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Joel J Reinfeld 
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Partner
phone (201) 569-5959
fax (201) 871-4544
email Email Me

Joel J. Reinfeld has been a lawyer in Bergen County since 1983. He concentrates his practice on commercial transactions, commercial and residential real estate, as well as all types of civil and matrimonial litigation in both New Jersey and New York. He also handles a variety of the criminal and municipal court matters for the firm. Prior to joining Fischer, Porter & Thomas, Mr. Reinfeld was employed as the President of the Title Insurance Division of Valley National Bank. Mr. Reinfeld has been a past Chairman of the District IIA Fee Arbitration Committee, which encompasses Northern Bergen County. He is currently a member of  the Distrct IIA Ethics Committee. Mr Reinfeld is a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a magna cum laude graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law where he taught a course on legal writing; was a Member and Editor of the Law Review; and,  published an article. After law school, Mr. Reinfeld served as the first law clerk to United States District Judge George P. Kazen of the Southern District of Texas in Laredo, Texas.  Mr. Reinfeld is a Member of the Bars of five (5) states, including New York and New Jersey. He is also actively involved with the University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University Clubs of Northern New Jersey.
Areas of Practice:
Commercial Transactions
Real Estate
Business Litigation
Matrimonial Litigation
Personal Injury
Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts
Criminal
Municipal Court Matters
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1980
New York, 1980
Texas, 1980
Arizona, 1991
California, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1980
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1991
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1980
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education:
Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif; Teaching Assistant, College of Law


University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude


Published Works:
Shaffer v. Heitner: The Death of Seider v. Roth, Syracuse L. Rev. 961, 29, 1978


Representative Cases:
Schulz v. IBF, 105 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 1997)
State v. Long, 266 N.J. Super. 716 (Law Div. 1993)
State v. Barcia, 235 N.J. Super. 311 (App. Div. 1989)
Representative Clients:
Monarch Metal Fabricators, Incorporated
New Images, Incorporated
References:
New Images, Incorporated
Monarch Metal Fabricators, Incorporated
E & D Movers, Incorporated
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Legal Research & Writing, Syracuse University College of Law


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Bergen County Bar Association
Member


District IIA Fee Arbitration Committee, 2004 - 2005
Chairman


District IIA Fee Arbitration Committee, 2001 - 2003
Member


District IIA Ethics Committee, 2006 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Title Insurance Division, Valley National Bank, President


United States District Judge George P. Kazen (Laredo, Texas), Law Clerk


From our offices in Englewood Cliffs, New York City, the trial attorneys at Fischer Porter Thomas & Reinfeld, P.C. represent clients throughout New York and New Jersey, including the following in New Jersey: Paramus, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Teaneck, Alpine, Cresskill, Demarest, Edgewater, Cliffside Park, Ridgewood, Hackensack, Tenafly, Clifton and Jersey City. In New York, our lawyers assist clients throughout the New York City metropolitan area, including Nyack and Piermont, White Plains, Westchester, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Our law firm also represents clients throughout Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County and Hudson County in New Jersey; as well as Nassau County, Bronx County, King County, Westchester County, Orange County and Rockland County in New York.

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