Biography

Admitted to New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars

Mr. McOmber is a third generation attorney and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. His primary practice areas are alternate dispute resolution, business law, civil litigation, debt collections, employment law, and personal injury. Mr. McOmber’s experience in executive business management provides his commercial clientele with valuable insight. He provides general corporate representation to a wide range of industries including distributors, general contractors, manufacturers, and service providers. Mr. McOmber focusses on providing businesses with responsive service, strategic insight, and practical solutions. His commercial clientele includes Central Metal Fabricators, Inc., a firm that designs and manufactures precision components for the United States Department of Defense and American Industrial Supply Corp., Inc. a regional supplier of industrial pipe and components.

As a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Mr. McOmber believes that all workplaces should be free of discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and other such violations. To that end, Mr. McOmber has extensive experience litigating employment matters on behalf of both employees and employers. He has successfully litigated matters involving a diverse range of employment disputes such as racial discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual orientation discrimination, hostile workplace environment claims, restrictive covenants, and wage and hour claims. As counsel to employees, Mr. McOmber has obtained a number of significant and noteworthy victories including a jury verdict in excess of one million dollars for the victim of sexual orientation discrimination. As counsel to employers, he works with his clients to prevent possible claims by ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance. Mr. McOmber regularly implements employment policies, trains staff, conducts investigations related to employee complaints, and defends employment claims. He regularly negotiates employment and severance agreements and has experience negotiating multi-million dollar compensation packages on behalf of executives.

Mr. McOmber is a highly skilled collections attorney who has collected millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. Where other attorneys fall short, Mr. McOmber has extensive experience with asset investigations, post-judgment execution proceedings, and asset seizure. He vigorously pursues significant collection matters throughout New Jersey and the United States on behalf of such companies as Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. On account of his expertise with commercial collections, Mr. McOmber was appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court as special counsel to a national firm involved in Chapter 11 reorganization and oversaw extensive litigation throughout the continental United States and Alaska.

Mr. McOmber has extensive experience litigating high value personal injury claims including slip and fall accidents, assaults, and other accidents involving negligence. He tenaciously pursues personal injury claims by conducting prompt and thorough investigations, invoking the highest caliber of liability and medical expertise, and dedicating focused attention to each matter.

Mr. McOmber also has experience litigating and mediating a wide range of other disputes including real estate matters, will contests, and construction matters. Mr. McOmber is admitted to the roster of New Jersey State Court-Approved Mediators as a R. 1:40 Qualified Mediator. His experience as both a litigator and mediator provides him with practical and strategic insight.

Mr. McOmber earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning where he majored in City and Regional Planning. Following graduation, Mr. McOmber served as the general manager of Mardem Manufacturing Company, A Division of Seton Associates, Inc. (“Mardem”). Mardem manufactures turnkey filling and packaging systems for companies such as Benjamin Moore & Co., The Sherwin Williams Co., RPM International, Inc., The Sun Chemical Group, Castrol Industrial, and Total Lubricants. Following Mr. McOmber’s successful reorganization of Mardem, he was promoted to president and acquired an equity interest in the company. In 2006, he sold Mardem to a competing firm and pursued his life-long aspiration to become an attorney with McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C.

Mr. McOmber earned a Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated 9th in his class of 318 students and attained a final grade point average of 4.0. At Seton Hall, Mr. McOmber was awarded the 2010 Commercial Law League of America‘s Excellence in Commercial Law Award. Mr. McOmber was also inducted into the Order of the Coif, a national legal honor society.

As a law student, Mr. McOmber participated in an Advanced Arbitration Clinic and successfully arbitrated a number of cases before the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit (“DCA”). Based on his arbitration advocacy, he was invited to serve as a volunteer arbitrator for the DCA, where he currently arbitrates three to four cases per month.

In 2010, Mr. McOmber was admitted to the New Jersey and Federal District Court Bars and joined the firm of McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C., which was established in 1974 by his parents, Richard and Adrienne McOmber. He lives in Middletown, NJ and has three children. Mr. McOmber is an avid boater and a member of the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club, for which Mr. McOmber also serves as general counsel. In 2013, Mr. McOmber received the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club’s Commodore’s Award for his legal service to the club following Hurricane Sandy.

Attorney Reviews

PATRICIA PETRI

Christian McOmber and Peter Valenzano are the best attorneys in town. I cannot say more positive things about them or thank them enough. Their tenacity, their knowledge and their passion for their work is what makes them great attorneys. When my voice was not being heard, I prayed to God to help me find a great lawyer and I thank God I found Christian and Peter. They always treated me with respect and seemed to care about my case. They fought for me like they promised!!! Thank you Christian and Peter. God bless you!!

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Dara Incles

I cannot say enough good things about Christian McOmber. He is such an outstanding attorney; professional, responsive, intelligent, realistic and above all trustworthy. I am always confident knowing his advice has my best interest at heart. If you need a lawyer look no further – he is the best!

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Sam Oncea

5 stars for Christian McOmber and his firm. Christian handles his work as a true professional offering coaching and solid opinions from years of experience. He resolved my issue expeditiously and with patience leading to the best outcome possible.

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Maria Sigmond

Amazing! I worked with Christian McOmber and he did a great job. He is extremely professional and puts together a well thought out strategy. He also does not waste your money – no hidden or surprising charges. He is very cost effective and pays close attention to your budget. I would recommend this firm to anyone.

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Primary Practice Areas

• Age Discrimination
• Business Law
• Civil Litigation
• Collections
• Disability Discrimination
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Law
• Gender Discrimination
• Gender Identity Discrimination
• HIV and AIDS Discrimination
• Land Use, Planning& Zoning
• LGBTQ Discrimination
• Personal Injury
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Product Liability
• Real Estate
• Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment
• Transgender Discrimination
• Unemployment Compensation Appeals
• Wills, Trusts, and Will Contests

In The News

• Partners Christian V. McOmber and Peter D. Valenzano represent Jannelly Peralta and Yusuf Rimawi in a two (2) plaintiff harassment and discrimination claim against Route 23 Auto Mall in Butler, New Jersey.
• Partners Christian V. McOmber and Peter D. Valenzano represent Nadia Zevallos in a whistleblower retaliation claim filed against Garden State Dental in Union, New Jersey.
• Christian V. McOmber and Peter D. Valenzano Represent Applebees Employee Who Stood Up To Racism
• Partners Matthew A. Luber and Christian V. McOmber represent client Kimberly North in a sexual harassment case against Erik M. Krise Electrical Contractors.
• Christian McOmber Represents Woman Who Allegedly Caught Store Employees Watching Intimate Video On Her Phone
• Branchburg man sues over alleged marijuana brownie trick at Hunterdon country club
• Christian McOmber, $590K for Child Injured in Play Area
• Bo Robinson chef allegedly lifts up co-worker’s skirt in pattern of harassment
• Married New Jersey waste management executive sues her company claiming she was groped and sexually harassed by two male bosses at Manhattan hot spot 1 Oak
• Christian McOmber Represents Client Who Subjected To Anti-Semitic Comments By Costco Employee