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Davidow Joins Firm as Associate

By Karen Mason | Published December 10, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Davidow Joins Firm as Associate

Robert J. Davidow has joined the firm as an Associate. Mr. Davidow received a J.D. from Widener University School of Law. Mr. Davidow served as Law Clerk to The Honorable Paul Innes, P.J.Ch. and practices in the area of litigation.

Scollo Joins Firm

By Karen Mason | Published March 23, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Scollo Joins Firm

Jeanne-Marie Scollo has become an Associate with Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. She earned her J.D from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She is a member of the firm’s Local Government Law and Litigation Practice Groups. Ms. Scollo brings over nine years of previous legal experience to the firm. She served as Deputy Read More

NELA-NJ Attorney Zuckerman

By Karen Mason | Published March 12, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NELA-NJ Attorney Zuckerman

In a recent decision (Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc.), the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that an employee who is fired for using medical marijuana outside the workplace may bring a claim for disability discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Mason, Griffin & Pierson Attorney, Elizabeth Zuckerman, who argued the cause Read More

Home Seller Seminar February 22

By Karen Mason | Published February 14, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Home Seller Seminar February 22

Nicole Sciotto, Associate Attorney with Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a presenter at Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty Annual Home Seller’s Seminar on Saturday, February 22nd from 10 till 11:30 AM. The event is free and open to the public. All potential homeowners looking to sell their home in the near future are welcome to Read More

The SECURE Act – Effective 1/1/2020

By Karen Mason | Published January 31, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The SECURE Act – Effective 1/1/2020

The SECURE ACT changes the age for required minimum distributions (RMDs) for traditional IRAs from 70 ½ to 72. The new rules allow an individual of any age to make contributions to a traditional IRA, as long as the individual has earned income from wages or self-employment. The Act also affects beneficiaries of inherited IRAs. Read More

Montgomery Township Education Foundation

By Karen Mason | Published January 29, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Montgomery Township Education Foundation

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is pleased to sponsor Montgomery Township Education Foundation. The Foundation’s fundraiser takes place on the evening of March 14 at Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman, New Jersey. The Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization set up to support strategic programs for the benefit of the Montgomery Township public school children. Read More

New Jersey Supreme Court Case

By Karen Mason | Published January 23, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New Jersey Supreme Court Case

Elizabeth Zuckerman will be arguing in the NJ Supreme Court on February 3rd, in the case of Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. The case involves the issue of whether an employee who uses medical marijuana can be terminated for failing a drug test. Ms. Zuckerman will be arguing on behalf of Amicus NELA-NJ.

Welcome New Municipal Clients

By Karen Mason | Published January 20, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Welcome New Municipal Clients

MG&P starts the new year with new municipal clients. Kevin Van Hise has been appointed as the attorney for the West Amwell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment and Edwin Schmierer was recently retained by the Borough of Elmwood to serve as Special Counsel.

Princeton Adult Education Class – Know Your Rights as an Employee

By Karen Mason | Published January 20, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Princeton Adult Education Class – Know Your Rights as an Employee

Elizabeth Zuckerman will be an instructor for the Princeton Adult Education course, Know Your Rights as an Employee. The 3-session course starts on February 11 and will explore topics including sexual harassment, discrimination, medical marijuana in the workplace, whistle-blower claims, NJ’s newly enacted Wage Theft Act, Federal and State family leave acts, and other laws Read More

MG&P Celebrates 65th Anniversary

By Karen Mason | Published December 23, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on MG&P Celebrates 65th Anniversary

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is celebrating its sixty-fifth anniversary. Since its founding in 1955, the firm has evolved from a two-man general practice partnership to a mid-size professional corporation which continues a general practice but has developed specific areas of concentration. The firm has been an integral part of central New Jersey over the past Read More

Ed Schmierer Recognized as Outstanding Volunteer by Womanspace
Nicholas S. Taylor, Esq. joins Mason, Griffin & Pierson PC as an Associate.

Nicholas is a member of the firm’s Business & Banking Practice Group and Real Estate Practice Group. Nick concentrates his practice in banking law, business formation, all aspects of business representation, and real estate. He will assist the firm’s Business & Banking Group in representing closely held businesses and local and national banks in business lending transactions as well as representing buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate.
Ed Schmierer honored with the David McAlphin Humanitarian Award
Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq moderates Affordable Housing Panel

On June 23, 2022, Mason, Griffin & Pierson, PC, Director, Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq., moderated a panel discussion presented by Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ) concerning the status of affordable housing delivery for the Third Round and preparation for the Fourth Round which commences July 1, 2025. Mr. Schmierer is the President of AHPNJ. The panelists included a representative from the Fair Share Housing Center, former Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the Chief of Multifamily Program for NJHMFA and a professional planner who has served as a Special Court Master in 40 plus municipalities for the implementation of Third Round Affordable Housing Plans. Mr. Schmierer chairs the firm's Government Practice Group which represents over 30 municipal governing bodies, land use board and affordable housing committees throughout the State of New Jersey.

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