Tracy Coleman - Office Manager since 1999

Cynthia - Newsletter Editor and Graphics director

 Michael P. McDonald - Legal Assistant since 2002
Rider University, B.A. Political Science 2002

Sheereen Dehghani - Legal Assistant/Web Master
Kean University

 

Tonianne Dougherty - Email Newsletter Coordinator
Middlesex County College

Akhila Naik, Attorney, of Counsel

EDWARD G. CONKLIN- Trial attorney

Martin A. Spigner, Esq. of Counsel, Tax Attorney

DUTIES OF EXPERIENCED PARALEGALS AND  EXPERIENCED SECRETARIES

LITIGATION
*Initial client interview and follow-up
*File organization, including investigation, witness interviews, photography, medical reports, and wage analysis
*Draft pleadings such as complaints, third-party complaints, answers motions, and discovery requests and responses
*Assist in arrangements for depositions including the preparation of proposed questions; attend depositions with the attorney; digest/summarize depositions
*Prepare calculations during attorney settlement negotiations and draft settlement documents.
*Prepare file for trial, schedule witnesses and experts for testifying at trial
*Organize the trial notebook
*Attend the trial with the attorney to organize exhibits, retrieve documents, assist with witnesses, note developments in the case, monitor and maintain a list of documents and exhibits used by both sides
*Maintain a docket, calendar, and tickler system

PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY
*Accident investigation and witness contacts
*Medical & evidence review
*Submitting the case to insurance adjusters
*Preparation of complaint, service on defendants
*Answering & serving interrogatories
*Propounding other discovery requests
*Interview clients prior to court and deposition
*Attend depositions
*Prepare and answer motions
*Prepare arbitration summary and attend arbitration and settlement conferences
*Attend trial and calendar call as bench assistant

COMPLEX LITIGATION
*Handling document control: analysis, organization, indexing, and general maintenance.
*Assisting in conducting/preparing for the production of documents
*Examining public records/documents
*Arranging and attending depositions with the attorney
*Digesting and indexing depositions
*Researching factual and statistical data and preparing analyses
*Drafting Pleadings, such as requests and answers to requests for admissions; interrogatories and answers to interrogatories; routine notices, motions, petitions, affidavits, and certifications
*Maintaining docket, calendar, and tickler system
*Assisting in preparation of legal memoranda/briefs: proofreading, cite checking, Shepardizing.
*Assisting in preparation of trial book.
*Organizing and preparing exhibits for trial
*Digestion and indexing trial transcripts

CRIMINAL PRACTICE
* Prepare requests for discovery
* Coordinate trial with client and witnesses
*Prepare briefs and motions
               
WILLS, TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Pre-mortem planning:
*Interviewing clients; gathering information concerning family history, assets, and liabilities
*Drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills from preliminary stages to finalization

Estate administration
*Attending initial client conference for discovery of assets, liabilities, and background information required
*Preparing probate documents
*Scheduling and attending safe-deposit box inventories
*Arranging for appraisals of decedents assets, which may include real estate, jewelry, automobiles, antiques, art collections, personal, property, and household furnishings
*Valuing securities either by in-house means or arranging for valuation by stockbroker assistance.  *Preparing and filing (if required) an estate inventory
*Maintaining estate financial accounts and records
*Correspondence pertaining to all aspects of estate administration
*Review estate financial records for determination of timely payments of estate expenses and distribution of assets to beneficiaries to effect tax savings
*Preparing formal or informal accountings of estate or trust administration from preliminary drafts to finalization
*Distribution and/or sale of securities by preparing necessary sale or transfer papers and working with broker to transfer agents
*Preparing necessary documents for beneficiaries' signature to effect distribution of assets and to release fiduciary's liability

REAL ESTATE
*Preparing a draft of the contract of sale for review by the attorney
*Obtaining and forwarding to purchaser's attorney for review prior to closing such items as back-title information; water, sewer, oil, and tax bills; current mortgage payoff information; and the Certificate of Occupancy for the closing
*Coordinating date, time, and place of closing with all parties
*Preparing closing documents: deed, affidavit of title, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. (RESPA) and settlement statements, note, and mortgage, if taken back by the seller
*Attend closing
*Post-closing follow-up

When the purchaser is the attorney's client, the paralegal¹s responsibilities may include the following:
*Preparing or reviewing contract
*Obtaining and reviewing back-title information
*Arranging for survey, termite inspection, structural inspection including radon, if necessary, obtaining flood certification, title insurance binder, mortgage payoff statements, home owner's insurance policy
*Coordination closing with the lender; fulfilling all lenders requirements and forwarding all documents for review prior to the closing date.  This includes preparation of affidavits, releases, notes, mortgages, RESPA statements, and notices of settlement
*Coordinating closing with all parties
*Preparing final closing documents including 1099B and filing same with IRS.
*Attending closing
*Post-closing follow-up
Forwarding original documents for recording
Forwarding check for mortgage payoff, pay off all outstanding liens, final letter to title     
       company requesting policy, payment of all taxes and sewer charges
Forwarding canceled mortgage to seller's attorney
Obtaining title policy, then forwarding to client
Forwarding mortgage to mortgage company

CORPORATE
*Drafting and filing certificates or articles of incorporation, and subsequent amendments, together with preliminary preparations of incorporation such as name clearance and reservation
*Drafting Bylaws

Partnership tasks may include:
*Drafting partnership agreements
*Drafting and filing limits partnership certificates and subsequent amendments

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

*Evidence review and organization
*Contact with witnesses
*Preparation of pleadings
*Preparation for trial

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     Since 1985, KENNETH VERCAMMEN has worked as a personal injury attorney, working for injury victims and their families. By taking a hard-hitting, aggressive approach toward the insurance companies, KENNETH VERCAMMEN and our co-counsel have consistently obtained outstanding results for many injured clients over the years I am proud to have worked on cases in various capacities, small and large. While obviously prior results cannot guarantee the outcome of future cases, I can guarantee that you case will receive the same degree of dedication and hard work that went into each of these prior cases.

     In direct contrast to the hard-hitting approach we take toward the insurance companies is the “soft” approach we take toward our clients. I am proud of my compassionate staff as I am of the outstanding financial results they have achieved. For many years, I have watched them treat our clients with patience, dignity and respect. I would have it no other way.

     Many years ago, I attended a seminar sponsored by the American Bar Association on Law Practice Management. This was to help insure that each of our clients is always treated like a person -- not a file! We recognize that you are innocent victims and that you have placed your trust in us. Please understand that we understand what you are going through. Feel comforted that we are here to help you.

     If you retain KENNETH VERCAMMEN to represent you, we will give you the same advice we give each of our clients -- concentrate on your life, you family and your health. We will take care of everything else. Leave all of the work and worry about your legal rights to us. Trust us. Believe in us. Have faith in us as your attorneys. Understand that we will always to do what we believe is best for you and your case. Helping you is our job. In fact, it is our only job -- guiding injury victims like you through one of the most difficult times of your lives, with care and concern -- while fighting aggressively to the limits of the law to obtain compensation and justice for each of you!

     Print our Personal Injury Questionnaire on our Website, Fill it out and Fax back, so we can determine if we can help you obtain an injury settlement. We would welcome an opportunity to prove to you what we have proven to thousands of injured clients -- that you can feel comfortable and secure in the fact that KENNETH VERCAMMEN - Trial Attorney We Fight To Win.

     When you have been injured in an accident or collision, you are worried about who is going to pay your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages. The last thing you want is to be taken advantage of by an insurance company. If you don’t protect your rights, you may not be able to make a claim.

     Insurance companies have attorneys and adjusters whose goal is to pay you as little as they can. You need a New Jersey personal injury lawyer to fight for you. I am dedicated to helping your recover as much money as possible under the law.

     You need an attorney who will work hard to protect your rights, maximize your insurance settlement and minimize the hassles of dealing with the insurance companies. You need an experienced and aggressive New Jersey trial lawyer with PROVEN RESULTS who will fight for you. Having an experienced personal injury lawyer can make the difference between getting what you deserve and getting nothing.

     Without the threat of a lawyer who is willing to go to trial and seek a big jury verdict, why would an insurance company pay you what your claim is really worth? Lawsuits can be expensive, and many people do not have the money to pursue their claim. In every case, I advance all costs associated with pursuing your case and I do not ask you for a penny until we recover from the other side.

     I am an experienced aggressive trial lawyer abd 3rd degree Black Belt. I am not afraid to take your case to trial if that is what it takes to maximize the amount of money your recover for your personal injury. I offer one-on-one service, and I will not hand your case off to an inexperienced lawyer or a paralegal.

     Reduce the stress of making a claim.

     Personal injury accidents can turn your life upside down. Making a personal injury claim can be difficult and time consuming. Once I take your case, you can stop worrying about dealing with the insurance companies and focus on recovering from your injuries. I take care of all of the paperwork, phone calls, and negotiations, so you can get on with your life.

     p.s. For those clients who are afraid or reluctant to go to Court, KENNETH VERCAMMEN also offers a special -- “For Settlement Only” -- program. This means that if we are unable to settle with the insurance company, we will not go any further -- unless you want us to. You have my personal assurance that there will be absolutely no pressure and no obligation.

     We handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis.

This means:
YOU DON’T OWE ME A LEGAL FEE UNLESS I RECOVER MONEY FOR YOU.

     Call our office to schedule a "confidential" appointment 732-572-0500

     Kenneth A. Vercammen is the Managing Attorney at Kenneth Vercammen & Associates in Edison, NJ. He is a New Jersey trial attorney has devoted a substantial portion of his professional time to the preparation and trial of litigated matters. He has appears in Courts throughout New Jersey each week on personal injury matters, Criminal /Municipal Court trials, and contested Probate hearings.

       Mr. Vercammen has published over 125 legal articles in national and New Jersey publications on criminal, elder law, probate and litigation topics. He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation issues for the American Bar Association, NJ ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association. His articles have been published in noted publications included New Jersey Law Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer. He is the Editor in Chief of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Committee Newsletter.

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