May 9, 2024
Kozyra & Hartz, LLC proudly announces that Barry A. Kozyra (General Litigation), Judith A. Hartz (Family Law) and Robert C. Brady (Business Litigation) have been named to the 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list, and Judith A. Hartz has been named to the Top 50 Women Lawyers List. Congratulations Barry, Judy and Robert! Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a consumer guide to outstanding attorneys based on a multi-step selection process, including a survey and peer review.** **Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.superlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
August 15, 2022
Kozyra & Hartz, LLC proudly announces that Barry A. Kozyra & Judith A. Hartz have been selected as 2022 Essex County Top Lawyers by Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine.
Mr. Kozyra’s practice includes litigation in the areas of contract, commercial, corporation and partnership law, land use law, criminal defense, professional licensing (legal, medical, pharmaceutical and others), attorney ethics, family law (divorce, custody and adoption, domestic violence, premarital agreements), insurance, environmental protection, malpractice (legal, accounting and medical), real estate, condominium law, constitutional law, employment and torts. Mr. Kozyra has also served as a privately retained mediator and as an expert witness in legal malpractice and other cases, as well as a(...)
March 31, 2022
Kozyra & Hartz, LLC proudly announces that Barry A. Kozyra (General Litigation) and Judith A. Hartz (Family Law) have been named to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list, and Alvin H. Kim has been named to the 2022 Rising Stars list for Personal Injury General: Plaintiff. Congratulations Barry, Judy and Alvin!
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October 21, 2021
ALVIN H. KIM reports that pursuant to Governor Phil Murphy’s signed legislation, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance issued an Order requiring insurers of private passenger automobile insurance in New Jersey to disclose an insured’s policy limits to an attorney under certain circumstances. This Order further requires all private passenger automobile insurers to submit email addresses to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, through which they will receive disclosure requests.
You can read the Order here: https://www.state.nj.us/dobi/orders/a21_11.pdf.
An attorney’s request for the disclosure of an insured’s policy limits must be in writing and include: (A) a statement that the attorney represents an individual who was injured as a result of a(...)
October 21, 2021
ROBERT W. EVANS reports on August 4th, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S3691 which, as of now, signals the beginning of the end of the eviction moratorium due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to S3691, Executive Order 106 (which put a moratorium on all evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic) expired as of August 4th, 2021, for all evictions other than non-payment of rent, habitual late payment, or failure to pay a rent increase.
This portion of the bill was critical to many landlords due to the fact that while Executive Order 106 was in effect, a landlord-tenant trial (for reasons other than non-payment of rent) could only be scheduled by filing a complaint and (either simultaneously or subsequently) an Order to Show Cause alleging that “emergent circumstances”(...)
