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Hackensack Family Law Firm
Overview
Melinda is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. Melinda is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York and Colorado. She is a solo practitioner in Bergen County practicing for thirty-two years, where her practice is devoted to Family Law. Melinda is a member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Family Law Practice Committee, a past member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Names, a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice, Bergen County Bar Association and Women Lawyers in Bergen. She has been the Chair of a Bergen County Early Settlement Panel since 1988, helping litigants to resolve their cases. Melinda is also a Special Ethics Master, as the Trier of Fact, for complex Ethics cases. Melinda is a Court-Approved Family Law Economic Mediator.
Having litigated for several high profile clients, Melinda is often asked to provide legal commentary for TV stations, such as Tru TV, Fox TV and MSNBC, providing insightful legal analysis. Melinda has been a guest TV commentator since 1998.
Melinda is accessible to her clients first and foremost. She is committed to providing collaborative, insightful and hands-on legal outcomes for her clients, whether it is a negotiated Property Settlement Agreement, a litigated Plenary Hearing or a Domestic Violence Trial.
More than anything, Melinda understands and "gets" the emotional turmoil impacting on the client and impending divorce in Family Law. They are inextricably tied, and must be delicately unwound with sensitivity, so that the client is not lead down a path of "litigation through anger", which leads to excessive counsel fees, frustration and no resolutions. Melinda also vigorously represents litigants that are unmarried, who need to resolve support and parenting issues. Melinda is accessible to her clients, and is passionate about the practice of law to help clients attain solutions.
About Melinda L. Singer, Esquire
Languages
- English
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Custody & Parenting Time (Visitation)
- Child Support
- Adoption
Honors
- Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers list, 2017
- Top Lawyers in Bergen County’s 201 Magazine (Matrimonial & Family Law), 2013
- Winner of Bergen County Legal Services Richard Semel Probono Award, 1998
- Winner of Women Lawyer’s in Bergen County Award for Commitment, Devotion and Dedication, 1994
Published Works
- Inserra v. Inserra, 260 N.J. Super. 71 (App. Div. 1992)
- Wine v. Quezada, 379 N.J. Super. 287 (Ch. Div. 2005)
Classes and Seminars
- The Top Ten Family Law Practice Tips, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 2016
- Child Support: Setting Child Support in High Wage Earner Cases & Children Over 18 in College, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2015
- Handling the High Conflict Divorce; Ethics: How to Control High Conflict Client and Stay Within Ethical Boundaries, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2013
- New Jersey Child Support Guidelines – The Basics and Pitfalls, Bergen County Bar Association, 2012
- Domestic Violence Law, Bergen County Bar Association, 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- Special Ethics Master - Assigned to be Trier-of-Fact in complex Ethics matters, 1999 - Present
- Early Settlement Panel – Chair Panelist (Bergen County), 1998 - Present
- District IIB-South Ethics Committee, Bergen County, Chair, Vice Chair and Member, 1994 - 1998
- Alternatives to Domestic Violence, 1990 - 2000
- Women’s Rights Information Center – providing legal consultation, 1986 - 1996
- Legal Commentary for TV stations, such as Tru TV, Fox TV and MSNBC, 1998 - 2011
Ancillary Businesses
- District 34 Sports Committee is the American Motorcycle Association sanctioned organization that schedules motocross races in the Tri-State Area, comprising of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
- Little Bird Racing, LLC – Owner. Sponsors motocross racers in various motocross races for the Amateur Nationals, such as the Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
3 University PlazaSuite 207 Hackensack, NJ 07601
Office Hours
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Phone
Fax
- (201) 678-9595
Websites
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