DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP is fortunate to have among its attorneys numerous former high-level government officials. Two of the Firm's Managing Partners, M. Robert DeCotiis and Michael R. Cole, served as Chief Counsel to Governors of New Jersey. The Firm's roster also includes a former special U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (Alfred C. DeCotiis), a former County Executive (William P. Schuber) and other attorneys who have previously served in high-ranking positions in state and local government. William Harla worked in two Governor's Offices and was also in charge of regulatory matters for the Attorney General.

The Firm's complement of former public officials possesses a level of knowledge of the workings of government that few Firms can approach, and that has led to a thriving, effective government-related regulatory and lobbying practice. Our wealth of experience gives us a unique know-how in representing and advancing the interests of our clients in legislative and administrative arenas. The Firm's Trenton office, located just one block from the State House and centrally located to the State's key administrative agencies, places the Firm in close proximity to the Governor's Office, the State Legislature and key State government decision makers.

The Firm has assisted many governmental clients and private entities on issues before the State Legislature. Our attorneys have drafted many laws, including drafting the legislation merging the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. Our attorneys possess substantial experience in addressing regulatory issues before State departments, including Law and Public Safety and its Professional Boards, Environmental Protection, Treasury, Transportation, Insurance and Banking, and Community Affairs. The Firm has sought and achieved legislative, rulemaking, regulatory and permitting changes and informal agency actions needed by many clients, from large corporations to charitable organizations to public interest groups.

DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP also has extensive experience and background in the fields of lobbying and government relations. These fields have evolved in recent years to specialties requiring hands-on experience and detailed knowledge of governmental structures and processes. The Firm's attorneys are accustomed to working with, and are well recognized by, government agencies at all levels - municipal, county, State and Federal - and their expertise has made the often arduous process of interacting with public bodies a simpler and more successful experience for the Firm's clients.

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