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Foy & Seplowitz LLC
James B Seplowitz

Foy & Seplowitz LLC

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105 Main Street, Hackensack , NJ 07601

Background and Experience

Prior to founding the criminal defense firm of Foy & Seplowitz LLC with Jason E. Foy, Mr. Seplowitz worked at the Rem Zeller Law Group for nine years, the first five as an associate and the last four as a partner. There, he obtained vast experience in representing clients accused of crimes and motor vehicle offenses under the mentoring of Joe Rem, an esteemed New Jersey criminal trial attorney. Prior to working at Rem Zeller, Mr. Seplowitz served as a law clerk in the Criminal Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey for the Honorable Donald R. Venezia, J.S.C., where he gained a unique insight into New Jersey’s criminal justice system.

Mr. Seplowitz is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Municipal Court Law Attorney, part of the first class of attorneys in the state to achieve that designation. He has attained the top AV Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating system on ethical standards and legal ability. He has also been named in the New Jersey Super Lawyers publication as a “Rising Star” in criminal defense in 2012, 2013 and 2014, in the (201) Magazine Bergen’s Top Lawyers section for 2012 and 2013, and in the New Jersey’s Top Legal Minds publication. He has published several legal articles and given many CLE lectures regarding DWI and criminal law. In addition, he is certified to operate the Alcotest 7110, the breath testing machine utilized by all law enforcement agencies in New Jersey.

Mr. Seplowitz is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the Bergen County Bar Association (BCBA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ), the NORML Legal Committee, and is a graduate of the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court. He has served as President of the Young Lawyers Section for the BCBA and as a co-chair of the BCBA’s Criminal Practice Committee. He is currently a co-chair of the BCBA’s Municipal Court Practice Committee and is a member of the BCBA’s Board of Trustees.

Mr. Seplowitz has a Masters degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. He received his law degree in 2003 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY and is a magna cum laude graduate of Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University (B.A. in History). While in law school, Mr. Seplowitz was a David Berg Scholar and was competitively selected as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Criminal Defense Clinic.

License
NY Currently registered 2004
NJ Active 2003
Education
Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
University of Cincinnati, M.A.
Yeshiva University, B.A.
Awards
Super Lawyer, Criminal Defense - New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, 2015
Bergen's Top Lawyers - (201) Magazine, 2015
Rising Star, Criminal Defense - New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, 2014
New Jersey's Top Legal Minds - Inside New Jersey, 2012
AV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell
Associations
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell
Bergen County Bar Association, Municipal Court Committee
New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
New Jersey State Bar Association
NORML Legal Committee
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Bergen County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
Bergen County Bar Association, Criminal Practice Committee
Justice Morris Pashman Inn of Court
Foy & Seplowitz LLC

James B Seplowitz
105 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 457-0071

Listing last updated: May 8, 2017 at 4:36 pm
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