Jerome J Turnbach

Mr. Turnbach is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney. He holds a law degree from
Rutgers School of Law - Newark, New Jersey and the Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Fairfield University, Connecticut.  He is a former Family Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas E. O'Brien, J.S.C. He serves as an Early Settlement Panelist in the Court's Matrimonial Early Settlement Program, is qualified as a Mediator pursuant to Rule 1:40 of the New Jersey Rules of Court, and has been appointed Guardian Ad Litem to report to the Court, making recommendations regarding child custody determinations. In addition, he serves as a mediator in the Court's pilot program for economic mediation. Mr. Turnbach also serves as a settlement conference facilitator in the Special Civil Part of the Ocean County Superior Court.

Admitted to practice as a member of the New Jersey Bar, He is a member of the Ocean County Bar Association and the New Jersey Bar Association. He has worked at various times as a municipal prosecutor and conflict municipal public defender.

He has participated in litigation resulting in several published legal opinions including: Leudekke v. Shobert, Peregoy v. Peregoy, Hawxhurst v. Hawxhurst, all in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, and Shea v. Shea in the Chancery Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, which you can read by clicking on the case names. In addition, he is the author of "Benefit of the Bargain", an article published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, dealing with the removal and relocation of children from the State of New Jersey against the wishes of a parent and a regular bi-montly column in the Ocean County Woman.