Pennington 08534. William W. Backes Jr., partner. 609-730-3838; fax,

609-730-4244.

This father and son firm moved from Ewing in February and has a

general

practice. Pierson Backes (Hamilton College Class of 1991) and William

Backes (Princeton Class of 1962) both hold law degrees from Temple

University. William’s practice focuses on transactional, estate

planning,

and small business law, while Pierson handles civil litigation.

Boulevard,

Suite 200, Princeton 08540. Elaine Jacoby, managing partner.

609-734-4324;

fax, 609-734-4387. Home page: www.duanemorris.com.

A group of attorneys from Hill Wallach specializing in employment

and labor law, as well as general civil litigation, formed this firm

on October 1. Duane, Morris & Heckcher is headquartered in

Philadelphia,

and has 19 offices nation-wide, with three offices in New Jersey.

Elaine Jacoby, the resident managing partner, has a BA from Mount

Holyoke, Class of 1963, and holds a law degree from Rutgers. Gary

Mitchell received his undergraduate and law degree at Rutgers and

has been practicing for almost 20 years. The third partner, Kathleen

Burns, holds a degree from Thomas Edison State College and graduated

from Rutgers’ law school in 1999.

200, Princeton 08540-6232. Ronald J. Levine Esq., partner.

609-452-3800;

fax, 609-520-9095.

Several attorneys from the Roseland office of Friedman Seigelbaum

LLP (recently acquired by Boston-based law firm Goodwin, Proctor &

Hoar) will be joining this firm on May 22. The office will move from

Roseland to Newark and retain its offices in New York City and Albany,

New York. Founded in 1928 the firm as a whole has 110 lawyers,

including

four partners in Princeton.

Herrick Feinstein handles corporate, workout and bankruptcy,

litigation,

real estate, sports and entertainment, intellectual property, tax,

trusts and estates.

Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-6900; fax, 609-924-5231.

Rankin moved his office from 195 Nassau to Alexander Road. A graduate

of Rutgers College, Class of 1973, he went to law school at the

University

of Oklahoma and focuses on residential real estate.

Princeton 08542-0176. 609-520-9797; fax, 609-520-8444.

The general practice of Jeffrey Hall has moved from 619 Alexander

to 600 Alexander Road.

Point West, Suite A-200, Pennington 08534. 609-737-0513; fax,

609-737-0207.

A specialist in real estate settlements, Mark Ingraham moved his

office

from 23 Route 31 to 2 Tree Farm Road, Pennington Point West, Suite

A-200. The phone and fax are the same.

Princeton

08540. Kenneth D. Rubin. 609-452-7330; fax, 609-452-2077.

This firm has moved from 619 Alexander Road, Building 1, Suite 2,

to a larger space at 731 Alexander Road. Rubin, Ehrlich & Buckley

specializes in banking law, commercial and residential law, and civil

litigation.

Box 8068, Trenton 08650-0068. Daniel G. Giaquinto, prosecutor.

609-989-6305;

fax, 609-989-0161.

Kathryn Flicker, the deputy first assistant prosecutor, has been

appointed

to head the state Division of Criminal Justice. Known for successfully

prosecuting Jesse Timmendequas (who received a death sentence for

the rape and murder of Megan Kanka), she will be the first woman in

this state post.

Flicker went to Indiana University and Rutgers School of Law and spent

19 years in the county prosecutor’s office and 10 years as a state

deputy attorney general. In her new post she will manage 870 people

and supervise the offices of 21 county prosecutors. Paul Zoubek, who

has been both criminal justice director and first assistant attorney

general, will continue to serve in the latter post.

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