Enclosure VI · The Firm
About This Office
A solo law practice in Caldwell, New Jersey, primarily representing motor vehicle dealers throughout New Jersey.
Thomas G. Russomano has more than 35 years of experience representing motor vehicle dealers. He has served in leadership roles with a statewide trade association for used motor vehicle dealers and has written on topics involving the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. Representative experience includes successfully arguing Allstars Auto Group, Inc. v. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, 234 N.J. 150 (2018), before the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Admitted to practice
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Tax Court
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of International Trade
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolJ.D., cum laude, 1992
- William Paterson UniversityB.S., 1988
Service to the profession
District XII Ethics Committee
Vice Chair, 2020. Investigator, 2015 to 2019.
Statewide trade association for used motor vehicle dealers
Founded and led the association, growing its membership to more than 600 dealers.
Publications
An (Amended) Franchise Practices Act Case Study
New Jersey Auto-Retailer, Summer 2012
Factory, If You Like “Site Control” You Can Keep It… Provided You Pay for It
New Jersey Auto-Retailer, Fall 2013, with Theodore E. Schiller, Esq.
The practice
The Law Office of Thomas G. Russomano LLC primarily represents motor vehicle dealers throughout New Jersey. For more than 35 years, Thomas G. Russomano has represented both new (franchised) and used motor vehicle dealers in administrative proceedings before the Motor Vehicle Commission and the Division of Consumer Affairs, in franchise disputes under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, and in the defense of consumer claims.
The firm also represents banks and finance companies in consumer litigation involving retail installment sale agreements arising from motor vehicle transactions.
The practice is grounded in detailed knowledge of the statutes and regulations that govern motor vehicle dealership operations and business, including Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, N.J.S.A. 56:10-1 et seq., and the applicable Motor Vehicle Commission regulations in N.J.A.C. 13:21-15.1 et seq.
Practice areas
- Motor Vehicle Dealer Regulatory Compliance & Administrative ProceedingsMVC and Division of Consumer Affairs mattersII
- Franchise Matters under the New Jersey Franchise Practices ActAdd points, relocations, and franchise disputesIII
- Defense of Consumer Claims Involving Dealers and LendersDefending dealers and lendersIV
- Commercial Litigation, Real Estate & Business DisputesLitigation, commercial leases, and shareholder disputesV
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