FRANKLYN C. STEINBERG, III
Mr. Steinberg is the founder and principal of the Firm. Mr. Steinberg's practice is focused on litigation, employment, aviation and business.
Mr. Steinberg began his career as a law clerk to the Hon. Frederick B. Lacey, one of the most distinguished trial judges of the United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He received
his early training as a trial lawyer at a prestigious New Jersey
law firm. After achieving partnership status at another established New Jersey firm, he decided to put his experience to work in his
own practice.
Over the past 25 years, Mr. Steinberg has litigated hundreds
of complex matters before the State and Federal courts. His extensive trial experience spans a wide range of cases. He has litigated
both jury and non-jury trials and has argued appellate matters
in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of
New Jersey, Appellate Division, and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He also frequently represents clients in mediation and arbitration
proceedings.
In addition to litigation, a significant area of focus for Mr.
Steinberg is employment law. He often represents executives and
individuals in employment disputes involving Fortune 500
companies. Many of these matters have been resolved through his
successful negotiation of separation agreements that provided
for substantial compensation packages.
An avid pilot for more than 30 years who holds a commercial license, Mr. Steinberg also actively practices in the area of aviation
law. He also counsels to the Firm's business clients
Mr. Steinberg is a 1974 magna cum laude graduate of Denison University. He received his law degree in 1977 from Seton Hall
University Law School where he also served as Managing Editor
of the Seton Hall Legislative Journal. He is admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of New Jersey (1977), the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey (1977) and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1978.
Mr. Steinberg is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; the American Trial Lawyers Association-- New Jersey; the Mid -Atlantic Aviation Coalition; the Lawyer-Pilot's
Bar Association and the Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association.
He has been a featured speaker for the New Jersey Institute for
Continuing Legal Education and various professional groups.
Direct Contact- fcs@lawfirmnewjersey.com
CHRISTINE H. STEINBERG
Ms. Steinberg recently joined the Firm as Of Counsel
after many years of service in the public sector. Her primary
areas of practice include business, corporate, sports and entertainment, finance, real estate and commercial transactions.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Steinberg was Senior
Vice President and General Counsel to the New Jersey Sports and
Exposition Authority, the entity that owns and operates Giants
Stadium, the Continental Airlines Arena, the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park Racetracks and the Atlantic City and Wildwood Convention
Centers.
Ms. Steinberg previously served as Assistant Attorney General
for the State of New Jersey. Reporting directly to the Attorney
General and the First Assistant Attorney General, she handled
matters relating to public finance and economic development for
the State and its independent financing authorities. She also
represented the Attorney General on the Boards of Directors of
the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and the New
Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (New Jersey Network).
Before her appointment as Assistant Attorney General, Ms. Steinberg was a Deputy Attorney General of the State of New Jersey and Assistant
Chief of the Banking, Insurance and Public Securities Section
of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division
of Law.
Ms. Steinberg is responsible for establishing the Firm's sports
and entertainment practice, which includes representation of two
NCAA Division I college athletic conferences and regularly counsels the Firm's business clients in regard to corporate, business and
real estate transactions.
A 1977 graduate of Seton Hall University Law School, Ms. Steinberg
was Associate Editor of the Seton Hall Legislative Journal and
graduated, magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University
in 1974. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court
of New Jersey (1977), the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey, (1977) and the United States Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit (1983).
Ms. Steinberg is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association,
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section; the Sports Lawyers
Association and the Financial Women's Association. She has been
a featured speaker at programs sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the New York and New Jersey
Societies for Certified Public Accountants.
Direct Contact- chs@lawfirmnewjersey.com
