Jennifer C. Meusel - Totowa, NJ

Jennifer C. Meusel is of counsel to the firm. Jennifer joined us after a career as a civil litigator in Manhattan, where she specialized in litigating civil cases, from intake to trial, and negotiating settlements. Prior to her career in law, she had a career in international banking as an officer at The Mitsui Trust and Banking Co, Ltd.

Jennifer’s practice now encompasses estate planning, probate and estate administration, as well as transactional work including commercial and residential real estate sales and leasing, and sales of businesses. Jennifer takes pride in her commitment to providing individualized and personal attention to her clients.

Jennifer aids individuals with the decisions required for making an estate plan, whether it is deciding on guardians for your children or what types of trusts to establish based on the size and configuration of your estate and its beneficiaries. Jennifer has drafted wills and trusts for people whose main assets are their home and retirement account, and for those who need complex will and trust drafting to minimize the significant tax liability which can occur, and will occur without proper planning. Jennifer has experience helping individuals who have been appointed as executors to navigate the probate system and to assist in the detail oriented administration of an estate, and to prepare and file the estate tax returns and close the estate.

Jennifer’s expertise in transactional work includes the sales of businesses, sales of business assets, sale and transfer of liquor licenses including the municipal and state applications and approvals process, the sales of commercial and residential real estate, and the leasing of commercial space. The negotiation skills from her years of litigating cases serve her well when negotiating these varied contracts.

Jennifer has extensive experience litigating cases including personal injury trials, workers’ compensation hearings, unemployment hearings, administrative law hearings, and real estate litigation.

Jennifer is admitted to the bars of the states of New Jersey and New York. She is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Jennifer received her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from The State University of New York at Albany. She received her juris doctorate from New York Law School, cum laude, where she was a member Moot Court Association.