Carl has the type of varied legal experience as befitting a family law practice, one of the broadest areas of law.

Carl has worked at law firms both large and small including previously working as a named partner at the firm of Cooper, Cottell, and Taylor in Somerville. His past experience also includes serving as Deputy County Counsel for Somerset County, as Township Attorney for East Amwell Township, and as municipal prosecutor for a dozen towns, including Bridgewater Township, Flemington Township, Raritan Borough, and Bedminster Township.

His legal career started as a Somerset County law clerk in the family division to the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca Jr., J.S.C. (ret.) in 2009-2010, and Carl has practiced divorce and family law throughout Central New Jersey since that time, having successfully represented hundreds of family law clients. A trained divorce mediator, Carl has also served as a divorce Early Settlement Panelist for Somerset County. Active within his profession, Carl is a former Trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association and the Somerset County Bar Foundation, and has also served on the JPAC judicial selection committee for Hunterdon County.

As the author of the books Happily EVEN After: the Guide to Divorce in New Jersey and Building a Matrimonial Practice, Carl has also been published numerous times on the subject of family law, including twice in the New Jersey Law Journal, where he has also been quoted on the subject of palimony. An outside the box thinker, Carl’s article in the special technology issue of the nationally published Family Lawyer Magazine titled Divorce in the Age of Bitcoin is the first national article on the subject of divorce and cryptocurrencies.

With extensive civil litigation experience to draw from, Carl has previously represented numerous clients in business and personal litigation throughout the state of New Jersey, and previously served as an in-house attorney at a major insurance company. Carl’s experience includes successful representation in New Jersey’s state, federal, and appellate courts. Carl has previously served as legal counsel to the Somerset County Agriculture Development Board and to the Somerset County Construction Board of appeals, and Carl has also provided legal advice to various New Jersey school boards. Carl has been nationally published on the subject of utilizing civil litigation techniques in the matrimonial law setting.

Such varied experience provides Carl with the instincts, breadth of knowledge, and skillset to effectively fight for the rights of his clients and for their children’s best interests.

From a working class family and a graduate of Rutgers School of Law, Carl resides in Central New Jersey with his wife, two daughters, and an overzealous rough collie/firm mascot. When he is not practicing law or spending time with his family, he enjoys the outdoors and writing.

Carl founded his firm with a mission to assist local families in navigating the complexities of divorce and family law.

Carl has successfully served numerous clients seeking reliable legal representation in suburban and middle-class divorce. Tough, but never aggressive for its own sake, Carl considers the cost of legal fees in the analysis in every matter and in counseling his clients toward favorable outcomes.

Contact Carl today to schedule a consult.