News & Updates
Jonathan Testa Promoted to Partner at Dorsey & Semrau
Dorsey & Semrau is pleased to announce that Jonathan Testa, Esq., who joined the firm in 2018, has been named Partner.Since being admitted to the Bar in 2009, Jonathan has become a tenacious litigator on numerous municipal issues. Most notably, he is a recognized...
Jonathan Testa Promoted To Senior Associate
Dorsey & Semrau is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2022, Jonathan Testa has been promoted to Senior Associate. Jonathan is a 2009 graduate of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he received the 2008 Coleman Class Fitzgerald...
Sue DeJessa, the longest tenured employee of Dorsey & Semrau, continues to make us proud
This article was originally published on the Morris County Focus. MORRIS COUNTY — A Hero’s Welcome North Jersey made a special trip to the Rockaway Mall on Tuesday, June 8 to provide lunch to the National Guard Unit stationed at the Morris County Regional COVID-19...
Dorsey & Semrau Announces Promotion of Edward Pasternak to Senior Associate
In light of the fluid rules regarding what is permitted under COVID-19 restrictions, we offer the below guidance. Municipalities are free to impose more stringent regulations for health, safety and welfare reasons, so long as they do not conflict with any of Executive Orders.
Dorsey & Semrau Featured In New Jersey League of Municipalities on Meeting Decorum
In light of the fluid rules regarding what is permitted under COVID-19 restrictions, we offer the below guidance. Municipalities are free to impose more stringent regulations for health, safety and welfare reasons, so long as they do not conflict with any of Executive Orders.
New Jersey COVID-19 Reopening Update Guidelines
In light of the fluid rules regarding what is permitted under COVID-19 restrictions, we offer the below guidance. Municipalities are free to impose more stringent regulations for health, safety and welfare reasons, so long as they do not conflict with any of Executive Orders.
Summary of New Jersey State of Emergency Executive Orders & COVID-19 Emergency
Executive Order 102 – February 3, 2020 Establishes Coronavirus Task Force, which will coordinate with local health departments to assess readiness and establish protocols for monitoring and treatment Executive Order 103 – March 9, 2020 Declares State of Emergency and...
Court Decides In Favor Of West Milford Township
Passaic County Superior Court issued a decision upholding West Milford’s right to issue for public bid a retail distribution license which could result in additional revenue to the Township and the opportunity for business growth and development. In the Court’s opinion it affirms the decision of the Governing Body and the basis for the decision to issue an additional retail distribution license.
Dorsey & Semrau Recognized For Carabello vs. Jersey City Police Department
On March 25, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Caraballo v. Jersey City Police Department. After the Supreme Court granted certification, the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys, intervened, as amicus curiae, on behalf of itself and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, along with the New Jersey Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund.
Court Awards Montville Township Water Connection Fees
In an Appellate Division decision the panel upheld the right of Montville Township to collect a water connection fee from an owner who purchased the property and sought to avoid paying a water connection fee for new construction. The case was briefed by Fred Semrau and argued before the Appellate Division by Dawn Sullivan.
