Suburban Family - Issue #2 (May 2021)

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SF_Vigilante_Law_Firm_Profile_0521_Profile 6 / 2 / 21 10 : 03 AM Page 1 by MADELEINE MACCAR profile Those with The Vigilante Law Firm in their Since 1997 , The Vigilante Law Firm corner can also take comfort in knowing the team boasts a successful history . has thrived under founder “ Our clients benefit from my willingness to Jacqueline Vigilante’s desire to take on a challenge , ” Vigilante says . “ We’ve helped save people’s jobs , I have clients who’ve make a difference . been unlawfully terminated , sexually harassed or have been skipped over for promotions , and we’ve helped right those wrongs . ” Knowing that she’s helped others is a big reason why Vigilante was drawn to law in the first place — and why she still gets excited about going to work every day . It’s also why she was thrilled when one of her sons followed in her footsteps and went to Righting law school . He has been working at The Vigilante Law Firm since he completed a judi - cial clerkship last year . “ My oldest son went to college and decided to take the LSATs because he thought he had a calling to be a lawyer , ” Vigilante recalls . “ So many lawyers have said to me , ‘ How could you let your son get into this busi - ness ? ’ and I just laugh . I’ve been doing this for 33 years and I still wake up every day loving Wrongs what I do . Why would I not want him to have that kind of fulfillment in his life ? ” Although her father passed away in 2015 and didn’t get to see his prediction influence a HERE WAS NEVER ANY DOUBT IN JACQUELINE VIGILANTE’S MIND THAT SHE WAS second generation of lawyers in the family , MEANT TO BE A LAWYER BECAUSE HER FATHER NEVER DOUBTED IT WAS THE PATH THAT Vigilante knows he’d be proud to see her boys SHE , THE FAMILY’S FIRST COLLEGE GRADUATE , WAS MEANT TO TAKE . T discover their own definitions of success . She carried that same certainty with her when she decided to launch her own firm in 1997 , “ He lived not far from my office , so he’d planting The Vigilante Law Firm’s flag first in Philadelphia and later in Mullica Hill . come over two or three times a week just to see “ I come from a family of entrepreneurs — we’ve always been in business for ourselves , ” if anything needed fixing : He’d be here even Vigilante says . “ From the time I was 2 or 3 years old , my father was telling me , ‘ When you grow up , more often just to see his grandsons , ” she you’re going to be a lawyer . ’ I didn’t know what that was , but I am glad I listened . ” says , adding that one of her other sons handles Today , she and her team serve New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents in areas like employment the firm’s client communications while her law , personal injury and police misconduct defense . It’s a full - service practice with a group of attor - own mother helps out part - time ; Vigilante’s neys handling wills , trust and estate planning , courtroom litiga - youngest son , meanwhile , is a nursing student . tion , real estate services and more . She is proud of her three boys , because Vigilante was drawn to personal civil rights issues after “ it’s all about enjoying what you do and some firsthand encounters “ lit a fire in [ her ] belly ” and instilled making a difference however you can . ” While in her the desire to keep those wrongs from befalling another she endeavors to be the change she wants to innocent party . Whether a client is the victim of harassment or see through her work , Vigilante also volunteers pay inequality , she vows to fight for them just as tenaciously as her time in various capacities , like serving she advocated for her younger self . on the board of governors for the New Jersey “ I was never one to stand on the sidelines for any issue , ” Association for Justice and as the chairwoman she says . “ I’m a fighter . My clients know I take the hard cases of the Gloucester County Republican Party , because I’m not afraid of the challenge , whether it’s against big as well as being involved with volunteer orga - business or big government . ” nizations like Rotary International and the o this day , Vigilante goes the extra mile to make sure she T American Cancer Society . is involved in every case the firm has accepted . “ I’m helping people and I’m making a JACQUELINE M . VIGILANTE , ESQ . “ We offer a very personal touch . I don’t think we’ve ever had great living that lets me take care of my a client in my firm I haven’t met or personally supervised their family , ” she says . “ I do believe in giving back , case , ” she posits . and my career has given me the flexibility to do Mostly working with referrals from other attorneys and volunteer work . ” ? clients , the highest compliment the firm receives is referrals from attorneys Vigilante has litigated against . “ My adversaries know how hard I fight , and have referred their friends and The Vigilante family to me . ” She takes the tough cases , so long as clients demonstrate Law Firm their own determination to put a negative situation behind them . 99 North Main St . “ I enjoy helping people who can’t help themselves , ” she Mullica Hill says . “ Everybody can be a victim but some people just want ( 856 ) 223 - 9990 somebody else to handle their problems . I have to believe in a client’s cause and I have to know that they do , too . ” CHRISTOPHER J . ROSS , ESQ . TheVigilanteLawFirm.com 26 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 12 issue 2 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM S O U T H J E R S E Y L A D I E S W H O L A U N C H

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SF_Emmons_Roofing_Profile_0521_Profile 6 / 2 / 21 9 : 36 AM Page 1 profile Emmons Roofing takes customer service and craftsmanship to by AMANDA HAMM HENGEL the next level . photography by ALISON DUNLAP Exceeding Expectations ET’S FACE IT : CHOOSING A CON - with Owens Corning , an industry - TRACTOR TO WORK ON YOUR HOME leading roofing , insulation and fiber - IS NOT EASY . There are many factors to glass producer . While Emmons L consider , including availability , reliability Roofing must meet high standards and integrity , and Emmons Roofing co - owner for customer service and craftsman - Stephanee Kelly understands this . That’s why , ship to be platinum contractors , the when it comes to working with customers , she standards Kelly holds for herself and tries to be as transparent as possible . her company far surpass that . “ It’s an intimate relationship when you are “ While we do have high stan - working with someone’s home , ” Kelly says . dards to meet , we try to go beyond “ Most people don’t know the basics of putting a that , ” she says . “ The way to differen - roof on , so they have to trust this person to do a tiate yourself in the contracting world good job . is to care a lot . We talk about that a lot mention keeping their team and customers safe “ We’re very mindful of that and helping to in the office and with our team — our whole goal and healthy — Kelly says the obstacles they have educate the customer , ” she adds . “ We may be the is to love the customer more than anyone else . ” faced since opening have only made them experts but we need to make the customer the While roofing is a ajor part of the m stronger and they are excited for what is to come . expert , too . ” Williamstown - based company , Kelly says Emmons “ We are really focused on being the best we Kelly’s approach is a unique one in the con - can also provide siding , windows and doors , as can be every day , ” she says . “ We hope to con - tracting world . But so is the fact that Kelly owns a well as storm - damage repairs . tinue to be a place that people can work for and roofing business with her husband , Matt . As a “ We have really great relationships with sev - make a good living at , which , for Matt and I , is a female contractor , she’s used to making people eral different insurance companies to help in the point of joy and pride — to know we are providing take a second look , so why not use it as an oppor - claim process , ” she says . “ It can be grueling , but careers for people in an environment where , if tunity to turn their expectations of contractors we have very knowledgeable people who can we are treating our team well , they will treat our around . manage the process for you and help you customers well . “ Matt and I work really hard to combat the through it . We want our employees to feel that pride as “ thought that contractors can’t be trusted , ” Kelly “ We’ve had a lot of success getting things well ; we want everyone to help build our com - says . “ We try to give the customers the unexpected . paid for when the homeowner couldn’t on their pany , ” Kelly concludes . “ We are helping cus - I can promise you that no one cares more . ” own , ” Kelly continues . “ It just comes back to tomers with major purchases that can be scary , Kelly’s way of thinking was developed over 15 experience . When you don’t know what should and our goal is to continue to thrive in that , and years spent in property management , where she happen and when , it can be hard to get the insur - tweak it to be perfect . ” ? homed in on the customer service and manage - ance company to pay , but we can help . A cus - ment side of the business . Paired with her hus - tomer might make a claim band’s background in engineering , they can offer once or twice in their life — Emmons customers — and their employees — a business we make claims every day . ” model they are proud of . elly and her husband K Roofing and Siding “ Our philosophy is to love our employees purchased Emmons Roofing 2924 S . Black Horse Pike and they will love our customers , ” Kelly says . “ We in 2019 . While a national will always strive to give an ‘ above - and - beyond ’ pandemic certainly made it Williamstown experience . ” difficult to get their names ( 856 ) 885 - 6677 The commitment to excellence has earned out to the public in their EmmonsRoofing.com Emmons Roofing the title of platinum contractor beginning stages — not to SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 12 issue 2 SUBURBAN FAMILY 27 S O U T H J E R S E Y L A D I E S W H O L A U N C H

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