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CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS
• Chapter on “Complaints,” New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure 2010 (New Jersey Law Journal Books 2010).
• Chapter on “Post Trial Motions,” Trial Tactics Defense Litigation Manual, (Defense Research Institute 2006).
• Supplement, Chapter on “Evidence,” New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (New Jersey Law Journal Books), 2005/2006, 2004, 2003 & 2002.
ARTICLES—BUSINESS
• Buying or Selling a Business
• Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
- "Steps to Interpreting NJ-RULLCA", New Jersey Law Journal (March 6, 2025).
- "Awaiting Case Law, Amendments a Decade into NJ-RULLCA", New Jersey Lawyer (April 2024).
- "Does Your NJ LLC Have a Limited Duration?", Archer Advisory (March 2024).
- "NJ Guide to Conversions and Domestications of Corporations and LLCs", ABA Business Law Today (November 6, 2023).
- "Trusts as Members of NJ LLCs," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 41, No.3 (May 2018).
- "Death and the NJ LLC," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 41, No.2 (November 2017).
- "Non-Waivable Provisions Under NJ-RULLCA," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 40, No. 3 (April 2017).
- "NJ-RULLCA Provisions Requiring Unanimous Consent," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 40, No. 2 (April 2017).
- "Avoiding Legal Malpractice in LLC Formations," 300 New Jersey Lawyer Magazine 12 (June 2016).
- “Why New Jersey Is Not Delaware," __ New Jersey Law Journal __ (January 11, 2016).
- "The Duty of Loyalty under the New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act," 290 New Jersey Lawyer Magazine 12 (October 2014).
- "The Manifestly Unreasonable Standard under NJ-RULLCA," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 38, No. 1 (July 2014).
- "Standards to Measure Good Faith and Fair Dealing under NJ-RULLCA," 216 New Jersey Law Journal 362 (May 5, 2014).
- "New LLC Law Became Effective [in New Jersey] on March 1 [2014]," 215 New Jersey Law Journal 619 (March 3, 2014).
- "Estate Planners Beware: Under RULLCA, a Member Transferring a Transferable Interest Remains a Member," Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Vol. 37, No. 3 (January 2014).
- "Big Changes in NJ LLC Law," ___ New Jersey CPA 30 (Sept.-Oct. 2013).
- "The New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act," New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association Newsletter (January 2013) - compares six major default provisions under NJ-RULLCA and Delaware LLC law.
- "An Operating Agreement is Essential Under RULLCA," 210 New Jersey Law Journal 664 (November 19, 2012).
- "New Jersey Adopts Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act" - summarizes the important changes in New Jersey law impacting LLCs (September 2012).
- "New Remedies for Oppression in LLCs," Newsletter of the Business Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association Vol. 33 No. 2 (January 2010).
• Starting, Growing and Investing in a Business
- "The Business Lawyer's Quick Guide to Choice of Entity: Corporation vs. LLC", ABA Business Law Today (March 2025), summarizing the advantages and disadvantages and the characteristics of C corporations, S corporations and LLCs.
- "Forming a Business Entity: NJ, NY, PA or TX vs. DE", Archer Advisory (October 2024), summarizes the initial and annual costs of forming a business entity in these states.
- Quoted in Commerce Magazine on the importance of a business protecting its trade secrets, intellectual property and other confidential and proprietary information (May 2015).
- Quoted in New Jersey Business Magazine on NJ LLC strategies when forming a business (October 2014).
- Quoted in Commerce Magazine on how an investor can protect his minority ownership interest in a business.
- Quoted in New Jersey Business Magazine on NJ LLC law considerations during formation of business (October 2013).
- "Forming a Business Entity--NJ, NY, PA or DE?" (March 2013) (superseded; see above).
- "Why You Should Comply with the Securities Law" (June 2011).
- “Protecting a Capital Investment--Basic Characteristics of Preferred Stock,” 189 New Jersey Law Journal 369 (July 30, 2007).
See the articles under the heading of "Limited Liability Companies" above.
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Contract Issues
• Cited in Mitchell C. Shelowitz, “How to Avoid the Perils of Over-Negotiating,” 21 No. 9 ACCA Docket 77 (October 2003).
• Corporate Issues
- "Understand Your Obligations Under the New Corporate Transparency Act", Archer Advisory (November 18, 2024).
- "Delaware Now Allows a Corporation to Protect its Officers from Personal Liability", Archer Client Advisory (September 6, 2022).
- "New Jersey Now Allows 100% Virtual Shareholders Meetings", Archer Advisory (January 5, 2022).
- Quoted in New Jersey Law Journal on accountants using simple forms of corporate documents without legal advice (June 15, 2011).
- “Application of the Business Judgment Rule to Corporate Officers,” 243 New Jersey Lawyer Magazine 73 (December 2006).
- “Dissolving A Corporation in New Jersey,” 214 New Jersey Lawyer Magazine 49 (April 2002).
ARTICLES—LEGAL ETHICS
ARTICLES—LITIGATION
• Discovery Issues
• Reprinted in 3C New Jersey Practice – Civil Practice Forms (5th ed.) § 35.12 (West).
• Cited in 1B New Jersey Practice – Court Rules Annotated (5th ed.) R. 4:14-1 (West).
• Reprinted in 3C New Jersey Practice – Civil Practice Forms (5th ed.) § 40.7 (West).
• Cited in 42 New Jersey Practice – Discovery § 2.47 (West) (“an excellent discussion of the use of contention interrogatories”).
• Cited in 1B New Jersey Practice – Court Rules Annotated (5th ed.) R. 4:17-4 (West).
• Cited in Douglas C. Rennie, "The End of Interrogatories: Why Twombly & Iqbal Should Finally Stop Rule 33 Abuse," 15 Lewis & Clark Law Review
191 (2011).
• Cited in 2C New Jersey Practice – Evidence Rules Annotated (3d ed.) R. 504 (West).
• Cited in 1B New Jersey Practice – Court Rules Annotated (5th ed.) Rule 4:18-1 (West).
• The Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee amended Rule 4:18-1 as suggested in the article.
• Cited in A. Darby Dickerson, "The Law and Ethics of Civil Depositions," 57 Maryland Law Review 273 (1998).
• Evidence Issues
• Cited in 2B New Jersey Practice – Evidence Rules Annotated (3d ed.) R. 101 (West).
• Cited in Paul F. Rothstein, Federal Rules of Evidence (3d ed.), Rule 803.
• Cited in 2B New Jersey Practice – Evidence Rules Annotated (5th ed.) R. 201 (West).
• Cited in 2D New Jersey Practice – Evidence Rules Annotated (5th ed.) R. 803(c)(6) and R. 803(c)(25) (West).
• Cited in Stephen D. Easton, “Can We Talk?: Removing Counterproductive Ethical Restraints Upon Ex Parte Communication Between Attorneys
and Adverse Party Witnesses,” 76 Indiana Law Journal 648 (2001).
• Cited in 3C New Jersey Practice – Civil Practice Forms (5th ed.) § 35.12 (West).
• Cited in Celine Chen, "The Right to Allocution - A Defendant's Word on its Face or under Oath," 75 Brooklyn Law Review 579 (2009).
• Reprinted in "Trial By Jury 2012" Handbook at p.939 (Practicing Law Institute).
• The Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges commented on the issue raised in the article in its 1996 Supplement to the
Model Jury Charges.
• Cited in N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:84A-1 et seq. (Appendix A - N.J.R.E. 611) (West)
• Cited in 2C New Jersey Practice – Evidence Rules Annotated (3d ed.) R. 611 (West).
• Cited in Charles J. Walsh and Gwen L. Posner, “Presenting and Challenging Witnesses Under New Jersey Rules of Evidence 607, 611(c) and 803(a)(1),”
27 Seton Hall Law Review 399 (1997).
• Miscellaneous Litigation Issues
• Cited in 1B New Jersey Practice – Court Rules Annotated (5th ed.) R. 4:6-2 (West).
• Cited in 2 New Jersey Practice – Court Rules Annotated (5th ed.) Rule 4:46-2 (West).
ARTICLES—MISCELLANEOUS
- "Communicating with Clients through Invoices," Vol. 37, No. 6 Law Practice 36 (November / December 2011), American Bar Association.
- “New Jersey Public School District Nepotism Policies,” School Leader (September / October 2009), New Jersey School Boards Association.
- “A Policy on Student Use of Cell Phones,” School Leader (December 2007), New Jersey School Boards Association.
- “The Fundamentals of School Busing,” School Leader (September/October 2003), New Jersey School Boards Association.
- Op-Ed, “Statutes Prohibiting Offensive Language,” 138 New Jersey Law Journal 901 (October 31, 1994).
• Cited in N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:33-2 (West).
• Cited in N.J. Stat. Ann., Constitution, Art. I, ¶ 6 (West).
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