Atty. Howard Mankoff
Over more than 30 years, Howard has built a successful legal practice which focuses on professional liability defense, employment litigation and public entity liability defense. He has represented lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals, directors and officers.
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Howard Mankoff is a Senior Counsel based in Roseland, New Jersey, practicing at Marshall Dennehey. They have 45+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1981. Their practice focuses on employment, business, real estate, litigation, and civil rights. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1981) and U.S. District Court of New Jersey (1981). Educated at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey (J.D., 1981) and American University (B.A., 1978). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Associations & memberships American Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association Professional Liability Underwriters Society Richard J and Hughes Inn of Court Ethics Committee, Essex County. Serands clients in Roseland, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Over more than 30 years, Howard has built a successful legal practice which focuses on professional liability defense, employment litigation and public entity liability defense
- He has represented lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals, directors and officers
- A respected trial lawyer, Howard has handled hundreds of professional malpractice claims and has tried over 100 of them to verdict, a majority of which sided with the defense
- In a precedent-setting decision before the Third Circuit, Howard successfully argued that a municipality can exclude houses of worship in order to facilitate economic redevelopment
- He also has extensive experience defending cases brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- In 1978 Howard received his undergraduate degree from American University, with honors
- He then received his law degree from Rutgers University in 1981
- Honors & Awards •AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell The Martindale Hubbell rated attorney list is issued by Internet Brands, Inc. A description of the selection methodology can be found here
- No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. •The Best Lawyers in America, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants (2026) •New Jersey Super Lawyer (2006, 2008) The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters
- A description of the selection methodology can be found here
- No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Classes/Seminars Taught •What Insurance Claims Professionals Need in Order to Make the Process More Effective, December 2011 •Risk Management Seminar, CNA, 2003 •School Bully Laws •Trends in Directors and Officers Litigation •Counsel Fee Exposure in Employment Litigation •Electronic Discovery Issues •Mock Trial of Employment Suit Published Works •“Land Use Litigation - Trends, Exposures and Moral Hazards,” Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 2016 •'Electronic Discovery: The Final Frontier,' Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2005 •'Revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Create New Problems for Defendants,' Defense Digest, Fall 1994 Legal Teaching Position •Guest lecturer at Hofstra University Law School, 2012 Results Successful defense of religious denomination in ecclesiastical dispute
- We were granted summary judgment in a case involving a dispute between a religious denomination (our client), and one of its local churches
- The client invoked its judicial process, allowing it to assume control of a local church due to declining membership
- The pastor of the local church refused to vacate the parsonage
- The local church asserted the denomination lacked the authority to assume control over it and argued that it was never actually part of the larger denomination
- The issues involved First Amendment case law, which address whether and to what extent the courts can decide ecclesiastical disputes, and whether the religious denomination was a hierarchical church or a congregational church
- The court accepted our argument that the local church was part of the denomination, that the denomination was hierarchical and that the First Amendment allowed the court to decide the dispute
- The court granted our request to allow the denomination to assume control of the local church
- Successful Representation of Attorney at Center of Ethics Investigation Our client represented a plaintiff in a personal injury action
- The personal injury plaintiff had signed a lien letter, agreeing to repay her physical therapist from the proceeds of the personal injury claim
- After the case settled, our client reimbursed the physical therapist for less than the amount billed by the therapist, who filed the ethics complaint
- We successfully argued that our client was representing the best interests of his client, who claimed the bills were excessive
- By doing so, the attorney increased the recovery for his client
- News 98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America August 20, 2025
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Civil rights attorneys for discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional rights, and civil liberties cases.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Roseland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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