Legal Team

Get in touch

Donato D’Angelo is a highly experienced trial attorney focusing his practice on complex criminal and civil litigation matters in both federal and state courts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Throughout his career, Donato has been attorney of record on hundreds of matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. Exceptional service, professional representation and a personal approach are the cornerstones of his practice.

In the criminal context, Donato began his legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office where he successfully investigated and prosecuted a wide array of criminal cases ranging from white collar crimes and narcotics offenses to violent crimes, including domestic violence, sexual assault, weapons offenses, aggravated assault, armed robbery, vehicular homicide and murder.

In addition, Donato was a New Jersey State Trooper for four years prior to becoming an attorney. As a state trooper, Donato was trained in both DUI and criminal investigation and his personal involvement in criminal cases as a state trooper gives him a unique perspective when reviewing police reports, interviewing witnesses, and challenging physical evidence. Donato often identifies legal issues or mistakes made by police during an investigation through his own personal experience as a state trooper. Now as a criminal defense attorney, he uses his skill and experience to obtain the best possible outcome for his clients.

After serving as an assistant prosecutor in Essex County, Donato gained civil litigation experience working at a prestigious law firm in Morristown, New Jersey, where he represented domestic and international insurance companies in coverage disputes arising from the opioid epidemic, clergy sexual abuse, environmental toxic torts, and concussion injuries in professional sports. Donato was also a solo practitioner before founding D’Angelo Wujciak LLP. As a solo practitioner, he successfully represented private and commercial clients in a variety of fields, including landlord-tenant, real estate tax appeals, civil rights, personal injury and business law matters.

Prior to attending law school, Donato served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army where he completed two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division.

Mr. Wujciak is a Founding Partner of D’Angelo Wujciak LLP and oversees in all legal aspects of the firm. His practice blends traditional legal formality with a modern common-sense approach. His focus is on complex federal and state criminal and civil litigation matters, as well as matrimonial divorce and dispute, child custody, and domestic violence prosecution and defense statewide. He has used his experience, preparation, and tenacity, to achieve his client’s goals through negotiation, mediation, litigation, or trial by jury.

Peter began his career as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office where he prosecuted all manner of criminal offenses including attempted murder, sex assault, gun charges, robbery, narcotics offenses, and domestic violence cases. He was also heavily involved in overseeing defendant’s admission into and progression through the Drug Court/Recovery Court Diversionary Program, and the Veterans Diversionary Program.

After building and prosecuting criminal cases in Essex County. Peter honed his civil litigation skills working on intricate insurance and reinsurance coverage matters including cases related to the opioid epidemic, clergy abuse, high profile environmental toxic tort, and concussion litigation in professional sports.

Prior to founding D’Angelo Wujciak LLP, Peter was Of Counsel at a prestigious law firm in Morris County where he built the criminal defense and family law practice groups, fighting for at-risk members of the community faced with injustice. Peter also practiced in the civil rights, personal injury, and civil litigation practice groups, successfully brining claims on behalf of individuals victimized by large corporations and representing those clients, statewide, who were most vulnerable to inequity.

Tamryn Valenzuela is an associate attorney with D’Angelo Wujciak LLP.

She concentrates her practice in the areas of criminal and family law. She also provides counsel to clients on matters related to elder law, disability law, and estate planning.

Tamryn previously served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Angelo Servidio, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, and as an Intern with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.

Prior to beginning her legal career, Tamryn worked in various roles with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender where she performed legal research and assisted attorneys in representing children in matters involving allegations of abuse and neglect against parents or other caregivers.

Legal Team

Our Legal Team

Donato D'Angelo, Jr.

Partner

r

Peter A. Wujciak, Jr.

Partner

Tamryn E. Valenzuela

Associate