Norris McLaughlin Adds Elder Law Group

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes Elder Law Group NORRIS McLAUGHLIN'S NEW ELDER CARE LAW GROUP: From left to right: Lori Kayne, geriatric care coordinator; Shana Siegel, partner (center); and Laura Ocskay, medicaid specialist. [Photo Credit: Lynn Goodwin.]
Shana Siegel joined Norris McLaughlin  as a partner in the elder l aw group . Siegel came from  from WanderPolo & Siegel. Joining her in the move were Lori Kayne, geriatric social worker, and Laura Ocskay, a Medicaid specialist. The group is  based in the Bridgewater office, but will also be available at 28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, the firm said.  Siegel represents seniors, individuals with special needs, and their families in connection with life care planning, public benefits, trust and estate planning, and long-term care advocacy. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and has extensive experience in probate and estate administration, asset preservation, supplemental and special needs trusts, planning for disability, guardianship and estate litigation, resident rights, health-care decision making, Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance appeals. Siegel was with WanderPolo & Siegel for more than 10 years, five as a partner. She is a past president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She earned her J.D. in 1994 from Georgetown University, with honors, and her B.A. from Barnard College, with honors, in 1989.  Kayne has been working in the health-care field for more than 20 years. She conducts geriatric assessments and develops detailed life care plans. She earned her M.S.S. from Bryn Mawr College in 1983, and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Bucknell University. She holds a Certificate in Elder Care from Stockton University, and a Certificate of Gerontology from Rutgers University.  Ocskay specializes in preparing Medicaid applications, and acts as a coordinator and liaison between the attorney, client, and caseworker. Ocskay was a Medicaid specialist at WanderPolo & Siegel. Before that, she was as a legal assistant for 12 years. She received her B.A. from Notre Dame College.

Trigg Joins Cohn Lifland's Family Practice

Trigg Joins Cohn Lifland Firm's Family Law Practice Amanda S. Trigg

Amanda S. Trigg joined Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf's family law practice as a partner in Saddle Brook. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a past president of its New Jersey Chapter. Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, Trigg has served as chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She has also been trained by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as a Matrimonial Law Arbitrator. She was previously a partner with Lesnevich, Marzano-Lesnevich, Trigg, O'Cathain & O'Cathain.

Bressler Amery Promotes Yablonsky

Bressler, Amery & Ross Promotes Yablonsky to Partner Evan Yablonsky

Bressler, Amery & Ross in Florham Park promoted Evan Yablonsky to partner as of Jan. 1, the firm announced. Yablonsky joined the firm in June 2014. His practice includes commercial and insurance litigation. He has more than 10 years of litigation experience overseeing a wide range of cases in federal and state courts throughout the country. Before joining Bressler, he was an assistant public defender in New Jersey. Yablonsky earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2008, and his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 2005. He is admitted in New Jersey and New York.

Pellettieri Firm Adds Brotman

Pellettieri Firm Adds Brotman to the Firm Marc Brotman

Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman in Lawrenceville added Marc Brotman as an associate in the personal injury practice group. He started his legal career representing elderly clients as a litigation attorney for a nonprofit legal services firm. Brotman graduated from Wesleyan University, and earned his law degree from Rutgers Law School, where he was managing development editor of the Computer & Technology Law Journal and was awarded a Governor's Executive Fellowship with the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Brotman has a master's degree from Rutgers' Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick. He is a second-generation plaintiffs trial lawyer. His father was Dennis Brotman, late of Fox Rothschild in Atlantic City.