Our Firm Profile
Who is Lesley Renee Adams?
Who is Lesley Renee Adams?
Who is Lesley Renee Adams?
Education: St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC; B.A. Psychology 1988 University of Akron, School of Law; J.D. 1991
When she is not practicing law, Lesley: shares meals with her family, reads science fiction to relax [an easy way to release stress], is an avid skier [blue and green trails only, she skis for fun not adventure], takes hot yoga classes [if she leaves work early enough], takes her dog to "the dog park"[he is a runner],socializes with friends, goes to the spa [the body mind connection needs rejuvenation] and participates with members of her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta in public service projects and works on philanthropic endeavors with other members of her chapter of The Links, Inc.
Practice Areas and Attorney Resume
Who is Lesley Renee Adams?
Who is Lesley Renee Adams?
Admitted: New Jersey '92, Pennsylvania '92, the District of Columbia '94 and New York '03.
Family Law:
•Divorce •Alimony •Annulment • Military Divorce
•Equitable Distribution •Separations
•Child Custody & Visitation & Support •Paternity
•Parental Alienation •Child Abuse & Neglect
•Domestic Violence or Domestic Abuse: Plaintiff or Defendant
•Prenuptial Agreement
•DCP&P Matters •Termination of Parental Rights
•Separation Agreements •Spousal Support
•Adoptions: Contested and Uncontested
•Civil Unions •Domestic Partnerships
•Reproductive Law
•Grandparent Visitation Rights
Real Estate:
•Landlord & Tenant Law
•Real Estate Purchase and Sale
•Residential Real Estate
•Buyer and Seller
Ms. Adams has practiced in the following counties: NEW JERSEY: Essex, Bergen, Union, Middlesex, Hudson, Somerset, Hunterdon, Atlantic, Passaic, Ocean, Monmouth, Gloucester, Camden, Cape May, Sussex, Burlington, Morris and Mercer. NEW YORK: Suffolk, Kings and the Bronx.
Ms. Adams' Professional Memberships and Achievements:
ABWL Representative to the New Jersey Supreme Court Family Practice Committee From 2002 to 2015 NJSBA Family Law Section Executive Committee Member From 2003 to 2008 GSBA Rep. to the Supreme Court Statewide Domestic Violence Working Group From 2008 to 2013 Early Settlement Panelist in Essex County Since 2006 Debate Participant ICLE, 2006 Family Law Symposium Co-Moderator ICLE, 2008 "Family-Based Immigration Seminar Co-Presenter 2009 the Ann E. Thompson Inn of Court "DV Primer"
Co-Presenter BCBA and WLIB 2011 DV Primer-From Family Court to Criminal Court
Of Counsel
What does it mean to be Of Counsel?
- Definition 1: A term commonly applied in the Practice of Law to an attorney who has been engaged to aid in the preparation and management of one or more particular cases but who is not yet a principal attorney at the firm.
- Definition 2: An attorney, brought into the firm with the expectation that the attorney will shortly become a partner adding experience and expertise to the firm.
Great Things Are On the Horizon
- I am delighted to announce a major development for my firm. I’ve entered into an “Of Counsel” relationship with Lori E. Caughman. So, "Who is Lori Caughman?", first and foremost, she has been my friend since before I was an attorney. We also worked together at the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, where we were office mates. I know from seeing it with my own eyes that she is a highly competent, very capable and skilled trial attorney. Lori has the unique ability to discern the underlying dynamic of any situation, make an accessment and get to work and get it done effectlively and efficiently. She has been the president of two major bar associations in New Jersey, specifically ABWL and GSBA. She has worked at many government agencies as well as corporate law departments. Lori is a highly regarded and well trained attorney with a wealth of experience in the fields that will compliment and benefit clients of this firm in very tangible ways. Simply put, the value she will add cannot be quantified. Lori is well respected by other attorneys because her ethics and professionalism are known to all. This Of Counsel relationship will allow us to offer a greater array of services to our clients and since we have not worked in the same office since 2001, Gets the Band Back Together. Yes, Lori is a Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha and I am a Delta, but we are members of another sorority that is even bigger, we are "Sisters in the Law". An Of Counsel relationship between attorneys is one that is close, because usually, as it is in our case, the relationship has spaned their years of practice and they are personal, Lori and I have been actual friends and have called on each other in tough times for support. Ultimately, an Of Counsel relationship is about adding value to the practice and that is what clients will receive now that Lori is on board.
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In one fell swoop, the office grew from one attorney to two and from 29 years of experience to 59. When we grow, it is expentional and clients benefit !