My practice is primarily focused on leading the firm’s family law practice, helping clients to navigate through the turmoil of divorce and custody. I also have experience in estate planning and administration, elder law, litigation including personal injury and automobile accidents, zoning/land use and in assisting businesses to develop strategies geared toward growth and development.
I have extensive experience in all types of family law matters and litigation, including:
- Complex Divorce, including numerous multi-million dollar marital estates
- Collaborative Practice, which provides an alternative to litigation
- Pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and separation agreements
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders dividing retirement assets in divorce
- Simple/no-fault divorce agreements
- Spousal and child support
- Child custody, including initial custody determinations, modifications, and relocations
- Adoption
- Guardianships
- Name changes
- Protection from Abuse
As part of my Family Law practice, I have often been consulted by schools and daycare providers for the establishment of policies and protocols when dealing with child custody orders, and I also receive regular judicial appointments as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL); as a GAL, I investigate the facts of high-conflict custody disputes and issue a report and recommendation to the presiding judge in support of the best interests of the affected children.
In 2012, I became one of the first two attorneys in Mercer County to be trained and certified in Collaborative Law, which is an innovative process by which parties to a legal dispute commit to resolving their differences without resorting to litigation. While Collaborative Law can be used to resolve any legal dispute, it has frequent application in disagreements involving families and business partners. For more information on Collaborative Law, click here. In 2015, I became the second Mercer County-based attorney to complete training as a Mediator, and accordingly I am qualified and able to provide mediation services to clients who wish to resolve their disputes out of court; I accept mediation cases involving family law matters, as well as civil cases and estate disputes.
Regardless of practice area, I attempt to find creative and innovative ways of resolving disputes and obtaining efficient results for my clients, recognizing that each case deserves a customized strategy tailored to that client’s needs and goals.
