State Years

Dist. of Columbia - DC 32 years

New Jersey - NJ 34 years
Licensed for 32 years

State DC

Acquired 1991

Status
Good Standing No misconduct found
Licensed for 34 years

State NJ

Acquired 1988

Status
Active No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Debra E Guston

Adoption Attorney at Glen Rock, NJ

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Same Sex Disputes

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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
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35 years, 1,000 cases
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

35 years
Guardianship

15%

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

35 years, 100 cases
General practice

10%

Name changes, expungements. Name and birth certificate amendments for transgendered clients.

35 years
Corporate and incorporation

5%

Small Business Formation; Non-Profit Organization Formation and Governance, IRS Tax-Exempt applications
Family

4%

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

35 years
Juvenile law

3%

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

35 years, 100 cases
Marriage and prenuptials

3%

Pre-marriage and Pre-Civil Union agreements

35 years, 250 cases

A FAMILY LAW FIRM FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY'S FAMILIES. CONTACT US AT 888-349-8335

A native New Jerseyian, I have spent my professional career building a general practice to meet the needs of all of New Jersey's families. Our office is family and kid-friendly and pet-friendly. Our staff, all dedicated paralegals, complete a atmosphere of casual, professional assistance in a wide range of practice areas. My law partner is my dad - Herbert M. Guston, whose 50+ years of practice experience adds to the work we do.

I am currently the Adoption Director and a Past President of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, an international organization of highly credentialed attorneys working in the family formation space.

I am also a Past President and current Trustee of the ACLU-NJ.

Contact Debra

Guston & Guston, LLP

(201) 975-6863 Office

(201) 447-3831 Fax

55 Harristown Road

Suite 106

Glen Rock, NJ, 074520000

gustonlaw.com

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Posted by Lisa | October 6, 2016

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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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

Managing Partner
Guston & Guston, L.L.P.
1999 - Present

Associate
Law Offices of Herbert M. Guston
1988 - 1998

Education

Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1988

Emerson College
MA - Masters
1984

Mount Holyoke College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1981

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

Associations

Bergen County LGBTQ Advisory Committee
Chair
2018 - Present

Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Fellow
2011 - Present

NJ Academy of Adoption Attorneys (New Jersey chapter)
Fellow
2010 - Present

Women Lawyers in Bergen
Member
2010 - Present

LGBT Family Law Institute
Executive Committee
2007 - Present

American Society of Association Executives
Member
2005 - Present

Bergen County Bar Association
Member
1988 - Present

New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
1988 - Present

American Bar Association
Member
1988 - Present

LGBT Bar Association
Member
1987 - Present

Lesbian & Gay Bar Association of Greater New York
Member
1985 - Present

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Honors and Awards

Distinguished Service Award - Legislative Advocacy
New Jersey State Bar Association
2017

Distinguished Service Award - Peer Education
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
2017

E. Nathaniel Gates Award for Achievement in LGBT Law
OUTLaw - Cardozo School of Law
2013

Lifetime Achievement Award
LGBT Section, NJ State Bar Association
2013

Amicus Curiae Award
New Jersey State Bar Association
2010

Service Award
Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater NY
2006

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Speaking Engagements

Tax Issues Affecting LGBT Clients
LGBT Tax Issues
2012

Adoption Law 101
Adoption Law
2012

Family Law Institute
Trying a Custody Case
2012

New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conf
Surrogacy
2012

NJSBA Annual Meeting
Representing the Transgendered Client
2009

Family Law for Same Sex Couples
Family Law - Parenting and Adoption
2009

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Attorney endorsements

Received (2)

Given (5)

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Andrea Beckford

Family Attorney | Mar 16
Relationship: Other

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

Robin Fleischner

Adoption Attorney | 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"

Robin Fleischner

Adoption