I strive to provide the highest quality of legal advocacy, while never losing sight of the family at the heart of the matter. My priority is to provide knowledgeable and compassionate counsel to clients facing a most difficult time in life. I strive to help my clients achieve closure and the ability to move to a new phase in life with financial and emotional security.
Lisa concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce and family law representing clients in all aspects of matrimonial litigation, child custody, domestic partner disputes, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic violence matters and post-judgment enforcement and modification applications.
Lisa is a qualified matrimonial mediator pursuant to the rules governing the courts of the State of New Jersey's Complementary Dispute Resolution Programs, and has been appointed as a guardian ad litem and discovery master by the New Jersey Superior Court.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Honors & Awards
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Family Law practice area (2021 - present)
- Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Family Law practice area (2019 - 2022)
- Listed in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Rising Stars (a Thomson Reuters business) (2006 – 2011)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.)
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Uniquely NJ
- New Jersey State Bar Association; Family Law Section (Executive Committee 2009-2015)
- Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court; Master
- New Jersey Family Lawyer Magazine; Associate Managing Editor (2022-present); Associate Editor (2016-2022)
- Supreme Court of New Jersey District VC Ethics Committee; Investigator, Hearing Chair (2024-Present)
- Bergen County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel; Chair (2014 - present)
- Bergen County Bar Association: Family Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Judicial Selection, Continuing Legal Education and Professionalism in the Law Committees; New Jersey State Bar Association Delegate (2010); Annual Dinner Committee (2009-2013); Membership Committee (2009-2014); Trustee (2002 - 2003); Young Lawyers Committee (President, 2001 - 2002), (Officer, 1997 - 2001); Dinner Meeting Committee Co-Chair (2006-2010)
- Bergen County Bar Foundation; Trustee (2016-2022)
More Activities & Experience
- Selective Service System; Board Member
- Shelter Our Sisters; Trustee (2005 - 2013) (a shelter for women and children who are the victims of domestic violence, n/k/a Center for Hope and Safety)
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, ADR Across the DivisionsSponsor: Bergen County Bar Association, April 30, 2025
- Speaker, The Challenges of Professionalism – 2024 and BeyondSponsor: Bergen County Bar Association, October 2024
- Moderator and Speaker, Trial of the Domestic Violence CaseSponsor: Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court, June 2016
- Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of Family Law DiscoverySponsor: Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court, December 2009
Publications & Alerts
- New Jersey State Bar Association New Jersey Family Lawyer, July 2017
- Author, Is Life Insurance a Distributable Asset Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2a:34-23.1?New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 34, No. 1, September 2013
- Author, Rehabilitative Alimony: Time for a Second Look?New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 1, June 2012
News
- August 21, 2025
- August 15, 2024
- August 17, 2023
- August 18, 2022
Departments
Education
Queens College School of Law of the City University of New York, J.D., 1996
University of Scranton, B.A., 1993
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020
Clerkships
- Former law clerk to The Honorable Harold C. Hollenbeck, New Jersey Superior Court Judge (1996 – 1997)
Please visit our Award Methodology page for a description of the standard or methodology on which these accolades are based. Attorney Advertising: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.