Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce: Equitable Distribution of Assets, Support, Alimony, Custody and Visitation
• Prenuptial Agreements

Biographical Information:

David M. Wildstein is a senior shareholder in Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., and chair of the firm's Family Law Team. He has exclusively practiced family law for over 30 years. He has been a member of several New Jersey Supreme Court Committees that have shaped the rules and procedures for family law in this State. He lectures to lawyers and judges at the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Trial Lawyers of New Jersey and the annual Judicial Retreat and has authored articles on the subject of prenuptial agreements, equitable distribution of assets and custody.

Various newspapers and magazines have frequently acknowledged Mr. Wildstein as an authority in family law. Mr. Wildstein received national attention during his representation of Christina Ferrare in the DeLorean divorce case. The New York Times, The Washington Post and Business Journal of New Jersey have quoted him on prenuptial agreements. He has also appeared on television and radio programs related to issues dealing with family law.

Under his guidance, the Family Law Team writes and publishes an annual digest of the major court decisions involved in family law related actions. He is also currently a member of the Editorial Board of New York/New Jersey Divorce Magazine.

In 1997, the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association awarded Mr. Wildstein its highest award for lifetime achievement to the practice of family law.

Mr. Wildstein is affiliated with the following professional organizations: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section (past chair and past legislative chair); Middlesex County Family Law Committee; Monmouth County Bar Association and American Bar Association, Family Law Section.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Commercial Real Estate, Banking & Financial Transactions, Criminal Law/Civil Rights Department, Family Law, Personal Injury Law, Lawsuits & Litigation,  Adoption, Child Support, Divorce, Factors for College Expense Contributions, Grandparents' Legal Rights, Relocating Your Child

Jay Ziznewski has been practicing law in Middlesex County since 1976 when he graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law. He served as an Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor and Special Deputy Attorney General from 1976 to 1979. In 1979 he joined the law firm of former Senator John E. Toolan and was a partner in the firm known as Toolan, Abbott, Ziznewski & Hollander between 1981 and 1994. He served as law director and corporation counsel for the City of Perth Amboy from 1990-1991 and as municipal attorney from 1990-1994.

In 1994 he became a shareholder of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., where he engages in the general practice of law. He is also associated with Pro Agents, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wilentz law firm.

For over 30 years, Mr. Ziznewski has successfully handled a multitude of legal matters for numerous individuals and entities including business and professional organizations, banks, hospitals, insurance companies, professional sports teams and governmental bodies. His areas of experience include representing borrowers and lenders in complex real estate transactions, handling serious criminal and municipal court matters including DWIs and litigating substantial personal injury, commercial and family law matters.

Mr. Ziznewski also has an impressive record of community service. His involvement in local civic affairs has included positions such as chairman of the nominating committee for the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, chairman of the 200 Club of Middlesex County, member of the Board of Directors of the D.B. Kelly Foundation for the benefit of the New Jersey State Police, and member of the Executive Board of the Middlesex County College Foundation and the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce.

His unstinting commitment to public service extends as well to membership and leadership roles in legal organizations. He has served as a trustee of the New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys, as a member of the legal committee for the New Jersey League of Community and Savings Bankers and as a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, the Middlesex County Municipal Court Practice Committee, and the Middlesex County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Ziznewski was also a strong athlete in high school and college earning All-State and All-American honors in football and basketball at Perth Amboy High School and playing both varsity sports at the University of Notre Dame.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Domestic Relations, Divorce, Custody

Biographical Information:

Albertina Webb is an associate with the Family Law Team at the firm's main office in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Ms. Webb concentrates her practice on family law issues such as divorce, custody, support, palimony, marital agreements, equitable distribution and post-judgment enforcement. She handles matters from inception through trial. Ms. Webb litigates the validity of pre-nuptial and property settlement agreements, as well as engages in motion practice to set them aside.

Ms. Webb is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, ATLA - Family Law Division and Ocean County Bar Association. She was appointed to the following New Jersey State Bar Association Committees for the 2008-2009 year: Appellate Practice Committee, Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Committee and Children's Rights Committee. In addition, she was selected to participate on the following Ocean County Bar Association Committees for the 2008-2009 year: Civil Practice Committee, Mock Trial Committee and the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee.

Ms. Webb is also licensed to practice in New York where she focuses her practice on family law issues, including divorce, custody, support and post-judgment enforcement.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce: Equitable Distribution of Assets, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody and Visitation
• Domestic Violence
• Prenuptial Agreements

Biographical Information:

Joseph J. Russell, Jr. is an associate at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., where he is a part of the Family Law Team in the firm’s Monmouth County office located in Eatontown, New Jersey. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Russell was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Fall in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Mr. Russell exclusively practices in the area of family law concentrating on issues of divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, equitable distribution, domestic violence and appeals. Mr. Russell is a member of the Family Law Sections of the Ocean and Monmouth County Bar Associations as well as the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. Russell is also a member of the Ocean County Family Law Executive Committee.

Mr. Russell is involved in a variety of charitable activities including extensive involvement in pro bono litigation supported by the firm. In 2007, Mr. Russell was acknowledged by the New Jersey Supreme Court for his pro bono representation of indigent clients.

Mr. Russell and his family reside in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Mr. Russell is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Family Law

Biographical Information:

Cheryl E. Connors is an associate with the Family Law Team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in the Woodbridge office. Ms. Connors served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Barry T. Albin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 2005-2006. She was also a summer associate with Wilentz during the summer of 2004. While attending Seton Hall University School of Law, Ms. Connors was a senior member of the Seton Hall Law Review.

Ms. Connors practices in the area of family law concentrating on issues of divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, and equitable distribution. Ms. Connors is a member of the Family Law Section and Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association and a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, Monmouth Bar Association, and New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.