Angela Marie Scafuri

Angela M. Scafuri is a Certified Matrimonial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court and a partner at Jacobs Berger, LLC, concentrating on all aspects of matrimonial and family law. 

Angela works with clients in all matters of family law, including divorce litigation, mediation and post-judgment litigation. She regularly handles issues involving equitable distribution, spousal and child support, custody and parenting time and domestic violence.

Prior to focusing her practice on family law issues, Angela practiced complex commercial litigation. Her background in commercial matters has enriched her success in the family law arena, particularly as to effectively handling sophisticated equitable distribution issues.

Adding to her depth of practice, Angela is a court appointed mediator for both family and civil matters and a trained Collaborative Law Attorney. She is admitted to the roster of Mediators for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases and to the roster of Civil Mediators for the Superior Court of New Jersey in New Jersey counties including Morris, Essex and Somerset counties. She is also one of the few trained mediators in New Jersey authorized to mediate cases that include a domestic violence final restraining order, in counties participating in the pilot program. In addition, she serves as a Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist for Morris County.

In addition to her clients, Angela is recognized as a leader among her peers. Angela has been named in the Best Lawyers In America in the areas of Family Law and Family Law Mediation. She has also been selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers and New Jersey Monthly as one of the state’s top attorneys and has been recognized by her peers as one of the “Top 40 Under 40”.  She has also been recognized as a "Top Lawyer for Families" in NJ Family.  She has been recognized as a Top Lawyer by Morris & Essex Life.  She has also been selected as a "Leader in the Law" by NJ Biz.

Angela is a Co-Chair of the Family Law Section for the Morris County Bar Assocation.  She is on the Executive Committee for the Women in the Profession Section for the NJSBA.  Angela is a former Past President of the Morris County Bar Assoxiation and the Morris County Bar Foundation, and remains a Trustee of the Morris County Bar Foundation. Angela was also appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the District XA Ethics Committee. where she sat for a term. She previously served on the Executive Boards of the American Association for Justice and the New Jersey Association for Justice.

Angela is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics, including family law, ethics and social media at local and national conferences and seminars.