Attorney Profiles

Members

David B. Himelman• Lawrence H. Wertheim • Stephen R. Geller

David B. Himelman, of East Brunswick, concentrates his practice in all aspects of real estate, environmental law, land use and acquisition, administrative and municipal law, including, energy and public utilities. He has handled all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions. He has extensive experience in all aspects of environmental law and development, including site remediation, insurance coverage litigation, permitting and enforcement, site acquisition, regulatory approvals, construction contracting and claims. In addition, Himelman represents clients in the health care industry. Himelman, who is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, served as New Jersey State Senator to complete the unexpired term of former state Senator Jack Sinagra of the 18th district. He has served as Township Attorney for East Brunswick, North Brunswick and Randolph Township. In addition, he has served as counsel for the Borough of Milltown Planning Board, Ford Avenue Redevelopment Agency, Franklin Township Municipal Ethics Board, and East Brunswick Sewage Authority. Mr. Himelman is a member of the New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is an active member of numerous community, charitable and professional organizations and serves on the board of directors of the East Brunswick Jewish Center. David Himelman is a graduate of Rutgers University and received his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law.

Lawrence H. Wertheim, of Marlboro, counsels and litigates commercial business issues with a particular emphasis on restrictive covenant litigation, real estate disputes, community association litigation, franchise law, utilities, general business and contract disputes. Wertheim is the former chair of the Franchise Law Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association (2003-2004) and is the author of a chapter in New Jersey Condominium and Community Association Law, published by Gann Laws Books, which concerns the enforcement of restrictive covenants by community associations. In recent years, Mr. Wertheim's legal arguments have resulted in precedent setting decisions in the areas of corporate governance, title insurance and community association law, which have been published nationally. Wertheim represents condominium and homeowner's associations, real estate developers, as well as health care professionals. Wertheim gives periodic lectures on franchise law in conjunction with the Small Business Development Center and has spoken before the Chancery Section of the Middlesex County Bar Association. He is certified as a mediator and served as the original chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association's Committee On Alternative Dispute Resolution. Wertheim is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York and serves on the board of directors of Marlboro Jewish Center, as well as, serving as chair of various committees. Wertheim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned degrees from the College of Liberal Arts and the Wharton School of Business. He received his law degree from the Boston University School of Law, where he was named a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar.

Stephen R. Geller, of West Orange, concentrates his practice in real estate, land use and environmental litigation and regulatory matters, and commercial transactions. Mr. Geller has defended cases before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other state and governmental agencies. He has extensive experience in all aspects of environmental law and development, including site remediation, insurance coverage litigation, permitting and enforcement, site acquisition, regulatory approvals, construction contracting and claims. Geller has served as counsel to both the New York City Department of Transportation and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, where he handled complex regulatory and commercial transactions. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. Stephen Geller is a graduate of Polytechnic University of New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School where was an editor of the Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.