When it comes to family, there are no shortcuts. So when legal issues arise, whether they be related to elder care, adoption, divorce or other areas, finding an attorney you can trust to not only protect your interests but get results is a key step. Here we present our annual list of the best Attorneys specializing in family matters in South Jersey as chosen by polling area firms for peer-to-peer selections as well as online reader nominations. We also spoke to some lawyers from the list to find out a little more about their passion for the profession.
William J. Thompson
Mediation
“It is truly rewarding when your efforts result in a positive outcome for your client and his or her family, and particularly rewarding when your hard work is appreciated, at times years after the fact. The most difficult part is dealing with the emotional aspects on family litigation, as you often are working with families in a stage of crisis, facing extremely emotional issues.”
Nicole T. Donoian-Pody
Divorce & Family
“The most rewarding part of my profession is advocating on behalf of those who are treated unfairly or taken advantage of. As Father’s Day just passed, one example comes to mind. A client hired me after custody of his children was wrongly taken away from him. A few days before Father’s Day, we left the courthouse, he had regained custody and was on his way to get his children and take them home. As we left the courtroom, I wished him a happy Father’s Day. I knew how special the day would be for my client and his children. The most difficult part of my profession are cases involving domestic violence. The scarring and psychological trauma to clients and their children often exceeds any visible bruising.”
Tommie Ann Gibney
Nursing Home Law
“I began representing victims of nursing home abuse and neglect 15 years ago when my son was an infant because I saw significant parallels between the act of faith involved in choosing quality day care for a vulnerable infant and choosing quality residential nursing care for a vulnerable elder. Families entrust their most loved family members to strangers—if that trust is broken and injury or death occurs, it is simply devastating. They need to know that someone will advocate for them.”
Amy C. Goldstein
Divorce & Family
“The first law firm at which I worked after law school had a number of different areas of law and they rotated the associates among the different practices during their first year out of law school. I tried all of the practice areas but the only area of law that inspired me at all was family law. I really cared about my family law clients and my family law cases.”
Katrina Vitale
Matrimonial
“Back when I was a young lawyer, I accepted a rather challenging appellate case that involved a novel issue with relocation of a child and a pressing deadline for briefing. I dove into the lengthy transcripts that resulted from 12 days of trial and studied the case as if it were my own. The oral argument before the judges went rather well for me but not so much for my highly reputed adversary. Afterwards, my adversary asked me in reference to my client, ‘Where did he find you anyway?’ I smiled and responded, ‘You’ll get to know me.’ After all, I was merely a young unknown. Never underestimate an unfamiliar lawyer from South Jersey.”
Amy Rokuson
Matrimonial
“Any time a client sends me a heartfelt thank you email at the end of a case is a truly rewarding and memorable moment for me. What is even better is when a client sends me a note a year or two after their case has been resolved thanking me for helping them to change their life for the better and updating me about their kids, their jobs, their new significant other, etc.”
Robert J. Adinolfi
Divorce & Family
“I find the practice of family law particularly challenging as it incorporates many financial complexities as well as issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of children.”
Douglas A. Fendrick
Elder Law
“Nothing can replace the satisfaction I receive when a client thanks me for helping them get their affairs in order. Especially when a client tells me they have been thinking about doing this for a long time and are relieved that they finally have their estate plan in place.”
Megan E. Smith
Divorce & Family
“I [was inspired to become an attorney because I] wanted to do something that involved helping people in a meaningful way.”
ADOPTION
Deena L. Betze
Cherry Hill
(856) 424-3444
Kevin Castro
Berlin
(856) 719-8711
Donald Cofsky
Haddonfield
(856) 429-5005
Angie Gambone
Cherry Hill
(856) 661-1900
Kelly Newman
Cherry Hill
(856) 242-7252
Jennie Owens
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Debbie Spivack
Cherry Hill
(888) 899-6212
ALIMONY
Daniel Alsofrom
Northfield
(609) 645-5105
Peter Banfe
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Kimberly Packman
Haddonfield
(856) 428-8334
Joy A. Pearson-Schneck
Marlton/Woodbury
(856) 251-0080
CHILD SUPPORT
Drew Burach
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Scott Burns
Haddon Heights
(856) 547-7733
Kevin Falkenstein
Marlton
(856) 874-4443
AllynMarie Smedley
Woodbury
(856) 251-0800
COLLABORATIVE
Marybeth Baron
Cherry Hill
(800) 789-1601
Gary L. Borger
Cherry Hill
(856) 424-3444
Thomas J. Jenkins
Woodbury
(856) 251-0800
Bruce P. Matez
Cherry Hill
(856) 424-3444
DIVORCE & FAMILY
Robert J. Adinolfi
Haddonfield
(856) 428-8334
Mike Bonamassa
Marlton
(856) 596-2888
Philip S. Burnham II
Marlton
(856) 751-5505
Judith S. Charny
Mount Laurel
(856) 505-1700
Nicole T. Donoian-Pody
Mount Laurel
(856) 505-1700
Amanda Figland
Cherry Hill
(856) 795-3300
Amy C. Goldstein
Mount Laurel
(856) 234-6800
Ronald Graziano
Cherry Hill
(856) 755-9800
Karen Karpousis
Mount Laurel
(856) 505-1700
Jeffrey Alan Kerstetter
Haddon Township
(856) 942-1222
Kelli M. Martone
Haddon Heights
(856) 547-7733
Nicole M. McCauley
Haddonfield
(856) 428-7469
Andrew Micklin
Cherry Hill
(877) 580-2200
Melissa L. Mignogna
Mount Laurel
(856) 234-6800
Nickolas C. Mourtos
Mount Laurel
(856) 441-2000
Ryan D. Nussey
Haddonfield
(856) 428-7469
Matthew Podolnick
Moorestown
(856) 662-0700
Sterling Rauf
Haddonfield
(856) 906-9743
Andrew Rochester
Cherry Hill
(856) 489-6200
Megan E. Smith
Marlton
(856) 874-4443
Amy Smith
Marlton
(856) 795-9400
Michael J. Stein
Moorestown
(856) 642-0400
Shari B. Veisblatt
Cherry Hill
(856) 795-3300
Michael Weinberg
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Alison Weinroth
Cherry Hill
(856) 242-7252
Stephanie Zane
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Alyse D. Goldstein
Mount Laurel
(856) 840-4931
Steven Petersen
Haddon Heights
(856) 547-7733
Kathleen Stockton
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
ELDER LAW
Douglas A. Fendrick
Voorhees
(856) 489-8388
Jerold E. Rothkoff
Cherry Hill
(856) 616-2923
ESTATE/ASSET PLANNING
Charles (Chris) Bratton
Haddonfield
(856) 857-6000
Melanie Levan
Maple Shade/ Moorestown
(856) 642-6445
MATRIMONIAL
Barry Chatzinoff
Cherry Hill
(856) 685-1095
Michelle Ferreri
Mount Laurel
(856) 291-5804
Marquis Jones
Mount Laurel
(856) 441-2000
Jeffrey Resnick
Moorestown
(856) 661-2085
Amy Rokuson
Cherry Hill
(856) 795-3300
Katrina Vitale
Woodbury
(856) 845-5353
MEDIATION
Alan Domers
Marlton
(856) 596-2888
Dawn Kaplan
Marlton
(856) 795-9400
Howard Mendelson
Voorhees
(856) 627-0100
Christopher R. Musulin
Mount Holly
(609) 267-0070
Joseph Testa
Haddonfield
(856) 428-8334
William J. Thompson
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
NURSING HOME LAW
Robert Fogg
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Tommie Ann Gibney
Haddonfield
(856) 795-1444
Michael Ringold
Marlton
(856) 489-1515
POST JUDGEMENT MATTERS
Melissa Hoffman
Mount Laurel/Basking
Ridge/Freehold/
Hackensack/Parsippany
(866) 435-1228
WILLS, ESTATES & TRUSTS
Jeffrey S. Apell
Browns Mills
(609) 893-1000
Thomas D. Begley III
Mount Laurel
(856) 234-6800
Yasmeen S. Khaleel
Mount Laurel
(856) 234-6800
John Lolio
Moorestown
(856) 662-0700
Jamie Shuster Morgan
Voorhees
(856) 489-8388
Robert A. Stewart
Marlton
(856) 985-3086
Tara Zane
Haddonfield
(856) 795-2121
Alan Zuckerman
Cherry Hill
(856) 661-2266
Published (and copyrighted) in South Jersey Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 4 (July, 2016).
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