Summary of Practice
Laura McKay Nejes concentrates her practice in estate planning and estate administration. She counsels clients on the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives. She brings experience in estate and trust litigation and complex commercial litigation to this role. Drawing on this combined experience, she works with clients to tailor estate plans to reflect their personal, financial, and familial goals.
Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Nejes served as Staff Attorney for the Office of the Union County Surrogate, advising on matters in the Superior Court, Probate Part. She is a former judicial law clerk to the Honorable Frederick C. Kentz, Jr., Chancery Division, General Equity Part, Union Vicinage.
Ms. Nejes earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law where she served as Notes Editor for the Seton Hall Legislative Journal. She holds a B.A. in Economics and English from Bucknell University.
Ms. Nejes is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, including the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section and the Essex County Bar Association. She has also served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the Morris and Sussex Vicinage, working to advance the interests of children in foster care.
Areas of Practice
Estate Administration, Wills and Trusts, Probate Matters, Estate and Trust Litigation
Professional Associations & Memberships
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
Essex County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
Law Clerk to the Honorable Frederick C. Kentz, Jr. Judge for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, Union Vicinage
Staff Attorney, Office of the Union County Surrogate, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Bar Admissions
New Jersey, 1997
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1997
Education
Seton Hall School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, J.D.. – 1997
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, B.A. – 1991, Economics and English