James A. Abate is a partner with Aiello Harris Abate Law Group.    Mr. Abate practice is focused in Criminal Law, DWI Defense, Domestic Violence and Appelate practice.  Mr. Abate is certified as an instructor in the adminstration of Standardized Field Sobrierty Testing (SFST) and Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) tests. Mr. Abate recently moderated the symposium "Emerging From The Pandemic" which featured a whos who of Judges, Prosecutors and Defense Counsel.   Mr. Abate is a member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDLNJ), National College for DWI Defense and Mr. Abate is the Legislative Chair for the New Jersey Bar Association Municipal Court Practice Section.

Mr. Abate represents individuals from all walks of life including Actors, Athletes and Politicians.  Mr. Abate succesfully defended New York Giants corner back Kamrin Moore securing dismissal of a Temporary Restraining Order and Criminal charges securing his path for removal from the commisioners exempt list.

Mr. Abate's reported cases include the seminal Domestic Violence case of R.G. v. R.G. and State v. Thompson.  Mr. Abate has been featured in various media including ESPN, , Bleacher Report, CNN, The New York Post, NJ.Com  and the blog Advocacy for Fairness in Sports.  Mr. Abate was a candidate for New Jersey State Senate in the 2022 election.

Mr. Abate is rated by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the preeminent defense lawyers for DWI Defense and Domestic Violence litigation. Mr. Abate holds a rating of 10.0 from Lawyergist- the highest ranking posible, 5.0 from Findlaw, and 4.5 from Google. You can learn further about Mr. Abate and his team from his over 100 reviews from prior clients.

Aiello Harris Abate Law Group is a full service firm and handles cases in Criminal Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury, Family Law, Workers Compensation and Appelate Practice.