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| | Address | | 1776 On The Green, 67 East Park Place, 7th Floor, P.O. Box 1119 | | Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1119 | | (Morris Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1119, Morristown, NJ, 07962-1119 | | | |
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| Cutler, Simeone, Townsend,
Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Limited to Family Law and Related Matters. Trials and Appeals. | | Year Established: 1971 | Firm Profile:
Laurence J. Cutler started as a solo practitioner in 1971. Mr. Cutler represents clients primarily throughout North and Central New Jersey. He is the managing partner of the largest law firm in New Jersey which limits its practice to Family Law. The law firm uses a team approach thereby utilizing the input of several highly experienced professionals. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Family Law. | | Firm Size: 16 | | Laurence J. Cutler (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1986, New York. Education: American University (B.A., 1967); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Tishler Award, Family Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1993; Alfred C. Clapp Award, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 1995—; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 1994—; Best Lawyers in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, 1997. Co-Author with Gary N. Skoloff, New Jersey Family Law Practice, 4th Ed., 1982; 5th Ed., 1983 (1987 Supplement); 6th Ed., 1990 (1992 Supplement); 7th Ed., 1994; 8th Ed., 1996, 9th Ed., 1999; 10th Ed., 2001; 11th Ed., 2003. Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1992—. Master, American Inns of Court (Family Law Inn, New Jersey 1993-1995). Certified Matrimonial Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1993. Matrimonial Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Author: "The Myths of Early Withdrawal," 1983 New Jersey Family Lawyer 66, Nov. 1983; "Be Published or Perish," 1984 New Jersey Family Lawyer 97, Jan. 1985; "The Motion for Reconsideration-Phantom of the Legal Opera," 1985 New Jersey Family Lawyer 113, February, 1986; "Equitable Distribution of Contingencies," (with Elliott H. Gourvitz), 1994 New Jersey Family Lawyer, 172 (September 1994); Fair, Vol. 14, No. 8 (Aug., 1994); Vol. 14, No. 9 (Sept., 1994); "Life Insurance as a Security Vehicle in Dissolution Cases," (with Robert J. Durst, II), 12 J. Am. Acad. Matrim. Law 155 (1994); "Frequent Flyer Points: Are they Subject to Equitable Distribution," XV Matrimonial Strategist, February, 1997; "Early Withdrawal: The Kriegsman Myth, 1997 N.J. F.L. 152 (July/August 1997); "Uncovering Confidential E-mail. Is it Worth the Effort? TV Matrimonial Strategist 6 (Nov. 1997); "End the Charade: The Time Has Come to Allow Counts to Award Limited-Duration Alimony, (Co-Authored with Dina M. Vanides), 1998 N.J.F.6 (1998); "Matrimonial Racketeering: The New-Fangled Law Dumb Founding Old-Fangled Lawyers," 1998 N.J.F.L. 205 (1998); "When Dividing Assets, Don't Forget Your Client's USA Subscriber Savings Account," XVII Matrimonial Strategist 6 (Dec. 1999); "Are Unallocated Temporary Support Orders Tax Deductible?" 2000 N.J.L.J. 128 (2000); "Can You Obtain An Award of Counsel Fees When Suing a Former Client for Fees Owed?" XVII Matrimonial Strategist 6 (Dec. 2001). Lecturer: New Jersey Family Law Judges Retreat, 1989, New Jersey Judicial College, 1990; New Jersey Family Part Judges (New Child Support Guidelines), 1997; New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Understanding, Analyzing and Preparing to Prove Financial Factors in Equitable Distribution Cases, 1978; Matrimonial Motion Practice: Pretrial to Post-trial, 1979; Attorneys Fees: Practical Procedural and Ethical Considerations, 1979; 2nd Bi-Annual Family Law Symposium, 1982; 3rd Bi-Annual Family Law Symposium, 1984; 6th Bi-Annual Family Law Symposium, 1990; Family Law Hot Tips, 1989; Family Law Hot Tips, II, 1990; Family Law Hot Tips III, 1991; Family Law Hot Tips IV, 1992; Advanced Family Law Workshop, 1987, Skills and Methods, 1987; Advanced Family Law Forum Workshop, 1987; Family Law Forum, 1993-1999; Family Law Institute (Co-Chairman, 1996-2003); Domestic Torts in New Jersey, 1997; New Child Support Guidelines, 1997; Family Law Symposium, 1999; Domestic Partnerships, 2004; American Trial Lawyers Association, Boardwalk Seminar, 1993-2003; Winter Family Law Seminar, 2000; Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance, Matrimonial Practice, 2001; Morris County Bar Association: The Five Worst Matrimonial Cases, 1986; Economic Consequences of Divorce, 1991; American Trial Lawyers Association Seminar: Boardwalk Seminar, Matrimonial Practice, 1993; Boardwalk Seminar, Matrimonial Practice, 1994; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Equitable Distribution of Retirement Benefits, 1985; Matrimonial Practice, 1993; Family Law Forum, 1993; "Boot Camp For New Family Court Clerks," 1997-1999; "Equitable Distribution of Frequent Flyer Points," 1994; "Life Insurance - How much is Not Enough?" 1995; National Business Institute, Family Law Litigation in New Jersey, "Winning" for your Client, 1992; New Jersey State Bar Association, Non-Marital Partnership Agreements, 1992; Seton Hall University School of Law, 1988-1990. Member, Board of Editors, The Matrimonial Strategist, 2001—. Member, Board of Editors, Divorce Magazine, 2003—. Member, Morris Plains Juvenile Conference Committee, 1973-1982. Member, Board of Trustees, Morris Plains Library Association, 1982-1987. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice, 1976-1979. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Matrimonial Litigation, 1980-1982. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Family Part, 1985-1987, 1999-2004. Co-Chairman, Subcommittee on Financial Aspects of Divorce, 2001-2004. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certification, 1996-2000. Member, New Jersey Association of Matrimonial Arbitrators, 1991—; Vice-President, 1993—. Member: Morris County (Member, 1970— and Chairman, 1987, Family Law Committee, 1973—; Member: Advisory Committee on Matrimonial Practice, 1977-1978; Chairman: Committee on Divorce Kits, 1977-1978; Morris County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program, 1976—; Chairman, 1976-1981; Member, Board of Trustees, 1978-1980), New Jersey State (Member: Computer Related Law Committee, 1978-1981; Committee on Unification of the Bar, 1978-1979; Committee on Specialization in the Legal Profession, 1976-1984; Unlawful Practice of Law Committee, 1980-1982; Program Committee, 1982-1983; ICLE Curriculum Committee, 1982-1991; Member, Committee on Non-Refundable Retainers, 1989; General Council, 1975-1982; Appellate Practice Committee, 1993—; Family Law Section: Chairman, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman, 1976-1977, Secretary, 1975-1976, Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1993, 1996-1999, 2004—; Chairman, 1981-1982, Board of Early Settlement Program Coordinators, Liaison to New Jersey Matrimonial Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1981-1983, 1992. Chairman, Rules and Legislation Committee, 1974-1975; Member, Committee on Contingent Fees in Matrimonial Cases, 1974-1975) and American (Member: Standing Committee on Professional Utilization and Career Development, 1978-1979; Litigation Section, 1987-1990; Family Law Section: Committee on Alimony, 1974-1975; Committee on Family Law Specialization and Certification, 1975-1976; New Jersey Host Committee, 1977-1978) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1990, 1991-1994. Member, Budget and Finance Committee, 1990-1991; SCUBA Network, 1992-1993, Chairman, 1992-1993; Marketing Committee, 1991-1992; Chairman, 1991-1992; Arbitration Committee, 1993-1996; Arbitration Implementation Committee, 2003—; Law Journal, Editorial Board, 1993-1997; Membership Committee, 1992-1993. New Jersey Chapter: Secretary, 1981-1983; President Elect, 1983-1985; President, 1985-1987; Member, Board of Managers, New Jersey, 1981—; Nominating Committee, 1992—; Chairman, 1992-1993; Awards Committee, Chairman, 1989-1991; Scholarship Committee, 1991—, Chairman, 1991-1994; Membership, 1992-1994); Member, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1986—(U.S. Chapter, 1986—, Board of Governors, 1994—); Diplomat, American College of Family Trial Lawyers, 1994—(Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1998); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Family Law Section, 2001; Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 2004; Executive Board, 2001—). Founding Fellow, Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney). Reported Cases: Ryan vs. Ryan, 246 N.J. Super. 376 (Ch. Div. 1990); Schwartzman vs. Schwartzman, 248 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 1991); Kuron v. Hamilton, 331, N.J. Super., 561 (App. Div. 2000). Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Dispute Resolution Arbitration; Trials and Appeals. Email: Laurence J. Cutler | | Salvatore A. Simeone (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, April 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifteenth Circuit; 2001, Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with honors, 1990); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Judicial Clerk to Catherine M. Langlois, N.J. Superior Court, Morris County, Family Law, 1994-1995. Legal Intern, Andrew P. Napolitano, N.J. Superior Court, Bergen County, Law Division, 1992. Author: Suffer the Children, 1997 N.J.F.L., May/June 1997. Co-Text Editor: New Jersey Family Law Practice, N.J. I.C.L.E., Skoloff & Cutler, 9th Ed., 1999. Teacher: Certified Paralegal Studies Program, Matrimonial Law at Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1997, 1998, 1999. Attorney/Coach for Mock Trial Team, Hanover Park High School, Morris County Champions 2002. Lecturer: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the American Trial lawyers' Association. Guest Lecturer, ATLA Boardwalk Seminar, Matrimonial Practice, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Associate Attorney, Simon & Enright, 1995-1996. Certified Matrimonial Attorney, 2001; New Jersey Family Law Inn, Morris/Essex County, 1995-1997; New Jersey Family Law Inn, Somerset County, 1999-2000. Chairman, American Trial Lawyers Association, Matrimonial Trial Lawyers Section, 2002-2003. Member: Family Law Section, Morris County Bar Association, 1997—; New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee and Subcommittee on Domestic Violence; American Bar Association: Graduate, Advanced ABA Trial Advocacy Institute, 2001. Faculty, ABA Trial Advocacy Institute, 2002. Graduate, ABA Trial Advocacy Institute Family Law, Houston, Texas, 1998, and ABA Trial Advisory Program and ABA TAP Advanced Course, 2000; Pro Bono services to Jersey Battered Women's Shelter via county sponsored program, Morris County, 1996—; Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist, Morris, Sussex and Union Counties. Member: American Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; Morris County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Domestic Violence; Interstate Child Custody. Email: Salvatore A. Simeone | | Paul H. Townsend (Member) born Cold Springs, New York, February 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Albright College (B.A., 1980); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Law and Computers. Teacher, Seton Hall University, Divorce and Business, 1997, 1998. Lecturer, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Panelist, Morris, Somerset and Union Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Mediation Program. Attorney for Summit Junior League, 2000. Member: Essex County, Somerset County (Member, Executive Family Law Committee), Union County and Morris County Bar Associations. (Certified Matrimonial Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Trials and Appeals. Email: Paul H. Townsend | | Dominic A. Tomaio (Member) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, April 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., 1993); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Published in the New Jersey Family Law Practice, N.J.I.C.L.E., Skoloff & Cutler, 10th Ed., 2002, specifically, the author of Chapter 14, Issues surrounding Unmarried Cohabitants. Teacher: Institute for Continuing legal Education, 2000; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Former Panelist, Morris County and Essex County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Mediation Program. Court Appointed Expert, Guardian Ad Litem. Member, American Inns of Court, Family Law Inn, New Jersey, 1996-2000. Member: Essex County (Member, Executive Family Law Committee), Morris County (Member, Executive Family Law Committee), American and New Jersey Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney). Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Trials and Appeals. Email: Dominic A. Tomaio | | Laurie L. Newmark (Member) born Queens, New York, December 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., Psychology, 1995); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Morris and Passaic County Early Settlement Panel. Court Appointed Expert, Guardian Ad Litem. Member: American Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; Morris County Bar Association; Essex County Bar Association (District 10 of Ethics Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Domestic Violence; Trial Practice; Appeals. Email: Laurie L. Newmark | | OF COUNSEL | | Herbert S. Glickman (Of Counsel) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 21, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1952); University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1957). Order of the Coif. Judge, Superior Court, Family Part, 1978-2002. Law Clerk, Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub, 1957-1958. Lecturer: Matrimonial Subjects, South Carolina Judicial Conference, September 1980; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York City, December 1980; New Jersey State Bar Association, Acapulco Mexico, November 1981; North Carolina Judicial Conference, June 1982; West Virginia State Bar Association, August 1984; Essex County Bar Association, December 1992; Seton Hall Law School, March, April, December 1993, March 1994, November 2001, March, 2002; N.J. Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 1984, October 1995, November 1995, October 1996, May, 2000. Faculty Assistant, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 1979, April 1997, May 2000, June 2001. Member, Supreme Court Family Practice Committee, 1987—. Faculty Member, American Inns of Court, Family Law Inn, 1993—. Partner, Scerbo, Glickman & Kobin, Morristown, 1958-1978. Member: American Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association, Essex County and Morris County Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Section, Executive Committee, 1996-2002. [1st Lieut., Air Force, 1952-1954]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Mediation; Arbitration; Child Custody. Email: Herbert S. Glickman | | ASSOCIATES | | Joseph M. Freda, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland (B.S.); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.). Member: Morris County Bar Association (Member, Family Inns of Court). Practice Areas: Alimony; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Matrimonial Law; Restraining Orders; Uncontested Divorce. | | Lynda Picinic (Associate) born Westwood, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 2003); Pace University (J.D., 2006). Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Deborah L. Ustas, J.S.C., New Jersey Superior Court, County of Bergen, Family Part, Hackensack, New Jersey, 2006-2007. Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; New Jersey Family Law Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Marital Agreements. | | Laura A. Steinberg (Associate) born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); City College of the City University of New York (J.D., 2006). Member, Family Inns of Court. Member: Morris County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce. | | Emily R. Carstensen (Associate) born New Brunswick, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: Monmouth University (B.A., 2002); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2005). Member, Family Inns of Court. Member: Morris County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce. | | Jodi Argentino Durrenberger (Associate) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1997); Syracuse University (J.D., 2002). Member, Family Inns of Court. Recipient, Certificate of Specialization, Family Law and Social Policy, Syracuse University College of Law, 2002. Member: Bergen County, Morris County, New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce. | | Kelli M. Martone (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey. Education: William Paterson College of New Jersey (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1999); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2005). Member, Family Inns of Court. Member: Morris County, Sussex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations. | | Jennifer L. Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 2001); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2005). Member: Morris County Bar Association Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce. | | Komal S. Ullah (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey. Education: Kean University (B.A., 1999); Columbia University School of Social Work (M.S., 2000); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law; Matrimonial Law; Post Divorce Modification; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders. Email: Komal S. Ullah | | April Katz (Associate) born Monticello, New York; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., International Trade and Marketing, 1988); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1992. Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas P. Zampino, J.S.C., Essex County, Family Part, 1992-1993. Author: "Domestic Partnerships," Garden State Woman, Vol. 7.4, 2004; " A Person Considered Mentally Defective When Unable to Understand the Sexual Nature of Specific Behavior of Incapable of Exercising or Comprehending the Right to Refuse Sexual Contact," 22 Seton Hall Law Review 277, 1991. Panelist, Essex, Passaic and Union Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Mediation Programs. Member: Morris County (Member, Family Law Section), Essex County (Member, Family Law Section), New Jersey State (Member, Family Law Section) and New York State (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; American Bar and Family Inns of Court of New Jersey. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Family Law(100%); Divorce. | | Erin D. DeGeorge (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, May 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and New York. Education: York College of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1994); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Law Review, University of Baltimore, 2001. Judicial Law Clerk: Honorable John J. Harper, J.S.C., Morris County Criminal Part, 2001-2002; Honorable Charles E. Villanueva, J.S.C., Morris County Civil Part, 2002-2003. Member: Morris County and New Jersey State Bar Association; New Jersey Family Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law. Email: Erin D. DeGeorge |
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