WILLIAM J. PINILIS, ESQ.
Billy Pinilis is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He concentrates primarily on handling consumer claims, complex commercial, and class action litigation.
Mr. Pinilis has served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall School of Law since 1995, where he currently teaches Consumer Law and New Jersey Practice. He also regularly lectures with the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, where he has lectured on Consumer Law and the mandatory continuing legal education course Civil Trial Preparation.
Mr. Pinilis was recently voted a “Super Lawyer”, and has appeared as a legal analyst and commentator on both CNBC and Court TV/TruTV. Mr. Pinilis also appeared as a regular guest on the Troubleshooter Show – a nationally syndicated consumer advocacy radio talk show.
Education:
· B.A., Hobart College (1989)
· J.D., Benjamin Cardozo School of Law (1992)
Bar affiliations and court admissions:
· New Jersey Bar
· State Bar of New York
· United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
· U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
· U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
· U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Publications:
· “The Lampf Decision: An appropriate Period of Limitations?,” New Jersey Trial Lawyer, May 1992
· “Consumer Fraud Act Permits Private Enforcement,” New Jersey Law Journal, Aug. 23, 1993
· “Lawyer-Politicians Should Be Sanctioned for Jeering Judges,” New Jersey Law Journal, July 1, 1996
· “No Complaint, No Memo – No Whistle-Blower Suit,” New Jersey Law Journal, Sept. 16, 1996
· “Work-Product Privilege Doctrine Clarified,” New Jersey Lawyer, Aug. 2, 1999
· “Article on CFA Faulted,” New Jersey Lawyer, January 29, 2007, Cite 16 NJL 167
Published Opinions:
· Thiedemann v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 183 N.J. 234 (2005)
· Miller v. American Family Publishers, 284 N.J. Super 67 (Ch. Div. 1995)
· Union Ink Co., Inc. v. AT&T Corp., 352 N.J. Super 617 (App. Div. 2002)
· Muhammad v. County Bank of Rehoboth Beach, 379 N.J. Super 222 (App. Div. 2005)
· Smerling v. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., 389 N.J. Super 181 (App. Div. 2006)
· Weiss v. Regal Collections, 385 F.3d 337 (3d Cir. 2004)
Professional affiliations:
· Morris County Bar Association
· New Jersey State Bar Association
· National Association of Consumer Advocates
· Association of Trial Lawyers of America
· Graduate, Brennan Inn of Court
· Class Action Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
· Consumer Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
GABRIEL H. HALPERN, ESQ.
Mr. Halpern is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He concentrates on complex commercial and personal injury litigation. Mr. Halpern has also served as litigation counsel for municipal government in all aspects of litigation.
Mr. Halpern’s litigation experience includes cases involving real estate matters, including title disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes; personal injury and negligence cases; architect/engineer malpractice; construction defects; product liability; employment agreements (trade secret agreements and restrictive covenants); employment discrimination matters; UCC agreements (sale contracts, letters of credit, security agreements); insurance coverage matters; zoning and planning matters; lender liability matters; franchise agreements; brokerage commission disputes, environmental litigation and other commercial disputes.
Education:
· J.D. (cum laude), Georgetown University School of Law (1985)
· B.A. (summa cum laude), Fairleigh Dickinson University (1982)
Bar affiliations and court admissions:
· New Jersey Bar, 1985
· United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985
· United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1989
· United States Tax Court, 1990
Professional affiliations:
· American Bar Association
· New Jersey Bar Association
· Morris County Bar Association
· Association of Trial Lawyers of America
JEFFREY S. MANDEL, ESQ.
Mr. Mandel concentrates primarily on handling consumer claims, complex commercial litigation, and criminal defense. He is a frequent legal commentator on TruTV (formerly Court TV) and has also appeared on CNN, Fox News Channel, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Mr. Mandel is a former recipient of the Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Young Lawyer’s Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association, former nominee for the Professional Achievement Award, and has been voted by his peers as a New Jersey Super Lawyer.
Mr. Mandel is known in New Jersey for his appellate practice. He is the author of New Jersey Appellate Practice, which is a comprehensive 900+ page treatise on New Jersey appellate practice and procedure published by Gann Law Books. Mr. Mandel serves as an adjunct professor of law at Rutgers Law School- Newark, where he currently teaches Appellate Advocacy. He formerly taught at Seton Hall School of Law and continues to serve as a guest lecturer. Mr. Mandel serves on the State Bar Appellate Practice Committee, the Morris/Sussex Community Dispute Resolution Committee, and has been nominated by Governor Jon S. Corzine to the State of New Jersey Uniform Legislation/Law Revision Commission.
Education:
· B.A., Indiana University- Bloomington (1995)
· J.D., Seton Hall School of Law (1998)
Bar affiliations and court admissions:
· State Bars of New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia
· United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
· U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and Western District of New York
Published Opinions:
· State in the Interest of S.S., 183 N.J. 20 (2005)
· State v. Jimenez, 188 N.J. 390 (2006)
· State v. Parks, 192 N.J. 483 (2007)
· State v. Mahoney, 188 N.J. 359 (2006)
· State v. Cottle, 194 N.J. 449 (2008)
· State v. Spell, 196 N.J. 537 (2008)
Publications:
· “New Jersey Appellate Practice,” GANN Law Books (2008, 2009)
· “How to File Emergent Appeals: Tips for Saving Time and Money,” 158 N.J.L.J. 692 (Nov. 22, 1999)
· “It’s Lonely at the Top: Getting Your Case Before the New Jersey Supreme Court,” 159 N.J.L.J. 1080 (March 13, 2000)
· Revised and edited, New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook (ICLE 2005, 7th ed.)
· “A Stay from the Appellate Division- Now That’s Relief,” Summation (2000)
· “The Essentials of Interlocutory Appeals: How to File for Relief in the Appellate Division,” 160 N.J.L.J. 712 (May 22, 2000)
· “Supreme Court of New Jersey to Consider Right to Privacy and Warrantless Searches In the Context of Computer User Names,” Appellate Advocate (2007)
· “Home Surveillance Equipment: Compromising a Fourth Amendment Right?,” 13 N.J.L. 2499 (December 13, 2004)
· Contributing Author, “The Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability and New Jersey Law - Not Quite Perfect Together,” 50 Rutgers L. Rev. 2059 (1998)
· “Other-crimes evidence: Prejudicial trend expanding in other states,” 14 N.J.L. 667 (April 11, 2005)
· “Contending with Sanctions in Federal Court,” Summation (Fall 2000)
· “Lesson from ‘Mississippi Burning’: Case points to flaw in N.J. rule on bail after conviction,” 181 N.J.L.J. 1007 (September 12, 2005)
· “Counseling Clients: Tis the Season—For Domestic Violence,” 12 N.J.L. 2349 (December 8, 2003)
· “Limited-Duration Alimony: Could It Be the Choice of a New Generation?,” 160 N.J.L.J. 116 (April 10, 2000) and “More Guidance on Limited-Duration Alimony Needed,” 160 N.J.L.J. 601 (May 15, 2000)
· “Doing the Local Motion- A Guide to Using Appendix N in Federal Court,” 161 N.J.L.J. 424 (July 31, 2000)
· “Recalling Recall Judges: Can the Judiciary Absorb the Caseload?” 167 N.J.L.J. 999 (March 11, 2002)
· “Turning state’s evidence: Deceit, lies and contractual illegality,” 14 N.J.L. 1839 (September 19, 2005)
· “New Jersey’s Top Court Enters The Abortion Debate,” Appellate Advocate (2007)
