The Partners

Richard P. Diegnan Jr., Partner

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, 1999
  • M.B.A. – Marketing, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2000 B.S. – Finance, Providence College, Cum Laude, 1991

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • New Jersey
  • New York

MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section
  • New Jersey Bar Association
Mr. Diegnan, Diegnan & Brophy, LLC, is resident partner in our Watchung, NJ office and concentrates his practice in general corporate counseling, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, real estate and land use planning, and commercial disputes. Mr. Diegnan has worked on a variety of corporate matters and has handled transactions ranging from traditional purchase and sale of companies to asset purchases and financing transactions. Mr. Diegnan has handled commercial and residential real estate transactions, lease and sublease agreements, as well land use planning. Mr. Diegnan has also represented clients before town planning boards. Mr. Diegnan has also represented public companies in the preparation of registration statements and in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. He has represented borrowers and lenders in the negotiation of credit facilities. Mr. Diegnan was an associate in the Global Corporate Group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York City from 2000 to 2005. He also worked at McCarter & English LLP in Newark, New Jersey as an associate and a summer associate in the Corporate Department. Mr. Diegnan began his career in the Capital Management Group at AT&T in the early nineties and worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America in the Corporate Law Department while in law school.

Eric D. Brophy Esq., Partner

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 1999
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Historyfrom the University of Scranton

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • New Jersey
  • New York

MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • New York State Bar Association
  • New Jersey Bar Association
  • Monmouth County Bar Association
  • Community Association Institute
Eric D. Brophy, Diegnan & Brophy, LLC, is resident partner in our Wall Township, NJ office and concentrates his practice in general commercial litigation, business litigation, business disputes, construction litigation, consumer fraud claims, community association law, collections, and municipal and criminal defense. Mr. Brophy is admitted to practice in the federal and State Courts of New Jersey; the State Courts of New York; the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; and the Bankruptcy Courts of the District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York. In June 2011, Mr. Brophy will be admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Brophy has lectured before the National Business Institute. Mr. Brophy has written and lectured on various issues relating to complex commercial litigation and developments in condominium law. Mr. Brophy is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association’s Construction Law and Business Law Sections. He is also a member of the Community Association Institute. Mr. Brophy previously served as the Municipal Prosecutor in Wall Township, New Jersey and as Monmouth County Special Counsel. Mr. Brophy received his B.S. from the University of Scranton, and currently serves on the University’s Alumni Board of Governors; and his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and currently serves on the Law School’s Alumni Council and has served as an Appellate Advocacy Judge.

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