Tanya N. Helfand has joined Schenck Price Smith & King as a partner, bringing her team from family law firm Helfand & Associates, and will chair Schenck Price’s family law and divorce practice group. Also joining Schenck Price in the move is associate Jacqueline Pivawer, and support staff. Helfand has 28 years of experience and is a certified matrimonial attorney, according to the announcement. She handles custody, alimony, child support, complex financial cases, prenuptial agreements and domestic violence matters. She is a qualified mediator and certified collaborative divorce lawyer. She

Jacqueline Pivawer of Schenck Price Smith & King in Florham Park, New Jersey. Courtesy photo Jacqueline Pivawer of Schenck Price Smith & King in Florham Park, New Jersey. Courtesy photo

serves on the Superior Court’s Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel in Morris and Essex counties. She is also referred by the courts as an economic mediator. She also handles bankruptcy matters and guardianships. ”We are delighted to welcome Tanya and her team to Schenck Price,” managing partner Gary Werner said in a statement. “We believe that family law is an excellent complement to Schenck Price’s multi-faceted practice.  We are equally excited that Tanya brings her stellar reputation within the family law bar, as well as her passion for serving her clients, to the Firm.” Helfand said that Schenck Price “has such a wealth of practices—including trusts and estates, corporate law and real estate—that it will enable me to better serve my clients in their divorces and with their related needs.”

New Branches for Florio Firm

Florio Perrucci Moves Rochelle Park Office to New Providence Brian Tipton, managing partner of Florio Perrucci.[Photo Credit: J Taylor Design.] Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor earlier this year opened a new office in Easton, Pennsylvania, and in Belvidere. The Easton office, which opened Sept. 15, combines the firm’s attorneys from its former offices in Phillipsburg and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Easton office is located at: 91 Larry Homes Drive, Suite 200, Easton, PA 18042. Managing partner Brian Tipton said in a statement: “Our new location is only two miles from our former Phillipsburg office and 15 miles from the Bethlehem office. By combining these two offices into a new state-of-the-art building, we will be able to better serve our local clients in the Lehigh Valley and Warren County through increased convenience, collaboration, and efficiency. We are also staying true to our Warren County roots as we will be opening another office in Belvidere, New Jersey.” Florio Perrucci, based in Cherry Hill, also has offices in New Providence; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and New York.

LaVecchia Honored

Jaynee LaVecchia, retired New Jersey Supreme Court justice, accepts the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor on Sept. 20, 2022. Photo: Jim Beckner/New Jersey State Bar Foundation Jaynee LaVecchia, retired New Jersey Supreme Court justice, accepts the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor on Sept. 20, 2022. Photo: Jim Beckner/New Jersey State Bar Foundation