the Delta-Theta-Phi Legal Fraternity 1994-1995.  Prior Law Firms: Associate, Pearce & Massler 1995-1997; Associate, Steven Robert Lehr, P.C. 1997-2000; Member, Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations, The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey.

PRACTICE AREAS:  Commercial litigation in state and federal courts, personal injury, will contests and estate litigation.

REPORTED CASES:

State v. Garcia, 320 N.J.Super. 332 (App. Div. 1999).

Pace Electronics, Inc. v. Canon Computer Systems, Inc., 213 F.3d 118 (3rd Cir. 2000).

            E-mail:  ejoffe@newmansimpson.com

JONATHAN L. MATE, position:  Of Counsel.  Born Bronx, New York, April 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1972, New Jersey; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1979, Florida; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court.  Education:  Boston University (A.B., 1967); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1970); New York University (LL.M. 1980).  Member:  Brooklyn, New Jersey and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Member of Board of Directors YJCC of Bergen County.

PRACTICE AREAS:  Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate Litigation; Real Estate; Estate and Gift Taxation.

      E-Mail:  jmate@newmansimpson.com

MINDY R. ZLOTOGURA, Associate. Born Bronx, New York, July 31, 1959, admitted to bar, 1984, New York, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University, J.D., 1983, Pace University, M.B.A., Taxation, with distinction, 1988, State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1980; Member: Rockland County and Bergen County Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (President 2004-2005); Rockland County Women's Bar Association (President 1996-1998) VCS, Inc. Board of Directors (2006- ). Appointments: Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the 9th Judicial District (2007- ); Arbitrator Ninth Judicial District Part 137 Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program.

PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Business Transactions; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Aged and Aging; Mortgages; Leases and Leasing; Collections.

Reported Cases:

ELLIOT-WILLIAMS CO. INC. v. IMPROMPTU GOURMET, INC., 28 AD3d 706, 813 N.Y.S.2d 778, (2nd Dept. 2006).