Patrick G. Patel, Esq.

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• Daniela Pepe is a dedicated personal injury attorney who brings both plaintiff and defense experience to her work on behalf of injured clients. A former insurance defense lawyer, she knows how insurance companies build their cases—and uses that knowledge to dismantle their tactics, strengthen her clients’ claims, and pursue maximum compensation. Focused, strategic, and uncompromising in her advocacy, Ms. Pepe is committed to achieving justice for those harmed by negligence.
• Ms. Pepe earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she served on the Executive Board of the Seton Hall Law Review.  Ms. Pepe clerked for a prominent medical malpractice attorney throughout law school, where she gained early experience in personal injury litigation. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Susan J. Steele, P.J. Cr. (retired) in the Bergen County Superior Court, further strengthening her research, writing, and analytical skills that continue to inform her approach to complex legal questions.
• Ms. Pepe joined the Law Offices of Patrick G. Patel as an associate in 2023 where she quickly rose to Partner.  She is committed to providing focused, strategic, and compassionate advocacy for individuals and families affected by serious injury. Ms. Pepe maintains a direct and candid approach in communicating with clients while ensuring that they feel informed and confident at every stage of litigation.  She pairs compassion with tenacity—listening to her clients, standing with them, and advocating fiercely without hesitation or compromise

• William J. Scherman has specialized in New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for more than 42 years. He is proud to bring his expertise and experience to this firm where he can help more people get the help they deserve.
• Born in Newark, New Jersey, he grew up there and in West Orange. He attended high school in New York and went to Queens College of CUNY with a year off to study abroad, majoring in English Writing, Literature, and History. He attended college at night while studying full time at a yeshiva during the day. He followed that with a Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University.
• He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and the New Jersey supreme Court as well as to the Federal District Court of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
• He is also a member of CERT – the Civilian Emergency Response Team – in Passaic County and an active member of Chaveirim, a civilian volunteer help organization. He also volunteers as a CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate – for foster children in Essex County.
• William has joined the Law Office of Patrick G. Patel as an Associate in 2022 to continue his life’s work of representing individuals who have been injured on the job and ensuring they get the compensation that they deserve.

• Queens College of the City University of New York, Class of 1979, B.A.
• Yeshiva University, Class of 1982, J.D

New Jersey - 1983