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Law Firm Overview

Since its start in 1977, Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. has been dedicated to meeting the needs of its clients with imaginative and cost-effective solutions. The scope of the firm ranges from banking, corporate and public finance to family law, environmental land development and intellectual property, the firm handles most legal needs. We take pride in our lawyers, many of whom have represented government agencies, clerked for judges, and successfully represented clients in state and federal court and before governmental agencies.

One of Mercer County's largest independent firms, we are located in Lawrenceville, in central New Jersey along the Route 1 corridor, only minutes from state regulatory agencies in Trenton and are convenient to State and Federal Courts throughout New Jersey. Our modern office facilities include an extensive law library, fully computerized word and data processing equipment, telecommunications equipment, and state-of-the-art research capabilities.

Szaferman Lakind is also proud of its listing in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Based on the results of confidential questionnaires sent to other attorneys and judges, the register includes only a tiny fraction of firms nationwide. Through hard work and holding to the highest standards, the firm has made a good name for itself, not only in Mercer County, but throughout the state and nationally.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial and Business Litigation 22%
• Personal Injury 23%
• Family Law 21%
• Estate/Probate 5%
• Labor and Employment 12%
• Criminal 3%
• Corporate & Business Transactions 3%
• Environmental 3%
• Real Estate-Residential & Commercial 6%
• Landlord/Tenant 2%

Honors and Awards

• Community Partner Award, Mercer County Bar Association, 2004

Representative Clients

• Grand Bank, N.A.
• Yardville National Bank
• Lincoln Technical Institute
• Safety Drugs
• Futura Group
• Territorial Properties, Inc.
• Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan
• Communications Workers of America
• Katena Cadillac
• North Brunswick Bd. of Education
• Trenton Housing Authority
• Pack Rat

Representative Cases

• Macysyn v. Hensler, 329 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2000)
• Atlantic City Electric Co. v. Bardin, 145 N.J. Super. 438 (App. Div. 1976)
• Clark v. Buchko, 936 F. Supp. 212 (D.N.J. 1996)
• State v. Stasio, 78 N.J. 467 (1979)
• Matter of Critchlow, 201 N.J. Super. 371 (App. Div. 1985)
• Murphy v. Department of Civil Service, 155 N.J. Super. 491 (App. Div. 1978)
• Saletta v. Civil Service Commission, 148 N.J. Super. 451 (App. Div. 1977)
• Cipriano v. Department of Civil Service, 151 N.J. Super. 86 (App. Div. 1977)
• Distributec, Inc. v. New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection and Energy, Div. of Coastal Resources,139 N.J. 431 (1995)
• State, Dept. of Environmental Protection v. Middlesex County Bd. of Chosen Freeholders, 206 N.J. Super. 414 (Ch. 1985)
• Midland Glass Co., Inc. v. Dept. Env. Prot. N.J., 136 N.J. Super. 194 (App. Div. 1975)
• Seavey v. Long, 303 N.J. Super. 153 (App. Div. 1997)
• Eagle Group of Princeton v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of Hamilton Tp., 274 N.J. Super. 551 (App. Div. 1994)
• Loveladies Property Owners Ass'n. v. Raab, 137 N.J. Super. 179 (App. Div. 1975)
• Ayers v. Township of Jackson, 106 N.J. 557 (1987)
• DeSapio Const., Inc. v. Township of Clinton and Scozzari Builders, 276 N.J. Super. 216 (L. Div. 1994)
• Continental Cas. Co. v. Knuckles, 142 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 1976)
• Caldwell v. Division of Unemployment and Disability Ins. of Dept. of State, 145 N.J. Super. 206 (App. Div. 1976)
• White v. Board of Review, Division of Employment Security, New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Industry, 146 N.J. Super. 268 (App. Div. 1977)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Transactions, Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant