Gary S. Poplaski

Associate
(201) 587-0888 Ext. 6433
gpoplaski@wellslaw.com

Areas of Practice
  • Commercial and Residential Real Estate
  • Banking and Commercial Lending
  • Estate Planning and Estate Administration
  • Intellectual Property
  • Business Sales and Acquisitions
  • Business, Corporate and Commercial Law
Education
  • J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 1997
  • B.S., magna cum laude, Electrical Engineering Technology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1993
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1998
  • New York, 2002
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2002
Affiliations
  • Bergen County Bar Association
  • Estate Planning Council of Bergen County
  • Paramus Regional Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Executive Board and Legal Counsel
  • Paramus Rotary Club
  • Paramus Girls Soccer Association, Founder and Past President

About Gary

Gary S. Poplaski practices in the Real Estate; Business, Corporate & Commercial Department and the Tax, Trusts & Estate Planning Departments with the firm.  He focuses in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, including leasing, sale and purchase closings, and commercial lending. He also assists clients with will preparation, healthcare proxies and living wills, power of attorneys, trust instruments, and estate planning and estate administration. Gary also assists clients with business agreements, contract preparation and review, sale and acquisition of businesses, corporate and business entity formations, and non-profit entity formations. He also has intellectual property and information technology experience representing companies and individuals in trademark matters, as well as licensing, non-compete, and non-disclosure agreements.

Prior to joining Wells, Jaworski & Liebman, LLP, Gary practiced at a prominent New Jersey law firm in the Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates Departments, and with a large Wall Street firm in its Intellectual Property Department. He also acted as Special Prosecutor for the municipalities of Bergenfield and Washington Township for motor vehicle violations and various non-indictable criminal offenses. He also was a registered investment advisor, general securities representative and financial planner with both life & health, and property & casualty licenses, and FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 & 65 securities licenses in multiple states.

Tax, Trusts, and Estates

Highly skilled tax, trusts and estate planning attorneys and paralegals handling from complex to basic estate planning and estate administration including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills.

Litigation

Experienced civil and commercial litigation attorneys handling matters ranging from liability, contract disputes, estate controversies, employment issues, tax appeals and more.

Real Estate and Commercial Transactions

Sophisticated real estate lawyers adept in a wide variety of real estate legal matters , both complex and straight forward, commercial and residential.

Business and Corporate

A full range of business and corporate services for all types of corporate and commercial transactions including legal advice for mergers and acquisitions, complex business transactions and financing.