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The lawyers exchanged emails, but the formal settlement was never signed. Is the case over? Learn how agreed terms, intent, and settlement authority affect the analysis. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont about a New Jersey contract or litigation dispute.

A lawsuit arrives, and the first legal bill may not be far behind. Learn what to gather for an insurance review, how a defense differs from payment of a claim, and what to examine in the carrier’s response. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont about a New Jersey business dispute.

A failed closing does not answer who gets the deposit. Review the cancellation grounds, contract terms, and evidence of loss before demanding or releasing escrow funds. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont handles New Jersey real estate transactions and disputes.

A subpoena can pull your business into someone else’s lawsuit. Learn how to review the requested records, production date, confidentiality concerns, and any need for court protection. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont for assistance with a New Jersey business subpoena.

A business partner changes passwords and shuts you out of company records. Learn how the operating agreement, management structure, and New Jersey law affect the next steps. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont to discuss an LLC ownership dispute.

Unanswered requests for admission can establish facts in a New Jersey lawsuit. Learn the response deadline, how qualified answers work, and when a court may allow withdrawal. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont assists clients with discovery and commercial litigation.

Court forms and case-specific interrogatories follow different procedures in New Jersey. Learn which cases use uniform questions, when answers are due, and what a business must review before signing. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont assists clients with litigation and discovery.

A formal offer of judgment can change the financial consequences of a trial. Learn how New Jersey’s deadlines, percentage thresholds, and exceptions work before deciding whether to accept an offer. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont helps litigants evaluate settlement decisions.

Commercial lease renewal in New Jersey can depend on deadlines months before expiration. Review notice windows, delivery requirements, and option conditions. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont to protect your business location.

Paid in full checks in New Jersey may settle more than you intend. Learn how disputed invoices, settlement language, and payment procedures affect your rights. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont before accepting a conditional payment.

Dissolving your LLC does not erase the personal guarantee you signed on the lease, the SBA loan, or the equipment financing. This guide explains how a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in New Jersey discharges guaranteed business debt, why the entity itself never receives a discharge, how the means test and the federal exemption election work for New Jersey filers, what Section 523 never wipes out, and the insider preference and fraudulent transfer traps that can cost an owner the dischar

A New Jersey court decides who owes what; it does not move the money. Collecting a judgment in New Jersey is a separate project with its own filings, rules, and costs. This guide covers docketing a Special Civil Part or Law Division judgment statewide, information subpoenas, enforcing litigant's rights when the debtor ignores you, writs of execution, wage garnishment limits, bank levies, property liens, the twenty year clock, and whether collection is worth the spend.

Most buyers assume an asset purchase leaves the seller's problems behind. New Jersey law says otherwise. This guide covers the four successor liability exceptions, the product line rule, the bulk sale notification to the Division of Taxation, worker classification exposure, assignment and change of control traps, and the escrow and indemnification structure that actually protects someone buying a business in New Jersey.