Sills Cummis & Gross brought on Pavitra Badami as an associate in the family law practice group in Newark. She focuses on litigation and mediation of complex matrimonial issues, including child custody, relocation, emancipation, child support, alimony, equitable distribution of assets, asset valuation and protection, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and post-divorce litigation. She served as a law clerk to Superior Court Judge Maritza Berdote Byrne. During law school, Badami was an intern at the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and served as a judicial intern to Superior Court Judges Stephen Bernstein and Linda Cavanaugh. She received her J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Newark in 2016 and her B.A. from Rutgers University in 2011. Badami is admitted to practice in New Jersey.

Riker Danzig Welcomes Associate Lombardo

Riker Danzig Welcomes Associate Anthony K. Lombardo Anthony K. Lombardo

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti welcomed associate Anthony K. Lombardo to thelitigation group in Morristown. Lombardo was a Riker Danzig summer associate in 2018. He received his J.D. degree in 2019 from Fordham University School of Law, where he was the notes & articles editor of the Fordham Environmental Law Review. Lombardo graduated from the University of Scranton in 2015. During law school, Lombardo was a pro bono scholar and a yearlong member of Fordham’s Criminal Defense Clinic. He served as a legal intern for Judge John K. Sherwood of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, and for Justice Gerald Lebovits of the New York State Supreme Court. 

New Office For Lawrence Law

Lawrence Law Opens Red Bank Office Jeralyn Lawrence                             [Photo credit: Lynn Goodwin.] Lawrence Law  recently announced the opening of a new office at 55 North Bridge Ave., Suite 5 in Red Bank. “We opened the doors to Lawrence Law on January 2nd of this year. The response from clients and friends has been truly overwhelming. To accommodate our clients, we are coming to the Shore. With clients living all around New Jersey, opening an office conveniently located in Red Bank may make life a little easier for those already going through the stressful times that come with divorce and family law-related matters,” said firm founder and managing partner  Jeralyn Lawrence in a statement. The firm is based in Watchung and is devoted exclusively to matrimonial and family law. Lawrence is second vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, slated to be president in 2022, and vice president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Berkowitz Lichtstein Adds One, Promotes One

Counsel Promoted to Partner, One Counsel Joins at Berkowitz, Lichtstein Lisa M. Stern