Mitchell Rait [Courtesy Photo.]
Two attorneys have recently joined Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in the firm’s Woodbridge office.
Robert Beckelman [Photo Credit: Patrick F. Infante.]
Robert Beckelman
joined the redevelopment, land use and real estate practices as a partner. Beckelman for almost 20 years has represented developers, property owners and municipalities throughout New Jersey in connection with land use and zoning, redevelopment, and affordable housing matters, as well as in related litigation and appeals, the firm said. He has represented clients undertaking redevelopment projects, including litigation related to those projects, as well as other redevelopment and land use litigation. Beckelman previously was with
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis,
where he was a partner in the redevelopment and land use practice.
Joshua S. Kincannon [Photo Credit: Patrick F. Infante.]
Joshua S. Kincannon
joined the mass tort/class action practice as counsel. Kincannon has a record of securing recoveries for victims of defective medical device implants throughout the country, the firm said. He has served as lead counsel in multicounty litigation over surgical mesh and hip implants in New Jersey, the firm added.
At Wilentz, Kincannon will continue to represent clients injured by defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs, and in class actions. He received his
J.D. from Rutgers Law School-Camden in 2000, and his B.A. in economics from Rowan University in 1997.
Sills Cummis Promotes Three
Sills Cummis & Gross in Newark announced that Michael S. Carucci and Cecilia I. Lassiter were promoted to partner, and Jeffrey A. Wendler was promoted to of counsel, as of Oct. 1.
Michael S. Carucci [Photo Credit:olsoncorp.]
Carucci focuses his practice on complex business litigation, government enforcement actions, corporate internal investigations, regulations and appeals. He is admitted in New Jersey and New York. He received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A., cum laude, from New York University.
Cecilia I. Lassiter [Photo Credit:olsoncorp.]
Lassiter focuses her practice on real estate, land use and public finance matters, with an emphasis on all aspects of the redevelopment process and state and local financial incentives. She is admitted in New Jersey and New York. She received her J.D. from New York Law School and her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Jeffrey A. Wendler [Photo Credit:olsoncorp.]
Wendler focuses his practice on real estate finance, including transactions involving the purchase, refinance, development and construction of projects. He is admitted in New York and New Jersey. He received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School–Newark and his B.A. from Rutgers University.
