Stephen N. Dratch

Email: dratch@njcounsel.com

Admitted: 1973

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Criminal Law, Chancery Litigation

Law School: Rutgers University School of Law – Newark

Undergraduate: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Position: Partner, Vice President/Director

Stephen N. Dratch, one of the firm’s senior litigators, has practiced since 1973 in all trial, chancery, criminal and appellate forums in New Jersey and New York. He has a great deal of experience in the areas of all types of litigation including but not limited to commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, criminal law, both trial, appellate, post conviction, New Jersey/New York Parole matters and chancery litigation. Mr. Dratch served as Legislative to then New Jersey State Senator Martin L. Greenberg (1973-74). While in Law school he was a research assistant to then Professor and now United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Mr. Dratch is counsel of record in many leading published opinions in New Jersey and New York State and Federal courts. Mr. Dratch has handled substantial personal injury matters that have resulted in verdicts of millions of dollars. Mr. Dratch is a Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) attorney, appointed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to represent defendants. Mr. Dratch represents insurers in Fidelity/Crime insurance related coverage and defense matters.

He graduated with a B.A. degree, with honors in 1970 from Brooklyn College of City University of New York and received his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law (Newark) in 1973.

In addition to being admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, he is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the Northern District Court of New York and the Western District Court of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Dratch has appeared in cases by special permission in California, Colorado, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Texas and Puerto Rico. He is a member of the Essex County, New Jersey State Bar Association, American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, New York City Bar Association and New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and the Federal Bar Association.

New Jersey Monthly magazine has proclaimed Mr. Dratch as one of New Jerseys Super Lawyers in the area of general litigation.

Julian Wilsey

Email: wilsey@njcounsel.com

Admitted: 1972

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Complex Criminal Matters

Law School: Seton Hall University School of Law

Undergraduate: Upsala College

Position: Partner

Julian Wilsey is one of the Firm’s senior litigators. He joined the firm following 15 years of service as a Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, serving in New Jersey’ Division of Criminal Justice as Section Chief of Casino Prosecutions and as a member of its civil RICO and Appellate Sections. He also served in the Organized Crime/Special Prosecution and Trial Sections and was appointed Acting County Prosecutor of Cumberland County, New Jersey in 1985. With the firm he has focused on commercial litigation, complex criminal matters.

Mr. Wilsey is a 1968 graduate of Upsala College and earned his J.D. degree from Seton Hall Law School in 1972

Brian M. Dratch

Email: bdratch@njcounsel.com

Admitted: 2000

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Law, Personal Injury

Law School: Seton Hall University School of Law

Undergraduate: Indiana University

Position: Associate

Brian Dratch joined the firm in 2001. His areas of concentration include Personal Injury, Litigation and Criminal Law. Brian was also admitted to the State of New York Bar in 2001. Admitted to NJ Federal Court, Eastern and Southern District of New York. He was law clerk to the Honorable Harvey Weissbard, Judge of the Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey.

Richard E. Mischel

Email: mischel@njcounsel.com

Admitted:1974

Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Criminal Appeals

Law School: State University of New York at Buffalo

Undergraduate: New York University

Position: Of Counsel

Richard E. Mischel concentrates his practice in criminal litigation and criminal and civil appeals. He received his B.A. in 1967 and his M.A. in 1970 from New York University and his J.D. cum laude in 1973 from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mr. Mischel is a member of the Essex County, New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations

Adam D. Dratch

Email: adratch@njcounsel.com

Admitted: 2003

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Law, Personal Injury

Law School: Received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law – Newark

Undergraduate: Received his B.A. from The University of Michigan

Position: Of Counsel

Adam Dratch joined the firm in 2007. His areas of concentration include Personal Injury, Litigation and Criminal Law. Adam was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York in 2004 and has practiced in the Supreme and Civil Courts of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester, and Manhattan. Adam is also certified in Mediation and Conciliatory matters. He was law clerk to the Honorable James S. Rothschild, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, and interned for a 2nd Circuit Federal Judge in the State of Michigan.

Recent News:

Adam D. Dratch, Esq. Recognized for Pro Bono Work

Oct 27, 2022