Emerald Sheay

Emerald Sheay

5.0
Rating: 9.5

Licensed for 5 years

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Licensed in New Jersey for 5 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2021

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Emerald Sheay's Reviews

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9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Paula | May 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Mediation

Excellent Work for Pet Custody Agreement and Mediation

Emeral provided excellent mediation work and demonstrated advanced knowledge of pet agreements and custody, which was not easy to find for pet parents in New Jersey. She is a very professional, active listener, and compassionate woman. It was very productive working with her and her office on this se...nsitive matter. I highly recommend contacting her and engaging her services for legal pet-related matters.

Posted by Dawn | February 15, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Client

Emerald Sheay was knowledgeable, responsive, & overall a pleasure to have had represent me. She went above & beyond, keeping my best interests in the forefront of her counsel. She was well versed with the law as it pertained to my situation & was able to provide me with best outcome, which was exac...tly why I hired her. I am certainly pleased with her services, & would absolutely recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | August 23, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Animal Law

Passionate, Kind, Thorough, Knowledgeable, Efficient: 110% Recommend

Emerald Sheay is a fantastic attorney who is passionate about animal law and supporting her clients. I found Emerald after working with another lawyer who did not have the expertise, and she was able to help me through not only relieving him of my case, but she coordinated with him (something I was n...ervous about) and was thorough about reviewing all the details I had previously supplied. Ms. Sheay was very knowledgeable about what documentation I should update and specifically produce, she promptly replied to all of my questions, and she genuinely cared for my well-being and my animals' well-being during the process. She was able to quickly and efficiently resolve the matter that had been dragging on for months within weeks of me hiring her - I am so grateful for her. It was the best possible outcome for myself and my animals: I will recommend her to anyone who needs an Animal Law/Pet Custody lawyer and I'd be happy to work with her and her firm again in the future. Another amazing thing about Emerald: she took the time to explain things to me so I could feel fully comfortable, and she provided advice that was applicable, useful, actionable, and value aligned.

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Animal Law

Empathetic and Knowledgeable Services

I reached out to Emerald on a whim after researching for an attorney at the intersection of animal and family law. She was immediately responsive and took interest in my case of vying for custody of my emotional support animal. Not only did Emerald consistently show her expertise in law, but she w...as kind and understanding throughout the process. She understood what my emotional support animal meant to me and showed genuine compassion for the difficult battle I was going through. She is someone who is sensitive to the stress and anxiety of legal situations and was more than willing to thoroughly explain each step that we moved through. Finally, as expensive as an attorney can be, Emerald was fair every step of the way, even offering to discount a few hours of her services for time spent in mediation that she felt was out of my control. Thank you, Emerald, for helping keep me and my emotional support animal together.

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Gina Calogero

Animal law lawyer | Jul 11

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Emerald Sheay represented my client's Ex with an extremely high level of professionalism and ethics. While skillfully and zealously representing her client, she was also reasonable and pleasant toward me and the judge. She creatively engaged in problem-solving to resolve the dispute to our clients' mutual satisfaction without undue costly litigation. She gets right to the point, speaks and writes clearly. I believe Emerald is dedicated to serving her clients well, but mindful that lawyers can disagree with each other without being disagreeable."

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Animal law lawyer

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Experience

Rating:  9.5 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Super Lawyer Rising Star, New Jersey Super Lawyer

2020

Student Scholarship, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

2020

Dean's Award, Seton Hall University School of Law

Work Experience

2022 - Present

Attorney, Gomperts, Penza, McDermott & Von Ellen, LLC

2020 - 2021

Judicial Law Clerk - Family Part, New Jersey Judiciary

Associations

2020 - Present

New Jersey Bar Association

Co-Chair of Animal Welfare Committee

Education

2020

Seton Hall University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2017

Rowan University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2024

New Jersey Bar Association Annual Meeting

What about Fido? The Intersection of Family and Animal Law

2022

Seton Hall Law School

Careers in Family Law

2021

Seton Hall Law School

Domestic Violence, Animal Abuse, and Covid-19: The Common Thread

Publications

Languages

English

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