Keith Barrack Returns to Private Sector As Associate in Firm's New Office

May 4, 2006 - Keith D. Barrack, former assistant counsel in the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, has joined Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader as an associate in the firm's new office in Rochelle Park, N.J.

Mr. Barrack who worked in several aspects of state government for the past two years will join the firm's Litigation, Public Contract and Construction, and Government and Regulatory Affairs Groups.

While at the Governor's Office, Mr. Barrack worked with the Chief Counsel to the Governor and Director of Authorities Unit providing legal services to state authorities including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey Turnpike, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, and the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority.

His previous responsibilities in Trenton included serving as Deputy Attorney General for the Division of Law and Public Safety where he worked with environmental and litigation issues.

Mr. Barrack received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University School of Business and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law at Camden. He then served as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard S. Rebeck, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Prior to moving into the public sector, Mr. Barrack was an associate at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, L.L.P.

He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Barrack joins Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader's Northern New Jersey office located at 218 Route 17 North, Rochelle Park, N.J. Heading that office is Paul T. Fader, former Chief Counsel to Governors Codey and McGreevy. Mr. Fader heads the firm's Government and Regulatory Affairs, Public Contract and Construction Groups.

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, L.L.C. was founded by Governor James J. Florio who has extensive environmental and legislative experience and Michael J. Perrucci who is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's leading litigators. Douglas J. Steinhardt joined the firm as a named partner in August 2005, and Paul T. Fader joined as a named partner in January 2006. The firm has practice specialties in municipal issues, real estate, labor and employment, environmental, litigation and insurance defense, government and regulatory affairs, construction, public contract and family law.