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Erin L. Thompson
Totowa, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Leonard R. Boyer
Clifton, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy, Family and Foreclosure Defense
New York Law School
Although my firm practices in several different fields of law, my expertise is primarily in Mortgage Foreclosure Defense,Divorce & Family Law, Bankruptcy, and Mortgage loan modification. In terms of divorce law, I have a unique prospective from both my personal and professional experience that few other attorneys can match. To me, each case is personal, each client is a person, never just a file number.
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Kevin Abessi
Wayne, NJ Divorce Attorney
Free ConsultationDivorce, Business, Family and Personal Injury
Albany Law School
Licensed in New York and New Jersey, Kevin Abessi is a heavily credentialed attorney with a background that is tailored to handle the challenges of family and business. As a client-facing professional with deep academic and professional exposures to finance and investment, Kevin and Abessi Law are well-equipped to handle the sort of financial and business matters that are often at play with matters pertaining to divorce, spousal/child support, contract negotiation, estate planning, and so much more. Abessi Law understands that facilitating legal services is about more than just lawyering, which is why it endeavors to be just as well...
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Joanna D. Brick,
Fair Lawn, NJ Divorce Attorney with 23 years of experience
(201) 773-6880
16-00 State Route 208 South
Suite 302
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
New York Law School
Joanna has been working in the field of law since graduating her undergraduate studies. Her dedication and commitment to the law and her clients has been her greatest asset to her firm. She has a boutique law practice that handles divorce mediation, pre-nuptial agreements, separation, divorce, child support, custody, visitation, college contribution, emancipation, college contribution, spousal support, equitable distribution, post-judgment matters and domestic violence. Contact the firm for your immediate assistance.
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Elvin Perez
Clifton, NJ Divorce Lawyer
Divorce, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
New York Law School
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Mr. Perez is a lawyer that has worked with thousands of clients.
He is committed to getting the best results for his clients.
Mr. Perez is well experience having tried many cases in Superior Court in New Jersey and Municipal Court.
Since its founding the Law office of Elvin Perez has earned the respect of the legal community and has protected the rights of its clients. The Law office of Elvin Perez serves all municipalities in Union, Essex and Passaic county including Elizabeth, Newark, Linden, Union, Paterson, Passaic, and Clifton.
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Adam Shefki
Wayne, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Collections, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Zareh Beylerian
Clifton, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Business and Family
areh H. Beylerian, born in Beirut, Lebanon attended the Lycee Franco Libanais de Beyrouth until 1976 when his family emigrated to the United States. After completing high school in the United States, he attended university and graduate school, earning a Bachelor's Degree, an MBA, and a Law Degree. He is also completed the inaugural programme of the United Nations University, International Leadership Academy, in Amman, Jordan. His international background and extensive travel gave him the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of cultures as well as speak several languages, including English, French, Arabic, and Armenian, along...
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Paula Crane
Upper Montclair, NJ Divorce Attorney with 45 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Bari Weinberger
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
Suffolk University Law School
Divorce and family law expert Bari Zell Weinberger dedicates her practice exclusively to family and matrimonial law matters. As the founder and managing partner of Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, Ms. Weinberger leads a powerful team of divorce and family law attorney specialists who all share a passionate dedication to providing their clients with the highest levels of legal care.
Recognizing the difficult and trying problems that bring people to seek her firm's guidance, Ms. Weinberger has built her practice and firm around an unwavering commitment to safeguarding clients' rights, their children and their future.
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Galit Moskowitz
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Attorney Galit Moskowitz has been practicing exclusively in the area of Family Law for over 10 years. She handles cases related to Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution, Dissolution of Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Palimony, Domestic Violence, Grandparent Visitation and International Child Abduction.
Galit Moskowitz is admitted to practice law both in New Jersey and New York states, and is a fluent speaker of Hebrew. She has been recognized for her work as a New Jersey Family Law attorney by various independent legal organizations including AVVO and (201) Magazine. Her former clients describe her as a...
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Laurie L Newmark
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
Laurie Newmark is one of the founding partners at Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark. Since completing a Family Part judicial clerkship in 1998 with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Laurie has devoted her practice exclusively to family law. She is an experienced litigator who appears in court regularly in Northern and Central New Jersey. Laurie is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, and the District Court of New Jersey.
Laurie insists that every client be treated with well-deserved respect and compassion. Laurie and her team understand that they are advocating for...
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Brian Clifford Freeman
Montclair, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Landlord Tenant
Western New England University School of Law
Brian C. Freeman has practiced law for over 30 years including serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel C. Scott of the Hudson County Superior Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and District of Columbia Bars and is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court.
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Paul H. Townsend
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Ohio Northern University
As a founding partner of Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, Paul Townsend brings hands-on involvement and dedication to every aspect of his divorce and family law practice. He works tirelessly to ensure that his clients not only survive but thrive before, during and after their work together through his honesty, directness, and personal compassion for his clients and their families.
Paul is uniquely qualified to understand and work through the emotional pain of divorce with his clients because he has been through divorce in his own life; his work is deeply personal to him in this way. When clients feel as though...
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Santo Artusa Jr.
Passaic, NJ Divorce Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
I am a passionate attorney that seeks to fight for my clients' interests all the while trying to resolve issues as fast and effectively as possible. There is no better feeling than winning a case for a client whether in divorce court, criminal court or civil court. I like to walk the streets I serve and see my clients who salute me for the work I did for them and build long term relationships. Our aim is to win for our clients and to explain the best way to achieve realistic goals. I have been living in Jersey City for...
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Melissa Cipriano
West Caldwell, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
As a child of Divorce and a Divorcee herself Ms. Cipriano has a unique insight into the toll this process takes on a family. As a business owner with not only a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center but also a Master's of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, she understands the unique issues that face business owners when moving through divorce. Ms. Cipriano is here to help her clients, their family and their finances emerge from the process to more stable, happier, healthier future.
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Dominic A. Tomaio
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Tomaio is a trusted professional in the divorce and family law world. He has extensive experience in handling difficult divorce matters. He is Certified by the Supreme Court of N.J. as a Matrimonial Attorney. He is also a court approved mediator pursuant to the N.J. Court rules. He has also been involved in high profile divorces as seen on "Date Line" NBC. See his web site for the full Date Line story.
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Jason Charles Tuchman
Maywood, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(201) 368-7713
25 East Spring Valley Avenue
Suite 320
Maywood, NJ 07660
Free ConsultationDivorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
University of Miami School of Law
My practice focuses on the litigation, mediation, and arbitration of family and matrimonial law matters, including but not limited to, divorce and legal separations, dissolution of domestic partnerships/civil unions and same sex marriages, child custody, visitation and parenting time, child support, alimony and palimony, division of assets/equitable distribution, pre/post nuptial agreements, paternity, emancipation, domestic violence matters, post-divorce matters, and collaborative divorce.
I am Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, a certification achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey. I am also a court-qualified family law mediator and I am specially...
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Tanya L. Freeman
Paramus, NJ Divorce Attorney
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
I practice family law so I can support people through some of the most challenging transitions of their lives. I can help you with legal representation in all aspects of family law, including divorce, child and spousal support, child custody, interstate custody and relocation disputes, as well as domestic violence matters. As the Managing Partner of the Family Law Practice at Callagy Law, I work with a team of passionate negotiators and experienced litigators who advocate tirelessly for our clients. Whatever issue you are facing, you deserve my experienced team by your side.
After fifteen years in the...
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Brian Iton
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Maryland School of Law
My practice focuses on uncontested and contested divorce matters. I have courtroom-tested, real world experience handling contested and uncontested divorce cases.
The divorce process is foreign and unsettling territory, you are trying to close one chapter of your life with as little cost, stress and damage as possible. You are also trying to find a lawyer – frankly, a complete stranger – to help you navigate this terrain.
I enjoy helping people in this transition as they move from one phase of their lives to another. I provide counsel for uncontested and contested divorce matters. The uncontested divorce process in New Jersey...
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Jeffrey Marc Bloom
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 35 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School
Experienced Litigation Attorney Jeffrey M. Bloom handles Family Law, Workers' Compensation, and Personal Injury claims for people living in New Jersey. With two offices in West New York, NJ and Hackensack, NJ, the goal of The Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Bloom is to understand your unique needs so that we can design a tailored, effective response, resolving your case quickly and efficiently. If you're in need of an attorney for help with your divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, workers' compensation claim, car accident, or other legal matter, please all (855) 208-3650 for a personalized consultation. We...
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Fabiola Ruiz-Doolan
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(201) 880-5563
Landmark Building 27 Warren Street, Suite 101
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Business and Domestic Violence
Hofstra University
Attorney Fabiola Ruiz Doolan started her legal career working in the area of Contracts and Bankruptcy law. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan opened the law firm in 2010 as a full-service legal practice. As the managing attorney for the firm, she concentrates in the areas of Business and Commercial Transactions, Bankruptcy/ Debtor’s Rights, and Estate Planning. She is part of the Roster of Mediators for Civil, General Equity and Probate Cases in the State of New Jersey and is an accredited attorney for Veteran’s Benefits with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Ms. Ruiz-Doolan is fluent in Spanish and is conversational in Italian...
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Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(201) 488-1161
21 Main Street, West Wing
Court Plaza South, Suite 250
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Divorce and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich chairs the firm’s family law department. She and her husband/law partner Walt Lesnevich (personal injury and medical malpractice law) founded Lesnevich, Marzano-Lesnevich, O’Cathain & O’Cathain, LLC. Madeline has focused her practice on complex matrimonial law representing high net worth individuals, business owners, professional athletes, CEO’s and the spouses of those individuals. She is also known for her expertise in high-conflict and relocation custody matters.
Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich is currently Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, having served as the national organization’s President during her 2017 – 2018 term. The Academy’s stated mission is to, ‘promote professionalism...
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Maurice Giro
River Edge, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Elder and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
I began my career on my own right after I finished working for a Judge. I had no idea how to be a lawyer or how to be a business man so I jumped into the deep end of the swimming pool on my own. I spoke to other attorneys and I read books to help me learn how to practice law and how to run my office. I sometimes felt that the way I was being taught to run the office was unusual and the reality of being a lawyer was very different from what I had in mind...
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John E. Clancy
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Rutgers University School of Law
I am a partner of the firm and have handled family law matters exclusively since the commencement of my career. I handle all family law/divorce matters, ranging from a simple divorce to those involving complex financial or custody disputes. I am also a family law mediator approved by the New Jersey Court Rules. In addition, I have significant experience appealing family law, divorce and custody decisions entered by the Courts. I have also been involved in litigation in the Appellate Division and NJ Supreme Court relative to Grandparent's Rights.
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Leslie Farber
Montclair, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Employment and Family
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Leslie A. Farber, Esq. has been practicing law since 1991. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Drew University, and her Law Degree from Pace University School of Law. In law school, she was an editor of the Pace Law Review and participated in Pace's Appellate Litigation Clinic. For the past 29 years, she has represented both individuals and businesses in many areas of litigation in state, federal and municipal courts from initial consultation through discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial and appeal, when necessary. Ms. Farber has lectured and published works in a variety...
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Peter Van Aulen
Saddle Brook, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
New York Law School
Peter Van Aulen's Practice is 100% dedicated to Divorce and Family Law. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney. Said designation is only granted to attorneys who have shown higher levels of education, knowledge, ability and experience in family law and divorce. Peter completed many more Continuing Legal Education classes in family law than is required by the non certified lawyer and passed an extensive exam. He has been positively assessed by judges and other attorneys.
Peter Van Aulen has been representing clients in divorce and family law for over 30 years. He...
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Howard B. Leopold
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Personal Injury
Albany Law School
Howard B. Leopold is Brooklyn born and a member of the New Jersey, New York, and Bergen County Bar Associations. He graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 1987 (Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude) with a B.A. in U.S. History and Minors in Hebrew and Business. Mr. Leopold went on to attend Albany Law School and earned a J.D. in 1990. After graduating, he worked as an associate in the litigation department of a New York City law firm for numerous years and then spent four years at a law firm in Rochelle Park,...
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Armando R. Horta
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law and Pennsylvania State University
Armando R. Horta, Esq. is a highly experienced New Jersey Divorce & Family Law attorney. He represents clients throughout Northern & Central New Jersey in connection with Divorce, Family Law & Domestic Violence matters. He is fluent in English & Spanish. After graduating from Seton Hall Law School in 2010, he accepted the prestigious position as Law Clerk for the Honorable Bonnie Mizdol (retired), the then Presiding Judge of the Family Part in Bergen County. Thereafter, Armando worked as an associate in the Family Law Department at Budd Larner, P.C., a large New Jersey law firm. He...
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Jonathan Mincis
TOTOWA, NJ Divorce Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Jonathan Mincis has been practicing law in New Jersey for over 25 years and has served as a Public Defender for the city of Hackensack and in the capacity of a Public Defender in the Paramus Municipal Court.
He has obtained favorable results for clients charged throughout New Jersey with DWI, Traffic Tickets and Criminal Complaints.
We have meeting locations located throughout New Jersey for the convenience of our clients.
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Joseph Nitti
Roseland, NJ Divorce Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family, Personal Injury and Real Estate
New England Law | Boston
Joseph Nitti is a partner at Nitti & Nitti Attorneys at Law and a dedicated family law lawyer in Roseland. He is a certified mediator and collaboratively trained lawyer who dedicates his time helping families who are going through a divorce. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for his degree in Accounting. He went on to New England Law for his Juris Doctorate. Since then, Attorney Nitti has helped clients obtain favorable divorce settlements and is a member of organizations such as the American Bar Association, the State of New Jersey Bar Association, and the Essex County Bar Association, Family Law...
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Charles Vuotto Jr
Roseland, NJ Divorce Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
I'm a New Jersey divorce lawyer with over 30 years experience in all areas of family law and divorce with offices in Roseland, NJ. I've been awarded Best Lawyers of America 5 years running and am also a member of New Jersey Super Lawyers.
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Eugenie F. Temmler
Verona, NJ Divorce Attorney with 44 years of experience
Divorce, Employment and Family
Rutgers University
Eugenie F. Temmler is a partner of Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. Her areas of practice include family law and litigation, including employment litigation. Ms. Temmler joined the firm immediately after graduation from law school and later spent many years in a boutique firm devoted exclusively to family law prior to re-joining the firm.
Ms. Temmler is admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court (District of New Jersey) and the United States Courts of Appeals (Second and Third Circuits). She is an active member of the Essex County Bar Association and the...
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Sean Robert Callagy
Paramus, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Divorce, Business, Health Care and Personal Injury
Seton Hall University
Sean Callagy is an entrepreneur, national speaker, philanthropist, one of America’s top trial attorneys, online personality, and creator of various peak performance technologies.
Oh, and he’s a legally blind warrior and adventurer.
For 23 years, aided by his unique insights, love for people, ability to “see” and create transformational breakthroughs, Sean has achieved and co-created an incredibly diverse variety of unique successes. Sean has been favorably compared to some of the top speakers and influencers in the world.
As a byproduct of his technologies, Mr. Callagy is one of only two attorneys out of 1,220,000 attorneys in America to achieve 2 Top...
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Linda M. Coronato
Saddle Brook, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University
Linda Coronato is a well respected and experienced New Jersey Divorce & Family Law attorney.
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Joseph P. Cadicina
Wyckoff, NJ Divorce Attorney with 27 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
The founding and managing member of Cadicina Law, LLC. Mr Cadicina is an experienced family law attorney who dedicates his entire practice to family law and related matters for over twenty-five years. A well recognized family law attorney who serves on County and State Bar Associations. Mr Cadicina is the Past President of the Morris County Bar Association and Foundation. He also serves on the family law executive committees for the New Jersey State Bar Association and New Jersey Association for Justice. Mr Cadicina is a Master in the Northern New Jersey Family Law Inns...
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Matthew L. Holden
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 18 years of experience
Divorce, Business, Family and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
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Jessica S. Swenson
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
Jessica S. Swenson, Esq. joined Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C. in October 2018. Ms. Swenson received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University in 2004 and her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2007.
After graduating from law school, Ms. Swenson clerked for the Honorable Michael K. Diamond, P.J.F.P. and the Honorable George E. Sabbath, J.S.C. in the Passaic County Superior Court, Family Division, from September 2007 until August 2008.
Since completing her clerkship, Ms. Swenson has dedicated her practice to matrimonial and family law where she represents clients in matters related to...
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Jerry D'aniello
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
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Sarah N. Gloates Horta
Ridgewood, NJ Divorce Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Pennsylvania State University
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Karen Kirchoff Saminski
Hackensack, NJ Divorce Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Continental Plaza
411 Hackensack Avenue, 2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Seton Hall University School of Law
With over twenty 27 years experience protecting the interests of clients in all areas of family law, you can be confident that a solution to your problem is at hand. I have been a principal in my own firm since 1989. My job is to listen, provide knowledgeable legal advice, and offer effective help in oftentimes distressing personal situations. It is my goal to be an expert advocate for your interests and a persuasive negotiator that will strive to reach a just and fair outcome for you whether by settlement or trial. If an acceptable settlement cannot be reached, rest...