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.
Ms. Parker 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.
Ms. Parker 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.) (2015 – present)
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Uniquely NJ
- New Jersey State Bar Association; Family Law Section, Selective Service Board; Executive Committee (former member)
- Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court
- New Jersey Family Lawyer Magazine, Associate Managing Editor (acting)
- Bergen County Bar Association; Trustee (2002 - 2003); Young Lawyers Division (President, 2001 - 2002), (Officer, 1997 - 2001)
- Bergen County Bar Foundation (former Trustee)
- Bergen County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel (Chair, 2013 - present)
More Activities & Experience
- Shelter Our Sisters (Trustee, 2006 - 2013) (a shelter for women and children who are the victims of domestic violence)
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, State of New York (Lieutenant Governor,1992 - 1993)
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- 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 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
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.