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Jacqueline F Pivawer
About Jacqueline
Biography
Ms. Pivawer has more than 20 years of legal experience. Prior to joining Helfand & Associates in 1999, Ms. Pivawer served as an Assistant Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Newark, and Assistant Corporation Counsel, Litigation Division for the City of Newark. She also worked for a plaintiffs personal injury and worker’s compensation firm, Friedman & Friedman for three years. Before beginning her legal career, Jacqueline was a Housing Manager for the New York City Housing Authority.
Ms. Pivawer is a seasoned litigator. You can feel confident that she will advocate on your behalf to the fullest extent of the law. Although she will settle when it is prudent, she is tough and will litigate, if necessary, to help you in your matter.
She is a great advocate of children and families. She generously gives her time to the public defender’s office to assist in the most serious of cases, termination of parental rights.
Jacqueline Pivawer is a member of MENSA. Ms. Pivawer speaks Spanish. She is also an accomplished artist and world traveler.
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Licensed in New Jersey for 34 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Helfand & Associates
575 Route 10 East, Suite 1, Whippany, NJ, 07981
Tanya N. Helfand Esq. (Partner at Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP)
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ, 07932
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Posted by Linda | March 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
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My husband and I hired Jacqueline in 2013 to emancipate two of his adult children (from his previous marriage). Jacqueline went above and beyond our expectations. She got the courts to emancipate not only his two adult children we had requested, but also had his third adult child emancipated. It was ...
Jacqueline F Pivawer's Lawyer Endorsements
"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."
"Ms. Pivawer and I have worked on several child welfare cases together. She is knowledgeable and thorough. She is a resource to her clients and fellow lawyers. I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer!"
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Tracy Luciano
Divorce and separation lawyer
Tanya Helfand
Divorce and separation lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
1999 - Present
Attorney, Helfand & Associates
1900 - Present
Associate, Tanya N. Helfand Esq. (Partner at Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP)
1995 - 1999
Prosecuting Attorney, City of Newark
Education
1990
Pace University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1985
Pace University
MA - Masters
1985
Pace University
MPA
1963
New York University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish