Parsippany Lawyer Named One Of NJBiz's Forty Under 40

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A Parsippany lawyer has been named one of NJBiz's Forty Under 40 for her work at an Essex County law firm.

Casey Gocel, a member of Mandelbaum Salsburg, was honored for her "commitment to business growth, professional excellence and community service," the law firm announced in a statement.

Gocel has had professional success at a young age, according to Mandelbaum Salsburg:

Gocel joined Mandelbaum Salsburg in May 2008 and has been the firm’s youngest Member since January 2016. She serves clients in two key practice areas: corporate transactions and estate planning. Specifically, Gocel focuses her practice on business mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, corporate governance, sophisticated estate and family wealth transfer planning and asset protection planning. As a result of her focus in this area, she also advises clients on special needs planning and works with exempt organizations. She regularly shares her expertise with owners of family-owned and closely-held businesses on strategic tax planning, choice of entity, general commercial relationships, complex buy-sell arrangements and succession planning. Gocel often serves as outside general counsel to her clients. She also assists in structuring medical and dental practices and related transactions.

Gocel lives in Parsippany with her husband and daughter. She has a political science degree from State University of New York in Albany, and a J.D. from Whittier Law School, where she served as the Editor In Chief of the Whittier Law Review.

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