About the Firm
The firm provides a comprehensive
and versatile level of service for the Corporate, Government
(including Municipal, County and Board of Education) and Individual
client.
We often work with our client's
existing attorney. In fact we receive over one-half of our referrals
from local counsel. They take care of matters of which they
are experienced; and we focus on our specialties --- keeping
you and your attorney informed every step of the way.
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Scope of Services
Labor
Negotiated over (300)
Collective Bargaining Agreements with police, firefighters,
public works employees, white collar staff and supervisors,
college administrators, professors, elementary and secondary
school administrators, teachers, secretarial and custodial
personnel and nurses. Address ULP charges, scope petitions,
unit clarification, FLSA, sexual harassment, ADA, civil service,
layoffs, employee discipline, settlement and release agreements,
mediation, fact finding, grievance and interest arbitration.
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Hearing
Officer Services
City of Union City,
Fire District No. 1-Piscataway, Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, Village
of Ridgewood, Borough of Carlstadt, Fire District No. 1. - City of Lambertville.
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School Law
Special education matters;
pupil and employee discipline; tenure issues; RIF and bumping
rights; inter-district cooperative agreements; school referenda;
budget issues and appeals; condemnation proceedings; superintendent
and business administrator searches; contracts and bid documents;
and lease purchase agreements.
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Municipal
& County Government
Local public contracts
law; self-insurance and JIF's; OPRA; commercial and residential
tax appeals; resolutions, ordinances; inter-local service
agreements; audit and local finance board issues; tort claims;
planning and zoning matters.
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Alternate
Dispute Resolution
The firm provides Mediation
Services for Labor, Employment, Civil Rights, Defamation,
Disability, Sexual Harassment, Retirement and Pensions, Whistle
Blower, Business Relationships, Commercial Transactions, Trade
Secrets, Condominium Associations and Tort matters. The firm
also provides Hearing Officer services for Labor, Employment
and Civil Service Disputes.
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Teaching
& Seminars
Adjunct Professor for
Administrative Law, Collective Bargaining, Human Resource
Management, Managing Organizational Change, Organization Performance
Assessment, Organization Theory, Public and Non-Profit Management: Political Environmental/Public Administration, Public Policy Administration; and Sports Law and Administration with Fairleigh Dickinson
University (1995 - present). Seminars & Lectures: the Americans
With Disabilities Act; Drug Testing; Hiring and Firing Practices;
the Application and Interview Process; Local Public Contracts
Law; Ethics; Sports Torts and Sexual Harassment.
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Education
Seton Hall University
School of Law, J.D.(1987);
Fairleigh Dickinson University,
M.P.A. (1976), B.A.(1973)
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Prior Public Positions
Assistant Essex County Counsel
and Counsel to Essex County Construction Board of Appeals;
Assistant to Business Administrator, City of Paterson; Borough
Administrator for: Leonia; Atlantic Highlands; Ramsey and
Hopatcong.
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License & Professional Affiliations
Admitted to New Jersey
Bar (1987) & U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
(1987). New Jersey Bar Association Member: Labor and Employment
Section; Entertainment and Arts
Law Section; Alternate Dispute Resolution Section. Sports
Lawyers Association; Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn
of Court for Alternate Dispute Resolution, State of New Jersey.
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Representation
Past & Current
Carlstadt-East Rutherford
Regional Board of Education, State Operated School District
of Jersey City, Livingston Board of Education, Eatontown Board
of Education, Saddle Brook Board of Education, Palisades Park
Board of Education, Paterson Board of Education, Bogota Board
of Education, West New York Board of Education, Hudson County
Community College, Borough of Rutherford, Township of Lyndhurst,
Borough of Leonia, Borough of Kenilworth, Borough of Fort Lee, City of Passaic,
City of Union City, Town of West New York, County of Hudson,
Fire District No. 2 - Old Bridge Township, Fire District No.
4 - Old Bridge Township, Fire District No. 5 - Howell Township,
Fire District No. 2 - Bordentown Township, Fire District No.
2 - Jackson Township, Fire District No. 2 - Plainsboro Township, East Dover Fire
Company No. 4 - Toms River, Mt. Lauren Fire District, Plumsted Fire District, Secaucus Municipal Utilities
Authority, New Jersey Recreation and Park Association,
Rutherford Planning Board, Rutherford Public
Library, Rutherford Senior Housing Corporation, Nutley
Episcopal Senior Housing, Inc., the Passaic Public Library,
City of Union City Public Library, Trenton EMS, Millville Rescue Squad.
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Administrative
Expertise
Aside from his attorney
experience, Mr. Biviano has developed a state-wide reputation
as an effective hands on Administrator. Mr. Biviano served
as a public official in five (5) New Jersey communities located
in four (4) counties --- Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Monmouth.
His experience has spanned the spectrum from urban to suburban
to rural to seasonal resort communities. Mr. Biviano has served
as Assistant to the Business Administrator for the City of
Paterson, and as Borough Administrator (Chief Administrative
Officer) for the communities of: Leonia, Atlantic Highlands,
Ramsey and Hopatcong.
In this manner Mr. Biviano
possesses unique insight to: the formulation of public policy;
day-to-day government operations; budget preparation and implementation;
financial planning and investment. Moreover Mr. Biviano understands
the symbiotic relationship of local government to the county,
local and regional boards of education, districts, neighboring
communities, state and federal governments. Mr. Biviano also
served as administrator for a water district; a sewer district
and a municipal harbor district.
Mr. Biviano has obtained
millions of dollars in federal and state grants for downtown
revitalization; establishing and enhancing a water district;
rehabilitation of current housing stock; construction and
restoration of public buildings, facilities and roadways.
Mr. Biviano has overseen millions of dollars in building construction.
He has been at the "cutting edge" of the development of self-insurance
programs and joint insurance funding groups for more than
two decades.
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Venue
Represented clients before
PERC, EEOC, New Jersey DCR, United States and New Jersey Departments
of Labor, NLRB, Mediators, Arbitrators, the United States
and New Jersey Departments of Education, as well as matters
venued before Municipal Court, Municipal Planning and Zoning
Boards, County Construction Board of Appeals, the Office of
Administrative Law, Tax Court of New Jersey, Superior Court,
the Appellate Division and the United States Federal District
Court.
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Outside Interests
Tennis, European Travel,
Medieval History, Writing, Teaching & Seminars, Mentoring
and Volunteer Organizations, Theatre, Classical Music, Renaissance
and Modern painting and sculpture.
We look forward to working
for and with you in any manner which is helpful to you. We
hope you will enjoy the web site, updates and links to learn
more about us.
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