Bar Admissions: New Jersey 1988; U.S. District Court, 1988; District of Columbia, 1996; U.S. Supreme Court, 2002. Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006-present. Member, NJ-AAML Board of Managers, 2008-present. NJ-AAML, Board of Examiners, 2010-2013. Received Certification of Appreciation for Chair of the Membership Committee of the NJ-AAML, 2012. Appointed Chairman of NJ-AAML Membership Committee, 2011. New Jersey Accredited Professional Mediator, Divorce and Family Law, 1997-present. Co-chairman of Family Law Bench/Bar Committee for Burlington County Bar Association, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Recognized by AAML as an AAML-Certified Arbitrator for family law matters, 2010. Speaker, Topic “Military Law and Support,”Burlington County Bar Association, February 25, 2015; Speaker In Re: Christopher R. Musulin’s article: “The Revised New Jersey Alimony Statute and the Average Age of Retirement by Occupation: Fact or Fiction?”, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2015 Family Law Symposium on Retirement, January 24, 2015; Speaker, Topic: “Let’s Go Dutch on Jurisdiction,” Burlington County Bar Association Seminar, December 9, 2014; Speaker, Topic: “The Changing Face of Alimony in the State of New Jersey,” Burlington County Bar Association Seminar, February 9, 2014; Speaker, Topic: “The Impact of U.S. vs. Windsor on New Jersey Same-Sex Couples and what Family Lawyers Need to Know,” Burlington County Bar Association seminar, December 18, 2013; Speaker, In re Article by Christopher R. Musulin “For the Military Divorce: Establishing Support without a Court Order,” NJ Continuing Legal Education Hot Tips Seminar, November 11, 2013; Speaker, NJ Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar 2012 on Alimony Guidelines, April 26, 2012. Authored article "The Psychology of Settlement" published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 5 / February 2012. Coauthored "The Use of Protective Orders in Matrimonial Litigation," published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 31, No. 6 / June 2011. Reappointed to NJSBA Family Law Executive Committee and to continue as liaison to Burlington County for 2011-2012. Appointed to Children's Rights Subcommittee of FLEC, 2011-2012. Speaker at NJSBA Hot Tips Seminar on Post-Judgment Alimony Issues and Glass v. Glass, 2011. Appointed Chairman, Burlington County Bar Association Family Law Bench / Bar Committee, 2007-2009 and 2010-2011, Receipt of Letter of Commendation from the Office of Attorney Ethics of the Supreme Court of NJ acknowledging 13 years of voluntary service as District IIIB Fee Arbitration Secretary. Court-Appointments as Arbitrator, Mediator, Blue Ribbon Panelist, Guardian, County of Burlington since 1988. District IIIB Fee Arbitration Secretary, State of New Jersey, 1994-2008. MESP Panelist: County of Burlington, 1991-present. Speaker/Co-author of article "I want a Divorce. And I want the Dog!" for topic of Pet Custody, NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education Hot Tips Seminar, October 2010. Speaker, BCBA / CCBA joint seminar on topic of Recent Case Law - Arbitration after Fawzy, 2010. Moderator/Author: "Alimony Guidelines: Should New Jersey Adopt a Formula Approach for Spousal Support," New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2009. Speaker: "Hot Tips in Family Law: Back to Basics," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009. Speaker / Coauthor: "QDROs: They're Not Just for Breakfast Anymore," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, 2008. Speaker/Author: "Addressing Post Judgment College Expense Issues," New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, 2008. Recognized: "New Jersey Top Mediators Family/Divorce," NJ Biz, 2008; and as an "Awesome Attorney" for the years of 2008 through 2014 by South Jersey Magazine. Speaker/Author: "Alimony," Family Law Bench/Bar Committee Meeting, Burlington County Bar Association, 2007. Acknowledged in article "Educating Teens about Domestic Violence," Burlington County Times, 2007. Participant Speaker for high school circuit of "Date Safe" program, 2007. Speaker / Author: "Revised Procedures for Custody and Patenting Time in Burlington County, Update on Best Practices, Proposed Rule Changes, Custody Experts and the MESP Program," Burlington County Bar Association, 2005; Speaker, "Revised Procedures for Custody and Parenting Time Mediation," Burlington County Bar Association, 2005; Speaker, "Fee Arbitration Seminar," Burlington County Bar Association, 2005; Member, Burlington County Vicinage Committee on Minority Concerns, 2006; Recipient: Criscuolo Award, Burlington County Bar Association for Contributions to the BCBA and Community Activities, 1993; Mediator, County of Burlington Special Civil Part, 1988-2012; NJSBA, Former Delegate to the General Counsel; Founder: Burlington County Free Legal Services Clinic, approx. 1990-1993; Past Chairman: BCBA Pro Bono Committee; Invited participant in the New Jersey Child Support Forum; Panelist-Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel, County of Burlington, NJ. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006-present
