Mr. Brew represents clients in disputed matters involving estates, trusts, fiduciaries, family issues, and closely held family businesses. Drawing on his experience in those litigated matters, he also counsels fiduciary clients in complex estate administrations to avoid disputes and handles estate planning and administration matters. Mr. Brew seeks to achieve the desired result in a cost-effective manner, whether through litigation in the probate or chancery courts, or various alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

He has handled numerous litigated and non-litigated family disputes in New Jersey and New York involving estates, trusts and guardianships, including estates as large as a billion dollars. He has represented both beneficiaries and corporate and individual fiduciaries (executors, trustee or guardians) in matters involving estate and trust administrations. Mr. Brew has participated extensively in the resolution of these disputes through mediation or other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and has been appointed by courts to mediate such disputes.

 

Mr. Brew has also represented numerous clients in the often complex appeals relating to estates, trusts and fiduciaries, as well as challenges to state agency actions, such as matters involving the Department of Banking and Insurance. His appellate work (including applications for stays or other emergency relief) has resulted in a significant number of reported appellate decisions.

 

Mr. Brew devotes substantial time to advancing legal issues and legal education. He is the author of the New Jersey Probate Probate Procedures Manual -- Navigating a New Jersey Estate Administration (NJ ICLE 2008). He is a contributing editor to The New Jersey Estate Litigation Manual (authored by Steven K. Mignogna, Esq., NJ ICLE 2006) and The New Jersey Estate Planning Manual (authored by Glenn A. Henkel, Esq., NJ ICLE 2007). He is an adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School (teaching New Jersey Estate Administration). He is recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer for 2006-2010 editions (he was selected one of the Top 100 lawyers in New Jersey for 2010). He is also listed in the 2007-2010 issues of Best Lawyers in America.