Background
Fede, Andrew Thomas was born on January 20, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Andrew Paul and Dorothy Marie Fede.
Fede, Andrew Thomas was born on January 20, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Andrew Paul and Dorothy Marie Fede.
Montclair State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Rutgers University at Newark (Juris Doctor, 1982). Member, Board of Health, Bogota, New Jersey, 1983- 1988.
Oritani Savings & Loan Ass"n v. Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland (U.S.), 744 F. Supp. 1311 (Doctorate. New Jersey 1990), 741 F. Supp. 515 (Doctorate. New Jersey 1990), rev"d, 989 F 2d 635 (3rd Circuit 1993); Swatek, Incorporated. v. North Star Graphics, 246 New Jersey Super. 281 (Appendix Division. 1991); Jablin v. Northvale, 13 New Jersey Tax 103 (Appendix Division. 1991); Baghdikian v. Board of Adjustment, 247 New Jersey Super. 45 (Appendix Division. 1991); Minetto v. Borough of Northvale, 210 New Jersey Super 321 (Appendix Division.), certif. denied, 105 New Jersey 520 (1986).Worked at Contant, Scherby & Atkins (Hackensack, New Jersey) specializing in General Practice, Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial, Estate Planning, Probate, Negligence, Employment Law, Banking, Matrimonial, Municipal, Federal, State, and Local Taxation, Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Defense, Zoning and Planning, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Reorganizations, Insolvency, Debtor and Creditor Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1982, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
1986, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1987, United States. Supreme Court. Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies Department, Montclair State College, 1985.
Member, Board of Health, Bogota, New Jersey, 1983-1988.
Municipal Attorney, Bogota, 1992. Maywood, 1993; Planning Board Attorney, Bogota 1985-1986.
Hasbrouck Heights, 1991. Special Counsel, Borough of Northvale, 1991.
Special Master, 1989-1993, Appointed by William C. Meehan, J.S.C. Author: People Without Rights: An Interpretation of the Fundamentals of the Law of Slavery in the United States South (New York, 1992).
"Oral Employment Contracts Under New Jersey Law: Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens?" 15 New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly 17 (1994). "Forgotten Amendment to the Eviction Acting", North.J.L.J. 599 (1991). "Shaner Holding Demands Legislative Response," 124 North.J.L.J. 655 (1989).
"Wider Use of Paralegals Raises Ethical Issues," 121 North.J.L.J. 1426 (1988).
"Achieving Justice on the Merits: Toward a Uniform Analysis," 119 North.J.L.J. 265 (1987). "Consumer Protection and the Law of Slave Sales in the 19th Century United States.
South: A Caveat Concerning Caveat Emptor," 31 American Journal of Legal History 322 (1987). "Legitimized Violent Slave Abuse in the American South, 1619-1865: A Case Study of Law and Social Change in United States Legal History," 29 American Journal of Legal History 93 (1985).
"Toward a Solution of the Slave Law Dilemma: A Critique of Tushnet"s The American Law of Slavery," 2 Law and History Review 301 (1984).
Member: Bergen County, New Jersey and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. National Employment Lawyers Association.
Our firm was founded by Marinus Contant, who was later joined by John M. Contant.
In 1983 the firm merged with Scherby & Atkins. This merger was occasioned when William C. Meehan was appointed a Superior Court Judge.
In 1991 the firm became known as Contant, Scherby & Atkins, after William P. Schuber was elected Bergen County Executive. We offer a wide range of legal services, with attorneys licensed to practice in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.
Member, Board of Health, Bogota, New Jersey, 1983-1988. Municipal Attorney, Bogota, 1992. Maywood, 1993; Planning Board Attorney, Bogota 1985-1986.
Hasbrouck Heights, 1991.
Special Counsel, Borough of Northvale, 1991. Special Master, 1989-1993, Appointed by William C. Meehan, J.S.C.