History:    MACIAG LAW, LLC was founded in 1990 in Somerville, an historic courthouse town which is the County Seat of Somerville, N.J. From 1993 through 2002 the law firm's offices were located in the old historic Somerville Train Station, built in 1890.  From 1990 to 1994 the law firm was known as Maciag, Tomasek & Jamison, as Maciag & Northgrave, and as Maciag, Dickson & Maguire. From 1994 to 2004 the law firm was known as Maciag & Associates, and grew to include five attorneys and six support staff. From 2004 to the present the firm has been known as Maciag Law, LLC. 

Prior to founding this law firm in 1990, Mr. Maciag practiced at large law firms, serving as an associate attorney at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Debevoise in Newark, N.J. from 1981 to 1982, and was a Partner and Associate at Bathgate, Wegener, Wouters & Neumann in Newark and Lakewood, N.J. from 1986 to 1990. 

In 2009 and 2010, Mr. Maciag served on the Transition Team of N.J. Governor-Elect Chris Christie. In 2009 he served as assistant counsel to the Christie for Governor campaign. From 1982 to 1984 Mr. Maciag served in the Office of the Governor, Hon. Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey, as Special Counsel to the Governor. He spent two years as chief of staff to a United States Congressman, and served as the Mayor of a N.J. municipality.

Thaddeus R. Maciag, Esq.

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Thaddeus (Ted) Maciag holds degrees from the University of Virginia School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981), the Wharton School of Finance & Commerce (B.S.Ec. cum laude, Accounting & Finance, 1976), and the University of Pennsylvania (A.B. cum laude, Public Policy, 1977). He did Graduate study in the M.A. Program in American Government & Public Administration at the University of Virginia (1979-81).  Mr. Maciag is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of DePaul High School in Wayne, N.J. 

Ted Maciag has argued precedent-setting landmark cases before the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and has several reported decisions in the Supreme Court of N.J. and the Appellate Division of N.J. Superior Court (see below for list, and links to published court decisions).

Mr. Maciag's experience includes public service in Federal, State, County and Municipal government:

STATE:  Ted Maciag served as a member of the Transition Team of Governor-Elect Chris Christie (Nov. 2009--Jan. 2010) with responsibility for State Authorities. Mr. Maciag personally authored the Gubernatorial Transition Reports on several State and Interstate  financing authorities; transportation authorities; redevelopment authorities; and regulatory agencies, boards and commissions.  

Ted Maciag successfully argued before The Supreme Court of New Jersey, in 2004, the landmark case Lance v. McGreevey, 180 N.J. 590, 853 A.2d 856 (2004).  That historic case permanently narrowed the powers of Governor McGreevey and future governors from bonding long-term financial obligations without first obtaining approval of the voters of New Jersey through a ballot question. In Lance v. McGreevey, Mr. Maciag presented Oral Argument before the New Jersey Supreme Court as co-counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs, who included N.J. State Senator (now U.S. Congressman) Leonard Lance, and former N.J. Gubernatorial Nominee Bret Schundler.

Ted Maciag served in the Office of the Governor, Hon. Thomas H. Kean of N.J. (1981-1984) as Associate Chief Counsel; Special Counsel to the Governor for Treasury, Budget & Finance.  Mr. Maciag was Director of the Governor's Budget Unit, and served as the Governor's liaison to the Cabinet, the Office of Management & Budget, and the Senate/Assembly Joint Appropriations Committee. He served as Deputy Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, the State's 230-employee housing finance authority (1984-1986); as Governor's counsel to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (1982-1984); and was appointed by Governor Tom Kean to a term as a voting Member of the New Jersey State Commission on Capital Budgeting & Planning (1983-84).

FEDERAL:  Ted Maciag served for two years (1976-1978) as Washington Staff Chief to United States Congressman James M. Collins, a Republican congressman from Dallas, Texas, who was Ranking Member, Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee, House Energy & Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives. (Mr. Maciag was, at the time, just a few months past his 21st birthday, the youngest staff chief in the U.S. Congress.) 

COUNTY: Mr. Maciag served as Special Counsel to the Somerset County Board of Freeholders (1991). He was first elected as a Republican Somerset County Committee member in 1990, and has served as a County Committeeman from 1990 to 1993, and from 1998 to 2012.

MUNICIPAL: Mr. Maciag served as Mayor of Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey (1995-1996), as Deputy Mayor (1997-1999) and Township Committeeman (elected 1992, re-elected 1995). He also served Montgomery Twp. as a member of the Planning Board (1995-1996), the Zoning Board of Adjustment (1999), and the Open Space Committee (1995-1997 and 1999-2004). He served as Montgomery Township Municipal Republican Chairman (1998-2002). Ted Maciag served as Municipal Attorney, Borough of Manville, Somerset County (1994-1996).

ELECTION LAW: Experienced in Election Law and Election Recounts, Mr. Maciag has served as counsel to both Republican and Democratic federal, state, county and municipal election campaigns, including appearing before the N.J. Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and Law Division in Election Law litigation. Ted Maciag served on the Transition Team of Governor-Elect Chris Christie (Nov. 2009 -- Jan. 2010); and has served as statewide election law counsel to Chris Christie for Governor (2009); to Tom Kean Jr. for U.S. Senate (2006); as statewide general counsel to Bret Schundler for Governor (2005 and 2001) and as State Co-Chair of Lawyers for Schundler in both 2005 and 2001; as counsel to Doug Forrester for U.S. Senate (2002), as assistant counsel and Hudson County recount attorney to Tom Kean for Governor (1981) during New Jersey's historic 30-day Kean-Florio gubernatorial recount in 1981. 

Mr. Maciag has also served as counsel in election law matters to the N.J. operations of John McCain for President, and to Mike Ferguson for U.S. Congress, Mike Pappas for U.S. Congress, Dick Zimmer for U.S. Congress, several New Jersey State Legislature races including Bill Baroni for N.J. State Senate and Bill Baroni for Assembly, and in many local election law matters to state, county and municipal candidates, Charter Change groups, and political committees throughout New Jersey, including candidate representation and election law litigation in Republican, Democratic and Independent campaigns throughout New Jersey, including in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson,  Essex, Union, Somerset, Morris, Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Gloucester and Camden counties. For more information, click on Election Law & Recounts.


Thaddeus Maciag's published Court decisions include:

(CLICK on each case name for a web link to the complete text of the Reported Decision):

 (CLICK ON THE CASE NAMES for the text of the decisions)
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT:

Lance v. McGreevey, 180 N.J. 590, 853 A.2d 856 (2004)

Schundler v. Donovan, 183 N.J. 83, 874 A.2d 506 (2005)

(CLICK ON THE CASE NAMES for the text of the decisions)
NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION:

Schundler v. Donovan, Schundler v. Hogan, Forrester v. Donovan, 377 N.J. Super. 339, 872 A.2d 1092 (App. Div. 2005)

Oswall v. Tekni-Plex, Inc., 299 N.J. Super. 658, 691 A.2d 889 (App. Div. 1997)

Chen v. Chen, 297 N.J. Super. 480 (App. Div. 1997)

Trust Co. of N.J. v. Planning Board of the Borough of Freehold, 244 N.J. Super. 553 (App. Div. 1990).

Thaddeus Maciag concentrates his practice of law in the following areas:
(Please click on the Links at the left of this webpage for detailed information on any of these Practice Areas)

Civil Trial & Appellate Litigation in the State and Federal Courts

Corporate & Business Law

Corporate Turnarounds & Corporate Financial Restructuring (including Chapter 11 Reorganization, Creditors' Rights, and Creditor Committee representation)

Complex Litigation and Adversary Proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court

Personal Bankruptcy and Small Business Bankruptcy (both Debtor and Creditor, Chapters 7, 11 and 13)

Stop Foreclosure, including Chapter 13

Government & Regulatory Law (Federal, State, County, Municipal)

Planning, Zoning & Municipal Land Use Law (including Open Space Preservation)

Election Law & Election Recounts        

Thaddeus (Ted) Maciag 

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