Thomas J. Major

Principal and Chair of the Business Law and Transactions Practice

Hackensack Office

Contact

Email: tmajor@offitkurman.com

Phone: 732.218.1775

Fax: 732.218.1835

Mailing: Court Plaza South, 21 Main Street

Suite 158 Hackensack , NJ 07601

Linkedin: Thomas Major

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PRACTICE FOCUS

Thomas Major is a dynamic attorney dedicated to representing clients across a range of practice areas. He maintains practices in real estate law and landlord representation -- counseling clients in the multi-family and investment property industry. His advocacy is backed by extensive experience in all phases of litigation including the appellate level. With his skills as a first chair trial attorney, Mr. Major’s advocacy is marked by clarity and efficiency. His clients rely on his pragmatic and return-driven advice to protect and enhance their success.

Mr. Major is also an invited speaker and faculty on real estate and landlord-tenant subjects. These courses include:

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth, 456 N.J.Super. 502, 195 A.3d 841 (2018). Representation of Plaintiff-Landlord in a precedential ruling which expands the rights of a landlord to evict a tenant for damage to rental property.
Ravi vs. DeRay & Noble, HUD-L-4665-16 (2016). Judgment, after trial, in client’s favor on contested prescriptive easement and adverse possession claims.
845 Bergen Avenue v. Yang t/a Marcel Cleaners, A-1234-13T1 (2013). Prevailed on appeal in a commercial tenancy matter involving a tenant’s breach of lease for violations of local laws.

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

"New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2022", Practising Law Institute, March 2022
"Legal Issues Concerning Short Term Rentals, Vrbos and Air BnBs (2022)", NJICLE, February 2022
"How Covid-19 Has Reshaped New Jersey's Landlord-Tenant Practice", Quimby CLE, February 2022
"NJ Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practices Post-Pandemic", Lawline, January 2022
"NJ Residential Landlord Tenant Practice After 2021 Amendments", Lawline, January 2022
"Major Claims & Defenses in New Jersey Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice", Lawline, August 2019 (Presenter)
"The Basics of Rent Control in New Jersey", Lawline, January 2020
"Real Estate Transactions and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act", Lawline, January 2019
"New Jersey Commercial Eviction Practice Notes & Forms", Lexis-Nexis Practice Guides, July 2019 (Author)
“New Jersey Residential Eviction Practice Notes & Forms", Lexis-Nexis Practice Guides, July 2019 (Author)
"NJ Landlord-Tenant Law for Real Estate Investors and Their Attorneys", Lawline, February 2018
Two Sides, One Coin: A Beyond-the-Basics Discussion of New Jersey Landlord-Tenant Law, Lawline, April 2018
"Introduction to New Jersey Landlord-Tenant Practice", Lawline, April 2017

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HONORS

New Jersey’s Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars 2022

*Selected from 2012 consecutively through 2020 to be included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers (Rising Star) list published by Thomson Reuters based on peer review and other achievement-based factors. Not approved by New Jersey Supreme Court.* American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is not approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Awards

Practice Areas

Education & Admissions

Rutgers University School of Law, J.D.
Grove City College, B.A.

New York
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Activities

New York State Bar Association, Member
Hudson County Bar Association, Member
American Battlefield Trust, Member
NY/NJ Baykeeper, Member

Posts

"COVID-19: NJ EDA Small Business Emergency Assistance Loans"

On April 13, 2020 at 9:00am, the NJ Economic Development Authority’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Loan program will go “live”…

"COVID-19: CARES Act & Mortgage Forbearance for Borrowers with Federally-Backed Mortgages"

While the CARES Act imposes an eviction moratorium on landlords of “covered properties” the Act is not without relief to…

"COVID-19: CARES Act & Federal Restrictions on Evictions"

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the COVID-19/Coronavirus Rescue bill or “CARES Act” into law. The CARES Act has…