Newark, NJ, September 23, 2024 – Murphy Schiller & Wilkes (MSW) is pleased to announce that Tiana Russo and Joshua Lesser have joined the firm as associates.

Tiana Russo has joined the firm’s Land Use, Zoning and Redevelopment practice and Construction Law practice.

In support of the firm’s Land Use team, Tiana will assist clients through all stages of the entitlement process, from providing research on issues related to zoning in connection with property acquisitions to assisting attorneys in preparing for appearances before local land use boards and other governmental bodies in connection with development approvals and permits. In addition, Tiana will support the firm’s Construction Law team in connection with cases related to contract disputes, delay claims, defective construction claims, design negligence, and shareholder disputes filed in state and federal courts. Tiana received her law degree from Rutgers Law School, and her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University.

Joshua Lesser has joined the firm’s Construction Law and Litigation practice groups. In this role, Joshua will support the firm’s partners in representing developers, owners, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, architects, engineers, and surveyors across a wide array of matters in the commercial real estate and construction industries. These matters involve cases related to contract disputes, delay claims, defective construction claims, design negligence, and shareholder disputes in state and federal courts.

Joshua received his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was selected for the Seton Hall 2022 Summer International Law Fellowship – a competitive fellowship awarded to one law student each year. He graduated summa cum laude from Dickinson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle East Studies (graduating first in his class).

“We are incredibly excited to have Tiana and Joshua join our growing team. Both spent last summer with the firm as summer associates, and understand what it takes to succeed at MSW,” says Chris J. Murphy, a founding member of the firm. “As a firm, we are committed to finding and developing the best young talent in the marketplace. Tiana and Joshua have exceeded expectations since joining us last summer, and we look forward to watching them succeed as full-time attorneys.”