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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in
2009.
Reprimanded issued in NJ, 2009
updated on 12/11/2014
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Work Experience
Owner
Law Offices of Donald N. Elsas, Esq.
2010 - Present
Chair, family law department
Spector Gadon & Rosen, PC
2006 - 2010
Managing Partner
Elsas and Casel, PC
1992 - 2006
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
Rutgers University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1973
Associations
Supreme Court of NJ District, Fee Arbitration Committee for Burlington County
Past Chair
N/A
Supreme Court of NJ District, Fee Arbitration Committee for Burlington County
Past Member
N/A
Languages Spoken
English
Honors and Awards
Awesome Attorney
South Jersey Magazine
2010
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Cetificate of Appreciation-Matrimonial Settlement Panelist