Thomas J. Bean, Esq. is a family law attorney at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, LLC. Thomas is an experienced and highly accomplished legal advocate who has handled countless family and matrimonial matters in his career, including divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, adoption, post-judgment modifications, enforcement of family court orders, and other related family law matters.
Thomas’s choice to focus his practice exclusively on family law comes from his deep affinity for guiding individuals through difficult family law issues with sound legal advice and compassionate communication. Drawing upon over a decade of experience in family law, Thomas understands how to skillfully select the optimal strategy and legal arguments for his clients’ family law matters, including sensitive child custody issues. Thomas is committed to delivering zealous representation and strives to achieve the best possible results for his clients, whether through litigation or settlement.
Thomas previously worked in a variety of areas including municipal law, criminal law, bankruptcy law, real estate law, estate planning and administration, civil litigation, and family litigation. This broad background has provided Thomas with crucial knowledge of other areas of law which often intersect with family practice, enabling Thomas to provide more comprehensive counsel to his clients when issues relating to these areas of law arise during the divorce process.
Thomas is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. During his time in law school, he interned with two New Jersey Superior Court judges as well as prosecutor’s offices in New Jersey and New York. Thomas began his career as a judicial law clerk to Hon. Ronald L. Reisner, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division, Monmouth Vicinage. Thomas’s time as an intern and as a judicial law clerk allowed him to develop a close familiarity with the operations of the court system and deepened his understanding of New Jersey law and its application to cases and issues before the court.
Prior to attending law school, Thomas graduated from Villanova University. While in college, Thomas participated in internships with a tax law and economic advisory firm in London, UK and with the United Nations Environment Program in Geneva, Switzerland, while also completing coursework at the London School of Economics. Thomas’s educational background assists him in analyzing the financial aspects of divorce, including the calculation of support obligations and the valuation of business interests, in order to secure positive economic outcomes for his clients.
Thomas has a longstanding connection to Monmouth County, having attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school and having spent several years working as an intern and law clerk in the Monmouth County Courthouse as well as for other law firms in the area.
Thomas is admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the District Court of New Jersey. Thomas volunteers as an Early Settlement Panelist in Middlesex County. Thomas has also participated in the Aldona E. Appleton Family Law Inn of Court and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association, and Monmouth County Bar Association.
Thomas resides in Mercer County with his wife, their three daughters, and their black lab.
