- Criminal DefenseJonathan is currently licensed by the state bars of New Jersey and New York, and by the federal jurisdictions of the District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and Northern District of New York. Jonathan is a 2005 graduate of Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Urban Law Journal and Criminal Defense Clinic. He completed his undergraduate studies at Brandeis University (2002) with a major in Economics and minor in International Business.
- DUI/DWI
- Wrongful DeathIn addition to his insurance-related practice, Rob represents businesses and individual in complicated commercial disputes. He also has extensive experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising out of negligence and product liability claims.
- FraudA significant portion of Jerry's practice also involves the representation of financial services and other companies in class actions involving claims of consumer fraud, unfair and deceptive trade and predatory lending practices and, most recently, New Jersey's Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act, which has become a hotbed for class action claims in recent years in New Jersey. He has defended clients, including financial services companies and insurers in numerous putative class actions in federal and state courts in a variety of jurisdictions in cases involving RESPA, TILA, FCRA, ECOA and FHA and various state consumer fraud and common law fraud claims.
- EmbezzlementProsecuted numerous fidelity loss recovery actions involving embezzlement, commercial bribery and corruption claims as well as RICO actions;
- ArsonRachel has a diverse background in a wide range of insurance coverage matters and has litigated a wide array of complex, multi-million dollar claims in cases throughout the United States with respect to wind, flood, fire (including arson cases), fraud, mold, asbestos, building collapse, environmental cleanup, bad faith and other first-party risks as well as subrogation.
- Corporate LawBrendan is licensed by the state bar of New Jersey and by the District of New Jersey. He is a 2018 graduate of Rutgers Law School-Newark, where he received a certificate in Corporate & Business Law and was a member of the Rutgers Business Law Review. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Government. While at F&M, he was a member of the football team.
- Business Disputes
- Antitrust
- Workers CompensationBrandon’s broad-based experience also extends to third party matters, including complex casualty and environmental cases, workers compensation and employers liability claims, and financial matters involving complex and high-exposure D&O, E&O, professional liability, and cyber claims.
- Real Estate Litigation
- Premises LiabilityBob has represented insurance companies in first-party property insurance coverage actions and multi-million dollar subrogation actions for over 20 years in both state and federal courts. He has extensive experience handling large subrogation claims involving commercial and industrial insurance cases, maritime actions, transportation claims and warehouse losses. He also has significant experience defending complex environmental and pollution claims, toxic tort actions as well as various types of fraud, bad faith and arson cases, including the investigation and prosecution of numerous claims involving fidelity policies. In addition, Bob has successfully defended and prosecuted various claims for first-party insurers involving employee dishonesty, intentional and/or negligent misrepresentation and RICO actions. Finally, Bob has handled significant personal injury cases involving automobile accidents, products liability and premises liability.
- Land Use and ZoningEdward joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D., in the New Jersey Appellate Division. Prior to his clerkship, Edward graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2018, where he was a member of the Seton Hall Circuit Review. While in law school, he interned for the Honorable Stuart A. Minkowitz, the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey for the Morris and Sussex County Vicinages, and with a law firm with a practice specializing in land use law in New Jersey.
- Property DamageRob Cossolini has a broad range of experience in representing insurers in first party coverage matters. Over the past 23 years, he has appeared on behalf of insurers in state or federal courts in at least 13 different jurisdictions. He has litigated a myriad of complex issues relating to almost every aspect of the relationship between insureds and first party property insurers, including complex environmental claims, fraud issues and negligent inspection claims. Together with others at Finazzo Cossolini, Rob has regularly provided legal advice and counsel to first party insurers in the investigatory and adjustment stages of losses. These services have included the coordination of legal advice provided to clients in response to catastrophes which generated large numbers of claims, including the multitude of property damage, civil authority and loss of access claims arising out of the World Trade Center attack. In addition, Rob has successfully represented first party insurers in numerous tri-partite arbitration proceedings involving disputes between or among carriers. Rob also has an active subrogation practice that has yielded many substantial recoveries for insurer clients in matters ranging from fire cases to admiralty claims.
- Personal InjuryHandled numerous personal injury and negligence cases from investigation up to the time of trial, obtaining favorable settlements for clients.
- Medical Malpractice
- Estate PlanningRobert's litigation experience has included countless lawsuits that he has advanced through the court system, including Prerogative Writ matters, Commercial Disputes, Estate Litigation and Tax Appeals. Robert has served as the duly Municipal Prosecutor in the Townships of Scotch Plains and South Orange. He also represents defendants in municipal court matters, and criminal matters in the Superior Court outside of areas where he has served as a Municipal Prosecutor and thus would be prohibited from doing so.
- Tax Law