Michael J. Fekete
Partner
Michael J. Fekete is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Industry Group. He regularly represents individuals, business owners, and companies, both publicly and privately owned, in litigation involving breach of contract, breach of warranty, consumer fraud claims, real estate, and restrictive covenants. For nearly two decades, Mike represented a national digital and print advertising company and served as the company’s interim general counsel.
Mike has extensive experience representing publicly-owned REITs, developers, commercial landlords, and court-appointed receivers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York in all facets of real estate, including lease drafting and negotiation, and commercial tenancy matters. He regularly appears before various New Jersey Township Zoning and Planning Boards in the representation of clients for various land use matters.
Mike frequently represents clients before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Superior Court of New Jersey, Supreme Court of New York, and various Common Pleas Courts in Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Mike worked at three large firms and he previously served as the Law Clerk to the Honorable Joel B. Rosen, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and as the Law Clerk for the Honorable Raymond F. Drozdowski, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey during the 2001-2002 court term.
Mike received a J.D. degree with honors from Rutgers School of Law – Camden and earned a B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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1 of 7 Credentials
Selected Representations - Defended national and regional consumer lending and servicing clients in litigation claims related to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act Amendments (HOEPA), and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
- Defended national online advertising company in defense of class action lawsuit in District of New Jersey
Selected Speaking Engagements - Speaker, “Real Estate Law 101” National Business Institute, June 2023
- Speaker, “Legal Ethics for Real Estate Attorneys,” National Business Institute, April 2023
- Speaker, “A New Look at Shopping Center Leasing,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 2023
- Speaker, “New Jersey Real Estate Law 101,” National Business Institute, December 2022
- Speaker, “The Future of Shopping Center Leases“, New Jersey Bar Association Webinar, July 2021
- Presenter, “The Top New Jersey Contract Cases Every Attorney Should Know“, National Business Institute, December 2020
- Presenter, “Amendments to State Civil Rules You Need to Know,” National Business Institute, December 2019
- Presenter, “The New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” National Business Institute CLE, December 2019
- Presenter, “How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out),” National Business Institute CLE, September 2019
- Presenter, “Court Decisions, New Laws and Pending Legislation,” The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) PA/NJ/DE Conference & Deal Making, September 2019
- Presenter, “Court Decisions, New Laws and Pending Legislation,” The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) PA/NJ/DE Conference & Deal Making, September 2019
- Presenter, “How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out),” National Business Institute CLE, September 2019
- Presenter, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide,” National Business Institute CLE, June 2018
- Presenter, “Advanced Business Contracts,” National Business Institute CLE, December 2017
- Presenter, “Corporate Compliance and Ethics, eDiscovery, and Social Media Trends,” Rutgers Institute for Professional Education CLE, December 2017
- Presenter, “Business Law Basics for Retail Professionals,” The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) PA/NJ/DE Conference & Deal Making, September 2017
- Presenter, “Dealing with the “Rambo” Litigator: Paralegal Tips,”” National Business Institute CLE, September 2017
- Presenter, “Legal Ethics of Internet Use,” National Business Institute CLE, June 2017
- Presenter, The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth™), March 2017
- Presenter, “How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out),” National Business Institute CLE, November 2016
- Moderator, “Future of South Jersey,” Bisnow, July 2015
- Presenter, “Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator,” National Business Institute CLE, June 2015
- Presenter, “Small Firm vs. Large Firm in Private Practice”, United States District Court, District of New Jersey’s Summer Extern Program
- Presenter, “E-discovery,” New Jersey Paralegals Association
- Presenter, “Legally Speaking,” Camden County Bar Foundation – Home Improvement Law
- Presenter, “Legally Speaking,” Camden County Bar Foundation – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Selected Publications - Quoted, “Cannabis Practices Foresee Business Boom as Pennsylvania Eyes Legal Recreational Marijuana,” Law.com, June 2023
- Mentioned, “Lawsuit over rare “Magic: The Gathering” cards heading to trial after $177K deal blown up,” Pennsylvania Record, June 2020
- Author, “The End of an Era in New York Commercial Lease Disputes?” May 2019
- Author, “NJ to Consider Two Notable Bills Concerning Residential Tenancies,” May 2019
- Author, “NJ Municipalities Look to Ban Recreational Marijuana as State Inches Closer to Legalization,” February 2019
Honors & Awards - Recipient, Outstanding Faculty Award, National Business Institute, 2023
- Selected to the 2014 Top Attorney: Landlord and Tenant Law list by South Jersey Magazine. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the highest court of any other state.
- Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2009 and 2012-2016. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters and a description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the highest court of any other state.
- Honoree, South Jersey Biz Best Attorney in Business: Contract Law/Negotiation List, 2015
Professional Activities - Government Relations Chair, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for Southern New Jersey
- Member, New Jersey Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Education Law School
- Rutgers University School of Law–Camden
Undergraduate School
- University of Maryland, College Park
