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At Laddey, Clark & Ryan, our attorneys and staff work closely with our clients to achieve their goals and objectives in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Personal injury law involves the recovery of monetary damages for people who have been injured as a result of the fault of someone else. If you have been injured by someone else or because of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to monetary damages. These damages may include recovery for medical bills or out of pocket medical expenses, lost wages, property loss or damage, as well as recovery for permanent injuries, pain and suffering. Our Firm is experienced in all areas of personal injury including:
Practice Group Attorneys Municipal Law The Municipal attorneys at Laddey, Clark and Ryan, LLP have over 100 years of combined experience representing municipalities and their boards. No field is more challenging or fluid than municipal law. Our attorneys are devoted to the practice of municipal law and a number of them share their expertise by teaching and lecturing in the field. Our Municipal practice covers every aspect of the law from pursuing tax claims in bankruptcy court, preparing bid specifications and contracts, drafting local ordinances to address new changes in the law and defending challenges to municipal actions. In addition to serving our existing municipal clients, our municipal attorneys have served as special counsel to other municipalities and land use boards on land use and COAH matters. In addition to addressing day to day operational legal questions, Laddey, Clark and Ryan, LLP’s Municipal group has experience with a wide variety of litigation matters which include, challenges to land use denials, eminent domain proceedings, tax appeals and constitutional challenges to municipal actions. We also draw on the expertise of our employment and labor practice group to assist our municipalities in addressing their employment related issues.
This practice group has also represented various Boards of Education. The Municipal Law Practice Group has extensive experience handling all phases of municipal litigation including:
Practice Group Attorneys Richard I. Clark, Esq. Land Use and Zoning Law
Practice Group Attorneys Richard I. Clark, Esq. Land Use and Zoning Law Links Corporate and Business Law Our Commercial Litigation and Corporate and Business Law practice group offers a full range of services, from the formation of business entities and preparation of business succession plans, to negotiation and closing business sale transactions. We also have extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in commercial loan transactions, including securing purchase money and financing as well as refinancing and restructuring existing debt. These practice groups have successfully litigated matters in both federal and state courts for our clients. We represent large corporations as well as local family owned businesses and have extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers with commercial loans.
Practice Group Attorneys Thomas N. Ryan, Esq. Employment and Labor Law The increasing demands of doing business makes compliance with the ever-changing myriad of state and federal employment laws and regulations a challenge without end. Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP, assists management and individuals in making informed decisions that are in compliance with current employment law. Employers and employees need to understand and manage issues including wrongful termination, age discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination, as well as hostile working conditions and retaliation. The firm advises clients in all facets of employment and labor law, including matters relating to discharge and discipline; grievance handling and resolution; PERC; wage and hour; and compliance with NJLAD, ADA, Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, as well as the remaining alphabet soup of employment and labor law. Our attorneys are experienced and accomplished in working with state and federal labor laws, as well as working with labor unions in organizing drives, contract negotiations and grievance proceedings. LCR attorneys are successful in alternate dispute forums, but are prepared to litigate unresolved issues in state, federal and administrative courts. Public sector employment and labor laws present a unique set of issues in managing employer-employee relations in the public sector. LCR is uniquely qualified and experienced in all aspects of public employment including managing relations in a Civil Service community and engaging in collective bargaining with public sector labor unions including police, public works and office workers. LCR attorneys have represented municipal and county employers, as well as individuals, at the OAL; Department of Labor; PERC; Department of Personnel; before the Merit Review Board and in the State and Federal Courts. LCR attorneys can counsel public employers through the requirements of public employment discipline, accountability and termination so as to preserve resources while effectively maintaining a productive working environment.
Practice Group Attorneys Thomas N. Ryan, Esq. Banking Law
We have assisted our lending clients in all facets of their operations from helping to standardize loan documents and review procedures, to implementing systems to address document requests while maintaining customer privacy. The banking group also has the ability to counsel lenders as they grow by working in conjunction with our land use practice group to assist in gaining approvals for new bank branches, as well as negotiating and preparing leases and real property purchase contracts. Laddey, Clark and Ryan, LLP, also has expertise to help its clients maintain a healthy loan portfolio. We represent lenders in their efforts to collect on non-performing commercial and consumer loans. We have successfully resolved defaulted collateral based loans through foreclosures and repossessions. Our collection efforts have also included representing lenders in Federal Bankruptcy Court.
Practice Group Attorneys Richard I. Clark, Esq. Trusts, Estates and Wills Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP remains one of Northwestern New Jersey’s foremost leaders in the creation of sound estate plans. This practice group can assist in matters involving:
Practice Group Attorneys Richard I. Clark, Esq. Commercial Real Estate Laddey, Clark and Ryan represents both sellers and buyers of commercial properties. Our attorneys stay in tune with the ever evolving field of commercial real estate and are ready to handle your transaction. In today’s market it is important to have counsel that you can rely on from the time that you list your property for sale or make an offer to purchase a new property. We have the depth of knowledge to assist in negotiating the deal that works best for you. In conjunction with our business law team we can establish an entity for the purchaser and assist with your loan closing. We can help you with regulatory issues which run the gamut from obtaining a certificate of continuing occupancy or liquor license transfer to working with our land use practice group to obtain approvals for a new venture. We also represent property owners by negotiating and preparing commercial leases, as well as ground leases. Our experience in banking law also help to smooth the road to closing when dealing with loan issues. Practice Group Attorneys Environmental Law
Practice Group Attorneys Richard I. Clark, Esq.
Our commitment to excellence is evident not only by our successes in the courtroom and board room, but also in our client retention. Laddey, Clark & Ryan clients are able to take advantage of our expertise in many areas and many clients continue to utilize our attorneys even after their initial legal matter has been resolved. When a client retains Laddey, Clark & Ryan, they retain the expertise of the entire firm. Clients who retain the assistance of Laddey, Clark & Ryan discover a law firm with attorneys dedicated to providing cost effective superior service and personal attention to clients' special needs and interests. The following is representative of our diverse client base: Private SEctor Clients 84 Lumber Public Sector CLients Andover Borough Planning Board
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The Land Use practice group represents landowners and developers before municipal planning and zoning boards as well as regulatory agencies throughout New Jersey. This practice group also represents numerous municipalities as board and special counsel for land development matters. Specifically, this practice group handles matters involving:
We handle a wide variety of matters for our commercial clients including:
To complement our Business Law and Commercial Real Estate practice groups, Laddey, Clark and Ryan, LLP offers expertise in banking law. Our firm has experience in most aspects of banking law. We represent both banking institutions and business clients in all aspects of commercial lending, from reviewing loan commitment documents through the loan closing. Our systematized procedures help ensure that your loan transaction goes smoothly.
Environmental law is a practice area requiring the expertise and experience of a firm like Laddey, Clark & Ryan. Whether you are in business and about to buy property which may have been contaminated, a residential property owner with an oil tank leak, property owner in the Highlands attempting to build a house or an addition, or owner of property which may be designated as an historical site, specific knowledge in the environmental law field is a must. Closely allied with the firms’ other specialties of land use and municipal law, Laddey, Clark & Ryans’ attorneys can guide you through the myriad of local, state and federal requirements and filings to satisfy the ever-changing environmental laws.