Credentials

Acknowledgements and Awards

One of only 100 lawyers nationwide granted membership as a
Diplomate of The American College of Family Trial Lawyers

Peer review rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

Recipient of the prestigious Tischler Award honoring a lifetime of
service dedicated to the improvement of Family Law

One of the few divorce lawyers in New Jersey trained and
experienced as a trial attorney

The only divorce attorney in New Jersey to have held three
certifications from the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial
Attorney, Criminal Trial Attorney and Matrimonial Law Attorney

Certified as a Family Law Mediator by The American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers

Licensed to practice law in all New Jersey courts as well as
the Federal District Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and
the United States Supreme Court

Professional Involvement

Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
and Past President of the N.J. Chapter

Past member and chair of The Rules Subcommittee of the New
Jersey Supreme Court Family Practice Committee

Former member and chair of the District XIII Ethics Committee

Past Chair of The New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section

Recently addressed the New York State Divorce Reform Commission at
the invitation of the Chief Justice of New York State's highest court

Founding member of The Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance

Senior Editor of The New Jersey Family Lawyer

Former editor of The New Jersey Lawyer

Frequent lecturer at continuing legal education
programs statewide on all family law topics

Selected and appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to
create a Matrimonial Law Certification Program.  Appointed by
the New Jersey Supreme Court as Chairperson of the
Matrimonial Certification Committee

Former chair of The Somerset County Matrimonial Committee

Selected by his peers and through independent research as one of the "Top 10"
lawyers in the state of New Jersey across all fields of law, Super Lawyers and
New Jersey Monthly Magazine, 2006

Selected by his peers and through independent research as a New Jersey Super Lawyer,
2005, 2006, 2007 as listed in New Jersey Monthly Magazine

Selected by his peers and listed as a "Best Family Lawyer" in The Best Lawyers in America,
New Jersey Monthly Magazine and New York Magazine, 1998-2007. Listed in the
"Best Family Law Mediation" and "Best Alternative Dispute Resolution"categories, 2007