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4.6 /5.0
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As a founding partner of Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, Paul Townsend brings hands-on involvement and dedication to every aspect of his divorce and family law practice. He works tirelessly to ensure that his clients not only survive but thrive before, during and after their work together through his honesty, directness, and personal compassion for his clients and their families.
Paul Townsend is uniquely qualified to understand and work through the emotional pain of divorce and family law with his clients because he has been through divorce in his own life; his work is deeply personal to him in this way. When his clients feel as though they are losing control of their lives, Paul is there to understand their concerns and to help them weather the storm that is divorce. He is an attorney who has the professional experience, the ability to tell his clients the truth, and the personal connection to the experience of divorce that is essential to getting clients through this difficult time.
Paul’s professional expertise is the bedrock on which he has built his practice and decades-long career as an attorney. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Matrimonial Law attorney, a distinction that only two percent of his peers have also received. He has the honor of having been selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list for over fifteen consecutive years. Paul was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 1984 from the Ohio Northern University School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Albright College. He is admitted to practice in the state of New Jersey and the District Court of New Jersey.
The decision to become a lawyer was an easy choice for Paul. It allows him to truly help people and fundamentally make a difference in their lives. His specific focus as a family and divorce lawyer allows him to help people every single day who are in one of the most challenging periods of their lives.
When co-founding Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, it was important to Paul that he was creating a firm that lives, sleeps, and breathes family law. Clients engaging with his firm benefit from the fact that every attorney at his firm is uniquely qualified to best serve them in divorce and family law. Paul and his fellow co-founders have worked tirelessly to insist that all clients are treated with empathy and respect, day in and day out.
Paul has built his career upon his long-held belief in personal connection. All of his clients are encouraged to reach out to him at any point during their work together. Having experienced the painful process of divorce himself, he knows what a difference it can make to have someone on the other end of the line who will always answer. Paul involves his clients in every aspect of their case, knowing that they are intelligent people who deserve to know all of the facts so that they can come to a decision on the best course of action for themselves and their families. A client will not be told what the course of action is; Paul will discuss all options with his clients, and they will make those decisions together. Working with Paul Townsend is an experience based around the tenets of honesty, personal connection, expertise, and deep-seated compassion.
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Practice Areas
41 years | 6,000 cases
41 years | 6,000 cases
41 years | 6,000 cases
41 years | 6,000 cases
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State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1984
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Posted by Donna | May 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Marriage & Prenuptials
Thorough, Kind, and Dedicated
Met with Mr. Townsend to ask him to prepare a prenuptual agreement for my fiance and I. Mr. Townsend was very kind, and a pleasure to meet with. He was very thorough in collecting all of our information, and did an excellent job at creating a document that my fiancé (now husband) and I could feel goo...
Posted by Aaron | October 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Hands down
Paul Townsend is the simply the most driven, experienced, capable, focused, and best lawyer in this field. I don't rate lawyers easily. When going through marital cases you don't want to mess around. Paul is extremely personal and extremely buisness oriented toward YOU and and your win in your case. ...
Posted by Faith | January 27, 2011 | Family
Paul and his team helped me each step of the way during my difficult and complicated divorce
Paul helped me remain strong during those times I was ready to give up. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs a strong but gentle attorney for family matters.
Posted by Austin | January 27, 2011 | Family
Super Lawyer
When you have a lawyer recommended by a nun you cant help but feel like your on the right track and from the second I met Paul, I knew he was the man for the job. He was straight forward, honest and understanding. With his sense of humor and confidence he able to put me at ease through some incredibl...
Posted by Robert | December 26, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Be warned. Do not hire
Paul is a charming individual who can rope you into his services. However, if you see him do his work, he is poor at retaining information, organizing that information, working with technology and properly advocating for you at trial. He has to be managed up to ensure that your case is a priority...
Avvo, provides an open forum for people to leave feedback for the attorneys they have hired, consulted, or contacted whether it be true or not. For a very few clients things do not completely go their "satisfaction." It could be a rogue judge, or the facts of the case simply do not support the position 100%. There also are times where the attorney is 95% successful in the representation but the client is dissatisfied with the results. Also, and this is important, sadly other attorneys (my competitors) DO NOT SPEAK WELL OF THE ATTORNEY and DELIBERATELY SPEAK POORLY of OTHER, ATTORNEYS. That is something I will never do. I always tell the client what they have to hear not what they want to hear. Please, note that there is only one negative review. I am proud of my record and ability and look forward to meeting whomever is reading this review. See your previous requests.
"I endorse this lawyer. Paul is very talented and personable. He is well liked and respected in the legal community."
"I endorse this lawyer. He is an intelligent, articulate, and tenacious divorce litigator. He forcefully, yet professionally advocates his client's position. Any client would be well-served with Mr. Townsend."
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1984
Am Jur Award Law and Computer, Ohio Northern University
2008 - Present
Partner, Townsend Tomaio and Newmark, LLC
2000 - 2008
Partner, Partner Cutler Simeone Townsend Tomaio and Newmark
2000 - 2001
Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education
1997 - 1998
Lecturer, Seton Hall University
1996 - 2000
Partner, Hartlaub, Dotten, Terry & Townsend, PC
1992 - 1996
Senior Associate, Hannoch Weisman, P.C.
1990 - 1992
Attorney, Thatcher & Lanza, Attorneys
1989 - 1990
Associate, James P. Yudes, Attorneys
2000 - Present
Morris County Bar AssociationMember
1996 - 2000
Union County Bar AssociationMember
1992 - 1996
Somerset County Bar AssociationMember
Mr. Townsend was successful in reversing the Appellate Division and established a new and more child focused standard of review.
1984
JD - Juris Doctor
1980
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2005
Same Sex Issues and Alimony
2005
English
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Are either attorneys allowed to show husband my bank or credit card statements and see items on statements?
21 Sep 2015
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