Garofalo & O’Neill,
P.A. Parsippany, New Jersey Attorneys

Our Mission

Garofalo & O’Neill’s goal is to provide the experience and knowledge our clients require to accomplish their legal and financial goals.  The firm offers a wide array of services and has the experience and expertise to assist our clients in the most cost-effective, efficient and expeditious manner possible.

Areas Of Practice

Commerce

Garofalo & O’Neill is a boutique firm representing the business community in all phases of their activity, including corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and sole proprietors, and the relationship of the principals, their parties to such organizations thereto and all their related business activities, including acquisition, leasing, financing and contractual arrangements.  It has represented lending and financial institutions in financial vehicles of all kinds, including the preparation of commitments, serving as counsel to the lender and organizing the closing of various financial endeavors.

Real Estate

Garofalo & O’Neill has years of experience representing clients in all phases of real estate activity including the purchase, sale, leasing and financing of residential and commercial real property.  Many of our clients’ transactions have also involved significant land use matters.  We have represented clients in all levels of real estate transactions from single-family residential closings and mortgaging, to complex commercial sales, acquisitions, leasing, and 1031 Exchanges.

Land Use

Garofalo & O’Neill has earned an outstanding reputation in the field of land use.  The firm represents individuals, local, regional and national clients, in securing government approvals for development projects entailing subdivisions, site plans, use and bulk variances, planned unit and Affordable Housing Developments.  We have also represented clients for approvals of property in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation and rezoning.  We have appeared before the Planning and Zoning Boards of most of the municipalities in Morris, Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Hunterdon, Union and Somerset counties.  We have appeared in many municipalities throughout the State representing various clients in development applications of every nature.

Litigation

Our litigation practice entails, primarily, business, contract and property disputes, construction litigation, including representation of builders, general contractors, architects, engineers and the like.  We also represent clients subject to, or involved in, administrative and governmental agency matters.  Our Appellate practice includes all of the foregoing areas.

Telecommunications

Garofalo & O’Neill has years of experience in all phases of the telecommunications industry.  It represented the earliest wireless telephone companies starting with Metro, which evolved into AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile on its initial systems implementation in New Jersey.  The firm represents a number of companies licensed by the FCC in all aspects of telecommunications including leasing and land-use matters.

Alternate Dispute Resolution

Robert Garofalo is actively involved in representing clients in mediation and arbitration of a variety of commercial disputes.  He has, and continues to serve, as an arbitrator under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association and is a member of Garibaldi Inn of Court and Dispute Resolution Section of the New Jersey Bar Association.

Additional Areas of Practice

• Construction and Lien Law
• Disabilities
• Franchise Law
• Tax Appeals