About the Law Firm of Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart and Olstein

Since its formation in 1976, Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein has grown steadily to become one of New Jersey's most formidable and effective law firms. Over the past two decades, the firm has assembled an exceptional team of highly-skilled attorneys whose complementary talents and backgrounds take the firm well beyond the traditional parameters of the legal profession.

The firm's attorneys are distinguished by their in-depth experience in numerous areas of the law. The firm's pro bono contributions reflect a deep commitment to community. The firm's attorneys have engaged in a broad range of community and charitable activities - from serving as chairman of the board of trustees for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to leading fund raising drives for non-profit organizations; from service as Chairman of a District Ethics Committee to serving as a trustee of the New Jersey Institute of Technology; from undertaking responsibilities as editors of the New Jersey Law Journal and New Jersey Lawyer to participating on Supreme Court Committees; from service as director of the Federal Home Loan Bank to service as directors of hospitals.

Many teach, lecture, and write and participate in local, state, and national bar association activities. Many among them also hold advanced degrees in chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and biochemistry, including a number with Ph.Ds. Others possess invaluable technical expertise in pharmaceuticals, biomedical research and development. They have served and continue to serve the community - and continue to make a difference.

The synergy of this extraordinary diversity has produced a full-service law firm uniquely positioned to deliver added value in client relationships. The collective experience of the attorneys enables the firm to better handle the governmental, business, professional, technical, and personal issues that can impact its clients. The firm is ideally positioned to quickly assess clients' needs and provide an effective, timely response that not only mitigates risk but also helps clients' attain their goals.

The firm provides a full range of legal services, wide-reaching in scope, including: General and Complex Litigation; Intellectual Property; Corporate, Transactional and Financial; Health Care; Administrative Law, including utilities and environmental law; and Governmental/Public Policy.

Distinct as each discipline may be, synergies are created at the edges where the experiences of attorneys overlap. They work together. This cooperative energy brings the full dynamic force of a legal team to efficiently resolve clients' legal problems.

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