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Associates

Meri Van Blarcom-Gupko
was
promoted to the position of Counsel at Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes in
2008. She has been an attorney with the firm since 1998.
Meri has been published numerous
times in the area of motorsports and is becoming an authority in the
area. Her most recent article “Should Nascar Be Allowed to Choose the
Tracks at Which it Runs its Races?” 16.2 Seton Hall J. Sport L. 101
(2006), released in 2007, was cited by the Automobile Competition
Committee for the United States (ACCUS) in its brief filed in Kentucky
Speedway’s lawsuit against International Speedway Corporation.
Her other
published articles include
"Can Toyota's Entry in NASCAR be Dodged through litigation with Bill
Davis Racing?" 14 Seton Hall J. Sport and Entertainment L. 101 (2004);
"Who is
an employee? Let us count the ways" 12 N.J.L. 871 (2003) 12
N.J.L. 871 (2003)(co-authored); “A Pit-Stop in the Courts Applying the
Brakes to Keep Another From Crashing: A Comment of the Conflicts Between
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Championship Auto Racing Team,” 7 Seton
Hall J. Sport L. 513 (1997).
In January
2008, Meri presented a seminar on legal issues for racing promoters from
13 states at the inaugural Promoter’s Summit in Atlantic City, New
Jersey in January, 2008. In addition, since 2005, she has been
presenting an annual seminar on Legal Issues in Racing at Motorsports in
Atlantic City (and its former location in Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania). Click for the
pdf
or
text version of an
article on one of the seminars.
Meri’s practice
areas serve the diverse needs of her clients and include general and
public entity liability law, business law, commercial transactions,
employment law, intellectual property, civil litigation, and land use.
She received
her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1997,
where she served as the Research Assistant to Professor Elizabeth Defeis
for two years. Meri was a member of the Seton Hall Journal of Sports
Law. She had an internship with the Sports Law Committee of the New
York County Lawyers Association researching various areas including
statutes regulating athlete agents and an externship with the Internal
Revenue Service focusing on intellectual property and related issues.
Meri also participated in the Consumer Law Clinic where she advised and
represented underprivileged clients on various consumer legal issues.
Meri received
her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, Newark College of Arts
and Sciences in 1994 with Honors and was selected to Phi Sigma Alpha
(political science honor society). She also was the Chair of the
College Republicans at Rutgers-Newark, 1992-1994.
She was
admitted to the bars of New Jersey in 1997, New York in 1998 and the
Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 1999. Prior to joining Wiley Malehorn
Sirota & Raynes, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Stephen F.
Smith, Jr., New Jersey Superior Court, Morris County, 1997-98.
Meri is on the
card ministry and serves as a substitute teacher for the 2 year old
class in her current church. At her former church she served as a
leader and Sunday school teacher for the senior high youth group; and as
a coordinator and teacher for the 2 and 3 year old program for over
eight years.
She and her
husband reside in Northern New Jersey with their son.

Elizabeth D.
Seitz
grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. She graduated from
Denison University in 2001 and earned her Juris Doctorate from
University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2006.
During law school, Elizabeth was a judicial extern to the Honorable
Maureen E. Lally-Green, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She also worked
as a research assistant for Professor Ann Sinsheimer, Associate
Professor of Legal Writing and as a law clerk for a mid-size general
practice firm.
Elizabeth was admitted to the bars of New Jersey, the United States
District Court, District of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in 2006.
Elizabeth is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Jersey
State Bar Association. She currently resides in Mercer County
with her husband.
Monika M. Emara
was born in Warsaw, Poland and grew up in Marlboro, New
Jersey. She graduated from Rutgers University in 2002 and obtained her
Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 2007.
During law school,
Monika was a judicial intern to the Honorable Joseph C. Teresi, Albany
County Supreme Court. She also interned at the Albany County District
Attorney’s Office and at the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations.
In addition, Monika worked as a law clerk for a medical malpractice firm
and was the Managing Editor for Symposium for the Environmental Outlook
Journal at Albany Law School.
Prior to joining
Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes, Monika was associated with a midsize
insurance defense firm in New York City.
Monika is admitted
to the bars of New Jersey, the United States District Court, District of
New Jersey, and New York. She is a member of the American Bar
Association, New Jersey Bar Association and New York Bar Association.
Jonathan
P. Holtz grew up in Roseland, New
Jersey. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University,
School of Law in 2007. Jonathan obtained his undergraduate degree in
Psychology from the University of Richmond in 2003.
During law school,
Jonathan obtained diverse experience by working for a large defense firm
and later a solo plaintiff side practitioner. He was exposed to both
New Jersey and New York law, on both the trial and appellate levels.
Prior to joining
Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes, Jonathan served as a clerk for the
Honorable Alfonse J. Cifelli, J.S.C., Law Division, Essex County, New
Jersey. During his clerkship, Jonathan was certified in Mediation
and Conciliation, and participated in the 2008 Law Day Program.
Jonathan is admitted
to the bars of New Jersey, New York, and United States District Court, District of New
Jersey. He is a member of the American Bar Association,
New Jersey Bar Association and New York Bar Association.
Brooke E. Ronayne
grew up in Pearl River, New York. She graduated
from the University of Delaware in 2005, where she was a Dean’s List
Scholar and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science
Honor Society. Brooke earned her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall
University School of Law in 2008.
While in law school,
Brooke was a member of the Seton Hall Legislative Journal. She also
served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Deanne M. Wilson, Superior
Court of New Jersey, interned in the Labor Relations Department of New
Jersey Transit and clerked with a mid-size law firm.
Brooke is admitted
to the bars of New Jersey, the United States District Court, District of
New Jersey, and is awaiting her swearing-in for the New York bar.
Kali
Hira
grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. She
graduated with honors from Rutgers College, Rutgers University in 2004,
where she was a member of the National Collegiate Honor Society. Kali
earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in
2007.
During law school,
Kali clerked for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office – Appellate
Division. She was also a law clerk for a mid-size law firm.
Kali is admitted to
the bars of New Jersey, Illinois, and New York.
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