Experienced Family Law Attorney and Court-Qualified Mediator Representing Clients in Divorce, Custody, Support, and Complex Matters for Over 25 Years
David Carton, Co-Chairs the Firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law practice group. He is a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney and has practiced Family Law since 1995 regularly appearing before Family Court Judges throughout New Jersey. He represents clients in all aspects of Family Law, including prenuptial agreements, divorce, dissolution of civil unions, domestic violence, custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, issues between same sex and non-married couples and division of assets and liabilities. He has authored numerous articles, has been quoted in national publications and lectured for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education on family law issues.
As of May 2007, David has been Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney.
David is a Court Qualified Mediator and in this role has successfully mediated numerous high-conflict matters, both economic as well as custody and parenting time. He is selected by judges and many of his peers to mediate highly contested matters.
As an animal lover David also represents clients relating to disputes regarding pets as part of matrimonial matters and non-matrimonial matters.
He is an Early Settlement Panelist and Blue-Ribbon Early Settlement Panelist.
Awards —
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Essex County Bar Association – Family Law Practice Award (2019)
The Best Lawyers in America® (2020–Present)
New Jersey Super Lawyers® Rising Stars (2009)
New Jersey Super Lawyers® (2020–2026)
Professional Affiliations —
New Jersey State Bar Association
Essex County Bar Association
Family Law Executive Committee
Co-Chair of the Essex County Family Bench Bar Committee
Middlesex County Bar Association
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Panelist, Continuing Legal Education Seminars
