Honorable James J. DeLuca, J.S.C. (Ret.) is Counsel to Harwood Lloyd, LLC and is located in Hackensack, New Jersey. His practice focuses on the resolution of commercial, probate, trust and estate disputes through mediation and arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation. Judge DeLuca also provides discovery master services, consultation on case management, development of trial strategy and, in appropriate circumstances, serving as special fiscal agent/receiver.

Judge DeLuca was appointed to the Superior Court of New Jersey in February 2015. He initially served in the Civil Division; and in July of 2018, he was reassigned to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in December 2022. While in
the Chancery Division, Judge DeLuca handled all matters appropriate for the Chancery Division including General Equity matters, Probate and Guardianship matters and
Foreclosures.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge DeLuca was a partner with the law firm of Okin, Hollander & DeLuca, LLP in Fort Lee, New Jersey where his practice focused on business litigation, bankruptcy, commercial and business transactions, and arbitrations. From 1979 to 1986, Judge DeLuca served as associate counsel and then general counsel to a commercial and consumer lender located in Paramus, New Jersey. Judge DeLuca began his legal career at a firm in New York City handling commercial and securities litigation.

Judge DeLuca received his B.A. from Queens College (City University of New York) in 1974 and his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1977.

Lawrence N. Meyerson is a founding partner of Meyerson, Fox, Mancinelli & Conte, P.A. His practice includes elder law and guardianship, estate and trust law, Medicaid issues and real estate transactions. In an ongoing capacity he serves as counsel to Adult Protective Services of Essex County, New Jersey, often representing the elderly and their families in guardianship proceedings before the court. Dr. Meyerson is widely recognized as one of the premier authorities on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. He is recognized by the judiciary as an experienced practitioner in the area of guardianship law and probate law. He has received numerous court appointments in several counties as guardian ad litem, Administrator C.T.A., Trustee, court-appointed attorney, and mediator for civil and probate litigation cases. Dr. Meyerson is a frequent guest speaker at numerous conferences giving presentations on guardianship, elder law, and estate planning.

A native of Hillsdale, New Jersey, Dr. Meyerson received a doctorate degree in mathematics education from the University of Buffalo and went on to be a professor of mathematics at Northern Michigan University. He received his law degree from Seton Hall University. Dr. Meyerson stresses that his training in mathematics and probability “have helped me see the world a little differently,” and have greatly influenced the way he has practiced law.

Dr. Meyerson has not forgotten his roots in education; he has served on the Pascack Valley Regional High School Board of Education and served as its president for four years. During his tenure, he helped pioneer the use of “one-to-one” laptop computers through the school district, an initiative that has served as a model for school districts nationally.

He has served as the municipal court judge for the Borough of Hillsdale as well as the Borough’s prosecutor and public defender. Dr. Meyerson also served on the Hillsdale Borough council.

Brian E. Shea is a Partner with Meyerson, Fox, Mancinelli & Conte, PA. Brian practices in the areas of Guardianship Litigation; Chancery Litigation; Estate and Trust Administration and Litigation; and Matrimonial Litigation. Brian often performs services as Court Appointed Counsel for allegedly incapacitated individuals in Guardianship matters. Brian has also been appointed numerous times as Guardian ad Litem, for both children and adults, in Guardianship Litigations, Estate and Trust Litigations and other matters. Brian is a Court Approved Mediator and has also been selected to serve in the role of Arbitrator.

Brian received his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph’s University and his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to engaging in private practice, from September 2005 through August 2006, Brian served a one-year judicial clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey for the Honorable James B. Convery, J.S.C., Lead Dissolution Judge, Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex Vicinage. Brian is a graduate of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law National Institute for Trial Advocacy, an intensive professional training program in the art of Trial Skills.

Brian is also the current District Chairman of the Bergen County District II-B Fee Arbitration Committee and a former member of the Juvenile Conference Committee in Passaic County. Brian was appointed on January 1, 2021 by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey to the Supreme Court Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law for a three-year term.