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Robert Francis Davies

Divorce and separation Attorney at Hackensack, NJ

4.7   17 reviews
  • State Years
    New Jersey - NJ 39 years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 38 years
    Maryland - MD 38 years
  • Licensed for 39 years
    State NJ
    Acquired 1983
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 38 years
    State DC
    Acquired 1985
    Status
    Administratively Suspended - Non-Payment of Dues No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 38 years
    State MD
    Acquired 1985
    Status
    Decertified No misconduct found

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

About Robert

Learn Robert’s areas of practice.

4
Practice areas
  1. Divorce and separation
    75%
    Divorce, alimony, child support, child custody, settlement of divorce actions, domestic violence, and family law problems. Our law firm will work hard for you, and we LISTEN to you.

  2. Child abuse
    10%
    Dealing with DCPP is difficult without an experienced attorney. I have been defending mothers and fathers in court, working to have their children returned, and defending against the actions which DCPP has taken.

  3. Family
    10%
    When your family is in crisis, when you face legal issues that involve your children or your husband or your wife, or both, you will need an experienced attorney.

  4. Domestic violence
    5%
    If you have been harassed or injured, you will need a Restraining Order. I have handled many, many cases. If you have been accused of domestic violence, you need a solid defense. Call me.

Reducing The Conflict, Getting The Results

Since 1983, Robert Davies has provided caring and responsive representation to clients and their children in the divorce process. He has the experience to effectively handle complex legal challenges, and is dedicated to protecting his client’s rights. Mr. Davies handles a variety of legal issues, including: divorce, custody litigation, paternity and support, equitable distribution of assets, interference with child custody, harassment, expungement, contempt of domestic violence restraining orders and municipal court matters. He has tried and won domestic violence cases, on behalf of both men and women.

 

Mr. Davies was rated "BV" by the Martindale Hubbell Peer Review, indicating ‘Very High’ standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities, and "High to Very High" legal ability.

 

Mr. Davies graduated in 1983 from American University School of Law, where he was appointed a Dean’s Fellow.

 

Mr. Davies clerked for The Honorable Thomas S. O’Brien, Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

 

Mr. Davies is the Attorney for the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, New Jersey.

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The Davies Law Firm, P.A.
45 Essex Street, Suite 3 West
Hackensack, NJ, 07601

Reviews

4.7 / 5.0
  17 customer reviews
Posted by anonymous | January 10, 2023
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Lifesaver
Mr Davies is compassionate, hardworking, and excellent negotiation. He helped negotiate a consent agreement with my highschool girlfriend who hit me with a huge surprise childsupport order after 13.5 years and would not allow me to see my son. She made up nasty lies and sent threats to my wife and I. He helped me have fair terms so I could take care of my current wife and kids. Now age 23 my son who doesn't want a relationship wants a 6th and 7th year of college paid for. I am using Mr Davies again because he is the best at what he does. He helped me prepare a sound a clear argument and I'm certain he will help me win. Thank you Mr Davies for all your hardwork and for protecting my family!!!
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Posted by Denise | June 9, 2022
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GRATEFUL
There are no words to truly express how grateful I am that I met and hired Mr. Davies. My situation was a particularly difficult one as my ex had an addiction and moved out of state and getting him to respond to anything was difficult. Not to mention our daughter was 10 at that time. When you are going through a difficult time and looking for an attorney at the same time, it is extremely overwhelming. I went for several consultations, and honestly not one of them provided me with the insight that Mr. Davies did. He is honest, truthful and fair. He explains the legal information in understandable terms and I am just so grateful that I found him and his staff. They are just remarkable.
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Posted by Chris | July 5, 2021
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Very professional and has decades of experience
Hired Bob Davies for a contractual issue. Form the beginning he gave me his assessment of the situation in plain language, he was very responsive to my emails and helped me with the case. I recommend hiring Bob.
Posted by Michael | April 24, 2021
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| Hired Attorney
Helped during the world's worst divorce
Began consulting in 1989 -- sometime on engagement, sometimes not. She had an affair, and filed for divorce in 2001 (after I'd had a string of good years) granted in 2003 while I was out of work (since the 2001 crash). Found an engagement but the 2008 financial crisis hit. I was 55 years old, and out of work again. Kept paying high alimony. Court did not care I was out of work during the 2 years of divorce proceedings, or that I sent between 5-10,000 resumes out after the 2008 crash. Could not find professional employment. Worked stocking shelves at CVS for a while. Eventually used up my savings. Was arrested a dozen times for non-payment of alimony. Jailed multiple times; the last for failure to meet a court order -- that I get a job paying enough to pay the 4,000/mo. (plus arrears) alimony. Mr. Davies took on my case, deferring his payment. He filed multiple motions, and responded to more by my ex-wife (who had over a dozen appeals -- the last, to re-do everything as she found an $400 arithmetic error in a 2001 filing). Mr. Davies orchestrated a Court review/hearings/settlement (involving testimony that at age 65, my technical skills were obsolete and the market for my employment doing what I had done was ended.) The settlement reduced my alimony to 1,000/mo. payable till I was 67 1/2, then 500/mo. for the next 300 months. The legal system is a joke. It did not consider my masters-degree level wife's work history; nor her refusal to work, or more. She stole money given by my parents for my son's education -- the receipts have their handwriting. The judge said I could not prove she had taken the money. Men get hammered; women are treated unequally. Now, I am receiving Social Security; and making short videos with lessons to remind: you help yourself when you help others, "Be More Better" on YouTube. I am glad I found Mr. Davies (from a close friend's recommendation.) Thank you Mr. Davies, for your compassion, and legal skill in fighting the unfair, uncaring, unreasonable legal system
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Posted by Yvonne | June 2, 2020
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Forever Grateful to Mr. Davies
Robert Davies is a great divorce attorney. He helped me through a nasty divorce with my ex. I followed all his advices and at the end a successful divorce. I do recommend Robert Davies, he will fight for you and he will protect your assets. Great job!
Posted by anonymous | October 14, 2019
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Wish I had him from the start
After enduring huge missteps with 2 other (recommended) attorneys during a bitter and costly divorce involving children who were being manipulated against me, I finally retained Mr. Davies after a google search on my own and was able to finally find the peace I needed to tie up loose ends that were never resolved. He and his staff understood my needs, were extremely empathetic, and very responsive - at a cost much lower than the other attorneys who just took advantage of a dire situation. Very thankful for his service!
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Posted by Jenny | November 19, 2018
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Purchasing Our First Home
My husband and I just purchased our first home and needed a lawyer to help us through the legal process. Mr. Davies helped us with our very unique situation, was able to guide us through the entire process, and made it as quick and painless as possible. We definitely recommend Davies Law Firm to others. Will work with Mr. Davies again.
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Posted by joyce | August 8, 2017
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Outstanding Lawyer!
Mr. Robert Davis was recommended to me by an Attorney friend for a contract lawsuit. After our first phone I knew friend he was exceptional, even though this was not a large case…His empathy, understanding and awareness of the law gave me immediate peace of mind. Throughout my case he was professional, and easily accessible. I felt he genuinely cared about my well-being and his hard work produced positive results. I highly recommend Robert Davies and his office team for quality legal representation.
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Posted by Steve | July 19, 2017
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Present customer
Bob is the most intelligent, honest and trustworthy attorney I have dealt with and would recommend him . Bob is a 5 star attorney.
Posted by Cyril | March 22, 2017
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Amicable divorce that turned nasty
I've met Mr. Davies at a divorcee support group that he leads. Which is great to meet people who are going through the same things, I was impressed by this service and hired Mr. Davies. Initially, I thought my divorce would be quick, but then it turned real nasty. Mr. Davies helped me fight harassment charges, an order of protection and through divorce proceedings. He guided me through hard legal battles and successfully negotiated a divorce agreement. I highly recommend him. P.S. My son going to school at his old school, after my former wife tried to move him to a different city without my consent.
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Posted by anonymous | February 8, 2016
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Great attorney in a difficult situation
Mr. Robert Davies is an excellent divorce attorney who counseled me in my divorce from a very angry ex-wife that also involved custody of a 3-year old son. During the last 18 months of my marriage, my ex-wife became overly attached to our son and grew emotionally distant from me. That is the reason I wanted a divorce. During the divorce process, it became apparent that her goal was gain full physical custody of our son, despite the fact that our case did not warrant such an outcome. My adversary most likely knew that she would be unable to get what she wanted. So she invoked a series of stall tactics, the ethics of which were highly questionable, whose sole purpose was to frustrate me. My adversary was fiercely determined to have our son all to herself, for reasons that are still unknown to me today. Lucky for me, Mr. Davies was able to break the iron grip of control that my ex-wife had on our son. For example, while we were still living together during the divorce process, my ex tried to forbid me from taking our son overnight out of the house. Mr. Davies went to court for me and got our judge to permit weekend overnights for either of us on alternating weekends. Because of my ex-wife's determination, both of us retained child psychologists who conducted respective best interests evaluations. In finding a psychologist for me, Mr. Davies researched some names and asked me to reach out to them and ultimately choose one of them. Without his help, I would not have even known where to begin there. In the end, Mr. Davies was able to reach an acceptable custody agreement with my adversary. My son now lives with me 2.5 nights per week, which was a huge victory for me, considering the determination of my adversary. As the father of a 3-year old son, this is as good as an arrangement as I could have gotten in this situation. During the final settlement phase, I insisted on a parenting coordinator, per the recommendations of both best interests evaluations; my adversary did not. In the courtroom, Mr. Davies explained to our judge what the role of our parenting coordinator would be. In the end, our judge named us a parenting coordinator, against the will of my ex-wife. If anybody needs a divorce attorney who is knowledgable of NJ family law and will not tolerate nonsense from the adversary, I highly recommend Mr. Robert F Davies.
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Posted by anonymous | October 20, 2015
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Thank you Mr. Davies!
Mr. Davies was professional, understanding and empathetic to my plight as Power of Attorney for my ailing parent suffering from Alzheimer's. Not only did he win the case but did so swiftly minimizing my legal fees exponentially. He was quite intimidating in the courtroom and the other side didn't stand a chance. If you are having any financial, marital or other legal issues he is HIGHLY RECOMENDED.
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Posted by anonymous | September 1, 2015
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My Experience with the Davies Law Firm
Mr. Robert Davies is an exceptional lawyer who represented me very well during my court appearance. I thank him for guiding me and answering all my questions through the process. I definitely and highly recommend him to my colleagues and friends. Thank You Mr. Robert Davies.
Posted by Daniel | February 11, 2015
A Father who wanted to do right by his son
I have a 9 year old son who was moving from apartment to apartment yearly and by the time he had reached the 3rd grade, he had already attended 5 different schools. Academically, he was way behind his peers due to his instability, not to mention that in the 2nd and 3rd grade, my son missed a total of 49 days of school and was tardy 59 days. I needed to prove that she was incapable of taking care of our son, so a co-worker of mine referred me to Mr. Davies and I could not have been any more happier. Mr. Davies heard what I had to say and was able to give me a direction to actually start my case with, I was able to gather what I needed to strengthen my case due to his phenomenal guidance. Mr. Davies was always straight with me and held no punches which was something I greatly appreciated. There were times when I wasn't as confident and hopeful as I should have been, but Mr. Davies was there to reassure me and keep me focused. After sometime I was able to get a court date and was ultimately awarded residential custody of my son. I no longer have to go through sleepless nights wondering if my son was fed, made it to school on time or at all and receiving the proper direction in order to be a decent young man. Unfortunately, in cases like this, men have to perform ten times harder to prove that they are capable of raising a child under their roof. I have done my research and the odds of a father being awarded residential custody are low, but thanks to Mr. Davies, I was able to have a fighting chance and ultimately won.
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Posted by anonymous | August 29, 2014
Best divorce lawyer
He got me divorced from my wife and I received great results. He was also very fair with his fee. He saved my life!!
Posted by Dan | August 30, 2015
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Inspired work
Bob Davies has aggressively fought for me in a tremendously difficult case in unusual circumstances. Bob was able to quickly grasp the myriad of details in a case with a long complex history.
Posted by anonymous | April 27, 2019
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Stay away.
I hired this guy after contacting him through Meetup, which was my first mistake. He charged me $2,000 to represent me in a frivolous domestic violence case. I clearly stated that I was ready for trial and had all the evidence I needed to defend myself against my accuser. He instead wanted to negotiate with the plaintiff against my will. While we were in court, all he was concerned about was telling me how many lawyers he knew. And then, creepily, when he saw my accuser, he said, "wow, you married a hottie. She is a hottie." Like, WTF is wrong with this guy. Then, when we went before the judge, he let the Plaintiff's lawyer step all over him. I kept nudging him and telling him to speak up because that's what I paid him for. At the end of the day, I lost my right to see my kid until the next court date 2 weeks later. Then he said that because we he spent the day negotiating (against my will) he needed an additional $2,000 for the next court date. $4,000 later and I still can't see my kid. The guy is worthless.
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Response from Robert Davies May 2, 2019
I am troubled to see your comments. You were facing a domestic violence complaint, and I defended you. You do not understand your risk at trial. You overlook the fact that I prepared thoroughly for trial, subpoenaed two police officers to testify for you, and was ready to have this trial. Your adversary completely changed her demands, and the matter settled. The domestic violence charge against you was dismissed. I got an excellent result for you. You have made factually inaccurate statements. I would never refer to any woman in such a disrespectful fashion. You omitted the fact that I refunded $1000.00 to you, to help you settle this matter. Unfortunately, the issue of getting parenting time with your child, could not be obtained in this proceeding. I tried. I know how important that was. Please understand that I take client satisfaction seriously. You can see that from the other reviews posted by my clients. I did carefully and aggressively represent you. I wish you well.
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AVVO RATING 9.1 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Owner, Attorney
  • The Davies Law Firm, P.A.
  • 2006 - Present
  • Attorney, Board of Adjustment, Land Use Matters, and Litigation
  • Borough of Franklin Lakes
  • 1996 - Present
  • Partner
  • Davies, Davies & Sandberg, P.A.
  • 1993 - 2006
  • Associate
  • Weinstock Stevan & Harris
  • 1989 - 1992
  • Associate
  • Bulman Dunie Burke & Feld
  • 1987 - 1988
  • Associate
  • Law Office of Stephen E. Moss
  • 1985 - 1986
  • Law Clerk to Appellate Judge
  • Superior Court Of New Jersey
  • 1983 - 1984
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Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1983
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1980

Associations

  • Bergen County ADV
  • Counsel (pro bono litigation for domestic violence victims)
  • 2012 - Present
  • Manavi - Indian Women's Assistance Organization
  • Counsel (assisting domestic violence victims)
  • 2012 - Present
  • Bergen County Bar Association, Family Law Committee
  • 2000 - Present
  • Bergen County Bar Association, Debtor-Creditor Relations Committee
  • 1995 - Present
  • Bergen County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1993 - Present
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey, District Fee Committee
  • Chairman
  • 2012 - 2014
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey, District Fee Committee
  • Chairman of District IIA
  • 2012 - 2014
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Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2018
  • Distinguished
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2017
  • Preeminent 5.0 out of 5
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2016
  • International Moot Court in Securities Law, New York NY
  • Representing American University Law School
  • 1983
  • Dean's Fellow
  • American University, Washington College of Law
  • 1982
  • The Strain Gold Medal in Philosophy
  • The College of the Holy Cross
  • 1980
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Divorce and separation Attorney | Oct 24
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"I endorse this lawyer."
Unknown Attorney | Apr 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"One of the absolute best. Exceptional attention to detail, service next to none. I endorse this lawyer."
Unknown Attorney | Feb 11
Relationship: Other
"Very determined and dedicated attorney. I endorse this lawyer."
General practice Attorney | Jan 13
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"I endorse this lawyer. Having seen the type of advice he offers, I would say he is a lawyer this lawyer would hire if needed."
Business Attorney | Jan 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
Divorce and separation Attorney | Dec 30
Relationship: Other
"I endorse this lawyer."
Unknown Attorney | Dec 24
Relationship: Other
"This lawyer strives to get the best results for his clients. I endorse this lawyer"
Business Attorney | Dec 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A brilliant, trustworthy and highly respected attorney in the legal community."
Unknown Attorney | Nov 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"The time a lawyer spends giving back through sites like this show passion for the law and compassion for people. Kudos to you for helping others with sage advice."
Family Attorney | Nov 04
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. He is a good, thoughtful and knowledgeable advocate."
Lawsuits and disputes Attorney | Nov 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse Mr. Davies.Mr. Davies is very well known and respected in the legal community."
Family Attorney | Jun 26
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
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