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Paul H. Townsend Esq.
Morristown, New Jersey,
Partner
phone 973-539-0075
973-975-0476
866-959-9455 (Toll Free)
fax 973-539-4151
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Mr. Townsend was awarded a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Ohio Northern University, and has been designated by the New Jersey Supreme Court as being a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney.

He is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the New Jersey District Court Bar. He is a member of the Executive Family Law Committee of the Somerset County Bar Association, and is a member of the Morris and Union County Bar Associations.

Mr. Townsend has taught at Seton Hall University and has lectured extensively for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and other organizations.

He is published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Mr. Townsend has served as a panelist for the Morris, Somerset and Union Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Mediation Program.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Litigation & Appeals
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Matrimonial Attorney, 2002


Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1984
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1984
Education:
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1984
J.D.
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award Law & Computers


Albright College, 1980
B.A.
Major:  Political Science


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Divorce & Business, Seton Hall University, 1997 - 1998


Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Institute, 2000 - 2001


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Essex County Bar Association, 1992 - Present


Somerset County Bar Association, 1992 - Present
Member, Executive Family Law Committee


Union County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
Member


Morris County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Hartlaub, Dotten, Terry & Townsend, P.C., Summit, New Jersey, Partner, 1996 - 2000


Hannoch Weisman, P.C., Roseland, New Jersey, Senior Associate Attorney, 1992 - 1996


Thatcher & Lanza, Attorneys, Flemington, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 1990 - 1992


James P. Yudes, Attorneys, Springfield, New Jersey, Associate Attorney, 1989 - 1990


Frank J. Stanley, Esq., Somerville, New Jersey, Associate Attorney and Law Clerk


Pro Bono Activities:
Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist, Morris, Somerset and Essex Counties
Attorney for Summit Junior League, 2000

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