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Overview

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC

is a well-respected firm within the Northeast region with a growing national reputation.

With superior business-oriented legal expertise, professionalism, and a personal touch, the firm provides high-quality counsel to both the private and public sectors. Experienced and innovative in its approach, MS&B continually informs new legal standards and creates best practices that other law firms emulate.

Values

MS&B’s business and
advice are built on three
core values: Impact,
Passion, and Accessibility.

Impact

Whether it is providing legal counsel to a corporation or a community, MS&B has the unique ability to focus on incredibly complicated situations, develop winning strategies, and implement those strategies to make an impact. Because of its strategic counsel, iconic buildings dot metropolitan landscapes, major corporations operate more efficiently, and innovative schools educate countless students.

Passion

At MS&B, it’s plain and simple: We love what we do. Even during complex situations, the challenges faced by the attorneys are commensurate with the rewards. Approaching clients with the highest level of professionalism, MS&B works hard to earn and keep their confidence.

Accessibility

MS&B’s client-first approach means that the staff works closely with clients to provide guidance in a responsible, responsive, and personal way. The attorney teams understand their clients’ business, and we strive toward efficiency and resolution and work tirelessly to achieve it.

Values
Our Story

Innovative, effective
legal solutions
across multiple areas.

Since it was founded in 1971, MS&B has nurtured a multitude of vital relationships that help facilitate incredibly complex transactions impacting corporations and communities alike. With its roots in public finance law, MS&B currently has a diverse and agile team offering innovative, effective legal solutions across the following practice areas: Real Estate, Environmental, Finance and Tax, Corporate and Business, Litigation, Debtor/Creditor and Government Services. 

Our leadership

Lead by our intrepid Chairman, each of the 5 members of the Firm's Executive Committee are committed to serving our clients, our communities and our company with passion, integrity and accountability.

Joseph P. Baumann, Jr.
Joseph P. Baumann, Jr.

Joseph P. Baumann, Jr.

Chairman
Matthew D. Jessup
Matthew D. Jessup

Matthew D. Jessup

Vice-chair
Leah Sandbank
Leah Sandbank

Leah Sandbank

Member
Bakari G. Lee
Bakari G. Lee

Bakari G. Lee

Member
William W. Northgrave
William W. Northgrave

William W. Northgrave

Member

Workforce Diversity

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC has a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We reflect the world in which we live, a true cross-section of our society – a melting pot of color, ethnicity, race and religion. Our attorneys are as diverse as our abilities. Equity and inclusion are organic for us. Nearly one-third of the firm is owned by women and people of color, with women accounting for approximately 30% of our attorneys.


At MS&B, we believe that having a diverse team of legal professionals provides different experiences and perspectives that forge better relationships and ultimately, better services for our clients and the communities they serve. We actively seek talent from different genders, races and across cultural backgrounds.


Led by our Chief Diversity Officer Bakari G. Lee, MS&B strives to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion are consistent in all facets of the Firm. We continually review and evaluate our Firm policies to ensure we promote diversity, equity and inclusion such that people from all backgrounds feel valued. We have created a process that focuses on recruiting, mentoring and retaining professionals of color in order to develop their careers and build upon their successes.

Bakari G. Lee
Chief Diversity Officer
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Roseland

75 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
Telephone:
(973) 622-1800
Fax: (973) 622-7333

Newark

1037 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
Telephone:
(973) 622-1800
Fax: (973) 622-7333

Trenton

427 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
Telephone:
(609) 695-6070
Fax: (973) 622-7333

New York

80 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
Telephone:
(973) 622-1800
Fax: (973) 622-7333