MEMBERS OF FIRM
Joan G. Waks (Member) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, August 27, 1944; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1966); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1985). Law Secretary, Hon. Howard H. Kestin Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division, Family Part, Passaic County, 1985-1986. Co-Chair, Passaic County Early Settlement Panel Program. Member: Passaic County (Trustee, 1988-1994), New Jersey State (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Passaic County Women Lawyers Association (President, 1988-1990; Secretary, 1990-1991); Family Law Inn of Court (2003). Reported Cases: Beck v. Beck, 239 N.J. Super. 183 (App. Div. 1990) Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Chancery and Equity; Chancery Practice.Email: Joan G. Waks
Irene U. Mecky (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., summa cum laude, honors project in History, 1976); Rutgers Law-Newark (J.D., 1979). Rutgers Women's Rights Law Reporter, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph L. Conn, New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division (Matrimonial Part), 1979-1980. Member: Passaic County (Member, 1980; Trustee, 1989, 1992, 1994; District Ethics Committee, 1992-1996; District Fee Arbitration Committee, 2002-2006; Family Law Section; Co-Chair, Matrimonial Section, 1985-1986), Bergen County (Member, 1980; Family Law Committee, 1983), New Jersey State (Member, 1980; Family Law Section; Executive Committee, 1986, 1987, 2000-2001) and American (Member, 1980 Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Northern New Jersey Family Inn of Court (2003); Early Settlement Panel Program (Co-Chair). Reported Cases: Avallone v. Avallone, 275 N.J. Super. 575 (App.Div.1994). Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Child Support; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Domestic Violence; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Post Divorce Modification; Domestic Partnerships; Mediation; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Relations; Equitable Distribution; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Marital Property Law; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Postnuptial Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Child Custody Mediation; Step Parent Adoptions.Email: Irene U. Mecky