News & Events
We are pleased to announce that Eliot M. Goldstein has joined the firm as a Partner. Eliot will merge his Somerville-based Goldstein Law Firm, LLC, with Gebhardt & Kiefer, and will continue to serve clients in the Somerville office as well as the main Gebhardt & Kiefer office in Annandale.
Eliot has 37 years of experience, and concentrates his practice on wills, trusts, estate planning, estate administration, estate litigation, guardianships, real estate, business planning, and commercial law.
“We are honored to welcome Eliot to our team, as he is a remarkably talented, accomplished, and well-respected attorney who shares our commitment to exceptional client service,” said Gebhardt & Kiefer managing partner Bill Rudnik. “We look forward to the tremendous opportunities that this union brings for our clients and the communities we serve.”
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Tara St. Angelo will serve as a moderator at the Somerset County Bar Association’s
4th Annual Land Use Symposium, which takes place on April 26, 2025 at Raritan Valley Community College from 8 AM – 2 PM.
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Leslie Parikh and Tara St. Angelo will serve as presenters at the 2025 Municipal Clerks' Continuing Education Conference on April 10 in Atlantic City. They will speak on “Cultivating Ethics: Growing Integrity in Municipal Government.” The event is co-sponsored by the Municipal Clerk’s Association of New Jersey and the Rutgers University Center for Government Services.
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Congratulations to Bill Rudnik and Diana Fredericks, who have been
selected to the 2025 NJ Super Lawyers list. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters, which rates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection methodology is described on the Super Lawyers website: www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html.
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Bill Rudnik has been approved for admission to the NJ Judiciary Roster of Statewide Approved Parenting Coordinators. The Judiciary's roster lists trained professionals who are available to help parents implement their parenting plan and resolve day-to-day parenting issues with the assistance of a neutral third party.
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On Feb. 1, Bill Rudnik served as a judge for the NJ State Bar Foundation’s annual Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition, where participating student teams assume the roles of attorneys, witnesses, and jurors. The program helps students develop skills in public speaking, critical thinking, and teamwork. Teams from North Hunterdon High School and Hunterdon Central High School advanced to the final round, which takes place Feb. 5.
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Bill Rudnik, managing partner at Gebhart & Kiefer, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Safe Harbor Child Access Centers in Flemington. Safe 
Harbor is a nonprofit advocacy center offering free programs for children, teens, adults, and families who have faced trauma. The organization provides after-school programs for youth, as well as forums for parents to engage in discussions about their struggles and obtain referrals for community assistance. Safe Harbor strives to foster emotional healing, provide a safe space to experience positive socialization, and eliminate barriers to basic needs for the Hunterdon County community.
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