• Administrative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business Organizations
• Criminal Law
  • Traffic Violations
  • White Collar Crimes
• Estate Planning
  • Trusts
  • Wills
• Family Law
  • Adoption
  • Child Support
  • Custody & Visitation
  • Divorce
• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Motor Vehicle Injuries
  • Products Injuries
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Legal Malpractice
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Landlord/Tenant
• Social Security - Disability
• Workers' Compensation Law

Administrative Law - Piacentino & Piacentino represents clients in all aspects of Federal and state regulation, including administrative appeals and litigation before the courts. Mr. Piacentino is well versed in the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, which deals with administrative hearings and adjudication, administrative investigations, administrative officers and agents, administrative rulemaking, licensing, and regulatory enforcement. He is experienced in business and economic regulation, industry restructuring and deregulation, contracting and project development, trade regulation, and legislative consultation and lobbying registration and reporting requirements.

Alternative Dispute Resolution - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is the process of resolving legal conflicts without going to trial. Piacentino & Piacentino is in the forefront of this area, advising clients on arbitration, international dispute resolution, mediation, mini-trials, and private judging. Mr. Piacentino determines when ADR is in the best interest of his client and if it will serve their needs better than traditional litigation. He has substantial experience and training in ADR and routinely advises clients on the legal consequences flowing from particular terms and conditions of all ADR options.

Bankruptcy - Piacentino & Piacentino represents individuals and commercial clients in bankruptcy proceedings, at both the state and federal level, that are initiated by either an insolvent individual, or business, or creditors seeking to have the debtor's remaining assets distributed among the creditors and, thereby, discharging the debtor from further obligation or restructuring and reorganizing the insolvent's debt structure.

Business Organizations - The form of business chosen for a business entity potentially affects every aspect of its operations. Piacentino & Piacentino assists clients in formation and business planning in deciding whether they want to operate as a closely held business, limited liability company, partnership, or corporation. Michael Piacentino advises clients about directors' and officers' liability, dissolution, franchising, reorganization, trade association membership and activity, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business successions, and shareholders' rights.

Criminal - Piacentino & Piacentino has extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminal offenses. Mr. Piacentino handles all types of criminal cases, including minor infractions and misdemeanors and the most serious felony indictments, such as, drunk driving, drug possession, narcotics sales, theft and grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, arson, and conspiracy.

Estate Planning - Piacentino & Piacentino handles a full range of estate planning matters, including planning for the distribution of an individual's property at his or her death and taking into account wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts so as to gain the maximum benefit of all laws, while, at the same time, carrying out the person's wishes.

Family Law - Over the years, the definition of Family Law has expanded and now covers more than just the termination of a marriage. Piacentino & Piacentino provides clients with pre-marital planning for such things as property settlements, preservation of an estate for family members unrelated by marriage, and child custody issues. Michaels Piacentino also handles a full range of other Family Law matters including those involving adoption, divorce, custody, separation, premarital agreements, paternity and child support.

Insurance Law - Piacentino & Piacentino has experience in insurance regulatory matters and transactions involving insurance and reinsurance companies. Mr. Piacentino handles a variety of legal matters including regulatory issues; corporate restructurings and equity changes; investments, securities, and banking matters; and reinsurance and insolvency issues.

Personal Injury - Piacentino & Piacentino represents individuals involved in controversies alleging a wrong or damage to another's person, rights, reputation, or property resulting from events or activities such as automobile accidents, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct, and negligence.

Probate & Estate Administration - Piacentino & Piacentino specializes in Probate and Estate Administration. Probate is the legal process by which a person's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon her or his death. Estate Administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets. Individualstate laws direct the probate court how to distribute the deceased's estate. State laws and procedures vary greatly,so please contact Mr. Piacentino to ensure that the deceased's assets are distributed correctly.

Real Estate - Piacentino & Piacentino represents both commercial clients and individuals in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property-land and the structures attached to it-including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.

Social Security Disability - Disability can pose an insurmountable obstacle to earning a living. If you or a family member suffer from an injury or disease that prevents you from working, or is expected to prevent you from working for one year or longer, then you may be entitled to Social Security Disability benefits. Piacentino & Piacentino has experience in obtaining Social Security benefits on behalf of disabled persons. Michael Piacentino can guide you through the overwhelming maze of regulation and red tape that characterizes the appeal process. If you have been denied by Social Security or are simply considering whether you should apply, please contact Piacentino & Piacentino today.

Workers' Compensation - Michael Piacentino represents employees who are injured on the job in claims for lost wages and medical treatment expenses against private industry, Federal, and state and local government employers and their workers' compensation insurers. He handles issues dealing with defenses, fraud, subrogation, and appeals.