At Catenaro Law, we concentrate solely on matters of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Litigation in Northern New Jersey, serving clients throughout Essex, Morris, Passaic & Bergen Counties. We draft wills, trusts, advance healthcare directives, health care proxies, and powers of attorney. We tailor estate plans to each client's circumstances and goals. We represent clients in guardianship actions. We assist executors and administrators in the probate process. And we protect estates, fiduciaries, and beneficiaries if conflicts arise after death resulting in litigation.

But perhaps the most important thing we provide is the good judgment and sound advice that comes from a rare combination of competence, compatibility and compassion.

Joseph Catenaro, Jr. earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2006 and his Bachelors of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College in 2003. After graduating from Fordham Law, Joe joined Lowenstein Sandler as a litigation associate. He served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Donald J. Volkert, Jr., A.J.S.C., and was also a litigation associate at Chasan Leyner & Lamparello. Prior to opening his own practice in 2013, Joe served as the Assistant Essex County Counsel, where he defended the County of Essex against a variety of claims in both state and federal courts. In that capacity, he also supervised and coordinated litigation strategies with outside counsel in high-profile claims against constitutional officers, including the County Executive, Prosecutor, Sheriff, and Clerk.

Joe is admitted in the State of New Jersey and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association. In addition to his private practice, Joe has served the Township of Fairfield for the past two years as Municipal Prosecutor.

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Joseph Catenaro, Jr. earned his juris doctorate degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2006. After graduating, Joe joined the litigation department of Lowenstein Sandler, where he was a member of the construction litigation practice group. Joe served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Donald J. Volkert, Jr., A.J.S.C. He was a litigation associate at Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, where he specialized in public entity civil defense matters. Prior to founding Catenaro Law in 2013, Joe served as an Assistant Essex County Counsel, where he represented the County in both state and federal courts in a wide variety of high-profile claims, including claims of negligent medical treatment and activities at County hospitals and County correctional and detention facilities. Joe is admitted in the State of New Jersey and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association.

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