About Paul H.

Paul H. Townsend constructed his legal foundation at Albright College, where he earned a B.A. in political science in 1980. He continued his research at Ohio Northern University and acquired his J.D. in 1984. His legal education covered focused coursework in family law, laying the groundwork for a career centered on matrimonial matters.

Townsend started practicing law within the late Nineteen Eighties and spent his early years in a collection of associate and lawyer positions. He worked as an affiliate for James P. Yudes in 1989 and used to be an attorney at Thatcher & Lanza in 1990. By 1992 he had moved to Hannoch Weisman, P.C. as a senior affiliate. Over the subsequent decade he transitioned into partnership roles, joining Hartlaub, Dotten, Terry & Townsend, PC as a partner in 1996. He became a partner at Cutler Simeone Townsend Tomaio and Newmark in 2000 and later continued as a partner when the company reorganized, serving as a companion of Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C. from 2008 onward.

Teaching has been a part of Townsend’s expert life. In 1997 he lectured at Seton Hall University and in 2000 he served as a lecturer for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Those roles have stored him engaged with developments in household regulation and provided a forum to address realistic problems faced by practicing attorneys.

Court admissions and certification are notable factors of his profile. Townsend is admitted to the bar of New Jersey and to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He also holds certification from the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Matrimonial Law Lawyer, an acknowledgement that speaks to a specific credentialing process for practitioners in that region.

His professional affiliations consist of membership in the Morris County Bar Association since 2000, a fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in good status since 2013, and club within the American Society of Legal Advocates since 2015. Earlier in his career he was lively in county bar institutions in Somerset and Union counties at some point of the 1990s.

Colleagues and clients have turned to Townsend for handling contested divorces, equitable distribution, custody disputes, and related household law legal proceedings. He seems in state and federal courts when cases require it. He practices matrimonial regulation at Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C., representing clients in divorce and associated household law things.

Education

Ohio Northern University

J.D. (1984) | Family Law

1984

Albright College

B.A. | Political Science

1980

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Partner

Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C.
2008

Partner

Cutler Simeone Townsend Tomaio and Newmark
2000

Lecturer

Institute for Continuing Legal Education
2000

Lecturer

Seton Hall University
1997

Partner

Hartlaub, Dotten, Terry & Townsend, PC
1996

Senior Associate

Hannoch Weisman, P.C.
1992

Lawyer

Thatcher & Lanza, Lawyers
1990

Associate

James P. Yudes, Lawyers
1989

Accepted Jurisdictions

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
New Jersey

Certifications & Awards

Certified Matrimonial Law Lawyer

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Professional Associations

American Socity of Legal Advocates

has membership 2015 - Current

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Fellow in Good Standing 2013 - Current

Morris County Bar Association

has membership 2000 - Current

Union County Bar Association

has membership 1996 - 2000

Somerset County Bar Association

has membership 1992 - 1996

Office Locations

Main Office

 100 South Jefferson Road Suite 200 Whippany NJ 07981

Office 2

 21 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601

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