Private Practice

The following are referral lists for attorneys in private practice.  The lawyers listed here have been recommended by other parents and have agreed to be on this referral list. The description of services is listed exactly as submitted by professionals or as found in their literature.

Please click on a county below for offices and services local to your area

New Jersey Bar Association

For information on the correct agency to contact in order to file a complaint against an attorney, to determine if a complaint has been filed against an attorney, or to determine if an attorney is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, please call the New Jersey Bar Association at 732-249-5000.  

The Bar Association can also offer additional referrals in your local area.  Click here for County Contact information for the Bar Association.  

NOTE:  If you have a complaint against a professional on any of our referral lists, please contact Autism New Jersey so that we may make a notation in our files.

Bergen County

Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP
Lisa McCauley Parles, Esq.
Park 80 West - Plaza One
250 Pehle Avenue - Suite 401
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
Phone: 201-845-9600
Fax: 201-845-9423 
E-mail: lmp@njlawfirm.com
Website: http://www.njlawfirm.com/
Early Intervention; Special Education; Guardianship; Adult Services; DDD; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Criminal Defense; DYFS

Law Offices of G. Emerson Dickman
G. Emerson Dickman
Sandra L. Lascari
Jason S. Nunnermacker
Betty Anne McGuire              
25 East Spring Valley Ave.              
Maywood, NJ 07607               
Phone: 201-909-0404
Fax: 201-909-0639
E-mail: info@emersondickman.org 
Website: www.emersondickman.org 
Special Education; Special Needs Estate Planning; Guardianship

Michaelene Loughlin
131 Main Street, Suite 235
Hackensack, NJ 07031
Phone: 201-487-9797
Fax: 201-487-8673
E-mail: mloughlin2@mindspring.com 
Special Education

Peggy Sheahan Knee              
Court Plaza South
21 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-996-1200
Fax: 201-996-1202
E-mail: Psknee@kneelaw.com 
Website: www.kneelaw.com 
Estate Planning; Elder Law

Rebecca K. Spar
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard
25 Main St.
Court Plaza North
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-525-6284
Fax: 201-678-6284
E-mail: rspar@coleschotz.com 
Special Education; Education Law; Estate Planning; Employment Law

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Burlington County

Hinkle and Fingles
Herbert D. Hinkle
Ira M. Fingles
S. Paul Prior
Evesham Commons Suite 306 B,
Route 73 & Evesham Rd.
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856-596-0506
E-mail: hinkle@hinkle1.com
Website: www.hinkle1.com
Special Education; Guardianship; Estate Planning; Adult Services

Seth N. Broder
Broder Law Group
110 Marter Ave., Suite 409
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone: 856-234-8768
Fax: 856-722-0532
Website: www.broderlawgroup.com
E-mail: sbroder@broderlawgroup.com
Special Education, Guardianship, Estate Planning

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Camden County

Reisman Carolla LLP
19 Chestnut Street
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Amelia Carolla
Phone: 856-354-0081
Fax: 856-873-5640
E-mail: acarolla@reismancorolla.com

Catherine Merino Reisman
Phone: 856-354-0071
Fax: 856-873-5640
E-mail: creisman@reismancarolla.com
Will provide services to families with Autism on a pro-bono or sliding fee scale basis

Jamie M. Epstein, Esq.
1101 Route 70 West
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: 856.979.9925
E-mail: JE@JamieEpsteinLaw.com
Special & Regular & Higher Education Law; Family Law
Will consider providing services to parents with children with Autism on a sliding fee scale

Casey A. Price Jr.
Price & Price LLC
Suite 110, 35 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Phone: 856-429-5522
Fax: 856-429-8946
E-mail: casey@pricelawpractice.com     
Web site: pricelawpractice.com
Special Education; Special Needs Trust & Disability Law; Elder Law

David S. Thalheimer
5 Split Rock Drive
Cherry Hill, NJ 08803
Phone: 856-810-0003
Fax: 856-983-3049
E-mail: david@thalheimer.com
Special Education; Special Needs Trusts; Civil Rights
Will provide services to families with Autism on a pro bono or sliding fee scale basis

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Essex County

Kenn R. Bieg                    
Kukin & Bieg, P.C.              
5 S Regent Street                       
Suite 527
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: 973-535-1978
Special Needs; Estate Planning; Guardianship; Disability Issues; Probate; Estate & Inheritance Taxes

David R. Giles Esq.
76 South Orange Ave.
South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: 973-763-1500
Fax: 973-313-1240
E-mail: Davidgiles@verizon.net
Education & Special Education Law
Will consider providing services to families with children with Autism on a sliding fee scale

George Holland                  
Lentz & Gengaro         
347 Mt. Pleasent Avenue, Suite 203
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-669-8900
Fax: 973-669-8960
E-mail:  gholland@lentzgengaro.com
Website: www.lentzgengaro.com
Special Education; DDD Services; Guardianship & Estate Planning

Benjamin D. Light, Esq.
Armondo & Light, LLC
96 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-509-3009
Fax: 973-509-9779
Special Education & Regular Education Law

Ralph Neibart                   
80 Main St.                     
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-325-1666
Fax: 973-325-1319
Special Education; Guardianship; Estate Planning

Rutgers’s Special Education Clinic provides representation for children in Essex County who are entitled to special education under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The mission is to address the enormous unmet legal needs of the indigent population of Essex County.  Must be resident of Essex County, or the incident had to occur in Essex County.  A sliding fee scale is considered.
Special Education Clinic                
Rutgers Law School              
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102                
Phone: 973-353-5576

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Gloucester County

Seth N. Broder
Broder Law Group P.C.
901 Rt. 168, Suite 110
Turnersville, NJ 08012
Phone: 856-227-5100
Fax: 856-722-0532
Website: www.broderlawgroup.com
E-mail: sbroder@broderlawgroup.com

Law Office of Jason T. Brown
304 Newark Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201-386-1777
Answers phones 24/7; Special Education; Guardianship & Estate Planning; Family Law;Criminal; Immigration; Personal Injury; Discrimination; Sign Language; Multi-Lingual

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Mercer County

Bouer Law LLC
Jodi F. Bouer
84 Hardy Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-924-3990
Fax: 609-964-1776
E-mail: jbouer@bouerlaw.com
Website: www.bouerlaw.com
Health and Disability Insurance Law
Insurance Advocacy and Litigation

Cynthia A Bernstein-Goun        
64 Princeton-Hightstown Road,
Suite 218               
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone: 609-799-2060
Fax: 609-799-2062
Special Education; Guardianship; Wills & Trusts; Guardianship; Estate Planning; Probate

Hinkle and Fingles
Herbert D. Hinkle
Ira M. Fingles
S. Paul Prior   
2651 Main St., Suite A          
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: 609-896-4200
E-mail:  hinkle@hinkle1.com
Website: www.hinkle1.com
Special Education; Guardianship; Estate Planning; Adult Services

Richard E. Shapiro
5 Mapleton Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-919-1888
Fax: 609-919-0888
E-mail: reshapiro@worldnet.att.net
Special Education & Education Law; Labor & Employment
Will consider providing services to families on a sliding fee scale basis

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Middlesex County

Michael K. Feinberg             
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, & Davis LLP             
PO Box 5600
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Phone: 732-549-5600 x4020
Fax: 732-549-1881
E-mail: mfeinberg@greenblaumlaw.com
Special Needs Planning; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Tax Planning

Theodore Sussan
Staci J. Greenwald              
620 Cranbury Road, Suite 212
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: 732-238-0900
Website: www.special-ed-law.com
Special Education; Division of Developmental Disabilities Issues

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Monmouth County

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Morris County

Law Offices of Herbert D. Hinkle
Herbert D. Hinkle
Ira M. Fingles
S. Paul Prior                   
147 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 106
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: 973-660-9060
E-mail: hinkle@hinkle1.com
Website: www.hinkle1.com
Special Education; Guardianship; Estate Planning; Adult Services

Monica Dodd Palestis
393 West Blackwell Street
Dover, NJ 07801
Phone: 973-537-6772
Fax: 973-537-9119
E-mail: Monica.doddpalestis@verizon.net
Special Education

SNAP- Special Needs Advocate for Parents
248 Columbia Turnpike
Bldg. 3, Lower Level
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: 973-236-9887 or 800-310-9889
Fax: 973-236-9874
E-mail: info@snapinfo.org

Wiley, Malehorn and Sirota
John G. Geppert         
Arthur L. Raynes                        
James M. McCreedy       
250 Madison Ave.                
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: 973-539-1313
Fax: 973-539-0572
E-mail: jmccreedy@wmands.com
Website: www.wmands.com
Special Education; Guardianship

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Ocean County

Michael I. Inzelbuch            
S.I. Bank & Trust Building
555 Madison Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone: 732-905-0325
Fax: 732-886-0806
E-Mail: michael.inz@verizon.net
Special Education

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Somerset County

Lawrence A. Friedman            
12 Cushing Dr.                  
Bridgewater, NJ 08807           
Phone: 908-704-1900     
E-mail: friedman.elderlawanswers.com
Long Term Care Planning; Tax, Disability Issues; Guardianship; Special Needs Trusts & Estate Planning; Special Needs Personal Injury Planning; Medicaid; SSI; DDD & Other Government Programs