Michael Garofalo has recently been promoted to partner at the law firm of Laddey, Clark & Ryan. Garofalo concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal and land use law and serves as the municipal attorney for the towns of Wantage, Stillwater and Walpack. He is also the attorney for the Oxford Township Land Use Board and the Vernon Township Zoning Board. Earlier this year, Garofalo was named a diplomate in New Jersey Local Government, earned after completing of a course of study in New Jersey Local Government Law. Garofalo graduated from Guilford College and received his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He received his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.