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Pasquale O Vella

Pasquale O Vella

5.0
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 17 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Cranford, NJ
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Expungement

1130 Raritan Road, Suite 2, Cranford, NJ

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 17 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2008

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Location

Cifrodello Law Office

1130 Raritan Road, Suite 2, Cranford, NJ, 07016

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Pasquale O Vella's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

26 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 12 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Armando | May 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Zealous Taffic Stop

Its was in the mist of a snow storm that a police officer pulled me over on a city street. He asked me why did I severed. I explained that if I did severed it was due to the condition of the road (4 inches of snow) and not due to any careless on my part. The officer then asked me for my paper work. A...s I gave him my papers I said that he must of known that I was doing 15 miles an hour if he was behind me. He took my paper work and came back with 4 tickets including careless driving which came with 2 points and a high fine and driving without a license. The next day I called and consulted with 5 different attorneys. I choose to hire Pasquale because he came across the most self-assured. He explained to me what he was going to do and what outcome I could expect. While I know there are no guarantees, I already felt protected by his confidence. On court date, Pasquale had my careless driving reduce to a much lesser charge with no points and my driving without a license to not having it on my possession (keep me from a 6 month suspension and 3 years of $250 yearly insurance surcharges) and dismissed the 2 other tickets. The money in fines, points and surcharges Pasquale saved me was well over what I paid him for his services. Hiring him was the right decision and a good investment.

Posted by Tymetha | May 05, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Was facing a drug charge for a year and a point ticket

I was facing a drug charge for possession of less than 5 grams for a year and points on my liscense for running a red light. I needed his help because I facing the prime of my year as becoming a senior and I couldn't have this on my background as a social work major because I was going into doing my ...internship to finish off my year. Thanks to him, He was able to get the charges dismissed and have my point ticket turn into a no point ticket. I praise God everyday for him because he saved my education and now I have been accepted into my internship. Thank you Pasquale Vella. Keep changing lives.

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Meticulous

I had a case, that if found guilty, could have changed my life in terms of my career. There was evidence that the prosecution had, but my lawyer meticulously went through the paperwork from the case and found out there were items missing from the discovery, and he made numerous attempts to recover t...hem from the prosecution. They didn’t have it and it was my right for my lawyer to have these documents, to properly defend me. And due to this, He got my charges dismissed!! I will choose this lawyer over and over again. He is young, handsome, knows his stuff and He graduated from Syracuse Law. If you want a lawyer that actually does the Work choose Mr Pasquale Vella. He rocks!!!

Posted by Alain | March 02, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

That’s what I call a good lawyer!

About a year ago due to some personal problems one night I managed to get myself a speeding ticket, a reckless driving ticket, a DUI, a refusing BAC and few more tickets. This was the first time of my life that I got myself in trouble with law and it was really bad. Next morning of my arrest I knew I... was in deep trouble this was going to affect my life deeply. I started to plan damage control and start consult some attorneys, after few consultations I’ve met Mr. Vella and I hired him on the spot without any hesitation, he was the only one understood my situation and work with me to get the less damage possible by defending me. And he did not disappoint me, he managed to prolong my cases to give me enough time to prepare my self to pay for my behavior, and he got me out with the less damage possible. Anyone I’ve talked to told me I was looking minimum 12 months suspension but he managed to get me out with 90 days DUI suspension and drop everything else. Thanks to him I was able to get back on my feet and continue my life normally.

Posted by anonymous | May 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Got me out of 2 DWIs!

About six months ago I managed to receive two DWIs in one week. I prepared to lose my license for a year or more, and was certain that there was no way out of these charges. Pasquale was able to get my first DWI reduced to a reckless driving charge and the second DWI reduced to talking on a cell ph...one and unable to provide proper insurance. Pasquale is truly an amazing lawyer and I highly recommend him. I can confidently say that I would not have beat either DWI without the knowledge and professionalism of Pasquale.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Honors

2014

Elizabeth's Promise Awards, Frank Cuesta Civic Association

Work Experience

2009 - 2017

Attorney, Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, PC

Associations

2009 - Present

New Jersey Bar Association

Member

2009 - Present

Union County Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

State v. Vilaro, NJ Super. A-5516-11T1

Trial court's rulings were reversed by the Appellate Division.

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Education

2007

Syracuse University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2003

Seton Hall University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Career Day

The importance of a continuing education at University

Languages

Italian

Spanish

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