Gunther, Jason K.

LAWYER OVERVIEW

At the Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC, a comprehensive approach and commitment to client service is fundamental to the process of achieving innovative solutions to complex legal matters.

Michele L. Ross is an experienced business attorney and commercial litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of business law, real estate law and employment law matters. Having represented a wide range of commercial clients in the transactional arena, as well as in a litigious setting, Ms. Ross' track record of success in and out of the courtroom has consistently helped her to achieve efficient and satisfying results for clients, while minimizing the costs and delays that clients seek to avoid. 

The Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC is located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in Bergen County and serves all of Northern New Jersey. Ms. Ross recognizes that the interests and financial position of each client varies considerably, which is why providing uniquely tailored legal solutions, in the most cost efficient manner, is what distinguishes the Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC from other small law firms.

Prior to establishing the Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC Ms. Ross gained substantial, sophisticated experience in high-stakes employment litigation where she represented several Fortune 500 companies while employed at national and international law firms located in New York City. Today, clients benefit from Ms. Ross' comprehensive legal background and her ability to provide personal attention and individualized service to her clients.

BUSINESS LAW SERVICES

The Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC understands the significant investment of time, money and emotion that goes into starting a new business and offers a full array of business and corporate law services to assist individuals, partnerships, professional corporations and small business with the progression of bringing imagination to realization. From the process of entity selection and formation, organization and structure, preparing operating, shareholder or partnership agreements, and state registration and licensing needs, Ms. Ross advises clients on the comprehensive legal components necessary to construct a strong foundation for any new business venture, including business succession plans to ensure seamless and long-term future success of your business.

In addition to handling business start up needs, we provide ongoing services related to employment matters such as the preparation of employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, restrictive covenants and preparation of employee manuals and policies. Ms. Ross also reviews vendor agreements, manufacturing and distribution agreements and general business contracts. Ms. Ross can also assist owners in the negotiation and sale of their business.

REAL ESTATE LAW

The Law Office of Michele L. Ross, LLC provides commercial real estate services throughout Bergen County and Northern New Jersey. Ms. Ross advises institutional clients, small businesses and private individuals on the purchase, sale, development and leasing of commercial real estate and investment properties.  Ms. Ross assists her commercial clients with the negotiating, drafting and review of real property contracts, as well as the preparation of closing documents, title examinations, financing and mortgage review.

Ms. Ross is also versed in the area of commercial leasing and routinely structures and reviews leases on behalf of her commercial clients Additionally, Ms. Ross handles a variety of commercial landlord-tenant matters, including non-payment of rent, lease violations and nuisance actions.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Ms. Ross counsels businesses in a wide range of employment law matters. Ms. Ross' extensive familiarity with state and federal employment law issues,  provides clients with a strategic advantage in the assessment and implementation of risk averse business plans and policies winning litigation strategy. As legal counsel to small and medium sized business owners, Ms. Ross has considerable experience drafting employment agreements and non-compete agreements, as well as litigating the enforcement of these significant agreements. 

In connection with drafting employment agreements, Ms. Ross works with employers to prevent the misuse of confidential and proprietary business information. Ms. Ross also works with business owners to prevent lawsuits of discrimination, harassment and workplace retaliation by developing employee policies that are carefully memorialized and later reviewed by employees in handbooks and manuals. Finally, Ms. Ross has successfully defended several of her clients against unwarranted allegations of employment discrimination, wrongful termination and harassment.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Ms. Ross received her BS, magna cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she was an International Business Law Fellow.

Ms. Ross is a member of the Bars of the States of New York and New Jersey and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. Ms. Ross is also on the roster of court-approved mediators for the Statewide Mediation Program for Civil, General Equity and Probate matters, established by the Judiciary of the State of New Jersey.

Ms. Ross is also a member of many professional organizations, including the New Jersey Bar Association, Bergen County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators.