Lisa Justine Jurick is an experienced and practical litigator with broad experience in civil litigation in New Jersey and also handles New York cases. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation; complex litigation; chancery litigation, including seeking emergent, injunctive relief; estate and probate litigation; general civil litigation; banking law and litigation; foreclosure and foreclosure defense; consumer fraud litigation; construction litigation; property tax litigation; and appellate advocacy in state and federal courts. Ms. Jurick has also represented public entities such as the City of Newark, the City of Hoboken, and the City of Bayonne. Ms. Jurick has successfully represented businesses in a variety of matters in state and federal courts in New Jersey and other states, such as a prominent bank, a national office furniture dealership, a major construction supply company, a nursing home, a major fitness center, and many other businesses.
Ms. Jurick authored a brief that resulted in a reported Tax Court of New Jersey opinion, which affirmed her underlying motion in Positive Health Care, Inc. v. City of Newark, 29 N.J. Tax 213 (Tax 2016), affirmed 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1189 (May 22, 2018). Another winning appellate brief resulted in confirmation of a significant Consumer Fraud Act judgment plus a significant counsel fee award on behalf of a building restoration company in Gemini Restoration Inc. v. Leone, 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1850 (App.Div. August 3, 2012).
Ms. Jurick clerked for the Honorable Kenneth S. Levy, P.J.Ch. of the Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division, Essex County – General Equity Part. She is a member of the Alumni Steering Committee of Rutgers School of Law Center for Corporate Governance.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Successfully represented a prominent bank in state and federal courts in New Jersey and other states
- Prosecuted a federal Paycheck Protection Program action arising out of coronavirus relief funds that were fraudulently obtained, on behalf of a bank, obtaining an almost two million dollar judgment
- Obtained a highly contested 7.7 million dollar foreclosure judgment for a lender involving a complex commercial multi-property matter
- Won a probate bench trial for intestate heirs against an administratrix who attempted to keep a 1.5 million dollar estate for herself, resulting in fair distribution among the heirs
- Represented a national office furniture dealership achieving excellent results
- Represented a construction supply company achieving excellent results
- Successfully removed executors who were mishandling estates in probate court and ensured beneficiaries received proper distributions
- Prepared a successful injunction in the Chancery Division for a major fitness center, defeating a wrongful eviction action by the landlord that allowed the fitness center to remain open
- Successfully defended many businesses and individuals against bank foreclosures, including achieving dismissals of the foreclosures
- Represented a nursing home in removing a patient’s guardian where the guardian was not fulfilling her duties
- Represented clients in various probate matters
- Defended an architect in a serious professional liability case resulting in the complaint being dismissed by the governing board
- Defended a business against a blight designation by a municipality in a condemnation matter resulting in the business keeping its property and its business open
- Successfully represented business owners in a variety of Chancery and Law Division litigation matters
REPRESENTATIVE APPELLATE CASES
- Positive Health Care, Inc. v. City of Newark, 29 N.J. Tax 213 (Tax 2016), affirmed 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1189 (May 22, 2018)
- Gemini Restoration, Inc. v. Leone, 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1850 (App.Div. August 3, 2012)
- T.D. Bank v. George A. Tsairis Architects, P.C., 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1357 (June 11, 2014)
- Monroe Properties, LLC v. City of Hoboken, 2008 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1292 (May 30, 2008)
- Schmidt v. City of Bayonne, 2007 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 417 (May 21, 2007)