In litigation, it’s essential to consider all the options. It’s important to recognize that being right is not necessarily the most significant factor. I work with my clients to develop the litigation strategy that works best for them.
Ms. Kaller's practice focuses on commercial litigation. She has experience in the prosecution and defense of financing, credit and other banking matters, contract disputes including those arising under licensing and asset sale agreements, environmental contamination contribution actions, and complex litigation. Her experience also encompasses class action litigation in matters involving consumer claims, alleged securities fraud and personal injury.
Ms. Kaller has represented clients in both state and federal courts, including appellate practice before the New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Her work in chancery practice includes estate litigation, claims for injunctive relief in business disputes, shareholder disputes and restrictive covenants.
Ms. Kaller has conducted and assisted with internal investigations on behalf of public and private entities in connection with a variety of matters. Her experience in this area includes inquiries into allegations of bid rigging on behalf of a public entity, the investigation of alleged employee harassment in the workplace, inquiries into allegations of financial improprieties, and internal investigations conducted in response to governmental subpoenas.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Honors & Awards
- Recipient of the Trial Bar Award from the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (TANJ) (2024)
- Recipient of the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award from the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (TANJ) and the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law (2023)
- Recipient of the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award from the Middlesex County Bar Association and the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law (2013)
- Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense, Estate & Trust Litigation, Banking, Closely Held Business and Environmental Litigation practice areas (2015 – present); listed by Super Lawyers as one of New Jersey's Top 50 Women Lawyers (2022, 2020)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.)
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Representative Matters
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- Ongoing representation of a multi-million dollar estate in a will challenge asserting claims of undue influence, lack of capacity and forgery
- Representation of a closely held business involving an order to show cause brought to compel the execution of required tax documents by a recalcitrant shareholder
- Successfully defended an estate executor against a challenge to complex estate administration involving the succession of privately held businesses in a multi-million dollar estate
- Acted as associate counsel to a Special Master appointed to oversee pretrial preparation, discovery motions and preparation of a report/recommendations on a dispositive motion (ultimately adopted by the federal district court) in a complex insurance coverage dispute valued in excess of $100 million
- Member of the defense team in complex life insurance trust litigation
- Member of the defense team in complex class-arbitration of claims brought by providers against an insurance company
- Obtained summary judgment dismissing the complaint alleging claims of breach of contract and fraudulent inducement involving the sale of an industrial property
- Successfully represented a public entity in connection with disputes involving easements and restrictive covenants governing the use of land
Uniquely NJ
- Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Past President (2020); Amicus Committee Co-Chair (2022); Membership Committee Past Chair
- New Jersey State Bar Association; LGBTQ Rights Section Past Chair; Diversity Committee (2022-2023 and 2023-2024 terms); Business & Commercial Litigation Special Committee (2021-2022 and 2022-2023 terms); Women in the Profession Section (past Chair); Nominating Committee Chair (2020-2021)
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
- Middlesex County Bar Association; Middlesex County Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee
- New Jersey Supreme Court; Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) of the Supreme Court of New Jersey; Committee on Women in the Courts (2010 – 2012, 2012 – 2014, 2014 – 2016, 2016 – 2018, 2018 – 2020); Bar Education Subcommittee (former Vice Chair)
- New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
- Rutgers Alumni Association
- New School for Social Research Alumni Network
- Financial Women’s Association New Jersey Committee Co-Chair (2010 – 2011)
More Activities & Experience
- Ms. Kaller is a member of the firm's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Team and the Women's Advancement Initiative (WAI) Focus Group
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, 2023 Community Association Law SummitSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 15, 2023
- Panelist, The Business of Women in the LawSponsor: Middlesex County Bar Association, May 31, 2023
- Sponsor: Alice Paul Institute, March 24, 2023
- Sponsor: Lorman Education Services, June 28, 2022
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 9, 2021
- Sponsor: Middlesex County Bar Association, October 20, 2021
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2021
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 19, 2021
- Moderator, 2021 LGBTQ Rights Annual UpdateSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March 20, 2021
- Panelist, Pathways to LeadershipSponsor: New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, March 1, 2021
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 17, 2020
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 8, 2020
- Sponsor: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, July 29, 2020
- Speaker, Gender Bias in the Legal ProfessionSponsor: Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, October 26, 2019
- Sponsor: Middlesex County Bar Association, October 17, 2019
- Sponsor: Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey, September 20, 2019
- Sponsor: Lorman Education Services, August 8, 2019
- Panelist, Gender Bias in the Legal ProfessionSponsor: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, June 6, 2019
- Sponsor: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, April 10, 2019
- Participant, On the Basis of Sex: Viewing of the Movie Plus Discussion re: Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Fight for Women’s RightsSponsor: NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March 21, 2019
- Panelist, The Confidence GapSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association, May 17, 2018
- Sponsor: Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts & New Jersey State Bar Association, April 25, 2018
- Sponsor: The Judiciary Institute for Staff Attorneys, March 16, 2018
- Panelist, Recognizing and Addressing Hidden Gender Bias in the Practice of LawSponsor: Morris County Bar Association, November 2, 2017
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Women in the Profession Section, October 10, 2017
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association, May 17-19, 2017
- Sponsor: Haydn Proctor Inn of Court, March 1, 2017
- Panelist, Civil Reservation of Rights: Application of Maida v. Kuskin in Personal Injury Actions – A WebinarSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, August 30, 2016
- Moderator, Shoemaker’s Children Syndrome – What Lawyers and Law Firms Need to Know About Law Firm Policies Addressing Gender Bias in the WorkplaceSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2016
- Speaker, Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Glass DoorsSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2016
- Panelist, Civil Litigation In A Civil Law StateA Review of Hot Topics in N.J. LitigationSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, November 2015
- Moderator and Speaker, The Intersection of Gender and Race: A Program to Explore Gender and Racial Bias in the LawSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2015
- Moderator and Speaker, Women Who Have Smashed the Glass Ceiling – A Can’t Miss Program to Help You Get Your Clients and Yourselves to the Pinnacle of Success, Taught By Women Who Did ItSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2015
- Panelist, Family Law Matters Involving LGBT Litigants – Promoting Fairness in the LawSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2015
- Panelist, Gender Bias in the Private and Corporate Law Office Environment and How to Avoid ItSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 15, 2014
- Panelist, Is It Because I’m ____ - How Do YOU Fill in the Blank?Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 15, 2014
- Panelist, Hot Tips for Hot LitigatorsSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 14, 2014
- Sponsor: Sobel & Co.'s Executive Women's Breakfast Program, September 18, 2013
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 16, 2013
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Women in the Profession and Criminal Law Sections, February 12, 2013
- Panelist, Ladies’ DaySponsor: Rutgers University School of Law - Newark Women’s Law Forum, November 27, 2012
- Speaker, Gender Bias in the Legal ProfessionSponsor: Middlesex County Bar Association, October 17, 2012
- Moderator, Guidance from the Bench-Practical Advice from a Panel of Women JudgesSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 17, 2012
- Speaker, Recognizing and Addressing Gender Bias in the Litigation Process: What Lawyers and Courts Need to KnowSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 17, 2012
- Presenter, Management & Leadership 101 for Lawyers- The Best Tips & Techniques for Managing Other Lawyers & Fine Tuning Leadership Skills that Will Enhance Your SuccessSponsor: ExecSense Webinar, July 19, 2011
Publications & Alerts
- Law360.com, June 23, 2022
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, January 2014
News
- September 13, 2024
- September 9, 2024
- March 26, 2024
- June 16, 2023
- June 21, 2022
Departments
Practice Groups
Education
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1997, with high honors
The New School for Social Research, B.A., 1994
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1997
- New York, 1998
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1997
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2008
Clerkships
- Former law clerk to The Honorable Freda L. Wolfson, United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1997 – 1998)
Please visit our Award Methodology page for a description of the standard or methodology on which these accolades are based. Attorney Advertising: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.