Joe Russell

Joseph J. Russell is a seasoned divorce and family law attorney with a strong focus on high-profile and high-net-worth divorce cases. His full-service family law practice represents clients from all walks of life including doctors and spouses of doctors. With his unwavering dedication, Joe ensures that every client is equipped with the knowledge, resources, and guidance to pursue their desired outcomes, whether it involves litigation in Family Court or a more cost-effective approach through mediation. Super Lawyers is published by Thomson Reuters. The Best Lawyers in America is published by Best Lawyers. These publications are private peer review publications, not a court specific public certification vehicle. No aspect of this advertisement has been submitted to or approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Click on each logo to link to the respective methodology for each recognition. Joe is the Managing Partner and Founder of Russell Law Divorce & Family Lawyers. Prior to the launch of Russell Law, Joe spent twenty transformative years at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. where he was elevated to Shareholder, Chair of the Family Law Department, a Member of the Firm’s Management Committee and Managing Partner of the Red Bank office. During his tenure at Wilentz, a large and storied full-service New Jersey law firm, Joe became one of more respected family law attorneys in Monmouth County and across New Jersey. Joe channels all of the knowledge, experience and extensive time in a courtroom with the Grand Opening of Russell Law Divorce & Family Lawyers. Joe devotes his litigation practice to matrimonial, divorce, and family law, and is a trained collaborative lawyer, divorce mediator, and arbitrator. Joe represents clients with matrimonial and family law needs, including divorce litigation, mediation and arbitration, custody and parenting time issues, alimony and child support, separation and property settlement agreements, adoption and guardianship advice, domestic partnership matters under the Domestic Partnership Act, domestic violence and sexual abuse, and palimony. Through mediation and collaborative law, Joe assists clients who are committed to resolving their matter without any court intervention. In the event litigation is required, Joe is fully prepared, strategic, and confident in his ability to secure a favorable outcome. Joe has spent his entire career resolving by way of settlement, and whenever necessary litigating at Trial all aspects of matrimonial, divorce and family law matters. This career devoted to family law has honed his skills in handling various issues, such as divorce, high-asset divorce, alimony, child custody/parenting time, child support, asset/liability distribution, business valuations, exempt asset protection, family trusts, domestic violence, same-sex divorce, and pre and postnuptial agreements. His advocacy has made him a regular presence in the Family Part throughout New Jersey, and he is particularly active in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Bergen, Essex, Warren, Burlington, Hunterdon and Hudson Counties. He is also an appointed member of the Family Law Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association and serves on various committees in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex Counties.