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Biography
A New Jersey attorney who is certified by the Supreme Court as a matrimonial law attorney must be a member in good standing of the NJ bar for over five years, maintain ongoing legal education requirements, demonstrate a substantial level of experience in matrimonial law, be favorably reviewed by other attorneys and judges familiar with his/her work, and take and pass a rigorous examination in matrimonial law. Only 3% of all attorneys in the state achieve this designation.
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Robert has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) since 1989. The AAML is a national organization that seeks to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law, to the end that the welfare of the family and society be protected. In order to become a Fellow in the AAML, a candidate must have significant family law trial experience, recommendations by the Judges before whom they regularly appear, and they must pass rigorous national and state examinations covering a multitude of complex family law issues. In order to maintain status as a Fellow in the AAML you must take continuing education credits and practice a high level of family law litigation. Robert has served on the Board of Managers and successively served as Secretary, Treasurer, 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President, President-Elect, and as President (2014-15) of the AAML New Jersey Chapter. Since 2015, Robert has been appointed as the New Jersey Delegate to the National AAML Conference and has acted as the Representative for the AAML New Jersey Chapter to the Supreme Court Family Practice Committee.
Robert has been listed in the Lexis Nexis Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the United States by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest and most prestigious lawyer peer review rating service and directory in the nation. He has continually achieved the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell for ethical standards and legal ability. Robert has also been named Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a Lifetime Member for Leadership – Achievement and Dedication, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in Finance and Business, United States Gold Member Status and the National Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals.
Robert is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section and serves on the Family Law Executive Committee. He has been a member of the Camden County Bar Association since 1977 where he has served previously as co-chair of the Family Law Committee. He is a member of the Burlington County Bar Association and past chair of the Domestic Violence Committee. He has served as a member of the New Jersey State District IV Ethics Committee appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Robert currently serves as a volunteer for Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels and as a Blue Ribbon Panelist for complex matrimonial cases. He previously served for three years on the New Jersey State District IV Fee Arbitration Committee also appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Education
- Rutgers School of Law – Camden
- NJ. Juris Doctorate (with Honors)
- 1977. St. Joseph’s University – Philadelphia
- PA. Bachelor of Science in Accounting (cum laude)
- 1974 St. Joseph’s University Law Alumni Association
- 1978 – Present