Rick DeMichele offers Practical Advice to Lawyers Handling Domestic Violence Cases. The firm is honored to announce that Rick DeMichele was published in the Fall 2012 edition of the American Journal of Family Law. His article, Domestic Violence Trials: Winning the Case and Minimizing the Impact...
New Jersey Family Courts Use Standard Holiday Schedules To Minimize Parenting Time Disputes The official start of autumn may still be a couple weeks away, but all signs point to the arrival of fall 2o12. We're enjoying the long-awaited return of football (and fantasy football leagues). Falling co...
Lawyers Get “Up to Date” on Municipal Court Practice Yesterday, I had the privilege of presenting a seminar, “ Nuts and Bolts of Municipal Court Practice”, to members of the Camden County Bar Association at Tavistock Country Club. The seminar was a 2 hour and 15 minute continuing legal education...
Driving While Suspended Charge Downgraded Yesterday, our firm achieved another good result for one of our clients in municipal court. The client was charged with driving while suspended in Hammonton, New Jersey. The charge arose out of an alleged incident that occurred in 2009. Our client fa...
An Opportunity to Share Fond Memories This morning, Camden County Bar Association members who passed away during the past year were remembered and memorialized at the Bar's “Opening of Court” Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony is an annual tradition in Camden County and this year the presenters ...
New Judicial Assignments Mean Less Wardrobe Choices Labor Day marks the end of the summer season. It signals the return of crossing guards and school buses and most significantly our children's return to the classroom! For me, Labor Day marks some other significant events. Five or six years ago ...
Take a Moment to Appreciate Labor Day We rarely, if ever, post legal news or commentary on a holiday. In fact we have always closed the office on Labor Day. Today is an exception … for the blog post not for the office being closed. (Just for the record, I wrote this entry in advance and pro...
Strong Representation in the Evesham Township Municipal Court Yesterday our firm represented two clients in the Marlton Municipal Court. the results obtained for both of the firm's clients are great examples of why you should never just plead guilty. Our first client was charged with driving whil...
Weapons found during the domestic violence search of Defendant's premises are admissible in his later criminal trial Last week the New Jersey supreme court issued an important decision regarding the validity of search warrants issued as a result of a complaint of domestic violence. The facts of ...
Civil Union vs Married: Dissolution Differences Our older clients will remember the 1962 hit song “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka. Anyone who has been through a divorce will readily agree with Mr. Sedaka! This truism is particularly applicable to civil unions in New Jersey. In 2006, th...
Alimony or “spousal support” is often a central point of contention in New Jersey divorce proceedings, especially in situations where custody and/or child support are not at issue and where there exists significant income disparities between the spouses. It's also a very controversial topic; at p...
Chad Johnson Cut After Domestic Violence Charge On Friday we commented on NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell's plans to combat DUI and Domestic Violence in the NFL. The report lacked specifics of his plan but did indicate he was in talks with the NFL players union. For the doubters of the extent ...
Commissioner Pledges to Crack Down on DUI and Domestic Violence in the NFL. In an interview with Mike Friedman of CBSsports.com, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged the rise in DWI and domestic violence arrests among NFL players. Goodell said he's serious about combating these issues...
The Nation's Lawyers to Debate Ethics Rules In Chicago The ABA's Annual Meeting is in Chicago, Illinois this year. Rick DeMichele will be attending this weekend and early next week as part of his duties a Delegate to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates “HOD”. Rick first served in...
Defendant charged with DUI wins key ruling in New Jersey In its latest DUI decision, State of New Jersey v. William T. Barfuss, the Appellate Division agreed with the Defendant that he is entitled to vacate (withdraw) his guilty plea to driving under the influence (DUI). The Appellate Divisio...
DeMichele & DeMichele, P.C. would like to congratulate one of our shareholders, Gregory P. DeMichele, Esq., for being recognized as a 2012 “Top Attorney” by South Jersey Magazine. You can read the full article at sjmagazine.net. This latest honor completes a “hat trick” for Greg, who has now ...
Coverage for New Jersey's Constitutional Amendment Yesterday, we discussed the New Jersey Legislature's response to the decision in the DePasquale case. The New Jersey State Bar Association is on record with its opposition to a constitutional amendment that would require judges to contribute ...
New Jersey Legislature Responds to DePascale Decision Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court handed down its decision in Paul M. DePascale v. State of New Jersey. The court held in a (3-2 majority) the Pension and Health Care Benefits Act, which subjects sitting justices and judges to increa...
We previously warned our Burlington County clients, particularly in the matrimonial part, that a severe judge shortage would likely result in longer wait times for divorces and routine hearings. Hopefully things will start to get a little better for litigants and judicial employees alike now tha...
Exactly How Much Public Disclosure is Needed? Yesterday our Supreme Court released its decision in Francis J. McGovern, Jr., Esq. v. Rutgers, The State University. for some this was a much-anticipated decision because it dealt squarely with what constitutes “the general nature” of the meetin...
New Standards and Rules for Termination of Parental Rights Today, Judge Glenn A. Grant, the Acting Administrative Director of the Courts, released Directive #06-12 which sets forth new Children-in-Court Standards and Rules of Court that relate to Termination of Parental Rights Matters. The ...
It's already a well-established standard in New Jersey that the Child Support Guidelines apply in most child support cases. A notable, recognized exception occurs when the child is (1) over 18 years old and (2) attending college or some other institution of post-secondary education. On a relate...
New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Expungement Opinion; Clarifies Boundaries of a Judge's Discretion to Grant or Deny Expungement Application Everyone deserves a second chance. Unfortunately, in a day and age when background checks and paper trails are a standard part of the pre-employme...
Katie Holmes Use Disposable Cell as a “Divorce Tool” This may seem obvious, but confidential communication with your attorney is essential, especially in divorce matters. Sometimes, having confidential communications with anyone is difficult when you are living with someone that you are about to...
Understanding New Jersey Personal Injury Law — and Your Rights — at Garden State Amusement Parks and Carnivals Summer is here! That means amusement parks, church fairs and travelling carnivals are opening for the season across New Jersey. Some of the best memories of childhood originate on exoti...
