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Mitchell
T. Grayson
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Mitchell
T. Grayson is the managing partner of the firm. He is
a skilled transactional and tax attorney with credentials
that include a Masters of Law Degree in Taxation (LLM)
and a license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Grayson's legal, tax and accounting background enables
him to provide pragmatic advice to clients and to structure
business transactions so as to minimize federal and estate
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He is highly regarded among others in his profession,
not only as an accomplished tax attorney, but also as
an astute transactional attorney adept in handling sophisticated
real estate, business and financing transactions.
Mitchell Grayson is a member of the American Bar Association
Sections of Taxation, Real Property & Business Law,
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
the Estate and Financial Council of Southern New Jersey,
the New Jersey Bar Association and the Society of Financial
Planning Professionals.
mgrayson@gersteingrayson.com
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Samuel
Gerstein
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Samuel
Gerstein, founder of the firm Gerstein
Grayson & Cohen, LLP (formerly known as Gerstein, Cohen &
Grayson) is semi-retired. He established the firm in
1985. Mr. Gerstein, upon
graduation from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden,
and admission to the Bar in 1973, served as a Captain
in the United States Army Military Police Corps. |
He has been
a practicing attorney in the South Jersey area since
1966. Mr. Gerstein's particular areas of expertise are
in Business and Commercial Law; Lending and Closings;
Banking Law, Commercial Real Estate and Buying and Selling
of Businesses.
He is admitted to practice before the Superior Court
of New Jersey, the United States District Court for
the District of New Jersey, the United States Court
of Appeals--3rd Circuit and the United States Supreme
Court.
His activities have included Chancellor, Rutgers Law
School Alumni Association, Camden, New Jersey; lecturer
in Commercial Law for the Continuing Legal Education
Program of the Camden County Bar Association; Commercial
Arbitrator, Superior Court of New Jersey and a Member
of the Executive Counsel, Eastern District of the Commercial
Law League of America.
sgerstein@gersteingrayson.com
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Andrew
B. Cohen
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Andrew
B. Cohen is a partner at the firm and head of the firm's
Litigation Department. Mr. Cohen graduated from Temple
University School of Law in 1992 and is licensed to practice
law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He practices in State
and Federal Courts, handling matters which include personal
injury, business disputes, real estate, commercial collections
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Mr.
Cohen is a member of the American Bar Association, the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the New Jersey
Division of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Additionally, Mr. Cohen serves on the Personal Injury
Law Committee of the Camden County Bar Association. Practice
areas for Mr. Cohen include Personal Injury, Civil Litigation,
Real Estate, Commercial Collections and Municipal Court.
acohen@gersteingrayson.com
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Donald S. Levenson
 Donald S. Levenson is Of Counsel to the firm. He graduated from Cornell University in 1965 and graduated from Rutgers University School of Law-Camden in 1968 where he was Editor of the Law Review. He served as President of the Burlington County Bar Association for the 1998-1999 term. He was a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointment Review Committee.
He served for two years as Prosecutor of Evesham Township; he was an attorney for the Cherry Hill Township Planning Board for over 10 years. He has been a member of the Burlington County and Camden County Bar Associations for over thirty (30) years as well as serving on various committees in those associations.
He is admitted to practice before the Superior Court of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court.
His principal area of concentration is family law. This includes pre-nuptial agreements, divorce,
separation, custody, support and domestic violence cases. He also handles all types of real estate cases including, but not limited to, the buying and selling of homes, commercial real estate, leases and zoning and planning. Another area of his concentration is
Municipal Court work which includes cases as simple as speeding tickets to serious DWI matters as well as minor criminal matters.
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Cynthia Levin
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Cynthia Levin is a member of the firm of Gerstein Grayson
& Cohen, LLP and
has been a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars since 1975.
She graduated from Temple University, magna cum laude and from Rutgers
Law School, magna cum laude and received the Prentice Hall award for
distinguished work in Taxation. She taught Business Law and Income
Taxation at Stockton College and Rowan University. She practices in
the areas of estate and trusts and elder law planning.
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David P. Skand
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David P. Skand is an associate with the firm, having
graduated from Rutgers University law school in 1997.
Previously, Mr. Skand served as a Deputy Attorney General
with the New Jersey Attorney General's office where he
represented, among other State agencies, the State
Treasury Department. In that capacity, he served as
counsel to the Public Employees' Retirement System, as
well as the Police and Fireman's Retirement System. |
He has extensive litigation
experience and specializes in creditor's rights matters.
He has litigated matters in State, Federal, and United
States Bankruptcy Courts, as well as New Jersey's Office
of Administrative Law. In addition, he has extensive
appellate court experience, having briefed and argued
numerous matters on behalf of the agencies of the State of
New Jersey and other clients.
Mr. Skand's areas of practice include general and
commercial litigation, appellate litigation, OAL hearings,
insurance coverage, real estate and corporate matters,
zoning and land use, and Landlord/Tenant. His practice
further includes foreclosures, replevins, repossessions
and other creditor's rights matters, including
representation in the Bankruptcy Courts. He also handles
public employee pension matters, having represented the
New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits while serving
as a Deputy Attorney General. He is a member of the
Burlington County Bar Association.
dskand@gersteingrayson.com
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Jeffrey
S. Brenner
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Jeffrey S. Brenner is counsel to the Firm and concentrates
his practice on corporate/transactional matters involving
closely-held corporations, partnerships, limited liability
companies and the start-up, purchase and sale of such
businesses. |
His principal area of concentration is in the restaurant
and food and beverage industry and is a contributing
writer to several area publications associated with
the restaurant industry. Mr. Brenner is also regarded
as an expert on the recovery of embezzled/diverted funds,
employee theft and other fraud related matters. He frequently
provides counsel to companies and their owners on legal
and business issues pertaining to e-commerce and the
uses and risks of the Internet and related technologies.
Mr. Brenner is licensed to practice in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. He graduated from Rutgers University School
of Law - Camden in 1989 where he served as a staff member
on the Rutgers Law Journal. Mr. Brenner is a member
of the New Jersey Restaurant Association. He is also
a member of the New Jersey State, Camden County and
Burlington County Bar Associations, and a past attorney-coach
for the Cinnaminson High School Mock Trial Team.
jbrenner@gersteingrayson.com
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Beth Lincow Cole
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Beth Lincow Cole is Of Counsel to the firm. She
specializes in employment law for small to mid sized companies. Her goal,
is to afford clients expert counsel without the
prohibitive rates.
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Beth Lincow Cole graduated
magna cum laude from Lehigh University, earning her Juris
Doctor from Temple University School of Law. While there,
she earned Dean’s List and was honored with the Barrister
Award for distinguished performance in trial advocacy. She
was also selected for Temple Inn of Court, and served as
an editor for the Temple Environmental & Technology Law
Journal.
Upon graduation, Beth Lincow
Cole served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable
Michael Winkelstein, the Presiding Judge of the Civil
Division in Atlantic County. From there, she focused
solely on employment law, practicing at Buchanan Ingersoll
P.C. and Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.
Beth Lincow Cole is licensed to practice in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar
and the Philadelphia Bar Associations. She is also active
in multiple community organizations.
She is a frequent speaker on issues that concern employers
and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, appeared on Southern New Jersey television’s Legal
Line Show, and on WHYY-FM, National Public Radio. She has
also authored numerous employment-related articles.
bcole@gersteingrayson.com
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Craig David Becker
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Craig David Becker is Of Counsel to the firm. He
practices in criminal defense and education law. Craig
represents adults and juveniles in all facets of criminal
defense. He represents students and parents in special
education and disciplinary disputes with public and
private schools. Craig also represents individuals in
select civil rights, wrongful termination and personal
injury matters.
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Craig began representing individuals while still
attending law school and won his first not guilty verdict
and suppression motion prior to graduation. He is a former
Assistant Public Defender for Chester County,
Pennsylvania, where he represented defendants in high
profile felony cases and other serious offenses. Craig
also spent time in the County’s Juvenile Division, where
he represented minors in all facets of juvenile criminal
representation. After leaving the Public Defender’s
office, Craig worked as an associate for top practitioners
in Education Law and Civil Litigation.
Craig received his law degree from the University of
Pennsylvania, where he was the recipient of a James Wilson
Merit Scholarship. He is licensed to practice law in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania and is a member of the Camden
County Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association,
Pennsylvania State Bar Association, Philadelphia Trial
Lawyers Association and the Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers of New Jersey.
cbecker@gersteingrayson.com
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