Chair, Family Law Practice Group
Practice Focus:
- Litigation matters, primarily in the area of family law, and complex commercial litigation.
Professional Activities/Honors:
- Certified Matrionial Attorney
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Family Law category
- Listed in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition 2008 in the Family Law practice area
- Recipient of the Tischler Award from the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Assocation (2009)
- Past chair of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Chair of the Alimony and Child Support Sub-Committee
- Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on General Practices and Procedures
- Former head of the Early Setlement Program for mediation of Family Court matters in Essex County
- Managing Editor of the New Jersey Family Lawyer
- Former member of the Essex County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee
- Former Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County
- Mr. Sobel is involved in a variety of charitable activities including supervision of pro bono litigation supported by the firm.
- His pro bono work has included representation of the New Jersey State Bar Association before the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Publications/Articles/Presentations:
- Author, "Assigned Counsel in the Family Part: Representation Without Compensation," New Jersey Family Lawyer, May 1989.
- Author, "Landwehr and Beyond: Its Impact Upon Equitable Distribution," New Jersey Family Lawer, November, 1990
- Lectured on a variety of legal topics for both the State Bar at its annual convention and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1978
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1978
