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Elizabeth A Smith

4.8
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, Wills & Living Wills

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 21 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2004

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Licensed in New Jersey for 21 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2004

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Elizabeth A Smith's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

19 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by Lori | May 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Beth is a Life Saver

Beth is the most caring, compassionate attorney you could imagine. I have hired her in a few difficult situations, from my divorce to some custody issues. It was the scariest time of my life and not only did she reassure me she got me the best outcome. She is calm, patient, and really cares about ...her clients. It's like having a conversation with a friend who is fighting hard for you. She takes the time to really understand who you are and what is in the best interests for you. She explores options with you and wants you to feel comfortable. Trust me, hire her. Every time I got done a conversation with her, I felt at ease. I hope I never have the need for an attorney again, but if I do without a doubt I am calling Beth Smith.

Posted by anonymous | February 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family

Beth is the best !!!

I was referred to Beth Smith through one of the most revered senior attorneys in Princeton, NJ and it has been an engaging and positive legal journey then on with Beth. She is extremely compassionate yet very professional in her approach to family cases, a trait that is almost impossible to find with... other attorneys. Another striking virtue of Beth is that she is always highly prepared with her homework completed around the case even with regards to most recent proceedings prior to even reaching her client or showing up for court hearings. I would highly recommend Beth to all prospective clients without reservation and wish Beth all the success she can possibly get.

Posted by Michelle | February 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Wonderful!!

I was referred to Beth by a family member and I was not disappointed. Divorce and custody issues can be nasty business, but Beth gave excellent support and guidance through the entire process. She listened to me and handled my case with both compassion and diligence. She was highly knowledgeable i...n all areas of family law. She worked well with the other parties attorney and we were able to settle the case very quickly. Her professionalism, knowledge and compassion are a wonderful and refreshing mix and I would absolutely recommend Beth for all of your family law needs.

Posted by Stephanie | February 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Hire Beth Smith! She is the BEST!!!

Beth Smith is the best advocate you could ever have. Advocate - someone to fight for you, someone to support you, someone to argue for you, your champion. She was highly recommended and far exceeded my expectation of what working with an attorney on a divorce could be like. She is highly professio...nal, incredibly smart, resourceful, tenacious, tireless and caring. Let me say more about caring. Divorce is a stressful process and Beth helps you to make the best of it - she is calm, supportive, empathetic and when appropriate, humorous. She will help you work through your priorities, financial and emotional, give you all the options, assist you to make the best decisions, develop a strategy and work until she achieves your goals. She is also strong, and tough and aggressive if that's what the situation calls for. She is incredibly responsive.She answers emails early and late (I don't know when she sleeps!) and phone calls even when she has court dates. Her firm is also very responsive. They keep costs down - they are the opposite of churners, they do everything possible so that your case is resolved and only undertakes necessary to accomplish that. Beth is an excellent communicator - she explains everything very clearly and will lay out scenarios and the associated costs of different paths of action. She is thorough, careful, and catches every detail. My divorce was very nasty. My ex-husband wanted the divorce so bad he and his attorney made everything very difficult. Beth was always my advocate. Beth Smith is the best advocate you could ever have.

Posted by Danianne | February 04, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Unequivocally the *BEST* advocate you could have

Beth Smith is the best advocate you could ever have. Advocate - someone to fight for you, someone to support you, someone to argue for you, your champion. She was highly recommended and far exceeded my expectation of what working with an attorney on a divorce could be like. She is highly professi...onal, incredibly smart, resourceful, tenacious, tireless and caring. Let me say more about caring. Divorce is a stressful process and Beth helps you to make the best of it - she is calm, supportive, empathetic and when appropriate, humorous. She will help you work through your priorities, financial and emotional, give you all the options, assist you to make the best decisions, develop a strategy and work until she achieves your goals. She is also strong, and tough and aggressive if that's what the situation calls for. She is incredibly responsive. We ended up in mediation over the Memorial Day holiday and she made herself available over the holiday as well as during a family vacation, later in the process. She answers emails early and late (I don't know when she sleeps!) and phone calls even when she has court dates. Her firm is also very responsive. They keep costs down - they are the opposite of churners, they do everything possible so that your case is resolved and only undertakes necessary to accomplish that. Beth is an excellent communicator - she explains everything very clearly and will lay out scenarios and the associated costs of different paths of action. She is thorough, careful, and catches every detail. She had to be very resourceful to move my case along because the opposing attorney was unresponsive and did the bare minimum. Getting a settlement conference scheduled was a major achievement . Beth Smith is the best advocate you could ever have.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Honors

2003

Cali Award for Excellence, University of San Francisco School of Law

Associations

2013 - Present

Mercer County District Ethics Committee

Attorney Member

2010 - Present

Mercer County Early Settlment Panel

2009 - Present

American Bar Association

2008 - Present

Mercer County Bar Association

2008 - Present

New Jersey Bar Association

Education

2003

University of San Francisco School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Fordham University School of Social Service

MSW

1990

Hartwick College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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