Representing clients throughout New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania

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Steven D. Janel

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Education

  • Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware
    • J.D. - 05/1994
  • University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 05/1988
    • Major: Economics

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1994
  • Pennsylvania, 1994
  • Maryland, 2008
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2016
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2014

Classes & Seminars

  • Landlord-Tenant Law - From Lease to Eviction , National Business Institute , 08/19/2020 to Present
  • Applying the New Jersey and Local Rules of Civil Court Procedure to Your Case, National Business Institute , 12/11/2019
  • Bail Forfeiture & Remissions , Garden State CLE , 11/11/2008
  • Residential Landlord Tenant Law - New Jersey , National Business Institute , 11/08/2004

Professional Associations

  • Mercer County Bar Association , 06/1997 to Present
  • Maryland State Bar Association , 10/2008 to Present

Representative Cases

  • Kotick v. Atlas Van Lines, 2019 WL5388163, 2019, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • Ferratex, Inc v U.S. Sewer & Drain, Inc., 151 F.Supp.514, 2015, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • Ridge at Back Brook, LLC v. Klenert, 437 N.J.Super.514, 2014, New Jersey Superior Court - Appellate Division
  • Webster v. ACB Account Receivables, Inc., 151 F.Supp.514, 2014, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • Harris v. Bainhauer, 156 F.Supp.2d 447, 2001, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Boyer v. City of Philadelphia , 692 A.2d 259, 1997, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Practice Areas

  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Contracts
  • Class Actions -- Plaintiff
  • DUI/DWI
  • Traffic Violations
  • White Collar Crimes
  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Real Estate Law

Past Positions

  • Stuart D. Fiel & Associates P.A. , Associate , 05/1993 to 06/2017

Fraternities Or Sororities

  • Sigma Alpha Mu

Year Joined Firm

  • 1997

Litigation

  • 85%