Debra E Guston

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Debra E Guston

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 36 years

Adoption Lawyer at Glen Rock, NJ
Practice Areas: Adoption, Estate Planning, Family ... +3 more

55 Harristown Road, Suite 106, Glen Rock, NJ

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About Debra

Biography

A Family Law Firm for All of New Jersey's Families. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Representing adoptive parents and birth parents throughout New Jersey's 21 Counties. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Let us help you plan for the future and ease your mind today. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Guiding clients through divorce, civil union dissolution and domestic partnership terminations. Contact Us At 888-349-8335.

Working to protect your loved ones for the future. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Experienced, kid-focused assistance in juvenile court and community board matters. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Marriage and Civil Union Agreements - protect your rights for a happy future. Contact Us At 888-349-8335

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Adoption 40%

Primary adoptions, private placement adoptions, contested adoptions, gay/lesbian adoption, step-parent adoption, foreign re-adoption. Assisted Reproduction, Surrogacy, Gestational Carrier Agreements, Donor Agreements, Parentage Actions

37 years | 1,000 cases

40%
Estate Planning 20%

Wills, powers of attorney. living wills, advance directives, trusts, special needs trusts, probate of wills and applications for administration, inheritance tax returns

37 years

20%
Family 15%

divorce, child custody, child support, dissolution of civil unions, termination of domestic partnerships

37 years

15%
Guardianship 15%

Incapacity proceedings for elderly parents and special needs children; custody of grandchildren or other minor relatives, special needs/supplemental needs trusts

37 years | 100 cases

15%
Juvenile Law 5%

Represent juveniles in proceedings in Superior Court, municipal court and community board hearings

37 years | 100 cases

5%
Marriage and Prenuptials 5%

Pre-marriage and Pre-Civil Union agreements

37 years | 250 cases

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 350-400 per hour

Pro bono

1 %

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 34 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1991

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 36 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1988

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Guston & Guston, LLP

55 Harristown Road, Suite 106, Glen Rock, NJ, 074520000

gustonlaw.com

Debra E Guston's Reviews

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Posted by Lisa | October 6, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Same Sex Disputes

Deb Guston is brilliant. She resolved a 4 year dispute within a matter of months. Her legal solutuons were creative, effective and resolved as economically as possible. I had fired my previous attorney who did nothing after 2 years. I highly reccomend Deb Guston and her staff.

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Debra E Guston's Lawyer Endorsements

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Andrea Beckford

Family lawyer | Mar 16

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Debra E. Guston, Esq. is a very knowledgeable Family Law Attorney."

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Robin Fleischner

Adoption lawyer | Mar 11

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I highly endorse Deb as a leader in the field of adoption law. Her compassion, knowledge, and professionalism are outstanding, and her skill as a litigator is superb. Robin Fleischner Attorney at Law www.adoptsurrogatelaw.com"

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Distinguished Service Award - Legislative Advocacy, New Jersey State Bar Association

2017

Distinguished Service Award - Peer Education, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Lifetime Achievement Award, LGBT Section, NJ State Bar Association

2013

E. Nathaniel Gates Award for Achievement in LGBT Law, OUTLaw - Cardozo School of Law

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Amicus Curiae Award, New Jersey State Bar Association

2006

Service Award, Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater NY

Work Experience

1999 - Present

Managing Partner, Guston & Guston, L.L.P.

1988 - 1998

Associate, Law Offices of Herbert M. Guston

Associations

2018 - Present

Bergen County LGBTQ Advisory Committee

Chair

2011 - Present

Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys

Fellow

2010 - Present

NJ Academy of Adoption Attorneys (New Jersey chapter)

Fellow

2010 - Present

Women Lawyers in Bergen

Member

2007 - Present

LGBT Family Law Institute

Executive Committee

2005 - Present

American Society of Association Executives

Member

1988 - Present

Bergen County Bar Association

Member

1988 - Present

New Jersey State Bar Association

Member

1988 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1987 - Present

LGBT Bar Association

Member

1985 - Present

Lesbian & Gay Bar Association of Greater New York

Member

Passaic County Bar Association

Member

National LGBT Bar Association

Member

Women Lawyers in Bergen

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Lewis v. Harris

Success! NJ Supreme Court orders State to provide equal rights to committed same-sex couples

Copelco Capital, Inc. v. Shapiro

WON

State v. Kenison

No jail time permitted, Court ruled for client defendant

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Education

1988

Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

Emerson College

MA - Masters

1981

Mount Holyoke College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2012

Tax Issues Affecting LGBT Clients

LGBT Tax Issues

2012

New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conf

Surrogacy

2012

Family Law Institute

Trying a Custody Case

2012

Adoption Law 101

Adoption Law

2009

NJSBA Annual Meeting

Representing the Transgendered Client

2009

Family Law for Same Sex Couples

Family Law - Parenting and Adoption

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