Legal Services through the State Office by: ZAZZALI, FAGELLA, NOWAK, KLEINBAUM & FRIEDMAN

Legal Opinions by PBA Attorney's Kleinbaum & Fagella:


July 2010 - Constitutionality of Convention Leave - click here

August 2010 - Forfiture of Office - click here

October 2010 - Rice List - click here

February 2011 -Intrest Arbitration Law: The New Order - click here

Paul Kleinbaum, Esq.

   Robert Fagella, Esq.

 

Paul L. Kleinbaum is a partner in Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, with offices in Newark and Trenton.    The firm has represented the New Jersey State PBA for over 35 years.  Paul has appeared on behalf of the State PBA before the Supreme Court and Appellate Division in many cases dealing with significant issues to the PBA and law enforcement officers.  He also represents many PBA locals throughout New Jersey at the State, County and Municipal levels of government.  He provides advice and counsel to his PBA clients on a wide range of issues, including compliance with the PERC Act, the Civil Service laws, the American with Disabilities Act, Law Against Discrimination, Family Leave Act, and state wage and hour laws.  He represents PBAs in contract negotiations, grievance and interest arbitration, as well as trial and appellate litigation before the Federal and State courts, PERC, Merit System Board, Division of Pensions and other agencies.   Paul also handles disability pension appeals and is member of the PBA Legal Protection Plan.

 


Robert A. Fagella is the managing partner of Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, with offices in Newark and Trenton.  The firm has represented the New Jersey State PBA for over 35 years.  Bob has over 30 years experience in a wide variety of litigation, with an emphasis on public sector labor law.  He has successfully handled many trials in state and federal court, and has represented numerous local PBAs in hundreds of grievance arbitrations, PERC proceedings, interest arbitrations and disciplinary appeals. He provides advice and counsel to many PBA locals and their members on wide-ranging issues such as the PERC Act, Civil Service laws, discrimination laws, and state wage and hour laws.

Bob is a former Deputy Attorney General and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School.  He is a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics.

Education


Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 1982
Tufts University, B.A., 1973

 

Bar Admissions


New Jersey, 1983
Pennsylvania, 1983
Michigan, 1983
United States Supreme Court, 1998
United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, 1984
United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia, 1998
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1983
United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, 1983


Professional Affiliations


New Jersey State Bar Association,
Second Vice Chair: Labor and Employment Law Section
NLRB Region 22 Practice and Procedure Committee
AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee

Education


Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 1977 (Honors)
New York University, B.A., 1973 (cum laude)

Bar Admissions


New Jersey, 1977
Federal and State Courts of New Jersey and New York, 1983
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1980

 

 

 

 

 


Professional Affiliations


New Jersey State Bar Association