About
Admitted to New Jersey and Federal District Court Bar
Mr. Sokol became admitted to the Bar in December of 1980, after having graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in May of 1980. In September of 1980, Mr. Sokol become hired with McOmber & McOmber, P.C. as a law clerk and upon passing the Bar in December of 1980, he have become an Associate with the office, subsequently being increased to Partner in 1986.
In working at McOmber & McOmber, Mr. Sokol has been mainly concerned in business litigation and advising corporate and public clients on strategic approaches to business disputes. His industrial litigation emphasis has been targeted on issues referring to production issues inclusive of industrial code and assurance litigation, supplier agreements, termination and arbitration.
Another portion of Mr. Sokol s exercise has targeted on both public and private employment litigation and arbitration. Mr. Sokol has represented public entities in employment litigation on the grounds that 1980, both thru the courts and the numerous administrative approaches in New Jersey. Mr. Sokol has defended each public and corporate clients in opposition to allegations of discrimination, whistle-blowing, place of business harassment and numerous other allegations.
He is also skilled inside the discipline of training regulation in New Jersey, along with the representation of boards of education and an educational carrier commission in various administrative proceedings such as earlier than the Commissioner of Education, the Public Employment Relations Commission and labor arbitration.
Other regions of attention include representation of contractors, architects and proprietors, both public and non-public, at some stage in the construction technique, along with the drafting of construction agreements, in addition to litigation and arbitration of creation disputes, which includes however now not restrained to, addressing alternate order disputes, scheduling claims, delay damages, liquidated damages, latent and patent defects, termination, professional malpractice and construction lien law.
Mr. Sokol has additionally evolved an expertise inside the areas of actual assets litigation via his representation of identify insurance agencies.
He advises and represents landlords in rent drafting and negotiation and in reasons of action searching for possession and rent. Mr. Sokol has additionally represented zoning forums of adjustment and applicants for the development of gas stations, banks and other commercial tasks. Finally, Mr. Sokol has experience in representing banking institutions in series actions, inclusive of mortgage foreclosures, and has defended lenders in opposition to lender liability claims.
Mr. Sokol turned into born and raised in Monmouth County, especially Freehold, its County seat, where his father become an attorney for approximately 30 years. He currently is living in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Mr. Sokol is a long term volunteer for Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity as an attorney and additionally volunteers in representing the Colts Neck Reformed Church, wherein he is a member together with his circle of relatives.
Primary Concentrations:
Construction: The drafting of production, architect and production control contracts; the litigation and arbitration of alternate orders, scheduling/postpone claims, liquidated damages, latent/patent defects, termination, professional malpractice and creation liens.
Banking & Finance: Note and private guarantee defaults and collections; residential and industrial loan foreclosures; defense to lender liability claims.
Business: Formation and illustration of commercial enterprise entities such as businesses, confined liability groups, and partnerships.
Manufacturing: Distributor/supplier agreements, dealer termination arbitration, assurance litigation, business code provisions relevant to purchase and sale of goods.
Title Litigation: Boundary line disputes, competing identify pursuits, conflicting lien priorities.
Employment Litigation & Arbitration: Drafting of employment agreements, protection towards claims primarily based on not unusual law and statutory employment theories, e.g. civil rights, conscientious employee, hours and wages, depart laws, place of business harassment.
Education: Litigation of price range appeals, civil and administrative claims, creation bidding and the handling of proceedings earlier than the Commissioner of Education, Public Employment Relations Commission and labor arbitrators.
Landlord/Tenant: Summary dispossession movements, rent negotiation and drafting, hire series.
Zoning, Planning & Land Use Development: Counsel in reference to development packages, which includes residential subdivisions and industrial and industrial projects; look earlier than Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Adjustment representing candidates and objectors, in addition to prerogative writ litigation on behalf of developers and objectors.
Non-Profit: Representation of various non-profit agencies together with spiritual establishments, schooling foundations, and philanthropic institutions.
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Graduation year: 1977
Graduation year: 1973
