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Jeralyn Lisa Lawrence

Jeralyn Lisa Lawrence

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Family Law
776 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 202, Watchung, NJ 07069

    About Jeralyn Lisa Lawrence

    Practice Areas
    • Family Law
    Education
    • Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1996
      J.D.
      • Honors: summa cum laude
      • Honors: New Jersey Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Award
      • Honors: Student Director, Family Law Clinic
    • Kean University, Union, New Jersey, 1992
      B.A.
      • Honors: Dean's List
    Languages
    • English
    Classes and Seminars
    • New Jersey State Bar Association, 2001 - 2005
    • Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000 - 2005
    • 2008 Family Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, January 25, 2008 - Present
    • "Are Best Practices Forcing Litigation to Go 'Sideways': 'To Whine or Not to Wine' Recent Court Rule Amendments for Civil and Family Cases," , Family Law Section Meeting, Annual Mid-Year Meeting, New Jersey State Bar Association, November 8, 2007 - Present
    • "Family Court Rules: Overview and 2008 Update,", October 23, 2007 - Present
    • "Divorce Law, Child Custody and Grandparents Rights,", New Jersey State Bar Foundation, New Jersey Law Center, October 16, 2007 - Present
    • "Hot Tips in Family Law 2007: Factors, Grounds & Tests,", Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, September 29, 2007 - Present
    • "Custody Conversations - Fun with Dick and Jane Skits and Panel Discussions,", New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, May 16, 2007 - Present
    • "The ABC's of an Effective CDR Presentation - From the Presenter's Perspective," Boardwalk Seminar 2007, Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey Educational Foundation, April 26, 2007 - April 27, 2007
    • "What Everyone Should Know About Child Custody and Grandparents' Rights,", New Jersey State Bar Foundation, New Jersey Law Center, January 10, 2007 - Present
    • "Hot Tips on International Family Law Issues,", New Jersey State Bar Association, November 10, 2006 - Present
    • "Key Family Court Rules,", 2006 Family Law Summer Institute, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Jersey Law Center, June 26, 2006 - June 27, 2006
    • "Ten Things the Client Should Never Say to Their Children,", ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation's Boardwalk Seminar 2006, April 28, 2006 - Present
    • "Imputation Issues", NJICLE & NJSBA Family Law Section, January 29, - 2011
    • "Collaborative Divorce: An Essential Primer for All Family Law Practitioners" , NJICLE, Edison, New Jersey, June 17, - 2010
    • "NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention", New Jersey State Bar Association, May 19-21, - 2010
    • "2010 Family Law Symposium", January 29, 2010, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Brunswick
    • “The New Alimony Law – How’s That Working for You?,” 2019 Family Law Symposium, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ, January 26, 2019
    • 2018 Fall CLEfest, NJICLE, Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ, November 19, 2018
    • “Handling a Relocation Trial After Bisbing,” Meadowlands Seminar 2018, New Jersey Association for Justice Educational Foundation, Inc., Hilton Meadowlands Hotel, East Rutherford, NJ, November 15, 2018
    • “Hot Tips in Family Law,” NJSBA Family Law Section in association with the NJICLE, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, November 12, 2018
    • “Everybody Lies – Big Data, New Data and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are,” NJICLE, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, September 27, 2018
    • “Would Equal Physical Custody Elevate a Parent’s Desires Over the Child’s Best Interests?,” NJSBA Family Law Section, 2018 Annual Meeting and Convention at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ, May 17, 2018
    • “Relocation after Bisbing v. Bisbing,” NJICLE and AAML-NJ, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, April 28, 2018
    • “Law Office Marketing: Online and Offline,” New Jersey Association for Justice Educational Foundation Inc.’s Winter Seminar 2018, The Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, NJ, March 1, 2018
    • Family Law Symposium, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section, New Brunswick, NJ, January 27, 2018
    • “Demystifying the Trial: Preparing for and proceeding to trial in matrimonial and domestic violence matters,” Hot Tips in Family Law, NJSBA Family Law Section in association with the NJICLE, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, November 10, 2017
    • New Jersey Association of Professional Mediator’s 24th Annual Conference Celebrating Alternate Dispute Resolution Day, in cooperation the NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section, the New Jersey Council of Collaborative Practice Groups, and the Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for ADR, Somerset, NJ, November 4, 2017
    • Legalpalooza, Morris County Public Safety Training Center, Parsippany, NJ, November 2, 2017
    • 2017 Mid-Year Meeting, NJSBA, The Westin Palace, Madrid, Spain, October 21 – October 28, 2017
    • Family Law Certification Exam Prep Course, NJICLE in cooperation with AAML-NJ, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, October 9, 2017
    • Second Saturday, The Women’s Institute for Financial Education, Florham Park, NJ, August 17, 2017
    • “Standing Tall: Life Lessons Learned from the Court,” NJSBA Diversity Committee’s Diverse Voices-Distinguished Speaker Series, 2017 NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ, May 18, 2017
    • Domestic Violence Seminar, NJSBA Family Law Section, 2017 NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ, May 18, 2017
    • “Come Have a Seat at the Table: Celebrating Women in the Law,” HCBA, Beaver Brook Country Club, Annandale, NJ, May 2, 2017
    • Women and the Law, Rutgers University political science senior seminar cross-listed with a criminal justice class, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ, March 29, 2017
    • “Evidence for Family Lawyers: An easy-to-follow set of strategies that get results,” NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section and the NJSBA Senior Lawyers Special Committee, Hyatt Morristown, NJ, March 11, 2017
    • Family Law Symposium, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section, New Brunswick, NJ, January 28, 2017
    • “A Review of the 2016 Family Law Opinions,” Middlesex County Bar Association Family Law Section’s General Membership Dinner Meeting, Edison, NJ, January 18, 2017
    • “Electronic and Social Media in Family Litigation: What’s Useful? What’s Beyond the Pale?” NJICLE, Iselin, NJ, November 21, 2016
    • Second Saturday, The Women’s Institute for Financial Education, Florham Park, NJ, November 17, 2016
    • “Hot Tips in Family Law – The Top 40: New Spins on the Oldies but Goodies,” NJSBA’s Family Law Section, New Brunswick, NJ, November 11, 2016
    • “Going Dutch,” NJSBA Mid-Year Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 26, 2016
    • “Family Law Bench/Bar Conference,” NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, NJ, May 20, 2016
    • “New Alimony Statute 101,” NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, NJ, May 18, 2016
    • “Litigating Grandparents Visitation Cases and Third Party Custody and Visitation Claims in the Family Part,” NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ, April 7, 2016
    • “Understanding the Legislative Process,” NJSBA Town Hall Advocacy Program, Trenton, NJ, March 7, 2016
    • “Cutting Edge Issues from the Perspective of Custody Evaluators,” NJSBA/NJICLE Family Law Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ, January 30, 2016
    • “Hot Tips in Family Law 2015: The Road to Resolution – Trial, Arbitration, Mediation or Collaborative Law?” NJICLE & NJSBA, New Brunswick, NJ, November 11, 2015
    • “Domestic Violence,” Moderator, NJSBA Mid-year Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 5, 2015
    • “Hot Tips for Handling Domestic Violence,” SCBA Marathon CLE Day, Bridgewater, NJ, October 12, 2015
    • “ADR Day XVIII,” NJICLE, New Brunswick, NJ, June 6, 2015
    • “Recent Statutory Changes in Matrimonial Law,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, April 8, 2015
    • “Family Law Symposium,” NJSBA, New Brunswick, NJ, January 24, 2015
    • 2019 Family Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    • Careers in Family Law, Seton Hall Law
    • Modification and Termination of Alimony, New Jersey State Bar Association

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • New Jersey, 1996
    • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
    Other Affiliations
    • New Jersey State Bar Association (Second Vice President)
    • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - New Jersey (First Vice President)
    • New Jersey Women's Political Caucus (Board Member)
    • Somerset County Bar Association (Family Law Committee)
    • Central New Jersey Inns of Court (Member)
    Past Positions
    • Honorable Herbert S. Glickman, Essex County, Chancery Division, Family Part, Clerk
    • Norris McLaughlin, Chair of Family Law Group

    Articles

    Published Works
    • "Alimony,", New Jersey Women's Journal, May/June, 2008
    • "New Jersey Child Support Guidelines,", New Jersey Women's Journal, March/April, 2008
    • "Grounds for Divorce,", New Jersey Women's Journal, January/February, 2008
    • "Domestic Violence,", New Jersey Women's Journal, November/December, 2007
    • "Grandparent Visitation ,", New Jersey Women's Journal, July/August, 2007
    • "Ten Things Clients Should Never Say to Their Children,", New Jersey Women's Journal, May/June, 2007
    • "Custody and Parenting Time,", New Jersey Women's Journal, March/April, 2007
    • "Disputing Passive Increases in Value,", New Jersey Lawyer, January 8, 2007
    • "The Uncontested Divorce Hearing,", New Jersey Women's Journal, January/February, 2007
    • "What to Consider When Considering A Divorce,", New Jersey Women's Journal, November, 2006
    • "The Grandparents' Ruling Gains Favor,", New Jersey Lawyer, September 8, 2003
    • "Reasons Why To Hire A Divorce Attorney,", Garden State Woman 2005-2006 Financial Resources Guide
    • "Using the Real Estate Expert and Your Client's Testimony to Dispute Passive Increases"
    • "Parent Coordinator", New Jersey Women's Journal, May/June, 2011
    • "What Impact Does a Child's Income Have on Child Support", New Jersey Women's Journal, March/April, 2011
    • "Standard Provisions of a Marital Settlement Agreement" , New Jersey Women's Journal, November/December, 2010
    • "What to Consider When Considering Divorce", New Jersey Women's Journal, September/October , 2010
    • Senior Editor, New Jersey Family Lawyer, New Jersey State Bar Association

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    Phone:
    (908) 645-1000
    Website:
    https://lawlawfirm.com/https://lawlawfirm.com/blog/
    Address:
    776 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 202, Watchung, NJ 07069
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