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D'Aniello, Jerry S.

Jerry S. D'Aniello - Roseland, NJ

Attorney at Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri Webb LLC

Family Law Lawyers in Roseland, NJ

425 Eagle Rock Avenue Suite 100 Roseland, NJ 07068

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  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 32 Years 
    Experience

Roseland Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Jerry S. D’Aniello, the managing partner of the firm’s Somerset County office in Bridgewater, devotes his practice exclusively to all aspects of divorce and family law. Jerry is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney and provides his clients with strong, strategic legal advice, and has proven to be a formidable adversary both in and out of the courtroom. Divorce and family law covers the most valuable aspects of your life. Jerry ensures that each of his clients receives the strong legal representation needed to attain favorable results.

Far more disputes are resolved through negotiation than by litigation. Jerry is a seasoned negotiator having successfully negotiated over a thousand agreements in his over 25 years of practicing for his clients and in his role as a mediator. To add to the breadth of his negotiation experience, he has successfully completed the intensive interactive Program on Negotiation at Harvard School of Law.

Jerry is an experienced mediator and arbitrator for all divorce and family law-related matters. He is one of the few trained mediators in New Jersey authorized to mediate cases that include domestic violence FRO. Jerry is a trained arbitrator and has successfully completed the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Arbitration Training Institute. He is also a court-appointed custody mediator and is admitted to the rosters of Mediators for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases for thirteen New Jersey counties, including Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, and Union.

In addition to traditional client representation in divorce litigation, Jerry is a trained Collaborative Law Attorney. His collaborative practice involves working with clients to resolve legal disputes outside the court, through a written agreement between all parties, as well as full disclosure of information. The goal of which is to achieve what is best for both parties and the family by resolving all issues without contentious court proceedings.

After law school, Jerry served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Somerset County before entering private practice and concentrating on family law matters. His experience in the prosecutor’s office offered him insight in the courtroom that has led him to be an impressive litigator and negotiator who continues to garner favorable results for his clients.

Professional Recognition

Since 2000, he has served as a Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist for Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. Jerry received Certificates of Appreciation from the Somerset County Superior Court in recognition of his valuable contributions as a Mediator for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases, for the Custody & Parenting Time Program, and as a facilitator for the Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel. He has served on the New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee, and is a former Investigator and Prosecuting Attorney, appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, to the District XIII Ethics Committee. Jerry serves on the Executive Matrimonial Law Committee of the New Jersey Association for Justice.

Jerry is a frequent speaker and author on a wide variety of family law topics. His experience made him a great candidate to serve as a Family Law instructor for Fairleigh Dickinson University’s paralegal studies division.

Jerry is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the pre-eminent family law association in America. Jerry is a past-President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is also a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). In 2023, the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, an invitation only select group of 100 of the top family trial lawyers nationwide, inducted Jerry as a Diplomate.

Jerry has attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement having received an AV pre-eminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. The AV pre-eminent rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process.


Awards and Honors

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Honors

  • New Jersey-Rising Stars, Family Law, 2006 - 2007
  • Top 10 Attorneys Under 40 in Family Law, 2003
  • He was selected for inclusion in the NJ Super Lawyers list, 2010 - 2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Arbitration: 2025; Family Law: 2014-2025; Family Law Mediation: 2015-2025; Family Law Arbitration: 2020-2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Lawyer of the Year, Family Law Arbitration, Woodbridge: 2022, 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Lawyer of the Year, Family Law Mediation, Woodbridge: 2015, 2018, 2024, 2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Woodbridge: 2021
  • He was selected for inclusion in the NJ Super Lawyers list Top 100: 2017-2025

Other Sources of Feedback About Jerry S. D'Aniello

Included on the 2026 New Jersey Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 1994
      J.D.
  • Non Legal Education

    • Northeastern University, 1990
      B.S.,
      Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Past Positions

  • Somerset County, Assistant Prosecutor
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Paralegal Studies Division, Family Law Instructor

Languages

  • Italian
  • Spanish

Classes and Seminars

  • Lecturer, Divorce Law, New Jersey State Bar Foundation, November 2, 2006 - Present
  • Lecturer, Divorce Law, New Jersey State Bar Foundation, January 11, 2006 - Present
  • Lecturer, "Relevant Key Evidence Rules in Matrimonial Law", 2005 Family Law Summer Institute, Institute for Continuing Legal Education
  • Lecturer, "Equitable Distribution and Taxation for Family Lawyers", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, August 4, 2004 - Present
  • Lecturer, "Weishaus and the Alimony Analysis," The Hottest Issues Confronting Matrimonial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, June 12, 2004 - Present
  • Lecturer, "Stock Options," Divorce Law Seminar, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Convention, 2002 - Present
  • Lecturer, "Counsel Fees", New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Convention, 2001 - Present
  • Lecturer, 2000 Family Law Summer Institute
  • Lecturer, "Technology Related Tort Claims in Family Law Matters", Family Law Section of NJSBA Annual Convention, April, 2011
  • "New Jersey Family Law Practice 101 - The Substance", NJICLE, December 11, 2010
  • Lecturer, "Divorce and the Special Needs Child", New Jersey State Bar Association, November 22, 2010
  • "Matrimonial Law - Family Feud", NJAJ, November 11, 2010
  • Lecturer, "Divorce and the Special Needs Child", New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conference and NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 19, 2010

Published Works

Articles

  • "Attorneys' Liens", Somerset County Bar Association Family Law Committee, May 9, 2007, 2007
  • "Third-Party Marital Contributions: How Will Weishaus Affect Alimony?", New Jersey Lawyer, 13 N.J.L. 148 (2004), 2004
  • Counsel Fees: Is There A Better Way?, I.C.L.E. Family Law Symposium, January 1997, 1997
  • Dissipation of Marital Assets-Equitable Distribution of Debt, I.C.L.E. Family Law Symposium, January 1996, 1996
  • "Considering Arbitration: Is It the Right Process for You and What Questions Should you Ask when Selecting an Arbitrator?", New Jersey Divorce Arbitrators Association, July, 2011
  • "Trial Strategy: Calling the Defendant as Your First Witness in a Divorce Case", New Jersey Law Journal, November 5, 2010
  • "Something Old is New Again: The pros and cons of divorce from bed and board", New Jersey Law Journal, December 14, 2009
  • "Something Old is New Again: Divorce from Bed and Board – Pros and Cons", I.C.L.E. Family Law Symposium, October, 2009

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York, 1996
  • District of Columbia, 1997
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Specialties and Certifications

  • Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Matrimonial Attorney
  • Certified by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as a Matrimonial Law Arbitrator

Other Affiliations

  • New Jersey State Bar Association (Executive Committee, Family Law Section)
  • New Jersey Supreme Court (Office of Attorney Ethics; District XIII Attorney Ethics Committee)
  • Somerset County Bar Association
  • Somerset County Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow; Board of Managers; Chair, Sponsorship Committee, New Jersey Chapter)
  • New Jersey Divorce Arbitrators Association (co-Founder)
  • American College of Family Trial Lawyers (ACFTL), Diplomate
  • International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New Jersey Chapter, Past President
  • Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance of New Jersey, Affiliate
  • New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), Executive Matrimonial Committee
  • Morris County Bar Association
  • Somerset County Superior Court, Early Settlement Program Panelist
  • Hunterdon County Superior Court, Early Settlement Program Panelist
  • District XIII Ethics Committee, Former Member

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425 Eagle Rock Avenue
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