Portrait of Thomas Major

Thomas J. Major

Principal, Practice Group Leader - Business Law and Transactions

Thomas Major is a dynamic attorney dedicated to representing clients across a range of practice areas. He maintains practices in real estate law and landlord representation - counseling clients in the multi-family and investment property industry. His advocacy is backed by extensive experience in all phases of litigation including the appellate level. With his skills as a first chair trial attorney, Thomas’s advocacy is marked by clarity and efficiency. His clients rely on his pragmatic and return-driven advice to protect and enhance their success.

Thomas is also an invited speaker and faculty on real estate and landlord-tenant subjects. These courses include:

Representative Matters

  • Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth,  456 N.J.Super. 502, 195 A.3d 841 (2018) - representation of Plaintiff-Landlord in a precedential ruling which expands the rights of a landlord to evict a tenant for damage to rental property.
  • Ravi vs. DeRay & Noble, HUD-L-4665-16 (2016) - judgment, after trial, in client’s favor on contested prescriptive easement and adverse possession claims.
  • 845 Bergen Avenue v. Yang t/a Marcel Cleaners, A-1234-13T1 (2013) - prevailed on appeal in a commercial tenancy matter involving a tenant’s breach of lease for violations of local laws.

    Education

    • Rutgers Law School (J.D.)
    • Grove City College (B.A.)

    State Bar Admissions

    • New York
    • New Jersey

    Court Admissions

    • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

    Professional Affiliations

    • New York State Bar Association, Member
    • Hudson County Bar Association, Member
    • American Battlefield Trust, Member
    • NY/NJ Baykeeper, Member

    Recognitions

    • He is named to the New Jersey Rising Stars list as seen in New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine (2019-2024).

    *Selected from 2019 consecutively through 2024 to be included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers (Rising Star) list published by Thomson Reuters based on peer review and other achievement-based factors. Not approved by New Jersey Supreme Court.* 

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