JAMES J. DESANTIS

Managing Attorney

James J. DeSantis holds a Juris Doctorate from the Seton Hall University School of Law and a B.A. in Psychology, with a concentration in behavior and communication, from Rutgers University.  Following law school, Mr. DeSantis was invited to attend The Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court and subsequently completed its course of litigation training.

While attending law school, Mr. DeSantis served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court as well as the Honorable Ralph L. DeLuccia, J.S.C. of the Passaic County Superior Court-Criminal Division. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. DeSantis served as law clerk to the Honorable Isabel Brawer Stark, J.S.C.(retired) of the Bergen County Superior Court-Civil Division.

Mr. DeSantis is licensed to practice law in the state courts of New York and New Jersey as well as in the District of Columbia. On the federal level, Mr. DeSantis is licensed to practice law in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as in the District of New Jersey.  In addition to private practice, he serves as a Foreclosure Mediator on behalf of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and he has been designated as a Law Guardian by the State of New Jersey to represent minors in alleged cases of child abuse or neglect and in termination of parental rights proceedings.

He has dedicated his legal practice to providing quality, affordable legal services in a variety of areas, including:

~ Special Education Advocacy

~ Civil and Business Litigation

~ Business and Corporate Law

~ Estate Planning

~ Traffic Violations

~ Foreclosure Defense and Debt Management

~ Alternative Dispute Resolution

EDUCATION

Seton Hall University School of Law – J.D.

Rutgers University – B.A.

BAR ADMISSIONS

State of New Jersey

Federal District of New Jersey

District of Columbia

State of New York

Eastern District of New York

Southern District of New York

MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

New Jersey Special Education Practitioners Group

District of Columbia Bar Association

New York State Bar Association