Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo

What the published record establishes

The firm's own site provides a clear starting date. Alan M. Lubiner and David W. Schmidt founded Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo in 1984. The firm also uses the name LS&P Lawyers. Its main New Jersey office is in Cranford.

The contact page lists other locations in Warren, Newark, Weehawken and South Orange. It also identifies a New York City location. The firm states that it serves clients across New Jersey and New York. This footprint fits work that may involve state courts, municipal courts, federal matters or immigration agencies.

The attorney profiles name four lawyers with distinct career histories. Lubiner and Schmidt are co-founders who have retired. The site also names John E. Jenkins and Todd Palumbo as attorneys. Those profiles give readers useful context about the experience connected with the firm's main fields.

Criminal defense and traffic matters

Criminal defense is one of the firm's main stated practice areas. The site identifies drug crimes, theft, assault, weapons offenses and sex crimes. It also lists expungement work. These categories provide a concrete account of the criminal matters the firm accepts.

The firm's traffic work covers traffic tickets, license issues and DWI or DUI cases. Those matters can overlap when a charge affects driving privileges as well as a court case. By identifying both traffic violations and criminal defense, the site helps readers distinguish routine citations from allegations with wider legal effects.

The DWI information has a direct link to Todd Palumbo's background. Palumbo has represented clients in Superior and Municipal Courts throughout New Jersey. He has training as an Alcotest operator and in the administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. The site also states that he has handled DWI trials across the state.

Experience behind the defense work

David W. Schmidt began his career as a New York City criminal prosecutor. He was one of the lead District Attorneys in a Brooklyn unit. He later defended clients in state and federal criminal and civil cases. His case history included allegations involving sex crimes, murder and gang activity.

That biography gives a clear basis for the firm's long connection to criminal law. It covers prosecution, defense and work in more than one court system. Schmidt's retired status places that experience within the firm's history. Palumbo's profile supplies the clearest account of the listed attorneys' present courtroom and DWI work.

Immigration services and agency experience

The immigration section identifies both family and business matters. It lists student and work visas, permanent residency, citizenship and naturalization. The firm also accepts deportation matters. These are specific service categories rather than a broad claim of general immigration work.

Alan M. Lubiner's career explains the firm's background in this area. Before co-founding the firm, he worked as an Immigration Officer. He also worked as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Select Commission on Immigration in Washington, D.C. The site describes him as an author and speaker on immigration rights.

Lubiner is retired, so his profile now records the source of the firm's immigration history. His prior government work adds context to the services listed on the practice area page. In my opinion, that connection is useful because it links the firm's stated immigration work to a named lawyer's actual career record.

Securities and broker-dealer questions

The site also addresses securities and broker-dealer matters. It associates David W. Schmidt with questions in this field and refers readers to a New Jersey securities arbitration website. This is a distinct part of the firm's published service record. The site presents it separately from criminal, traffic and immigration work.

John E. Jenkins brings a financial services background to the attorney roster. He previously worked as in-house counsel at UBS Financial Services and Shearson Lehman Brothers. He also worked as an associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath and other firms. These positions give readers a factual account of his prior work in the financial sector and private practice.

Jenkins earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. He received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His profile is the only listed biography that supplies both undergraduate and law school information. The employment history is more useful than a general claim because it names the institutions involved.

How the team is built

The four biographies show how the firm's stated fields developed. Lubiner brought immigration agency and federal government experience. Schmidt brought prosecution, defense and securities work. Jenkins has worked inside financial services companies and in private firms, while Palumbo's profile centers on New Jersey court and DWI matters.

The retired designations for both co-founders help separate firm history from the profiles of the other listed attorneys. That distinction matters when a reader reviews an older firm's credentials. The founding story still explains the firm's subject areas, while the individual profiles identify the lawyers named on the current attorney page.

The firm's structure also has a regional character. Palumbo's work covers Superior and Municipal Courts throughout New Jersey. Schmidt's biography includes New York prosecution work and state and federal defense cases. The listed office cities support the firm's stated service across New Jersey and New York.

What prospective clients can verify

The strongest parts of the listing are its specific practice categories and attorney histories. A person reviewing criminal defense can identify the listed charge types and Palumbo's DWI training. Someone researching immigration help can see the visa, residency, citizenship and deportation categories. Readers with securities or broker-dealer questions can trace that work to Schmidt's profile and the firm's separate reference to securities arbitration.

The site also gives a dated account of the firm's origin. It names both founders, describes their earlier government roles and marks each as retired. That approach lets readers assess the source of the firm's experience without relying on rankings or promotional labels. The biographies contain concrete employers, courts, roles and educational institutions.

As a reviewer, the evidence supports a focused description. Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo is a Cranford-based firm founded in 1984, with stated work in criminal defense, traffic and DWI cases, immigration, and securities or broker-dealer questions. Its attorney profiles connect those subjects to prosecution, immigration agency work, financial services employment and New Jersey trial experience. That record gives prospective clients a practical basis for deciding whether the firm's stated work matches their legal issue.