Legal Services

Chase and Chase LLC is your Bergen County law firm of choice if you need attentive, experienced and local representation in the areas of Family Law including, divorce, separation, child support, custody, alimony, domestic violence and more.
In addition to our Family Law experience and expertise, our business and commercial clients benefit from our legal counsel in a wide variety of situations including the sale and purchase of local businesses, leasing, relocation, expansion, collection of accounts and related business issues.. Ambiguities in business agreements and relationships often create conflicts that require the sound advice of legal counsel.
Bruce Evan Chase was admitted to practice law in 1978 before the Supreme Court of New Jersey and United States District Court for the State of New Jersey. For more than 40 years, he has appeared regularly in Family Law related matters at the trial level not only in Bergen County, but in Passaic, Hudson, Union and Morris Counties as well.
Bruce is a past-president of the Bergen County Bar Association. He continues to serve as a Co-Chair of the Association’s Family Law Committee, a position he has held for more than 19 years. He also continues as a representative to the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served as the President of the New Jersey chapter in 2015-2016. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney. He is also certified as a trained Family Law Arbitrator by the AAML.

When you engage Cole Schotz, you are commissioning legal artists.
JUST AS ONE COMMISSIONS AN ARTIST TO DELIVER A VISION, Clients engage our firm
to bring to life their visions.
You are retaining trusted counsel who practice across a range of legal disciplines with finesse and meticulous care, all while applying an approach that mirrors your style. Appreciating the value of every detail, we work tirelessly to create a distinguishable end product that boldly reflects superior craftsmanship.
This is why – lawyering is our art.

Patrick J. Jennings is Certified by The Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and a Criminal Trial Attorney. Mr. Jennings is one of less than fifty lawyers in the entire State of New Jersey to hold both trial certifications. Mr. Jennings is a trial lawyer and specializes in criminal defense (both general and white collar), civil litigation, commercial litigation and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Jennings has tried jury trials to verdict in both State and Federal Court.
In December 2010, Mr. Jennings secured–after a four month jury trial–the complete acquittal of an alleged hitman who was charged in an Eight Count Indictment with Murder, Conspiracy to Murder, Weapons Possession and Insurance Fraud.
As a commercial litigator, Mr. Jennings was lead litigation counsel to the North Hudson Sewerage Authority (“NHSA”) in connection with the successful complex litigation surrounding the $120,000,000 construction of NHSA’s wastewater treatment facility and secondary clarification filtration system.
Mr. Jennings is a former law clerk to the Honorable Kevin M. O’Halloran, former Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, Chancery Division, General Equity Part.
Mr. Jennings is also a recognized authority in matters pertaining to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (“NJSIAA”); in this regard, Mr. Jennings has successfully represented numerous School Boards, Coaches and Student-Athletes both administratively and in the Superior Court.
Mr. Jennings is also a licensed New York attorney. He maintains an office in Saratoga Springs, New York and represents owners, trainers, and jockeys in the Thoroughbred and Harness racing industry.

As Hackensack criminal lawyers, we have vowed to fight & support you. Nothing is more frightening than facing criminal charges. Regardless of the charges you are facing, we will work tirelessly to keep you out of jail & keep your record clean. Whether you are facing misdemeanor, indictable, or DWI charges, we are here for you. We’ve successfully represented clients facing disorderly persons offenses, assault charges, drug charges, theft charges, aggravated sexual assault charges, and more.
If you’re facing criminal charges in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, or Passaic County, we make it our mission to get you the best result possible. Our clients live in or near Hackensack, Jersey City, Newark, and Paterson. If we can’t get your charges dismissed, we can either get them downgraded or place you in a diversionary program. Our team of aggressive criminal lawyers will strive to get you an excellent result. Contact us today to see how we can help.

David B. Sarnoff, Esq., ACC, is a highly sought-after ICF Certified Executive Coach, leadership trainer, and keynote speaker with a deep track record of helping professionals enhance their leadership effectiveness, navigate workplace dynamics, and drive meaningful change. He is also the co-author of Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace (PLI Press, March 2026), co-written with Natalie Loeb.
As the founder of Sarnoff Group LLC and a consultant to Loeb Leadership, David brings decades of multidisciplinary expertise spanning law, executive search, business ownership, and governance—providing him with a unique perspective on the challenges faced by corporate executives, attorneys, managers, and individual contributors. David has coached scores of leaders, including managing partners, practice group leaders, general counsels, senior scientists, engineers, CTOs, COOs, managing directors, SVPs, managers, and teams.
David leverages his leadership coaching strengths to elevate clients’ professional performance, outlook, emotional intelligence, leadership potential, and team-building skills. He counsels leaders, high potentials and high performers on giving and receiving feedback, raising self-awareness, EQ vs. IQ, inclusive leadership, managing workplace conflict, effective communication, delegation, time management, bridging generational differences, and understanding how words and actions impact others.
After practicing law for several years, David transitioned into executive search, where he spent more than 17 years. He was a co-founder of the executive search firm Morandi, Taub & Sarnoff LLC for over 11 years, where he coached hundreds of attorneys and legal professionals and consulted with law firms, companies, and investment funds.
In December 2021, David joined the faculty of the iCoach New York executive coaching program, now known as iCoach Global, based at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He is also an alumnus of the program. He earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Hofstra University and his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School.
David is committed to advancing inclusion. In September 2022, he was appointed Co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee of the New York City Bar Association, where he served a two-year term.
Additionally, he served for six years on the Fort Lee Board of Education, including three consecutive years as Board President, gaining insights that continue to inform his work with leaders in the field of education. He also draws on his experience as a business owner and executive search consultant to help corporate executives, leaders, managers, and individual contributors navigate complex professional environments.