Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law AttorneyCertified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law AttorneyCertified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
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.
Practice areas
The fim provides agressive representation in all areas of family law, including divorce, separation, child support, child custody and parenting time disputes, alimony , domestic violence, and complex equitable distribution valuations. We also zealou
37 years, 6,000 cases
The fim provides agressive representation in all areas of family law, including divorce, separation, child support, child custody and parenting time disputes, alimony , domestic violence, and complex equitable distribution valuations. We also zealou
37 years, 6,000 cases
The fim provides agressive representation in all areas of family law, including divorce, separation, child support, child custody and parenting time disputes, alimony , domestic violence, and complex equitable distribution valuations. We also zealously represent unmarried cohabitants , provide mediation and arbitration, prenuptial agreements and adopttion.
37 years, 6,000 cases
The fim provides agressive representation in all areas of family law, including divorce, separation, child support, child custody and parenting time disputes, alimony , domestic violence, and complex equitable distribution valuations. We also zealously represent unmarried cohabitants , provide mediation and arbitration, prenuptial agreements and adopttion.
37 years, 6,000 cases
Languages spoken
English
Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C.
100 South Jefferson Road
Suite 200
Whippany, NJ, 07981
Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark, L.L.C.
21 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ, 07601
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | Active | 1984 | 04/06/2022 |
Legal answers | 40 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2013 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2011 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2009 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2008 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2007 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2006 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2005 |
Am Jur Award Law and Computer | Ohio Northern University | 1984 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Townsend Tomaio and Newmark, LLC | 2008 - Present |
Partner | Partner Cutler Simeone Townsend Tomaio and Newmark | 2000 - 2008 |
Lecturer | Institute for Continuing Legal Education | 2000 - 2001 |
Lecturer | Seton Hall University | 1997 - 1998 |
Partner | Hartlaub, Dotten, Terry & Townsend, PC | 1996 - 2000 |
Senior Associate | Hannoch Weisman, P.C. | 1992 - 1996 |
Attorney | Thatcher & Lanza, Attorneys | 1990 - 1992 |
Associate | James P. Yudes, Attorneys | 1989 - 1990 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Morris County Bar Association | Member | 2000 - Present |
Union County Bar Association | Member | 1996 - 2000 |
Somerset County Bar Association | Member | 1992 - 1996 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Edward Elgar Publishing | Forensic Accounting In Matrimonial Divorce | 2005 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Ohio Northern University - Claude W. Pettit College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1984 |
Albright College | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1980 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Seminar | Same Sex Issues and Alimony | 2005 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Bisbing v. Bisbing | Mr. Townsend was successful in reversing the Appellate Division and established a new and more child focused standard of review. |
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Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Apr 1, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
Robyn Ross, Family Attorney on Oct 8, 2013
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
I endorse this lawyer.
Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Apr 1, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
Robyn Ross, Family Attorney on Oct 8, 2013
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
I endorse this lawyer.
Joan Geiger, Family Attorney on May 8, 2013
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. Paul is very talented and personable. He is well liked and respected in the legal community.
Robert Ricci, Divorce and separation Attorney on Jun 16, 2011
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
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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