Lawyer Overview

Bari Zell Weinberger  was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 1997 from Suffolk University Law School , and has dedicated her practice exclusively to the fields of family and matrimonial law since her graduation. She served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Roger W. Daley, J.S.C. in the Middlesex County Family Part upon receiving her law degree.

Bari Z. Weinberger is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney , a certification achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey .  Ms. Weinberger is the Associate Author of the New Jersey Family Law Practice, 13th Ed., 2008, a 5-volume treatise utilized by virtually every family law judge and practitioner in the State of NJ .  She is presently working as the Associate Author of the 14^th Ed., which is scheduled to go to print in 2010.  She served as copy editor on the 12th Ed., 2006, and an editor of various chapters of the 11th Ed., 2004 as well.  Ms. Weinberger has authored numerous articles , many of which are included in this website for your review and education, and she lectures on various divorce-related topics.

Bari also volunteers as an expert panelist at the Morris County court in the Early Settlement Panel program.  This is the process whereby qualified family law attorneys volunteer their time to offer neutral recommendations to litigants and their attorneys who have not yet settled their matters in the hopes of assisting them in reaching a resolution to their outstanding matters.

Not only has Bari Zell Weinberger been a board member of the New Jersey Family Inns of Court and Family Law Executive Committee, she has a long-standing membership history with the New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Morris County Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of Practice:

Family and Matrimonial Law

Divorce and Legal Separations 

Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships

Child Custody

Visitation and Parenting Time

Child Support

Mediation

Alimony and Palimony

Division of Assets Equitable Distribution

Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements

Adoption and Kinship Legal Guardianships

Children's Educational Needs

Emancipation

Modification of Custody

Modification of Child Support

Modification, Reduction or Termination of Alimony

Enforcement of Custody

Enforcement of Child Support

Enforcement of Alimony

Paternity

Protection from Domestic Violence

Post Divorce Matters

Relocation out of the State of New Jersey with a child

Durable Powers of Attorney

Health Care Directives Living Wills

Last Wills and Testaments

Certification/Specialties:

Matrimonial Law Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey , 1999

U.S. District Court, 1999

Education:

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts , J.D.

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, B.A.

Published Works/ Articles:

New Jersey Family Law Practice, Associate Author , New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 13th Ed., 2008

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1999
• U.S. District Court, 1999

Certification/Specialties

• Matrimonial Law Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Morris County Bar Association, 2002 - Present
• Family Law Executive Committee, 2005
• American Association for Justice, 2002 - 2007
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• American Inns of Court, 1999 - Present
• Family Law Inn (Master/Board Member)
• Bergen County Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
• Middlesex County Bar Association, 1998 - 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Lecture Presented in Game Show Theme on Various Family Law Issues, June, 2005
• Seminar on Divorce and Family Law Related Issues, Randolph, NJ, November, 2004
• Lecture on Amended Court Rules and Revised Case Information Statement, October, 2004
• Seminar on Surviving the Divorce Process, Short Hills Hilton, September, 2003
• Family Law Practical Skills Series, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Expert Panelist, Morris County Family Court in the Early Settlement Program
• Expert Panelist, Passaic County Family Court in the Early Settlement Program
• Participant, Passaic County Kids Count Program
• Legal Clinic, Morris County College

Past Employment Positions

• Cutler, Simeone, Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, LLC, Morristown, New Jersey, Partner, 2006
• Cutler, Simeone, Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, LLC, Morristown, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005
• Finnerty, LaRocca & Sherwood, P.C., Paramus, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 2000 - 2002
• Kleeblatt, Galler, Abramson, Zakim & Davidson, LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2000
• Goldstein & Bachman, P.A., East Brunswick, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 1998 - 1999
• Hon. Roger W. Daley, J.S.C., Middlesex County Superior Court, Family Part, Judicial Law Clerk, 1997 - 1998
• WHDH-TV, an NBC Affiliate, Boston, Massachusetts, Legal Consumer Producer Intern, 1997
• Carroll Associates - Counsel for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, Entertainment Law Clerk, 1996
• William Sinnott; Chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, United States Department of Justice, Boston, Massachusetts, Law Clerk, 1996
• Hon. Vieri Volterra, Suffolk County Superior Court, Civil Division, Boston, Massachusetts, Judicial Law Clerk Intern, 1996
• Cashman, Greenberg & Knight, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, Legal Intern, 1995

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1997
  J.D.
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1994
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• New Jersey Family Law Practice, Associate Author, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 13th Ed., 2008
• Who Pays For College After Separation or Divorce, Article, 2008
• Funding the Divorce Process, Article, 2007
• New Jersey Family Law Practice, Copy Editor, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 12th Ed., 2006
• All Aspects of the Discovery Phase of the Divorce Process, Article, 2006
• A Matrimonial Guide: A Basic Overview of Starting the Divorce Process, September, 2006
• Uncontested Divorce, Article, 2005
• Understanding the Early Settlement Panel, Article, 2005
• New Jersey Family Law Practice, Chapters Including Introduction, Initial Conference, Dealing with the Client; Pleadings, Discovery, Motion Practice and Pretrial Dispositions (Editor), New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 11th Ed., 2003
• Burden of Proof in Removal Cases: Who Has It - What is it? (Co-Author with Hon. Herbert S. Glickman (Ret.)), New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, August, 2003
• Kids Count: A New Program in New Jersey Helps Attorneys Protect Children's Interests in Divorce Disputes, XXI Matrimonial Strategist 5, June, 2003

Address

2001 US Highway 46 East
Suite 310
Parsippany, NJ 07054-1385

Phones

(973) 457-1244

Faxes

(973) 257-5005

Emails

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Websites

http://www.weinbergerlawgroup.com