About Valerie
Valerie Hemhauser has built a steady legal career across public service and private practice in New Jersey. Her work combines courtroom experience, organizational leadership and direct client representation. She is a familiar presence in Monmouth County legal circles.
Hemhauser earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Newark in 1990. That education provided the foundation for a practice rooted in state rules and local court procedures. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and maintains active involvement in the state’s bar associations.
Her career spans nonprofit leadership and solo practice. Hemhauser serves as Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County, a role that places her at the intersection of community need and legal services delivery. In that position she oversees programs that provide civil legal help to low-income residents, manages staff and volunteers, and works with local stakeholders to identify unmet legal needs.
Alongside her nonprofit work, Hemhauser participates in professional organizations. She holds membership in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Division and in the Monmouth County Bar Association. Those memberships reflect ongoing engagement with developments in family law and county-level legal practice. She attends continuing education programs and contributes to discussions among practitioners in the region.
Hemhauser also operates a private practice under the name Law Office of Valerie Hemhauser. In her office she handles family law and related matters that commonly arise in state courts. Her private work involves client counseling, drafting pleadings and appearing in family court on issues such as custody, support and other domestic relations matters. She combines courtroom advocacy with case preparation and client communication.
Colleagues describe her as steady and practical in approach. She balances the administrative demands of running a nonprofit with the one-on-one attention required in a small law office. That blend gives her a close-up view of how systemic issues affect individual clients and how individual cases inform broader program priorities.
In 2026 Hemhauser continues to divide her time between leading the Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County and representing clients through the Law Office of Valerie Hemhauser. Her current practice focuses on family law matters and civil legal assistance for residents of Monmouth County and the surrounding area.
