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Overview
Mediation Experience
- Accredited Professional Mediator, NJ Association of Professional Mediators, 1997 - Present
- Mediator for Economic Mediation Program in conjunction with Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999 - Present
- Co-founder and Mediator for Somerset County Volunteer Custody Mediation Program and Speaker at Custody Mediation Workshop, 1995 - Present
- Mediation in Private Practice, 1995 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Matrimonial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1998
Other Affiliations
- Association for Advancement of Collaborative Practice (Co-President/Member, 2015)
- Segal v. Lynch on behalf of NJ-AFCC, 2012 - Present (Co-authored Amicus Brief)
- Vicinage XIII Inn of Court, 2010 - 2014 (Steering Committee/Member)
- New Jersey Collaborative Law Group, 2009 - 2014 (Secretary/Chair and Co-Chair, Cducation Committee/Member)
- NJ Supreme Court , 2007 - Present (Testified in support of establishing a Parenting Coordination Court Rule)
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Family Law Executive Committee, 2007-Present)
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - NJ Chapter, 2004 - Present (President-Elect/Treasurer/Member)
- Pilot Program for Economic Issues in Divorce Matters, Somerset County, 1999 - Present (Mediator)
- District XIII Ethics Committee, 1998 - 2001 (Chair/Vice-Chair/Member)
- New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (Member, 1996-Present; Trustee, 1997-2001)
- Central Jersey Family Inn of Court, 1996 - 1999 (Member, Steering Committee and Master)
- Somerset County Custody Mediation Program, 1995 - Present (Co-founder and Custody Mediator)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
- Somerset County Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Member/Past President/Trustee/Mediator/Chair and Co-Chair of Family Law Committee)
- Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel, Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, 1991 - Present (Panelist)
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
Juris Doctorate - Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work, 1976
M.S.W - University of Connecticut, 1972
B.S. - Rutgers University, 1994
Divorce Meditation Course - NJ Association of Professional Mediators, Mediation Internship 1993-1994
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Parent Coordination Training, 2010
- New Ways for Families Institute, High Conflict Families Training, 2014
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Arbitration Training, 2012-2013, Chicago, Illinois
- Rutgers University, Introductory Course in Divorce Mediation, 1994
- Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group, Collabortaive Law Training, 2008
- Numerous ICLE, NJAPM, ATLA, NJAJ Seminars in Family Law, 1993-Present
Past Positions
- Shimalla, Wechsler, Lepp & D'Onofrio, LLP, Partner, 2011-Present
- Copeland, Shimalla, Wechsler & Lepp, LLP, Partner, 1995 - 2010
- Copeland & Shimalla, Of Counsel, 1993 - 1995
- Herold & Haines, Associate, 1992
- Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Associate, 1986 - 1991
- Sills, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman & Epstein, Associate, 1985 - 1986
- New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Hospitals, Program Analyst, 1977 - 1981
- NJ Division of Youth and Family Services, Program Development Specialist, 1973 - 1975
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Cutting Edge Issues in Custody Evaluations, ICLE Family Law Symposium, 2016
- Speaker, Protecting Communications Made Prior to Signing a Collaborative Participation Agreement, ICLE Hot Tips Seminar, 2015
- Speaker, Resources for Domestic Violence Victims and Their Families, NJSBA and SCBA, 2015
- Instructor and Guest Lecturer, Collaborative Family Law and ADR, Rutgers School of Law - Newark, 2015
- Moderator/Speaker, Professionalism in Family Law - The Ethics of Steering Your Client in the Right Direction, SCBA, 2015
- Faculty, Mediation Training, ICLE, 2014
- Speaker, Advanced Mediation Training, 2014, 2016
- Speaker, Use of Guardian Ad Litum for Parties Not Represented by Counsel, ICLE Hot Tips Seminar, 2014
- Moderator, Pet Peeves in Family Law, NJSBA, 2014
- Speaker, The Neurobiology of Addiction: Implications for Families and Children in Custody Cases, NJ-AFCC, 2014
- Speaker and Moderator, Parenting Coordination Workshop, ICLE, 2013
- Speaker/Panelist, Joint Custody: Fact or Fiction?, NJSBA Annual Meeting, 2013
- Speaker/Panelist, Ethics in the Law, Somerset County Bar Association, 2012
- Speaker, Use of Guardian ad Litem Appointments for Adults in Family Law Matters, AFCC-NJ, 2012
- Speaker, The Child Specialist-In or Out of the Collaborative Model, AFCC-NJ, 2012
- Speaker/Panelist, Family Attorney as Diagnostician and Process Shaper, ICLE, 2012
- Speaker, The Disposition of Pre-embryos: To Be or Not to Be?, ICLE Hot Tips Seminar, 2012
- Instructor, Collaborative Law 2-day Training, ICLE, 2011, 2012
- Speaker/Panelist, Ethics in the Law, Somerset County Bar Association, 2011 - 2012
- Moderator/Speaker, Ethics in the Law, Somerset County Bar Association, 2011
- Speaker, Motions to Modify Support, Somerset County Bar Association, 2010
- Speaker, Arbitration in Family Matters, Somerset County Bar Association, 2010
- Speaker, Savings as a Component of Marital Life Style, FLEC Meeting, 2010
- Speaker, Alternatives/Precursors to Full Custody Evaluations, ICLE, 2010
- Speaker, Enforcement of Anti-Lepis Provisions, NJSBA Annual Meeting, 2009
- Speaker, Calculating Child Support in Equal Shared Parenting Cases, ICLE, 2009
- Speaker, Modification of Support in the Current Economic Climate, ICLE, 2009
- Speaker, Tax Issues in Divorce, Somerset County Bar Association, 2007
- Speaker, Ethical Issues in Representing Children, ICLE, 2006
- Speaker, Divorce and Taxes, Alimony and Taxes, NJ Society of CPA's, NJAPM and ICLE, 2006
- Speaker, Recent Developments in Family Law, Association of Divorce Financial Planners, 2005
- Speaker, Comparative Family Law, Association of Divorce Financial Planners, 2004
- Speaker, Alimony and Child Support, NJAPM Advanced Divorce Mediation Seminar, 2004
- Speaker, Family and Divorce Mediation, Somerset County Bar Association, 2001
- Speaker, Structure and Use of Court Mediation Programs, NJAPM, 2000
- Moderator & Presenter, Financial Planning in Divorce, Mediation, and Hot Tips, ADR Day, 1999
- Moderator, Financial Planning in Divorce Mediation, NJAPM Annual Conference, - 1999
- Moderator & Presenter, Child Support Guidelines Seminar, Somerset County Bar Association, 1998
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Amy Wechsler
Included on the 2024 New Jersey list
Past Lists
- 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
- 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2005 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Chosen as Super Lawyer by NJ Monthly Magazine, 2014 - 2015
- Chosen as Top 50 Women Lawyers in NJ by NJ Monthly Magazine, 2014
- Professional Lawyer of the Year, Somerset County, 2005 Recipient
Office Information
Address
776 Mountain BoulevardSuite 202 Watchung, NJ 07069
Phone
Fax
- 908-645-1001
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
M-F, 9a-5:30p
Publication
Articles
- Summary of Significant Changes to the 2016 NJ Court Rules Affecting Family Practice, The Clarion, Somerset County Bar Association, Fall, 2015
- Custody and Parenting Time/Visitation Plans: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 36, No. 1, August, 2015
- Co-Author, Alimony and Taxes, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 1, June , 2012
- Co-Author, The Do's and Don'ts of Mediation and Arbitration, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 27 No. 2 October, 2006
- Co-Author, Imputing Income to Assets, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 18 No. 7 Nov/Dec., 1998
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