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Catherine Romania - Florham Park, NJ
26 Columbia TurnpikeSuite 100 Florham Park, NJ 07932 - 2213
Witman Stadtmauer, P.A.
Florham Park Business Organizations Lawyer
Overview
Catherine Romania is a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars. Ms. Romania received her B.S. in accounting magna cum laude from Bucknell University, graduated cum laude from St. John's University School of Law and graduated from New York University School of Law with a Masters in Taxation. Ms. Romania is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). She is currently Chair of the District XA Ethics Committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court and was past Chair of the District X Fee Arbitration Committee. She is also a New Jersey Superior Court Approved Mediator for family, civil, probate and general equity matters and is a member of and accredited by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators as a business and commercial mediator. Ms. Romania has lectured for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education as well as other organizations, has authored numerous articles including "For Love, Money and Exemption", "Pet Trusts" and "Disinheriting a Child," and has been frequently quoted on estate planning and administration issues. Ms. Romania practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, guardianship, elder law, business and tax matters. Additionally, she has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list in estate planning and probate. To learn more about the selection process of this award, please click the following - Super Lawyers. No aspect of this advertising has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
About Catherine Romania
Current Employment Position(s)
- Member
Practice Areas
- Business Organizations
- Estate Planning
- Estate Administration
- Mediation
- Guardianship
- Elder Law
- Tax Matters
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1981
- New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Tax Court, 1985
Other Affiliations
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Member of the Family Law Task Force, Elder Law Committee, and Professional Responsibility Committee)
- District XA Ethics Committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Chair
- District X Fee Arbitration Committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court (Past Chair)
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections)
- American Bar Association (Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections)
- Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey (Officer and CLE Coordinator)
- New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (Accredited Business and Commercial Mediator)
- Morris County Bar Association
Classes and Seminars
- Estate Planning for Special Situations, 2004, NJ ICLE
- Advanced Estate Administration, 2012, NJ ICLE
- Estate Administration, 2013, NJ ICLE
- 11th Annual Road to Personal Wealth Financial Conference, Star Ledger Ask the Biz Brain Panel, 2013
- What Family Law Attorneys Should Know About Tax, Trust, and Estate Law, NJ ICLE, 2015 to 2016, 2022-2023
- Estate Planning Summer Institute, 2016 - 2019
- Basic Estate Administration, PLI, 2019 to 2020
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1985
LL.M. Taxation - St. John's University School of Law, 1981
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1979
B.S.
Honors: magna cum laude
Articles
Published Works
- Pet Trusts; Disinheriting a Child, Estate Planning for Special Situations, NJ ICLE, 2004
- For Love, Money and the Exemption, The New Jersey Law Journal , June 13, 2011
- IRS Proposes Significant Revision to Form 5498, The New Jersey Law Journal, December 16, 2013
- Limitations and Uncertainties of the 529 Plan, The New Jersey Law Journal, January 13, 2014
- Pitfalls when Guaranteed Universal Life Insurance is Held in Trust, The New Jersey Law Journal, July 28, 2014
- Change Your Beneficiaries After Divorce, The New Jersey Law Journal, February 5, 2015
- Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014, The New Jersey Law Journal, March 9, 2015
- Addressing Estate and Gift Tax Issues in a Premarital Agreement or Divorce, The New Jersey Law Journal, June, 8, 2015
- Addressing Alimony Under Premarital Agreements Signed Before 2019, The New Jersey Law Journal, 2019
- Death During Divorce: The Deepening Abyss of the Black Hole, The New Jersey Law Journal, 2019
- Frequently quoted in the New Jersey Star-Ledger Biz Brain and Bamboozled columns
- Frequently quoted on NJMoneyHelp.com
Office Information
Address
26 Columbia TurnpikeSuite 100 Florham Park, NJ 07932 - 2213
Phone
Fax
- 973-822-1188
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