Attorneys     

  Andrew P. Zacharda
Partner


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Telephone: 973.623.7790
Facsimile: 973.623.7780

Andrew P. Zacharda is a partner at Tompkins, McGuire and practices in the areas of real estate related litigation (including title litigation and foreclosures), creditors' rights litigation and bankruptcy in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Additionally, Drew is on the roster of mediators for the Superior Court and Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Drew gained extensive experience representing mortgage lenders and servicing agents in a wide variety of litigated matters.

Education
• Rutgers Law School, Newark (J.D., 1994)
• Muhlenberg College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1990)

Professional Admissions
• New Jersey, 1994
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1994
• Pennsylvania, 1994
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1995
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1996
• New York, 2005
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2006
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2006

Professional Activities
• Qualified Mediator
     Superior Court of New Jersey (R. 1:40-12)       
     United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
• New Jersey State Bar Association
     Member, Equity Jurisprudence Committee
     Member, Sections on Bankruptcy and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law

Miscellaneous
• Reported Decision: In re Jones, 201 B.R. 371 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1996)
• Lecturer
     “Foreclosure and Repossession in New Jersey” – Bankruptcy Law
          (Lorman Education Services, November 2004)
     “Real Estate Title Issues in New Jersey” (HalfMoon Seminars, October 2007)
     “Foreclosure and Repossession in New Jersey” – Tax Lien Foreclosure
          (Lorman Education Services, September 2008)
     “Complying with Federal Mortgage Lending Laws” (Lorman Education Services, June 2011)
     “Examining and Resolving Title Issues” (National Business Institute, December 2011)