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Civil Rights Lawyers Serving New Jersey

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If you need legal help with civil rights matters in New Jersey, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. New Jersey attorneys handle cases involving discrimination, police misconduct, First Amendment violations, voting rights, and civil liberties, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for civil rights matters in New Jersey is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and New Jersey's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New Jersey State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on civil rights in New Jersey bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a civil rights attorney in New Jersey, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout New Jersey and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how civil rights law works in New Jersey — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to civil rights law in New Jersey. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Jonathan R Miller - Attorney
Jonathan R Miller
0/5 (0 reviews)
 300 Cadman Plaza West, 12th Floor Brooklyn NY 11201
(609) 955-1226
Cornell University (2002)
Hebrew
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Collections
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Debra Kradjian Stephans - Attorney
Debra Kradjian Stephans
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauren Murray Law Offices, LLC
 45 Whitney Road Mahwah NJ 07495
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University (2000)
Armenian, English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Collections
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Mark Gruber - Attorney
Mark Gruber
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gruber, Colabella, Liuzza, Thompson & Hiben
 49 High St Newton NJ 07860
(973) 579-5700
Vermont Law School
New Jersey Bar
Retired License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Jason S Saad - Attorney
Jason S Saad
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Saad Law Group, LLC
 PO BOX 674 54 Broad St RED BANK NJ 07701
(732) 369-4969
University of San Diego School of Law
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Divorce Domestic Violence
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Daniel Zachariah - Attorney
Daniel Zachariah
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lento Law Group, P.C.
 3000 Atrium Way Suite # 200 Mt. Laurel NJ 08054
(856) 652-2000
Temple University Beasley School of Law
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Family Law
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Nicholas A Pagliara - Attorney
Nicholas A Pagliara
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pagliara Law Group, P.A.
 939 JFK Blvd East No. 2 Weehawken NJ 07086
(201) 470-4181
Florida Coastal School of Law (2009)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
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Richard Sanvenero Jr. - Attorney
Richard Sanvenero Jr.
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sanvenero & Cittadino LLC
 228 Maple Ave Floor 1 Red Bank NJ 07701
(732) 743-9665
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (2013)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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Michael F. Myers - Attorney
Michael F. Myers
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Michael F. Myers
 450 Tilton Rd. Ste. 120 Northfield NJ 08225
(609) 318-5299
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Allan Marain - Attorney
Allan Marain
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 1030 100 Bayard St 3rd Floor New Brunswick NJ 08903
(732) 828-2020
Seton Hall University School of Law (1976)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Sheila Hatami - Attorney
Sheila Hatami
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sheila S. Hatami, L.L.C.
 37 Yellow Brook Road Freehold NJ 07728
(732) 440-4567
Hofstra University
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Joseph Bell Jr - Attorney
Joseph Bell Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bell & Shivas, P.C.
 150 Mineral Springs Drive P. O. Box 220 Rockaway NJ 07866
(973) 442-7990
Montclair State University
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Kevin Abessi - Attorney
Kevin Abessi
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abessi Law
 502 HAMBURG TURNPIKE Suite 102 Wayne NJ 07470
Albany Law School
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Alex G. Leone - Attorney
Alex G. Leone
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. BOX 970 TRENTON NJ 08625
Harvard Law School (2013)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
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Michael G. Friedman - Attorney
Michael G. Friedman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Savo, Schalk, Gillespie, O Grodnick & Fisher, P.A.
 77 N Bridge St Somerville NJ 08876
(908) 526-0707
New York Law School
English
New Hampshire Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Collections Environmental Law
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Donald Scarinci - Attorney
Donald Scarinci
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1100 Valley Brook Ave Lyndhurst NJ 07071
(201) 896-4100
Seton Hall University (1983)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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Michael K McFadden - Attorney
Michael K McFadden
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Michael K. McFadden, LLC
 1201 New Road, Suite 309 Linwood NJ 08221
(609) 927-9777
Villanova University School of Law (1982)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Divorce Employment Law
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Laurie E. Morrison - Attorney
Laurie E. Morrison
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Laurie E. Morrison
 6 East Main Street Suite 6C-4 Ramsey NJ 07446
(914) 279-5997
Cornell University (2001)
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law
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Karen Ford Edler - Attorney
Karen Ford Edler
0/5 (0 reviews)
Price, Meese, Shulman & D Arminio, P.C.
 89 Headquarters Plaza North Suite 1442 Morristown NJ 08062
2013913737136
New York Law School (1981)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Education Law Employment Law
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Thomas August Waldbaum - Attorney
Thomas August Waldbaum
0/5 (0 reviews)
 153 Central Avenue #3074 Westfield NJ 07091
(714) 371-3435
Brooklyn Law School (1995)
English, French
3rd Circuit Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
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John Charles Grady - Attorney
John Charles Grady
0/5 (0 reviews)
Craig Annin & Baxter, LLP
 58 Euclid Street Woodbury NJ 08096
(856) 795-2220
English
Bar #027581982
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Employment Law
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Robert D. Novicke - Attorney
Robert D. Novicke
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ionno & Higbee Lawyers at Law, LLC
 140 S. Broadway Suite 5 Pitman NJ 08071
(856) 553-6810
Rutgers University - Camden (2019)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law Municipal Law
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Marguerite Kneisser - Attorney
Marguerite Kneisser
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9 Robbins St Toms River NJ 08753
(732) 797-1600
Seton Hall University School of Law (2012)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
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LARAINE E. SCHWARTZ - Attorney
LARAINE E. SCHWARTZ
0/5 (0 reviews)
 440 60th St 206 West New York NJ 07093
(201) 770-9990
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Christopher J Keating - Attorney
Christopher J Keating
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keating Law Office, LLC
 7 East Main Street Suite 2A Moorestown NJ 08057
Seton Hall University School of Law (2011)
English
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law Personal Injury
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Charles Z. Schalk - Attorney
Charles Z. Schalk
0/5 (0 reviews)
Savo, Schalk, Gillespie, O Grodnick & Fisher, P.A.
 77 N Bridge St Somerville NJ 08876
(908) 526-0707
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (1991)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Collections Construction Law
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Stephen H. Cristal - Attorney
Stephen H. Cristal
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cristal Law Center
 3305 BAYSHORE ROAD SUITE 1 NORTH CAPE MAY NJ 08204
(800) 825-6916
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Daniella Gordon - Attorney
Daniella Gordon
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCarter & English LLP
 6000 Sagemore Drive Marlton NJ 08053
Russian
Bar #039372005
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Construction Law
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Leslie Posnock - Attorney
Leslie Posnock
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schwartz & Posnock
 99 Corbett Way Suite 203 Eatontown NJ 07724
(732) 544-1460
American University (1981)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Mitchell Drew Perlmutter - Attorney
Mitchell Drew Perlmutter
0/5 (0 reviews)
ZAVODNICK, PERLMUTTER & BOCCIA, LLC
 26 JOURNAL SQ STE 1102 JERSEY CITY NJ 07306
(201) 653-1155
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (1990)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Personal Injury
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David Alan Schwartz - Attorney
David Alan Schwartz
0/5 (0 reviews)
 99 Corbett Way Suite 203 EATONTOWN, NJ NJ 07724
(732) 544-1460
Antioch University (1980)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law White Collar Crime
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Jerry Goldhagen - Attorney
Jerry Goldhagen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jerry Goldhagen Law Office
 222 New Road Ste 302 Linwood NJ 08221
(609) 927-9227
Rutgers University - Camden (1976)
English, Hebrew, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
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Mark D Lurie - Attorney
Mark D Lurie
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lurie Law Office LLC
 96 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042
(973) 509-0050
Boston College Law School (1985)
3rd Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
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Jonathan Ian Nirenberg - Attorney
Jonathan Ian Nirenberg
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C.
 80 Pompton Avenue, Suite 201 Verona NJ 07044
(201) 777-2250
Cornell University (1995)
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
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John Klotz - Attorney
John Klotz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John R. Klotz
 1051 Bloomfield Avenue Suite 11-D Clifton NJ 07012
(973) 778-1200
Temple University Beasley School of Law (1987)
English, Spanish
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Robert W. Smith - Attorney
Robert W. Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Smith Eibeler, LLC
 101 Crawfords Corner Rd #1-105R Holmdel NJ 07733
(732) 444-1300
Seton Hall University School of Law (1987)
English
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
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Benjamin Folkman - Attorney
Benjamin Folkman
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1949 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd. Suite 100 Cherry Hill NJ 08003
(856) 354-9444
Dickinson School of Law (1982)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Employment Law Legal Malpractice
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Karl Fenske - Attorney
Karl Fenske
0/5 (0 reviews)
Karl Fenske
 26 West Park Place Morristown NJ 07960
(973) 455-0030
Seton Hall University School of Law (1974)
Bar #026371977
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Filipe Pedroso - Attorney
Filipe Pedroso
0/5 (0 reviews)
24-7LegalAction.com Pedroso Law Group LLC
 892 US-22, Fl. 2 Somerville NJ 08876
(732) 200-2300
Seton Hall University School of Law (1993)
English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Bankruptcy Civil Rights
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Drake P. Bearden Jr. - Attorney
Drake P. Bearden Jr.
0/5 (0 reviews)
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Khan Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C.
 1000 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd Suite 203 Voorhees NJ 08043
(856) 702-6640
Temple University Beasley School of Law (2006)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law
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