McKenna, Du Pont, Higgins & Stone,
A Professional Corporation

229 Broad Street
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701View Map


 
Practice Areas:
General, Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Credit Union Law, Banking, Corporate, Real Estate, Planning and Zoning Law, Family Law, Commercial, Labor, Municipal Law, Negligence, Estate and Probate Law, Commercial Arbitration.
 
Firm Size: 6
 
Representative Clients:
Mon-Oc Federal Credit Union; Proponent Federal Credit Union; Pinnacle Federal Credit Union; Lakehurst Naval Federal Credit Union; Liberty Savings Federal Credit Union; Linden Federal Credit Union; Monmouth County Postal Employees Credit Union; United Teletech Federal Credit Union; Garden Savings Federal Credit Union; Tri-Co Federal Credit Union; AFS Federal Credit Union; ACCO Princeton Federal Credit Union; Essex Division Telephone Federal Credit Union; Essex County Teachers Federal Credit Union; IFF Federal Credit Union; West Orange Municipal Federal Credit Union; Mechanical Ingenuity Corporation; Borough of Tinton Falls; Borough of Freehold; Seabright Planning/Zoning Board; Millstone Zoning Board; Amboy Madison Bank; Shewsbury State Bank; Terranomics; United States Realty & Investment Company.
 
Office Hours:
Monday: By Appointment Only
Tuesday: By Appointment Only
Wednesday: By Appointment Only
Thursday: By Appointment Only
Friday: By Appointment Only
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
 
Edward J. McKenna, Jr. (Member) born Red Bank, New Jersey, April 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Circuit for the District of Columbia and U.S. Claims Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1982, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.S. in B.A., 1972); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1975); Harvard University (Post Graduate, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1975). Law Secretary to Honorable Burton L. Fundler, Honorable George A. Gray and Honorable Walter H. Gehricke, 1975-1976. Member, Board of Directors, Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc., 1978-1984. Member, Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Monmouth, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Adjustment of Borough of Red Bank, 1978, 1980. Member of Borough Council, 1987-1990, Council President, 1989-1991, Mayor, 1991—, Borough of Red Bank. Member and Mayor, Two River Council of Mayors, 1991-2006. Member, Planning Board, Borough of Red Bank, 1989—. Assistant County Counsel, County of Monmouth, 1979—; Planning Board, 1989—. Member, 1985-1989 and Chairman, 1988-1989, New Jersey Supreme Court District IX Ethics Committee. Member, 1989— and Chairman, 1990—, Small Business Advisory Council, Brookdale Community College, 1989—. Member, New Jersey Small Business Development Counsel, 1990. Member, Board of Trustees, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, 1986-1992. Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1980—. Fellow, Monmouth Bar Foundation, 1983-1987. Attorney, Keansburg Housing Authority, 1996-2002. Borough Attorney, Borough of Tinton Falls, 1996-2005. Member, Board of Trustees, Monmouth County Arts Council, 1991-1999. Appointed Mediator, State Mediation Program, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2000—. Member, New Jersey State Planning Commission, 2002—. Member: Monmouth County (Trustee, 1983; President, 1996-1997), New Jersey State, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Credit Union Law; Banking Law; Municipal Law; Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Real Estate Law; Arbitration; Mediation; Corporate Law; Land Use.
 
Michael R. Du Pont (Member) born Fort Dix, New Jersey, September 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, New York. Education: Lemoyne College; Loyola University of Rome, Italy; Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1983); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986); Rutgers University School of Public Policy Diplomate Program. Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1993—. Member, 1992-1996 and Chairman, 1995-1996, New Jersey Supreme Court District IX Ethics Committee. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court District Fee Arbitration Committee. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Mediator, 1995—. Member, Board of Trustees, Bonafice Food Bank, 1990-1995. Member, 1990, Chairman, 1998—, Borough of Red Bank, Zoning Board. Member, Borough of Red Bank, Adjustments, 1989—. Borough Councilman, Red Bank, 2006—. Public Defender, Boroughs of Belmar and Sea Bright, 1990—. Attorney, Keansburg Housing Authority, 1996—. Borough Attorney, Borough of Bradley Beach, 2000—. Special Master, Office of Attorney Ethics, 2000—. John Kerry's Co-Chair, Finance Presidential Campaign, 2004. Borough Attorney, Harbor Commission for Atlantic Highlands, 2005-2006. Appointments: Treasurer, New Jersey Turnpike Authority; Commissioner, New Jersey Turnpike Authority by Governor Richard Codey. Member: Monmouth County (Trustee, 1996—; Chair, Judicial Selection Committee, 2003); New Jersey State (Member, Election Law Committee, 2000-2002) and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Credit Union Law; Personal Injury; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.
 
Kerry E. Higgins (Member) born Long Branch, New Jersey, January 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Board of Trustees, CentraState Healthcare Foundation, 1999—. Honorary Trustee, CentraState Healthcare System, 1986-1997. Director, Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, 1989-1992. Trustee: Battleground Historical Society, 1986-1988; New Jersey Tournament of Champions, 1982-1987. Municipal Attorney, Freehold Borough. Former Municipal Prosecutor, Freehold Borough. Attorney, Sea Bright Planning/Zoning Board. Attorney, Millstone Zoning Board. Attorney, Freehold Borough Senior Citizens Housing Corporation. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court District IX Ethics Committee, 1991-1994. Member: Monmouth (Trustee, 1995-2002; Treasurer, 2004, 2nd Vice President, 2005), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Wills; Estate Administration; Litigation; Real Estate; Land Use; Zoning Law.
 
Jennifer Stone Hall (Member) born Belleville, New Jersey, March 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1994); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk: Hon. Florence C. Peskoe, Hon. Norman J. Peer and Hon. Anthony J. Mellaci. Member: Monmouth County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Matrimonial; Municipal; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Bankruptcy.
 
ASSOCIATE
 
Edward G. Washburne (Associate) admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey. Education: Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (B.A. with Distinction, Political Science and International Relations, 1976); Georgetown University (M.A., Political Science and International Relations, 1979); University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1983). Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Adult Trial Division, Office of the Public Defender, Monmouth Region, Freehold, N.J., 1984-1987. Assistant Prosecutor: assigned to Special Prosecutions Unit and promoted to Supervisor, Professional Standards/Internal Affairs Unit, Office of the County Prosecutor, Essex County, Newark, N.J., 1987-1997. Assistant Prosecutor, 1997-2001 and Director of Forfeiture Unit, 2001-2005, Office of the County Prosecutor, Monmouth County, Freehold, N.J. Attorney, Law Office of Maria Noto, Matawan, N.J., 2006. Instructor: Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold, N.J.; Essex County Police Academy, Cedar Grove, N.J.; Newark Police Academy, Newark, N.J. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Municipal Court.
 
OF COUNSEL
 
Benedict R. Nicosia (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, December 30, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, New Jersey; 1957, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1947; LL.B., 1949). Mayor, Borough of Red Bank, 1962-1966. Assistant Prosecutor, Monmouth County, 1966-1968. New Jersey Superior Court Judge, 1978-1988. Member: Monmouth County (Trustee, 1967, 1971-1972) and New Jersey State Bar Associations. [Signal Corps, U.S. Army, 1942-1946].
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