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law requires not only dedication, but strong degrees of
knowledge and experience. At Chase and Chase, we
strive to achieve the best representation for our
clients in the following areas of legal practice:
To see a full description,
click on the Area of Practice you are seeking.
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Injury: |
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area of legal practice commonly known as "Personal
Injury" covers a broad spectrum of legal claims,
cases and issues. Personal injury law encompasses claims
for injuries arising out of and/or caused by an infinite
variety of situations -such as automobile accidents,
slip and falls, trip and falls, falling objects,
negligent or intentional assaults, trespass, playground
incidents, legal and medical malpractice, negligent care
of others, etc. Claims can be made for
"damages" such as physical injuries, pain and
suffering, scarring, loss of a bodily member or
function, impairment, loss of income, damage to or loss
of property, lost profits and more. Our firm has been
involved with and represented individuals suffering
injuries as well as individuals having caused injuries
or other damages. In our over 82 years of combined
experience we have handled literally thousands of cases
involving an infinite variety of situations and damages.
Most cases settle without ever proceeding to trial
with our without a jury. However, in situations where a
settlement cannot be reached, we have been successful
before some of the toughest and most conservative juries
in the country. In fact, Marc Chase became a member of
the exclusive "Million Dollar Advocates Forum"
by winning a jury verdict for 1.5 million dollars in a
personal injury case. The members of Chase & Chase
handle personal injury cases, personally. At a
free, initial consultation you will meet and consult
with a Chase family attorney. He will personally handle
your case from its inception to its conclusion. No
inexperienced young associate or paralegal will ever
have responsibility for your matter. All
personally injury cases handled by our firm are on a
"contingent basis," meaning that you pay us no
fee unless we recover money for you, and our fee is
fixed, by law as a percentage of the total recovery.
Although the law requires the client to reimburse the
firm in the event there is no recovery of money, Chase
& Chase advance all expenses and do not have
their clients commit to reimburse them if there is no
recovery. |
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The area of legal practice
commonly referred to as Family Law or Domestic Relations
Law involves a full range of legal issues confronting
most everyone. This area of law includes divorce,
pre-marital agreements, separation agreements, custody,
child support, alimony, parenting time/visitation,
annulment, and quasi-criminal matters involving children
and young-adults under the age of 18. Our firm regularly
represents litigants in matters as issue-limited as
those involving short-term marriages with no children to
those involving contested custody, distribution of
substantial assets, alimony, claims against family
businesses and more complex issues. In appropriate
cases, violence within the family can result in claims
against a spouse for monetary damages. While our firm
will proceed to trial in appropriate cases, clients are
advised from the very inception of the attorney-client
relationship that all reasonable efforts are taken to
resolve legal issues consensually, by agreement, without
the need for costly and lengthy litigation. Recognizing
the emotional damage that necessarily follows the
breakdown of personal relationships, our firm encourages
its clients to maintain lines of communication and to
avoid involving children in the legal process. |
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This area of practice is broad in
scope. It includes advising "start-up"
businesses and creating new business entities. It
includes negotiation and preparation of agreements
between partners, shareholders, co-owners, employees and
independent contractors. Changes in business structure
including "buy-outs" of co-owners, development
of new areas of business and the transition to
"e-commerce" are also involved. Transactions
are an important aspect of the practice of commercial
law. From leasing rental space, purchasing equipment,
sub-leasing, buying or selling a business to agreements
with sales representatives, independent contractors and
suppliers, a commercial law attorney should be
consulted. Our firm advocates "preventive legal
procedure" by which businesses are encouraged to
discuss plans and review documents before implementation
and execution. |
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The practice of Business
Litigation requires the experience to know not only how
to handle the different aspects of the law, but when to
utilize each significant part, whether for trial or for
the mediation of business litigation. Our
expertise and understanding of these principles allows
us to represent our clients in the many areas of
Business Litigation including: Breach Of Contract,
Disputes Between Owners, Business dissolution disputes
between Owners/Partners, Construction Litigation,
Director & Officer Liability, Debtor & Creditor
Rights and Enforcement of Judgment, Sales Of Goods,
Commercial Code, Franchises, Consumer Civil Rights. |
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The purpose of our practice of
Real Estate Law is to help our clients make safe,
sound real estate transactions. We counsel our
clients in the important legal areas of real estate law,
such as acquisition, exchange, development,
disposition, financing, and utilization of commercial,
industrial and residential real property, and aid in the
preparation of supporting legal documentation.
The negotiation and preparation of complex leases and
the resolution of landlord/tenant disputes is another of
our areas of Real Estate law aimed to assist our
clients through the complexity of the offer, purchase
& sales agreement, the title examination, the review
and explanation of the loan documents and closing, which
are all part of the essential elements necessary to have
a successful transaction of both residential or
commercial properties. |
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The preparation and presentation
of variance applications and site plan
applications
Syıs first involvement with
Zoning Law came during his first stint as City
Attorney of the City of Hackensack in 1965. He was
involved in the drafting and adoption of a revised
comprehensive zoning ordinance and Master Plan. As
attorney for the Teaneck Redevelopment Agency and
Bergen County Housing Authority he established
contacts with numerous architects, planners, building
officials and traffic consultants.
Sy regularly prepares and
presents variance applications and site plan
applications before the Hackensack Zoning Board of
Adjustment and the Hackensack Planning Board. He has
also presented applications before the boards of many
of the other communities in Bergen County. "I
enjoy the challenges of and the creativity connected
with responsible land use in all of its aspects."
When Sy appears for clients of Chase and Chase before
municipal and county boards and agencies he carries
with him a long term recognition of his involvement in
local and county government.
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