COMMON DEFENSES IN CONTRACT DISPUTES USED BY NJ CONTRACT LAWYER
By Fredrick P. Niemann, a New Jersey Contract lawyer Enforcing a contract is a common case handled by a NJ Contract Lawyer and most …
UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF ARBITRATION IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Arbitration lawyer Arbitration is when you settle a case with the opposing party outside of court, …
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED UNDER NEW JERSEY FRAUDULENT TRANSFER LAW
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney The term “fraudulent conveyance” is often referred to as the more general legal …
HOW TO APPEAL A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGEMENT
Speeding tickets, zoning code violations, shoplifting and runaway dogs are all violations that may end up in a municipal court. When judgments go against …
SHOULD NEW JERSEY ADOPT A SIMILAR FRANCHISE LAW TO THE ISOLATED SALES EXEMPTION FOUND IN THE NEW YORK FRANCHISE ACT?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Franchise Lawyer New Jersey’s franchise laws are pathetic. They say very little about the most important …
BLANKET STRIP-SEARCHES WHILE BEING ISSUED A TRAFFIC TICKET IN NEW JERSER ARE ILLEGAL
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Traffic Ticket Attorney The U.S. Supreme Court justices have ruled it’s not their place to interfere …
NEW JERSEY ZONING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MUNICIPAL ZONING LAWS FRUSTRATE BUILDING HOMES AND CREATING JOBS
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Zoning Attorney A New Jersey appellate court has reinstated the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing. …
NJ Appellate Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement in Wrongful Termination Case
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Arbitration Attorney With alternative dispute resolution becoming more and more popular, many employers and employees are …
NEW JERSEY CODIFIES TRADE SECRET PROTECTION (PART I)
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Business Law Attorney A trade secret is defined in the Act as “information, held by one …
Shareholders Beware: Problems Arising in Family-Owned NJ Corporations
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ LLC Attorney Many individuals look up to family-owned businesses, as they have long been a staple in …
PASSING ON A BUSINESS IN NJ – HOW TO DO PROPER BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Passing on a Business and Business Succession Attorney When the owner of a business is looking …
Every NJ Shareholder is a Fiduciary to Their Fellow Shareholders
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney As a shareholder of a New Jersey corporation, it is important to understand your fiduciary …
NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAILITIES SUFFER BIG LOSSES WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS APPEAL TAX ASSESSMENTS
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Property Tax Appeal Attorney Take a look at Atlantic City as an example. The economic recession …
TOWN ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS TO ALLOW MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS FOUND TO VIOLATE FOURTH AMENDMENT
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Landlord Tenant Attorney The Fourth Amendment protects us all against illegal searches and seizures. The NJ …
IS A COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST A FORMER FRANCHISEE WHO TERMINATES HIS FRANCHISE AND OPENS A NEW, NON BRAND NAME, STORE? (Part I)
New Jersey courts have consistently held that the enforceability of a covenant not to compete is dependent on the reasonableness of the covenant. It …
Shareholders In Closely-Held Corporations May Be Subject to Piercing of the Corporate Veil
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney Many NJ corporations are structured today so that a few shareholders comprise the ownership of …
When Common Shareholder Disputes Arise
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney Most closely-held NJ Corporations begin with a friendly, profitable relationship between a few shareholders. Unfortunately, …
NJ ZONING LAW – ZONING LAWS IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Zoning Law Attorney NJ zoning laws are designed to protect the residents of the state from …
PASSING ON YOUR BUSINESS REQUIRES PRE-PLANNING
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Passing on your Business in New Jersey Lawyer Own a business? Thinking of your future plans for your …
Board of Directors Differs Between Family-Owned and Public Partnerships
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Partnership Attorney Family-run partnerships differ from publicly-held partnerships in their chain of command. Family-run partnerships are run …
The Disadvantages To NJ Family-Owned LLCs
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ LLC Attorney Even with the plethora of big corporate businesses out there today, family-run enterprises remain the …
Corporation Not Entitled to Hide Behind Indemnification Agreement Between Shareholders
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Corporate Attorney Sometimes shareholders of New Jersey Corporation may agree to an indemnification agreement, an indemnification agreement …
Determining the Value of Your Shares in a Corporation
When a minority shareholder feels as though their corporation is not operating in a manner that they are satisfied with, they often seek to …
NJ Court Finds Automobile Order Form Not a Binding Contract To Deliver Vehicle
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Contracts Attorney As you are probably aware, contracts are legally binding documents. The parties that sign the …
NJ Zoning Law Requires Proper Notice Be Given In All Cases of Zoning Ordinance Amendments
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Zoning Attorney New Jersey Zoning Law has strict requirements that all townships must abide by when they …
NJ COURT BARRED FROM ORDERING HUSBAND TO GRANT JEWISH RITUAL DIVORCE
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Contracts Attorney In the Jewish religion, as some are probably aware, in order for a woman to …
NJ COURT DENIES EXTENSION OF FORECLOSURE REDEMPTION PERIOD
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Foreclosure Attorney With the harsh economic times have come more and more foreclosures, as real estate values …
CAN YOU STOP A FORECLOSURE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE PAPERWORKING GIVING NOTICE?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Foreclosure Lawyer In a recent decision, a New Jersey Court dismissed a foreclosure complaint for failure …
ARBITRATION CLAUSES BECOMING MORE POPULAR AMONG NJ LLC MEMBERS
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ LLC Attorney As a member of a New Jersey LLC, placing an arbitration clause in your NJ …
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE OF NEW JERSEY PASSES NJ TRADE SECRETS ACT
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Business Attorney Following the lead of many other states and modeling after the Federal government’s Uniform Trade …