South Jersey law firm expands through acquisition

A South Jersey law firm has acquired a boutique workers’ compensation practice, it announced Monday.Freeman Huber Sacks Brennan & Fingerman, located in Haddonfield, will now be part of Westmont-based Brown & Connery LLP. The deal adds seven attorneys and an office to Brown & Connery, which will now have 44 lawyers and five offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

William T. Freeman, managing partner of the smaller firm, will become a partner with Brown & Connery, leading its workers’ compensation defense practice.

“We are very pleased that the Freeman firm has agreed to join Brown & Connery,” Stephen J. DeFeo, Brown & Connery’s managing partner, said in a prepared statement. “Their workers’ compensation focus and experience makes them a perfect fit for us. This addition will expand the range of services available to clients served by our employment law department. It will also provide their existing clients with a full array of employer-related representation.

“We are excited to have them join us and we look forward to providing additional services to our clients and theirs.”