Serving New Jersey since 1955, Aiello Harris Abate Law Group has accumulated more than 300 years of combined attorney experience across its four offices in Watchung, Woodbridge, Lyndhurst, and Pitman, a practice depth that spans criminal defense, employment law, personal injury, and family law.
Introduction
Aiello, Harris, Abate, Law Group PC has operated in New Jersey for seven decades, building a multi-office, multi-discipline practice that covers criminal law, employment law, personal injury, and family law. The firm’s attorney roster includes former New Jersey prosecutors, a background that provides specific insight into how the state’s criminal justice system operates from the inside.
The firm’s 19 named attorneys, including Christopher G. Aiello, Evan Mason Harris, James A. Abate, William R. Marth, Frank Tunnero, Sheldon Schiffman, Anthony P. Alfano, Joseph Del Russo, Christopher R. Freid, Sebastian Ben Ionno II, Rebecca D. Higbee, James Lankford, Jay J. Freireich, John Portanova, Daniel Tune, Daniel J. Lane, Eric J. Lane, Robert Novicke, and Stephanie Fulton, represent a range of specializations across the firm’s practice areas.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law
The firm handles the full spectrum of New Jersey criminal matters: municipal court proceedings, DUI/DWI and drug-impaired driving charges, traffic tickets, domestic violence and restraining orders, drug crimes, felony cases, fraud, parole and probation matters, manslaughter, murder, sex crimes, violent crimes, and weapons offenses. Former prosecutors on staff understand prosecution strategy and how New Jersey courts approach these cases.
Employment Law
The employment law practice covers the breadth of workplace legal disputes: constructive dismissal, age and disability and race and sex and national origin discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, workplace retaliation, wrongful termination, non-compete agreements, employment contracts, severance packages, employer compliance, employment arbitration, and labor law matters.
Personal Injury
The personal injury practice covers motor vehicle accidents including car, truck, and motorcycle crashes; highway accidents; distracted driving cases; premises liability including slip and fall; dog bites; negligence claims; pedestrian accidents; medical malpractice; birth injuries; hospital malpractice; wrongful death; and workers’ compensation.
Family Law
The firm handles family law matters including divorce, custody, and related proceedings.
Attorney Profiles
The firm’s attorneys include several former New Jersey prosecutors. Christopher G. Aiello, Evan Mason Harris, and James A. Abate are among the named principals. The full roster of 19 attorneys provides coverage across all practice areas and all four office locations, giving clients local access regardless of which part of New Jersey they are in.
Location and Service Area
Watchung Office: 501 Watchung Ave., Watchung, NJ, phone 908-495-6708
Woodbridge Office: 528 Rahway Ave., Ste. 101, Woodbridge, NJ, phone 848-346-2369
Lyndhurst Office: 761 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ, phone 551-321-6524
Pitman Office: 140 S. Broadway, Ste 1, Pitman, NJ, phone 856-544-2162
The firm serves clients throughout New Jersey from these four locations.
Website: aielloharris.com
Client Focus
The firm serves New Jersey residents and businesses across a broad range of legal needs. Criminal defense clients benefit from the former-prosecutor perspective on staff. Employment law clients face the complexity of federal and state anti-discrimination and labor statutes. Personal injury clients are typically dealing with insurance company negotiations and the physical and financial consequences of injury. Family law clients are managing the legal dimensions of life transitions.
The combined 300-plus years of attorney experience across the firm means clients in complex or high-stakes matters have access to counsel with significant practical depth.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long has the firm been in operation?
The firm has been serving New Jersey clients since 1955, a span of seven decades.
Does the firm have former prosecutors on staff?
Yes. Several of the firm’s attorneys are former New Jersey prosecutors, which provides practical insight into how the prosecution approaches criminal cases in the state.
What criminal matters does the firm handle?
The firm handles municipal court matters, DUI/DWI/DUID, traffic tickets, domestic violence, restraining orders, drug crimes, felony cases, fraud, parole and probation, manslaughter, murder, sex crimes, violent crimes, and weapons offenses.
Does the firm handle employment discrimination claims?
Yes. The firm handles discrimination based on age, disability, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, as well as sexual harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
How many offices does the firm have?
Four: Watchung, Woodbridge, Lyndhurst, and Pitman.
Closing
Seven decades of New Jersey legal practice, 19 named attorneys, former prosecutors on staff, and four offices positioned across the state: the infrastructure at Aiello Harris Abate reflects a firm built for sustained operation at scale rather than boutique specialization. For New Jersey clients with criminal, employment, personal injury, or family law matters, the firm’s combination of depth, geography, and long-standing institutional knowledge represents a durable option in the state’s legal market.
New Jersey Legal Context
New Jersey criminal defendants face a court system that moves from municipal court matters, which handle disorderly persons offenses and traffic violations, through Superior Court, which handles indictable crimes. The stakes increase significantly at each level, and the presence of former prosecutors on the Aiello Harris Abate staff is particularly relevant in Superior Court proceedings where understanding how the prosecution prepares its case provides a concrete strategic advantage.
Employment law in New Jersey operates under both federal statutes including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act, and under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which in several respects provides broader protection than federal law. Attorneys who practice employment law in New Jersey need familiarity with both frameworks and with how state courts have interpreted them.