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James B. Seplowitz
Rem Zeller Law Group, a Professional Corporation
25 E. Salem Street
Suite 400
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7412

Communication Center

Phone:

(201) 488-1234

E-mail:

jseplowitz@remzeller.com

Fax:

(201) 487-8030

Web site:

http://www.remzeller.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Published Works	Affiliations

James B. Seplowitz joined the firm in September, 2004. Since that time, he has represented hundreds of clients and has been involved in dozens of trials. In the summer of 2008, Mr.Seplowitz was appointed to head the firm's Criminal Defense Team. He concentrates his practice in criminal defense and municipal court matters, including all appeals. He is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey, the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Seplowitz served as a law clerk in the Criminal Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey for the Honorable Donald R. Venezia, J.S.C. for the 2003-04 term, where he gained a unique insight into New Jersey's criminal justice system.

Mr. Seplowitz is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the Bergen County Bar Association (BCBA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the NORML Legal Committee, and a graduate of the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court. He currently serves as President of the Young Lawyers Section for the BCBA, and is a co-chair of the Criminal Practice Committee.

Mr. Seplowitz received his law degree in 2003 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY and is a magna cum laude graduate of Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University (B.A. in History). While in law school, Mr. Seplowitz was competitively selected as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Criminal Defense Clinic. As a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, he participated in national moot court competitions as both an oralist and writer. In the Cardozo Criminal Defense Clinic, Mr. Seplowitz served as a student attorney representing clients accused of various misdemeanor crimes in the New York County Criminal Court.

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner

Year Joined Organization:: 2004

Areas Of Practice:: 100% Criminal Defense; Indictable (felonies) and Disorderly Persons (misdemeanors) Offenses; DWI and Motor Vehicle Offenses; Criminal and Municipal Appeals; Expungements; Domestic Violence; Probation and Parole Violations

Certifications/Specialties:: Alcotest 7110 Operator, Draeger (Manufacturer of the Alcotest 7110), 2008

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 2003; New York, 2004; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2003; U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2008; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2009

Education:: Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, May, 2003; J.D.; Honors: David Berg Scholar; Honors: Moot Court Honor Society; Honors: Criminal Defense Clinic; Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University, New York, New York, 2000; B.A.; Honors: magna cum laude; Major: History

Published Works:: "Driving" While Intoxicated When Sleeping in a Parked Car?, Bergen Barrister, Winter, 2008; Time to Get Rid of a Draconian Law, New Jersey Law Journal, 192 N.J.L.J. 815, 2008

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Handling the Criminal Case in Superior Court: Tips on Plea Bargaining, PTI, Pretrial Motions and Sentencing, Bergen County Bar Association, September 24, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:: New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), 2004 - Present; Member; Bergen County Bar Association (BCBA), 2004 - Present; Member; Justice Morris Pashman Inn of Court, 2006 - 2008; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), 2003 - Present; Member; NORML Legal Committee, 2004 - Present; Member; BCBA, Young Lawyers Section, 2008 - Present; President; BCBA Criminal Practice Committee, 2008 - Present; Co-Chair; Bergen Barrister, 2007 - Present; Contributing Editor

Past Employment Positions:: Hon. Donald R. Venezia, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hackensack, New Jersey, Judicial Law Clerk, September 1, 2003 - August 30, 2004

Birth Information:: 1978, New York, New York, United States of America