Product Development Real Estate

Joseph J. Fell, Esq.

***BPost Kennel Road, Far Hills, New Jersey 07931

908-***-**** • *******@*******.***

Attorney At Law

Versatile and experienced attorney with background in corporate law

Driven legal professional with more than twenty (20) years of experience in corporate, civil, commercial and criminal counsel. Expertise includes insurance defense, mediation, commercial transactional practice, commercial real estate, leasing, zoning and planning, product development, liability defense, trademarks, franchising and licensing. Demonstrated and proven history of serving as legal counsel and consultant to corporate clients.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Complex Contract Negotiations • Insurance Defense • Commercial Transactions • Business Disputes • Franchise & Licensing • Civil Litigation (including State and Federal) • Trial and Appellate Courts • Shareholder/Member Relations • Product Development • Leadership and Supervision • Research Direction

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ

Business Editor, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal

Bachelor of Arts (Magna cum Laude), Political Science, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Member, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Jersey (including US District Court, District of NJ) • New York (including Southern and Eastern Districts)

Washington District of Columbia • US Third Circuit Court of Appeals • Colorado • Michigan

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

JOSEPH J. FELL & ASSOCIATES, LLC, East Hanover, NJ - Partner 2009 - Current

MORGAN, MELHUISH, el als. / FOX AND FOX, LLP, Livingston, NJ – Partner 1992 – 2009

Direct daily operations of a civil litigation legal firm, including staff supervision and resource coordination. Develop relationships with clients, encompassing corporate and real estate organizations, "500 fortune" included. Serve as civil litigation counsel, for both plaintiff and defendant, in State and Federal matters. Coordinate all aspects of civil litigation for trial courts at local, State and Federal levels. Ensure compliance with all relevant requirements in connection with civil litigation through and including preparation and filing of civil complaints and answers thereto; discovery practice; preparation and defense of civil motion practice; coordination and conducting trials; undertaking post-judgment discovery and related procedures; as well as preparation and defense of post-trial motions and appeals.

• Assist clients with corporate/business formations, shareholder/membership agreements, shareholder/corporate/commercial transactional projects, complex and otherwise, including but not limited to document review, analysis, drafting, administration, negotiation and modification of transactional projects/documents/contracts. Maintain communications with clients, participating counsel, partners/members and shareholders.

• Assisted clients with corporate/business formations, shareholder/membership agreements, shareholder/member disputes and shareholder/member purchases, transfers and buy-outs.

• Retained as outside counsel for a variety of companies, in a myriad of diverse industries, including but not limited to manufacturing, sales and distribution, transaction management on both buy and sell-side, settlement negotiation and litigation/claim/liability analysis.

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