On the Move

Samuel Perez, a resident of Franklin Park, has joined Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, (RAM Law) as an associate focusing his practice on personal injury and workers’ compensation matters. Among his professional activities, Perez is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association and also the New Jersey Association for Justice. He is a 2007 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University-New Brunswick. After completing law school, Perez clerked for Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis V. Nieves.

Riker Danzig Elects Three New Partners and One New Counsel

Morristown-based Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti has elected three new partners and appointed one new counsel, effective Jan. 1. Riker Danzig’s newly-elected partners are: Bethany Abele practices in Riker Danzig’s commercial litigation group. Abele represents title insurance companies and their insureds in a wide variety of actions, including coverage investigations, disputes between the insurance company and insured, and serving as retained counsel in matters concerning allegations of forgery, mortgage fraud schemes, priority disputes, boundary line disputes, and actions arising from alleged title defects. Abele has also defended class action suits against banks and title insurers and has handled numerous complex commercial foreclosure actions. Zahid Quraishi practices in Riker Danzig’s white collar criminal defense group. He represents clients with government enforcement and compliance issues involving potential criminal charges. He regularly manages complex federal and state court litigation on behalf of corporations, and their officers, directors, and employees. Tracey Wishert practices in Riker Danzig’s insurance and litigation groups. Wishert focuses her practice on insurance coverage and insurance defense matters. She regularly advises clients on a variety of coverage and indemnity issues, including complex insurance allocation, additional insured coverage, tortious interference, breach of contract and bad faith. Wishert has experience in all aspects of litigation in matters involving construction defect and construction injury claims, premises liability, professional liability, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act liability. Elected to counsel is Jonathan Sandler, who practices in Riker Danzig’s commercial litigation group. Sandler has represented a wide variety of clients in all aspects of complex litigation matters in state and federal courts. He has also handled a wide range of appellate matters in jurisdictions including the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the New Jersey Supreme Court and the New Jersey and New York Appellate Divisions.

Podvey Meanor Promotes One to Partner

Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello & Chattmanin Newark has promoted Daniel Ginzburg to partner. He was previously an associate of the firm. Ginzburg’s practice is focused on complex and commercial litigation, banking and financial services litigation and consumer litigation.