Tennent Family Lawyers

Frank E. Tournour, Esq., heads a firm in East Brunswick, New Jersey devoted to the practice of Family Law. Frank graduated from Lafayette College in 1988 with a B.A.degree in Government and Law, and Temple University School of Law with a J.D. in 1991. Frank is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Matrimonial Attorney. He is a panelist with the Middlesex County Early Settlement Program, a member of the Middlesex County Assignment Judge’s Family Law Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Middlesex County Family Bar. He is a former member of the State...

Rachel Cotrino is an attorney dedicated to her matrimonial and divorce law practice. Rachel's experience extends to pre and post divorce matters. Her breadth of knowledge includes knowledge of procedure, statutes and case law. She enjoys helping her clients and prides herself on providing frank, practical, and helpful legal advice. She takes her role as "Counselor at Law" quite literally, and readily makes herself available to clients, colleagues, and other business professionals.

Daniel “Donny” Epstein, is a managing and founding member of the firm. He has successfully tried civil cases, including personal injury matters and commercial litigation matters that have netted his clients millions of dollars in compensation. He handles divorce and family matters including complex custody disputes through every aspect of litigation or arbitration. Donny also has significant experience in the area of criminal defense.Donny is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been featured in such periodicals and legal journals as the New...

Over three decades of cases have taken Mr. Ward throughout the 21 counties of New Jersey, from Hackensack to Cape May, Toms River to Trenton, and from traffic offenses to homicide charges. Your choice of legal representation will make all the difference to your experience. Whatever your legal needs, Robert P. Ward can guarantee you dedication, individual attention, and a high level of service. In the present economic conditions the thought of expensive legal costs can be a worrying prospect. Robert P. Ward understands this and as such, client fees are considered on a case-by-case basis. No...

I have been practicing for over 25 years with a concentration in real estate and family law.

Mr. Mack has been an attorney for over 35 years. The vast majority of that practice has been Family Law. Mr. Mack's practice areas include divorce and separation, settlements and trials, child custody, child support, parental alienation, alimony, emancipation, same sex marriage and divorce, contempt hearings, paternity, domestic violence, name changes, grandparental rights, termination of parental rights, prenuptial agreements, mediation, adult guardianships, appeals and emergent applications. Mr. Mack has been a Matrimonial Early Settlement panelist in Morris, Essex and Union Counties for over twenty (20) years. He has also been appointed by the Court as a Blue Ribbon panelist...

The Law Office of Celine M. Vitale, LLC is a practice specializing in Workers' Compensation Litigation, Social Security Disability Appeals, Personal Injury Litigation, Municipal Matters, Residential Real Estate closings, and Wills. I graduated with Honors from Rutgers College in 1999, and from Seton Hall Law School in 2002. In 2003, I was admitted to practice in New Jersey and in 2006 I was admitted to practice in New York. At the very beginning of my career, I served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Louis F. Locascio. Since being admitted to the New Jersey State...

Jay Bhatt is the owner and managing attorney of Bhatt Law Group, a premier law firm in Jersey City, NJ, dedicated to Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Family Law. Since founding the firm, Jay has built a powerhouse legal team committed to fighting for the rights of individuals and families throughout New Jersey. With nearly two decades of legal experience, Jay has successfully represented thousands of clients and secured millions of dollars in settlements for victims of car accidents, truck accidents, Uber/Lyft accidents, slip and falls, and other personal injury claims. His aggressive advocacy and strategic negotiation skills have earned him...

Richard Diamond has been practicing Family Law Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration work in New Jersey for the past 37 years and is a Certified Family Law Trial Attorney by the N.J. Supreme Court; Accredited New Jersey Family Law Mediator, authorized by the NJ Supreme Court to handle family law mediation matters with an active domestic violence restraining order in place and a Family Law Arbitrator. Mr Diamond is also a Family Law Economic Mediator in Union, Essex, Morris, Somerset, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. Mr Diamond is also a member of the Essex, Union and Somerset County's...

I am a passionate attorney that seeks to fight for my clients' interests all the while trying to resolve issues as fast and effectively as possible. There is no better feeling than winning a case for a client whether in divorce court, criminal court or civil court. I like to walk the streets I serve and see my clients who salute me for the work I did for them and build long term relationships. Our aim is to win for our clients and to explain the best way to achieve realistic goals. I have been living in Jersey City for...

As a founding partner of Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, Paul Townsend brings hands-on involvement and dedication to every aspect of his divorce and family law practice. He works tirelessly to ensure that his clients not only survive but thrive before, during and after their work together through his honesty, directness, and personal compassion for his clients and their families.

Paul is uniquely qualified to understand and work through the emotional pain of divorce with his clients because he has been through divorce in his own life; his work is deeply personal to him in this way. When clients feel as though...

Mr. Tomaio is a trusted professional in the divorce and family law world. He has extensive experience in handling difficult divorce matters. He is Certified by the Supreme Court of N.J. as a Matrimonial Attorney. He is also a court approved mediator pursuant to the N.J. Court rules. He has also been involved in high profile divorces as seen on "Date Line" NBC. See his web site for the full Date Line story.

Laurie Newmark is one of the founding partners at Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark. Since completing a Family Part judicial clerkship in 1998 with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Laurie has devoted her practice exclusively to family law. She is an experienced litigator who appears in court regularly in Northern and Central New Jersey. Laurie is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, and the District Court of New Jersey.

Laurie insists that every client be treated with well-deserved respect and compassion. Laurie and her team understand that they are advocating for...