Stuart Reiser

A partner in our Commercial Litigation and Local Government departments, Stuart is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and provides litigation and transactional support to many of ShapiroCroland corporate clients. Stuart also provides ongoing advice as general counsel to businesses in a variety of industries.

Stuart’s varied litigation and transactional experience includes a concentration in complex commercial/ chancery/federal matters, arbitration, administrative, contracts, eminent domain, entertainment, environmental, estate, family, guardianship, injunctions, insurance coverage, intellectual property, land use & zoning, mediation, municipal, partnership/shareholder, probate, professional liability, real estate and restrictive covenants. Stuart has also been the recipient of numerous court appointments in complex litigation matters and, upon such appointments, has served as an arbitrator, special fiscal agent, receiver, administrator, fiduciary, provisional director, special discovery master and mediator. Notable recent examples include, — the appointment as Special Fiscal Agent for several restaurants and a substantial Latin Nightclub, a mult-family residential portfolio of properties, an Italian dessert company,a manufacturer of holograms, holographic diffraction gratings and hot stamping foils,the appointment as a Provisional Director for a substantial distributor of essential oils, aroma chemicals, concretes and absolutes, the appointment as a Discovery Master in a multi-party insurance-hospital billing dispute and multi-million dollar insurance coverage dispute, and the appointment as an administrator of contested estates and as a guardian and guardian ad litem.

A cum laude graduate of Rutgers College and the Temple University School of Law, Stuart is admitted to practice before both the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York. Stuart is a former Chairman of the District IIA Fee Arbitration Committee and is an active member of state and local bar associations.

• B.A., cum laude, Rutgers College
• J.D., Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law

• Business Litigation
• Court Appointed Fiduciary
• Local Government
• Zoning and Planning
• Probate Litigation
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions
• Entertainment
• Expert witness: Attorney Professional Liability matters.

• State of New Jersey (1980)
• State of New York (1981)
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

• New Jersey Super Lawyer
• Certified Trial Attorney – New Jersey Supreme Court
• New Jersey Supreme Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution
• Best Lawyers in America

• Minority Shareholder Disputes – An Update on New Jersey Chancery Courts. NJSBA Midyear Convention, Madrid Spain (October 2017)
• Negotiating Arbitration Agreements. NJSBA Midyear Convention, Madrid Spain (October 2017) NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2018)
• Hot Topics in Chancery Practice, NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2016)
• Probate Litigation: A Jambalaya of Issues, NJSBA Midyear Convention, New Orleans, LA  (Nov. 2015)
• Receiverships and Other Court Appointments, NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2015)
• Mediation of Complex Commercial Litigation Cases, NJSBA Midyear Convention, Rome, Italy (November 2013), Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2014) and, NJSBA Midyear Convention, Paris, France (November 2014), Midyear Convention, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016)
• NJ Board on Continuing Legal Education Approved Seminar, Passaic County Bar Association. “Survival in the Courts: General Equity, Chancery Division”. (June 2012 and 2015)
• Chancery Practice: Justice Robert L. Clifford Inns of Court (April 2011)
• ICLE Business Law Symposium: Ethical Ramifications in Doing Business with a Client (April 2011)
• NJ Board on Continuing Legal Education Approved Seminar: “The How & Why of Depositions: A Nuts & Bolts Primer” (June 2010)

• Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (Pro Bono General Counsel to Non-Profit that operates 30 acre public arboretum in Wayne, New Jersey)
• President, Jewish Family Services Foundation
• Former Chairman, District IIA, Fee Arbitration Committee
• Master, Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inns of Court
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Bergen County Bar Association
• Member, Passaic County Bar Association

• “Troma Entertainment , the longest running independent film studio has been a client for over 30 years! Troma is the home of the Toxic Avenger. We are very happy with your excellent services and fair fee structure! Our only regret is that Mr. Reiser has yet to appear in one of our movies!” Troma Entertainment
• “I have been a client of Stuart Reiser and Shapiro Croland for 35 years. They have handled more than 75 matters for me, both corporate and personal. The level of professionalism, expertise and common sense that have prevailed have led to cost effective and successful outcomes in all the matters!! I could not ask for more from a law firm! ” Dr. Steven Abramow
• “Very keen and considerate of clients needs. To the point, caries a big stick. One of the best I have ever worked with.” Francis C. De Vito Managing Member at DeVito & Co., LLC October 1, 2009 -From LinkedIn
• “Stuart personifies the class, skill and ethics to which even the most dedicated attorneys can only aspire. He is a big-time lawyer who delivers big-time results. If you need the best, then Stuart is your lawyer.” Iram P. Valentin Partner at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP September 10, 2010 -From LinkedIn
• “Stuart is highly professional, experienced and competent. He knows his stuff and is able to get the task accomplished without wasting time.” Arthur Chagaris Member/ Partner at Beattie Padovano, LLC June 28, 2010 -From LinkedIn