New Jersey residents facing domestic violence issues have access to attorneys who specialize in protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. The legal framework in New Jersey differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Superior Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern domestic violence cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in New Jersey is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and New Jersey's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New Jersey State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in New Jersey bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The domestic violence attorneys listed here practice throughout New Jersey and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how domestic violence law works in New Jersey — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in New Jersey. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Heather Keith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keith Family Law
 50 Cardinal Drive Suite 203 Westfield NJ 07090
(908) 233-4555
Seton Hall University School of Law (2007)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Dominique Tonacchio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tonacchio, Spina & Compitello, LLC
 54 Hudson Street Suite 202 Freehold NJ 07728
(516) 778-6865
Pennsylvania State University - University Park (2006)
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Arthur Porter Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 560 Sylvan Avenue Suite 3061 Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632
(201) 569-5959
Bard College
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Debra D. Tedesco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble, LLC
 959 S. Springfield Avenue Springfield NJ 07081
Rutgers University - Camden
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
David F Salvaggio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lyons & Associates, P.C.
 76 East Main Street 2nd Floor Somerville NJ 08876
(973) 455-1220
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (1974)
English
Bar #02168-1977
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Michael A. Smolensky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael A. Smolensky LLC
 101 Route 130 S, Ste 1 Cinnaminson NJ 08077
(856) 812-0321
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (2005)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Cassie Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Paone Zaleski & Murphy
 146 Green St. Woodbridge NJ 07095
(732) 750-9797
University of Maryland - Baltimore (2006)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Nicole E. Wise - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Nicole E. Wise, Esquire
 212 Bellevue Avenue Suite B Hammonton NJ 08037
(609) 515-6103
The College of New Jersey
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Michael F. Myers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Michael F. Myers
 450 Tilton Rd. Ste. 120 Northfield NJ 08225
(609) 318-5299
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Travis J. Tormey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Tormey Law Office, LLC
 55 Madison Avenue Suite 400 Morristown NJ 07960
Seton Hall University School of Law
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Howard W Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of H W Bailey, LLC
 24 Commerce Street Suite 1001 Newark NJ 07102
(973) 982-1200
New York Law School (1983)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Robert Zaleski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Paone Zaleski & Murphy
 146 Green Street Woodbridge NJ 07095
(732) 750-9797
Seton Hall University School of Law
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Vincent DeLuca - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Villani & DeLuca, P.C.
 703 Richmond Ave., Rt. 335 Point Pleasant Beach NJ 08742
(732) 629-8057
New England Law | Boston
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Laurie L Newmark - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C.
 21 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601
(973) 539-0075
Seton Hall University School of Law (1995)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Santo Artusa Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Artusa Law Office
 3 Hoover Avenue Passaic NJ 07055
(973) 337-9643
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Italian, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Samuil Buschkin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Buschkin Law Office
 45 N Broad St Ridgewood NJ 07450
Syracuse University College of Law
English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Domestic Violence
Gavin G Madigan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Madigan Legal, LLC
 20 Robinson Place Shrewsbury NJ 07702
(732) 825-6969
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Adam Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ABrown Esq LLC
 317 George St 320 New Brunswick NJ 08901
(973) 281-2388
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brian McFadden-DiNicola - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 40 Paterson Street New Brunswick NJ 08903
(732) 545-4717
Seton Hall University School of Law (2003)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Brent DiMarco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 55 Madison Avenue Suite 400 Morristown NJ 07960
(201) 556-1570
New England Law | Boston (2008)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Daniel R Scrudato - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
SDR Law Office LLC
 111 Town Square Place, Suite #1203 Suite 1203 Jersey City NJ 07310
(631) 601-6469
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kristofher Beralo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Beralo & Michael, LLC
 567 Summit Avenue Jersey City NJ 07302
(201) 292-1930
Loyola University New Orleans (2014)
Tagalog
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Paul H. Townsend - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C.
 21 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601
(973) 539-0075
Ohio Northern University (1984)
English
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Nicole A. Kobis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.
 53 Cardinal Dr Westfield NJ 07090
(908) 233-6800
American University
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Jonathan F. Marshall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall
 82 Court Street Freehold NJ 07728
(732) 450-8300
Seton Hall University (1989)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert Andrew Loefflad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ford, Flower, Hasbrouck & Loefflad
 Central Square, Suite 42A 199 New Road, PO Box 405 Linwood NJ 08221
(609) 653-1500
Villanova University (1993)
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Divorce
John Tumelty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John W. Tumelty
 1616 Pacific Ave Suite 318 Atlantic City NJ 08401
(609) 385-4010
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Allan Marain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 1030 100 Bayard St 3rd Floor New Brunswick NJ 08903
(732) 828-2020
Seton Hall University School of Law (1976)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Reid Eder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eder Law Office
 182 Ryders Lane East Brunswick NJ 08816
(732) 937-9100
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (2009)
New Jersey District Court Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Nicholas A Pagliara - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pagliara Law Group, P.A.
 939 JFK Blvd East No. 2 Weehawken NJ 07086
(201) 470-4181
Florida Coastal School of Law (2009)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Amber Delaney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
TSC Law; Judd Shaw Injury Law
 1044 Lacey Road Suite 8 Forked River NJ 08731
(732) 734-9646
Widener University Delaware School of Law (2019)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Consumer Law
Husain Gatlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Gateway Center Suite 2600 Newark NJ 07102
(973) 494-9700
Seton Hall University School of Law (2009)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Henry M. Weinfeld - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henry M. Weinfeld Esq.
 58 Euclid St. Woodbury NJ 08096
(856) 845-7851
Widener University Delaware School of Law (2002)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Mr. Kenneth Albert Vercammen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kenneth Vercammen Law Office
 2053 Woodbridge Ave. Edison NJ 08817
(732) 572-0500
Widener University Delaware School of Law (1985)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Glenn M. Finkel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 930 Sylvan Avenue Suite 100 Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632
(201) 560-3575
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1990)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Fabiola Ruiz-Doolan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ruiz Doolan Law Firm, LLC
 Landmark Building 27 Warren Street, Suite 101 Hackensack NJ 07601
(201) 880-5563
Hofstra University (1999)
Spanish
Bar #015392004
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Tina Mayro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mayro and Mayro, Lawyers at Law
 2106 New Road Linwood Commons, Suite F-4 Linwood NJ 08221
(609) 601-2360
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
John S Avery - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Avery & Avery, Esqs.
 559 Bergen Boulevard 2nd Floor Ridgefield NJ 07657
(201) 943-2445
Seton Hall University School of Law (2009)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Daniel Moses Rosenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosenberg | Perry & Associates, LLC
 9 Garden Street Mount Holly NJ 08060
(609) 207-3767
Rutgers University - Camden (2000)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Anthony N. Palumbo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Anthony N. Palumbo
 190 North Avenue East Suite 1 Cranford NJ 07016
(908) 272-9700
University Of Texas
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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