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Exhibit-52

ORDER 01.28.2021 (appellate ct. stamped)


FILED, Clerk of the Appellate Division, March 13, 2021, A-001858-20
FM-07-002157-14 0a ! 2/2021 06:42:13 PM Pg 311 of 493 Trans ID: FAM202 l 184487

Gregory A. Pasler, Esq., Attorney Id# 02044-2009


TOWNSEND, TOMAIO & NEWMARK, L.L.C.
Attorneys at Law
100 South Jefferson Road, Suite 200
Whippany, New Jersey 07981
T: 973-539-0075
F: 973-539-4151
Attorneys for PETITIONER

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY


TOWNSEND, TOMAIO & CHANCERY DIVISION/FAMILY PART
NEWMARK, LLC., ESSEX COUNTY
DOCKET NO. FM-07-2157-14E
Petitioner.
VS.
Civil Action
MENSAH CONE,
ORDER ENTERING ATTORNEY’S LIEN
Defendant. AGAINST MENSAH CONE IN FAVOR OF
TOWNSEND~ TOMAIO & NEWMARK~ LLC

MENSAH CONE,

Plaintiff,

VS.

VALERIA CONE,

Defendant.

THIS MATTER having been opened to the court by GREGORY A. PASLER, Esq. of the

firm Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, LLC, attorneys for the Petitioner; and on notice to Geist Law,

LLC, attorneys for the Defendant, VALERIA CONE; and on notice to MENSAH CONE, pro-se;

and the Court having reviewed the pleadings submitted; and the Court having conducted a plenary

hearing on January 13Ih, 2021 ; and the Court having placed its Statement of" Reasons on the record
on January 14~t~, 2021; and for the reasons stated on the recor~g" aa c~ "~ ~-o ~,,-1~ ~t~’~
FILED, Clerk of the Appellate Division, March 13, 2021, A-001858-20
FM-07-002157-14 03/12/2021 06:42:13 PM Pg 312 of 493 Trans ID: FAM2021184487

IT IS on this ay of"~/~ I,,//’/<2021 ORDERED as follows:

I. The Court fixes pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:l 3-5 and applicable case law, Petitioner’s attorney

fee charging lien for unpaid services rendered and disbursements incurred on Plaintiff’s

behalf relating to the within matter in the contended sum of $265,150.70, which sum includes

interest calculated at the agreed upon rate set forth in the written attorney fee retainer

agreement, (hereinafter referred to as the "Lien") which Lien shall contain and attach to any

and all interest of any kind in which Plaintiff has in and to any settlement, including the

April 29, 2020 Judgment of Divorce, verdict, report, decision, award, judgment, or final

order, and the proceeds thereof, and all distribution in this matter in whosesoever hands they

may come (hereinafter collectively referred to as Plaintiff’s "entitlement"), arising out of the

within matter;

2. The Court enjoins and restrains the parties, their fiduciaries, agents and representatives, who

shall include their present and any possible succeeding attorney(s) and any other person or

entity in whosesoever hands may come Plaintiff’s entitlement, from dissipating, distributing,

lransferring, or otherwise adversely affecting the Lien;

3. The Court preserves without invasion, disbursement, dissipation, or otherwise Petitioner’s

interest in the entitlement by, among other methods, holding same in escrow by the parties’

respective present and any possible succeeding attorney(s), agent(s), representative(s), or

any other person or entity in whosesoever hands they may come, until such time as the lien

is satisfied;

4. The Court directs the parties, their fiduciaries, agents, and representatives, who shall include

their present and any possible succeeding attorney(s), and any other person or entity in

whosesoever hands may come Plaintiff’s entitlement, to promptly and timely notify

Petitioner of the proposed terms of any possible settlement or final resolution thereof relating

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FILED, Clerk of the Appellate Division, March 13, 2021, A-001858-20
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to Plaintiff’s entitlement, which notification shall be timely given to Petitioner prior to any

settlement or final resolution of the matter;

Satisfaction of the lien in favor of TOWNSEND, TOMAIO & NEWMARK, LLC shall be

made no later than days from the date of entry of this Order. If MENSAH
CONE l~ails to make payment, this lien may be filed as a JUDGMENT against MENSAH

CONE and recorded as such with the State of New Jersey.

~SSAMANO, J.S.C.

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