April L Katz Esq.Morristown, New Jersey,
| Associate Attorney | |
| phone | 973-539-0075 973-975-0476 866-959-9455 (Toll Free) |
| fax | 973-539-4151 |
| Email Me | |
Ms. Katz has devoted her legal career to the practice of Matrimonial Law and Related Matters. She was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Seton Hall University School of Law.
She was Associate Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review, 1991 - 1992.
She is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the New York Bar and is a Member of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State, Essex County and Morris County Bar Associations. She is also a Member of the Barry Croland Family Law Inn of Court and American and New York Bar Associations.
Ms. Katz has lectured at seminars throughout the State of New Jersey on all aspects of Matrimonial Law and Related Matters.
Ms. Katz is the author of "Domestic Partnerships," Garden State Woman, Vol. 7.4, 2004; "A Person is Considered Mentally Defective When Unable to Understand the Sexual Nature of Specific Behavior or Incapable of Exercising or Comprehending the Right to Refuse Sexual Contact," 22 Seton Hall Law Review 277, 1991.
Ms. Katz has served as a panelist for the Essex, Morris, Passaic and Union Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Mediation Programs.
- Education:
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey,
1992
J.D. - State University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology,
1988
B.S.
Major: International Trade & Marketing
- Published Works:
- Domestic Partnerships, Garden State Woman, Vol. 7.4, 2004
- "A Person is Considered Mentally Defective When Unable to Understand the Sexual Nature of Specific Behavior or Incapable of Exercising or Comprehending the Right to Refuse Sexual Contact", 22 Seton Hall Law Review 277, 1991
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Statewide Seminars on all aspects of Matrimonial Law and Related Matters
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Morris County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
- Member, Family Law Section
- Essex County Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member, Family Law Section
- American Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member, Family Law Section
- New York State Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member
- Barry Croland Family Law Inn of Court, 2007 - Present
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci, P.C., Cranford, New Jersey, Member, 2003 - 2006
- Damiano Law Offices, Little Falls, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2003
- April L. Katz, P.C., West Orange, New Jersey, Sole Practitioner, 1996 - 2002
- Nagel, Rice & Dreifuss, P.C., Livingston, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1996
- Hon. Thomas P. Zampino, J.S.C., Essex County Superior Court, Family Part, Newark, New Jersey, Judicial Law Clerk, 1992 - 1993
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Eugene Gressman Moot Court Competition, Volunteer Judge, 2008 - Present
- Healthy Community- Healthy Youth Initiative of Livingston (HCHY)
- Livingston High School Mentor Program - Guidance Department Career Information Sessions, Mentor, 2007 - Present
- Temple B'nai Abraham, Sisterhood, Fundraising and Community Awareness, Member, 2008 - Present
- Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project (BWLAP), Legal Consultation and Representation, Counsel, 2008 - Present
- Member, Business & Professional Committee, The American Cancer Society Northwest New Jersey Region, 2009 - Present
