To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards as a result of COVID-19 and the related school closures. A couple of weeks ago we made you aware of pending legislation  regarding the use of virtual education ..read more

*NOT LEGAL ADVICE – FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY* Authored by: Jennifer B. Barr, Esq. On April 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed A-3903/S-2336 authorizing remote notarization.  This law is effective immediately and will continue throughout the Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by Governor Murphy in Executive Order 103. During this emergency period, a ..read more

April 15, 2020 Alexandra Rigden, Esq. According to Bloomberg.com and a variety of other sources, divorce rates in China spiked after the COVID-19 quarantine. And in New Jersey, quarantine will no doubt be a death knell for some marriages which were already on the rocks even before we began to “shelter in place” and “social ..read more

Please join Alexandra Rigden, Esq. and Cynthia Grob, Esq. as they address some important questions and concerns for families during the COVID-19 pandemic. To access the information on resources during this time, please head here ..read more

Please join William S. Donio and Amy Houck Elco as they host a webinar on Virtual Board Meetings During COVID-19. Want to see more from William Donio and Amy Houck Elco? Head here to fill out a quick survey ..read more

Authored by: Cynthia N. Grob, Esq. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, but as many families continue to be isolated inside their homes concerns, regarding child abuse are increasing.  As tensions in homes run high with layoffs, money issues, and a seemingly endless confinement, there are also increased reports of domestic violence impacting families ..read more

April 10, 2020 Jennifer B. Barr, Esq. On April 8, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 122.  This Executive Order requires cloth face coverings to be worn by customers and employees in essential retail businesses, and specifies other sanitation measures for essential retail, construction, manufacturing, and warehousing businesses.  In addition, the Order requires notification to ..read more

April 10, 2020 Michael Salad, Esq. | Craig Panholzer, Esq. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.  The CARES Act includes the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which is offering $349 billion in forgivable loans through the United States Small Business Administration that small ..read more

April 7, 2020 Kasi Marie Gifford, Esq. To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards with COVID-19 and the school closure to students.  We have been providing guidance on how best to meet the needs of ..read more

Authored by Richard F. DeLucry, Esq. Owners and operators of short-term rental properties-including hotels, motels, guest houses,  private residences and AirBnB’s-may soon have to deal with  potentially long-term involuntary vacancies. Many New Jersey communities-particularly shore towns with large numbers of transient rental units-have expressed concerns that the continuing rental of those units during the COVID-19 ..read more