By Appointment Only. Statewide Practice.
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When interviewing an attorney, you should ask for : years of experience, counties of practice, and hourly rate. Here is a big hint: If your attorney has never lost a case, your attorney is not a trial attorney.
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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 Jeter 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
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 and On Brief
Who is Harriet E. Raghnal?
- Ms. Raghnal works closely and collaboratively with Ms. Adams in developing the appeal strategy and is the primary author of all appeal from this office. When writing appeals, she believe in taking a client-focused approach to each case, ensuring that clients are informed and involved throughout the appeal process. She make herself available to answer questions and provide guidance, working diligently to achieve the best possible outcome for each client.
- Ms. Raghnal completed her law degree in 2005 at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey and is admitted to practice law in states of New Jersey, New York and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Broadcast Communications from Long Island University/C.W.Post college. Ms. Raghnal is a Brooklyn, New York native, whose parents are immigrants from Jamaica, West Indies and Honduras. She is the former First Vice President of the Jamaican American Bar Association, North East, a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
- Ms. Raghnal is committed to community service and facilitates that through the organizations which she is actively involved. She served as the President of the Beta Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and is an associate member of the Essex Hudson chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., she regularily supports and volunteers with NJ Seeds and is on the board of the Youth Orchestra of Essex County. Ms. Raghnal is a member of Christ Church in Montclair, New Jersey as well as like Ms. Adams, a member of the Links, Incorporated.
Lori E. Caughman
- As of 10-1-2024 Adams and Caughman, LLC. has dissolved. Lori E. Caughman will be practicing as The Caughman Firm LLC. The address is 300 Carnegie Drive Suite 150, Princeton, NJ 08540. The contact number is 732-659-0734 and her new email will be lec@thecaughmanfirm.com.
