Javerbaum Welcomes Hockfield as Of Counsel

Javerbaum Welcomes Hockfield as Of Counsel Barry J. Hockfield

Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins of Springfield brought on Barry J. Hockfield as of counsel. He focuses on personal injury and medical malpractice, and has achieved significant trial awards, according to the firm. Hockfield will work with partner Michael A. Galpern in the firm's Voorhees office. Hockfield is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy, the American Association for Justice, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the New Jersey Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the New York Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In addition, Hockfield has attended the American College of Trial Advocacy, the firm noted.

Wisniewski Law Firm Adds Bankruptcy Practice With New Associate Hire

Wisniewski Law Firm Adds Bankruptcy Practice Associate Jennifer M. Kurtz

Wisniewski & Associates in Sayreville has expanded to include a bankruptcy practice and has brought on an attorney to help launch it. The new practice will guide clients through a range of bankruptcy matters, including Chapters 7 and 13, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act issues, according to the announcement. The firm hired associate Jennifer M. Kurtz, a civil litigator with background in debtor-creditor issues and appellate advocate. She also is experienced in estate planning, real estate law and transactions. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2004, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2001. Previously, Kurtz served as a designated appellate counsel for the Office of the Public Defender. Before that, she was a solo bankruptcy practitioner and a litigator with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington, D.C. John S. Wisniewski, a former New Jersey assemblyman and Assembly speaker, founded the firm. He said in a statement: "The expansion is a logical extension of the firm's business law experience through representation of small and mid-sized businesses, individuals and family law practice clients."