Probate law in New Jersey covers estate administration, will contests, trust disputes, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. New Jersey has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to probate cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for probate matters in New Jersey is generally 6 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 probate in New Jersey bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right probate attorney in New Jersey means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to probate law in New Jersey to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across New Jersey.

Derek John Soltis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Patel and Soltis
 574 Newark Ave Suite 307 Jersey City NJ 07305
(844) 533-3367
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (2009)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Employment Law Estate Planning
Kevin Abessi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abessi Law
 502 HAMBURG TURNPIKE Suite 102 Wayne NJ 07470
Albany Law School
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Edward J. Mullins III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 26 Broadway 8th Floor New York NY 10004
(201) 381-5700
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (2006)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Glenn Richard Reiser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shapiro Croland Reiser Apfelt & Di Iorio
 411 Hackensack Avenue Suite 4 Hackensack NJ 07601
(201) 488-3900
Seton Hall University (1987)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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
Michelle Amelia Ferrer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ferrer Goldfine Law Group
 45 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042
(201) 875-1001
American University Washington College of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Anthony Koester - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DILTS & KOESTER Business & Real Estate Law Office Lawyers
 167 Main Street Flemington NJ 08822
(908) 782-8200
Albany Law School (1986)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business 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
Jonathan Herron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 10000 Lincoln Drive East Suite 201 Marlton NJ 08053
(856) 988-5549
English
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Barry E. Janay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Barry E. Janay, P.C.
 90 Broad St. 25th Floor New York NY 10004
(908) 460-5431
Golden Gate University
English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish
U.S. District Court, Eastern & Southern Districts of New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Elder Law
Thomas Brett Duffy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duffy Law Group
 739 Bayview Drive Absecon NJ 08201
(609) 457-6700
University of Pennsylvania (1979)
French
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Andrew Mackerer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mackerer Law Offices LLC
 300 Chester Ave Suite 103/105 Moorestown NJ 08057
(856) 206-9491
Temple University (2012)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate Tax Law
Paul M. Stanton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCrosson & Stanton, P.C.
 200 Asbury Avenue Ocean City NJ 08226
(609) 399-2411
Sacred Heart University
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Alexander J Kemeny - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kemeny, LLC
 7-G Auer Court Williamsburg Commons East Brunswick NJ 08816
(732) 853-1725
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Personal Injury
Barbara Ungar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Barbara Ungar
 168 U.S. Highway Route 1 North Suite 211 Edison NJ 08817
(732) 828-8700
University of Baltimore School of Law (1983)
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Simone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Simone Law Firm, P.C.
 700 Route 130, Suite 201 Cinnaminson NJ 08077
(856) 833-1788
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (1998)
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Mario Gabriele BAI - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Contaldi and Bai
 27 Warren Street Suite 302 Hackensack NJ 07601
(201) 968-5595
Brooklyn Law School
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate
Joseph Lane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2600 Highway 35 Manasquan NJ 08736
(732) 223-2336
University of Bridgeport School of Law (1992)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law DUI & DWI
Ronald M Katkocin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katkocin Law Office
 1288 Route 73 South Suite 301 Mount Laurel NJ 08054
(609) 953-9322
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1982)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Personal Injury
John M. Boyle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.
 53 Cardinal Dr Westfield NJ 07090
(908) 233-6800
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (1954)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Probate
Lazaro Cardenas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Patel & Cardenas, LLC
 71 West Main Street Suite 202 Freehold NJ 07728
(973) 200-1111
Rutgers School of Law-Newark (2009)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense Probate
Anne Marie Robbins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.
 53 Cardinal Dr Westfield NJ 07090
(908) 233-6800
University of Houston - Downtown (1986)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Probate Tax Law
Kathleen E. McLaughlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Kathleen E. McLaughlin, LLC
 312 Shrewsbury Ave #1 Red Bank NJ 07701
(718) 644-2074
City University of New York School of Law (1998)
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Personal Injury
David Neufeld - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flaster Greenberg PC
 791 Alexander Road Princeton NJ 08540
New York University School of Law (1983)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate Tax Law
Sheila Hatami - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sheila S. Hatami, L.L.C.
 37 Yellow Brook Road Freehold NJ 07728
(732) 440-4567
Hofstra University
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Chen Li - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LAW OFFICES OF DONALD D. VANARELLI
 242 St Paul St Westfield NJ 07090
(908) 232-7400
St. John s University School of Law (1998)
Chinese, English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Carl Peer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carl Louis Peer
 126 Park St. P.O. Box 10 Westfield NJ 07091-0010
(908) 789-7337
Seton Hall University School of Law (1983)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Business Law Personal Injury Probate
Michael Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willis Law Group LLC
 921 Bergen Ave. 4th Fl. Jersey City NJ 07306
(201) 897-7750
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Robert W. MacFeeters - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Puff Sierzega & MacFeeters LLC
 122 Delaware Street, PO Box 684 Woodbury NJ 08096
(856) 845-0011
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (2014)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Steven W. Tarta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Suite 330 Midland Park NJ 07432
(201) 444-8448
The John Marshall Law School (1968)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Richard D. McOmber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 54 Shrewsbury Avenue McOmber & McOmber, P.C. Red Bank NJ 07701
(732) 842-6500
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
Mitchell Grayson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerstein Grayson & Cohen, LLP
 1288 Route 73 South Sutie 301 Mt. Laurel NJ 08054
(856) 795-6700
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Rodney John Alberto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alberto Brothers Law Office
 949 Lacey Road - Lower Level www.albertobrothers.com Forked River NJ 08731
(732) 200-0779
Boston College (2001)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Immigration Law
Morris Leo Greb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 141 W Main St Rockaway NJ 07866
(973) 479-3794
Union County College (2010)
American Sign Language
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Landlord Tenant
Michael Manna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Manna Helmy Law Group
 66 South Maple Avenue Ridgewood NJ 07450
(201) 447-2800
Bar #004521973
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Crystal West Edwards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
 100 Southgate Parkway Morristown NJ 07960
(973) 889-4263
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
John J Cardile - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John J Cardile Lawyer at Law
 170 Changebridge Road B-2 Montville NJ 07045
(973) 227-2303
Montclair State University
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate Real Estate Law
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