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Acquired: 2002
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State: New Jersey
Acquired: 2001
No misconduct found
Park Place Legal Center, 959 South Springfield Avenue, Springfield, NJ, 07081
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Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney
I highly recommend hiring Whitney and her firm. Whitney was responsive, strong but kind, and goal oriented.
Posted by Deepak | July 18, 2024 | Hired Attorney
I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for Whitney's exceptional mediation services in resolving the major issues within our settlement agreement. Her expertise and guidance have been invaluable throughout this process, and I am truly appreciative of her efforts. Whitney's remar...
Posted by Alex | January 1, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Whitney was excellent at brainstorming and coming up with non-orthodox solutions that took into account my unique situation and my personality. Great quick thinker. She was always positive and emotionally supportive through those challenging times. Whitney was great at educating me and answering...
Posted by Cathy | October 12, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Ms Whitney Chelnik is the best lawyer I have ever known . Her prompt and perfection service is great appreciated.
Posted by Barbara Tateo | October 6, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I retained Whitney several years ago and for various reasons did not go through with my divorce. I recently contacted her again to finally continue and finalize the process. She and her assistant, Lisa, were so gracious, patient and accommodating. I knew I was in good hands and had made the right cho...
"I have worked with Whitney both as a mediator and as an adversary and would not hesitate to recommend her for either role. She is always my first choice when clients ask who we should use as a mediator because she gets the job done while remaining neutral and proposing original ideas."
"I endorse this lawyer. Whitney is a highly skilled mediator who was able to take parties that were very far apart and get them to common ground. She does great work."
"I endorse this lawyer. Whitney is always a professional who advocates strongly for her clients while maintaining respect for the other party. I highly recommend her."
"Whitney has been a formidable, but compassionate adversary. She has been forthright and has focused on the pertinent issues in the cases we have been opposing counsel on. Difficult issues were handled with sensitivity and insight as to how to reach resolution in a way that protected the integrity of the matter, and our profession."
"I endorse this lawyer. Whitney is extremely well-respected within the legal community, and with good reason. She is a zealous advocate on behalf of her clients, and yet pragmatic enough to avoid having her clients unnecessarily prolong the divorce process. I would not hesitate to recommend her services."
"I hold Whitney in the highest regard as a matrimonial law attorney. We recently worked together in a case in which I was the mediator and she represented one of the parties. She was organized, prepared, professional (yet friendly), astute, respectful of both parties and their family, and, most importantly, able to productively and efficiently work with the other side to achieve a fair settlement for all involved while never loosing focus of her client's needs and interests. She was also focused on the best interests of the parties' child at all times. I would never hesitate to recommend Whitney's services to a potential client, because I am confident they would be in excellent hands."
"Whitney is well respected among her peers and the judiciary. She knows how to balance zealous advocacy with the need to be resolution oriented - skills necessary in family law. As an adversary, she is always responsive and courteous. I would refer clients to her and use her for mediation in my own cases."
"Whitney is extremely professional, yet advocates zealously for her clients. She is a pleasure to work with."
"I endorse this lawyer. Whitney is a "rising", if not "risen" star in the family law community. She combines skill, intergrity and hard work with caring for her clients. I refer clients to Whitney which is the highest compliment I can pay another attorney."
"I endorse this lawyer. Whitney is a fabulous lawyer. She knows the law and is efficient in moving a matter to conclusion in a cost effective manner while still advocating for the best interests of her client."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Chelnik is a professional and works in the best interests of her client. Family law is full of potholes and sometimes the lawyers are the worst potholes. Ms. Chelnik's work was exemplary and we resolved our case thoughtfully and prudently."
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2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Accredited Family Law Mediator, ICLE
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
N/A
Accredited Collaborative Attorney, ICLE
2008 - Present
Attorney, Gomperts Penza & McDermott
2014 - Present
New Jersey Collaborative Law GroupMember
2013 - Present
New Jersey Women Lawyers AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Women Lawyers' of Union CountyMember
2001 - Present
New Jersey State Bar AssociationMember
2001
JD - Juris Doctor
1998
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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