Areas of Practice

Transportation Law
Property Damage Recovery
Estate Planning/Elder Law
Estate Administration
Tax Litigation
Corporate
Real Estate
General Litigation

Transportation Law

Our firm is highly specialized in the areas of State and Federal regulation of buses, vans and limousines. We represent a large number of transportation companies that are located in New Jersey and New York, and many others that are located throughout the United States. Although we are limited to representing transportation companies in State specific or intrastate operations and regulation in New Jersey and New York, we are able to represent transportation companies anywhere in the United States with regard to Federal Regulation.

We can obtain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (formerly ICC) and NJDOT and NYSDOT Certificates for charter, regular route, contract and casino operations, obtain USDOT Registrations, prepare and file tariffs and equipment leases, and handle all of your regulatory matters, including protests against applications for new service that would compete unfairly with an existing operation.

Our firm has as much practical experience as legal experience with regard to the operation of bus companies. Jerry Casser was involved in the operation of a large bus company with charter, transit and sightseeing operations through his family’s business interests before he began practicing law and as a result, has developed a substantial understanding of the day to day operations of a bus company which he has put to effective use in his law practice.

In the course of our law practice, we have represented large, mid-size and small bus operators, from a company the size of Coach USA with more than 9,000 buses and operations throughout the country to small start up bus companies. We represent charter and transit operators, commuter van operators, school bus companies, limousine operators and private companies that offer shuttle operations for their employees. We have obtained approval for bus routes for our clients throughout New Jersey and New York, and for interstate bus routes throughout the United States. We have handled transportation issues for bus companies in Maine, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and California.

Many of our out-of-state clients utilize our firm’s legal abilities for matters that arise when their transportation operations take them into New Jersey. The issues could involve bus accidents (we investigate and assist in the recovery of property damage), NJ tax issues, Atlantic City Casino matters, Municipal Court appearances for traffic violations, and leases for terminal and office locations in New Jersey, etc.

Our firm is a member of the United Motorcoach Association and the American Bus Association as well as the Transportation Lawyers Association and Association of Transportation Law Professionals. Jerry Casser serves as Legal Counsel to the Greater New Jersey Motorcoach Association, and he often speaks on transportation matters before bus associations and other transportation organizations.

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Property Damage Recovery
Our firm represents many commercial fleet owners (bus and limousine companies, van operators, and trucking companies) with respect to their property damage claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents. We arrange for the appraisal of the damage, negotiate with the insurance companies, litigate when necessary, and assist in the documentation of losses from "down time". We can also handle the negotiation and defense of property damage claims that are submitted to our “self-insured” clients, including the appraisal and verification of the other party’s damages.

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Estate Planning/Elder Law
We prepare both simple and sophisticated estate plans, including Wills, Trust Agreements, Living Wills, Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney, and advise our clients, especially seniors, on ways to minimize death taxes and to preserve their assets.

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Estate Administration
We handle all aspects of estate administration, including probate, collection of assets, satisfying unpaid obligations, valuation of assets, preparation and filing of Federal Estate and NJ/NY Inheritance and Estate Tax Returns, preparation of Court required accountings, representation before the Internal Revenue Service and the Division of Taxation, and the distribution of the estate.

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Corporate
We can handle incorporations, dissolutions and mergers, formation of LLC’s, prepare buy-sell agreements, employment agreements for key employees, annual and special minutes and resolutions, I.R.S. filings for "S" corporations and liquidating corporations, as well as most contracts and business agreements.

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Real Estate
We represent our clients with regard to buying and selling a home, refinancing a mortgage, negotiating contracts for the purchase, sale or lease of commercial properties, obtain environmental approvals from State agencies, and process real estate tax appeals.

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General Litigation
We represent clients who find that they can no longer operate a business jointly with a partner, clients who have not received the quality of services or merchandise for which payment has been made, and clients who have been defrauded in their business dealings with others.

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