By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Appellate Court Attorney When it comes to deciding the merits of a case, default judgments are final adjudications (a default judgement means one party in a lawsuit failed to answer the complaint). A court in one state does not generally have the […]
Growing Your Business: How Reusing Architectural Plans Can Set You Up for Real Trouble
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Real Estate Attorney When you hire an architect to design your home, business, or commercial property, the architectural plans you receive from him/her have copyright protections attached to them. This means that if you use them to build another structure, […]
Employers Are Allowed to Hire and Fire (Discriminate) on the Basis of Political Affiliation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Corporate Law Attorney With the controversy around the recent elections now over, there have been some reports of companies telling their employees that if they voted for President-elect Trump, they should be looking for a new job. There has also […]
Determining the Fair Market Value Credit for Property Sold at a Sheriff’s Sale
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Foreclosure and Real Estate Attorney In a previous blog, I discussed with you the process by which a judgment creditor can collect on his or her judgment through the use of the writ of execution. After you have satisfied, or attempted to […]
Enforcing a Construction Lien: Putting Someone on Notice
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Construction Lien Law Attorney When you file a construction lien upon a homeowner or a commercial enterprise for services you have performed but have not been paid, New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. § 2A:44A-14 (a) requires you to go to Superior Court to […]
Fighting Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business and Contract Law Attorney If you or a loved one has gotten charges on his or her credit card that you do not recognize, you are not alone. Every day, many Americans look at their credit card statements and scratch their […]
Appealing to the Appellate Division: Appeals of Interlocutory Orders Part 2- The Process
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Appeals and Appellate Court Attorney My last blog on appeals and the appellate court talked about the necessity of filing a motion for leave to appeal an interlocutory order, and whether the process is truly worth going through. Remember that the court […]
Appealing to the Appellate Division: Appeals of Interlocutory Orders Part 1- The Basics
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Appeals and Appellate Court Attorney One of the common misconceptions about appeals is that you can only appeal a final judgment in a case. You go through the litigation process, have a trial, get a verdict, and then you appeal the verdict […]
Appealing to the Appellate Division: Stays and Emergent Applications
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Appellate Law Attorney Litigation is a lengthy process. It starts with the filing of a complaint, which is followed by an answer from the opposing party or parties. Discovery commences, and it can be a year from the date the complaint is […]
Forcing a Shareholder to Sell His or Her Shares of Stock in a Company
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Shareholder Rights & Corporate Litigation Attorney When you think about selling stock in a company, you think about calling up a stock broker and telling him or her to put your 500 or 1,000 shares of XYZ Corporation up for sale in […]