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PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F293198.

MIDFIRST BANK, PLAINTIFF vs. LAWRENCE A. GRIFFIN, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED NOVEMBER 25, 1998 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is $125,410.85. The property to be sold is located in the City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, and the State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 51 Parker Road, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Tax Lot No. 1158G in Block No. 11. Dimensions of Lot (Approximately) 62.07 X 44.31 X 50.58 X 25.86.

Nearest Cross Street: Situate at a point in the Northerly line of Parker Road, 131.77 feet Westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the same with the Westerly line of Westminster Avenue.

There is due approximately the sum of $144,836.45 together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF CARKHUFF & RADMIN, PC, Attorney 598600 Somerset Street North Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 CH754233 (WL) 4 T 1/ 20, 1/ 27, 2/ 3 & 2/ 10/ 00 Fee: $167.28

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F1104399.

COMMERCIAL CREDIT CORP., PLAINTIFF vs. ANDRES R. JAMBRINA, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 1999 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is $80,911.39. BEING THE PREMISES KNOWN AS THE CITY OF ELIZABETH, COUNTY OF UNION AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

LOT NO. 867, BLOCK NO. 8. DIMENSIONS OF LOT: N/ A. NEAREST CROSS STREET: N/ A. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 608 JACKSON AVENUE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SHERIFF OF UNION COUNTY.

There is due approximately the sum of $84,758.57 together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL A. ALFIERI, Attorney Suite One 187 Route 34 Matawan, New Jersey 07747 CH754951 (WL) 4 T 1/ 20, 1/ 27, 2/ 3 & 2/ 10/ 00 Fee: $171.36

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F616798.

BANK UNITED, PLAINTIFF vs. JAMES D. GRAHAM, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED NOVEMBER 12. 1999 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is $75,234.57. The property to be sold is located in the City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 1050 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202.

Tax Lot No. 168 in Block No. 12. Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 25 feet wide by 87 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Situate at the intersection of the southerly side of Bond Street and the westerly side of Catherine Street.

There is due approximately the sum of $87,144.81 together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, Attorneys 1139 Spruce Drive P. O. Box 1024 Mountainside, New Jersey 070920024 Telephone: 19082338500 File: XFZ37334 CH754160 (WL) 4 T 2/ 3, 2/ 10, 2/ 17 & 2/ 24/ 00 Fee: $167.28

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F447094.

ROUSSEAU MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. ALICE THOMAS, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED MAY 10, 1999 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is $64,462.14. The property to be sold is located in the

Town of Elizabeth in the County of Union,

and State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as 710 Livingston Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206.

Tax Lot No. 718 in Block No. 7. Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 50 feet wide by 100 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Beginning at a point in the most westerly line of Livingston Street, one hundred (100) feet northwesterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the most northerly line of Seventh Street with the most westerly line of Livingston Street.

There is due approximately the sum of $77,656.10 together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

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Law Practice Has Niche in MediumSized Market; Hospitals, Internet Companies Among Clients By PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Some 46 years ago three attorneys started a small law practice in Newark with the goal of providing sound legal advice in a timely manner and at cost that they could afford.

Today, that law firm of Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook, now located on Cardinal Drive off Springfield Avenue and Route 22 in Westfield, has witnessed a major growth in the practice over the years to make it the largest firm in Union County. From hospital mergers to providing labor counsel to school districts, the firm believes they have a niche among its clients who are looking for more personalized service.

During an interview with The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood last week, Robert S. Burney, a partner in the firm, noted that the law practice, which started in Newark with three attorneys in 1954, today boasts 37 attorneys, 19 of whom are partners in the firm which is the largest in Union County.

Located on Cardinal Drive off Springfield Avenue, the law firm is expanding its operations to another 4,000 square feet by the end of the month for a total of 27,000 square feet of office space.

The firm, which has the largest private law library in Union County, moved from Elizabeth to 184 Elm Street in Westfield in the mid1970s where it stayed until moving to Cardinal Drive in 1989. The firm also has a small office in Manhattan.

Mr. Burney said as a mediumsized firm, the law practice is “right sized” in the market and offers its clients responsive and cost effective legal services.

“We feel there is a real niche for a firm this size with our philosophy,” Mr. Burney explained, noting that the firm is going against the socalled experts who believe they should merge with a larger firm.

Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook have gone against the tide by remaining an independent, mediumsized firm instead of joining the socalled corporate run large law

practices out of Pittsburgh and P h i l a d e l p h i a which are acquiring firms of its size, especially in the Princeton area.

Mr. Burney said the mergers actually creates opportunities for their firm in that there are less mediumsized law practices in New Jersey. By not merging, he said, the firm’s partners “are kind of in control of our own destiny as opposed to being an outpost of a some firm based in some distant city.”

Rather than “cherry picking” lawyers like these larger firms are doing as they acquire mediumsized firms, Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook instead look for practitioners “who we know would be a good fit” in terms of both their personality and their practice.

In the past five years the firm has added five or six lateral attorneys, partner or senior associate level lawyers who have established practices with another firm.

Recently two attorneys, D. B. Ross, Jr. and Steven Backfisch, joined the firm from a Morristown law practice. Mr. Ross’s practice involves representing Police Benevolent Associations (PBAs) throughout the state as well as banks in making mortgage loans and other commercial matters. Mr. Backfisch is a commercial litigator and is head of an Inn

of Court, an organization that trains younger attorneys in the art of litigation.

Attorneys Roger Sauer and Kevin Russell came over to the Westfield law practice from a firm in Roseland. Both practice in the specialty of surety law and other legal work for insurance companies.

“Their practice is really national in scope. They will try cases all over the country,” said Mr. Burney.

The firm also brings on several new attorneys a year, either right out of law school or out of judicial clerkships.

“We are sort of an anomaly in the sense that we are a mediumsized law firm that has a lot of specialty expertise that would normally be found in a large firm and so we tend to handle more sophisticated matters than you might normally expect in a firm of this size,” he stated.

He said the firms founding partners formed the law practice with the desire to represent closely held and mediumsized companies and their owners. For instance, Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook can handle a commercial lease or the sale of a business at a lower cost than a large regional firm.

In addition to small companies, the firm represents institutional clients such as hospitals, insurance companies, banks and over 20 school boards around the state as both labor and general counsel. The firm also serves as local counsel for Fortune 100 companies in specialized areas such as public utility and energy law.

“We are set up so that we perform all the day to day legal needs of a typical small to mediumsized business,” Mr. Burney explained. These legal areas include tax law, labor and employment law, employee benefits law and real estate matters. The firm

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