Experienced New Jersey Lawyer for Divorce, Disability, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning
Robin C. Schwartz focuses her practice on family law and elder law. As an experienced family law practitioner she represents clients in divorces, custody disputes, support and alimony related issues and adoptions. She has extensive experience in Medicaid planning for individuals, asset protection planning, guardianships, special needs trusts and estate litigation.
Robin C. Schwartz is a court approved mediator for the family and probate parts of the New Jersey Courts. She is also a trained collaborative law practitioner.
Ms. Schwartz is an active member of the local and legal community. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Morris County Bar Association for which she has served as a Trustee and member of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Selection Committee. She has served on many not for profit Boards of Directors, including the Legal Aid Society of Morris County, the Mental Health Association of Morris County, the Mental Health Association of New Jersey and United Cerebral Palsy of Morris and Somerset Counties.
In order to educate members of the local community with substantive information relative to areas of her legal practice, she is a frequent lecturer to professionals and the public.
Ms. Schwartz is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and New York State Bar. She attended Bucknell University graduating with Bachelor of Art Degrees in Political Science and Spanish in 1979. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in 1982.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Alimony and Spousal Support
- Child Support
- Custody and Visitation
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence and Neglect
- Paternity
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Elder Law
- Mental Health
- Estate Administration
- Trusts
- Wills
- Guardianships
- Conservatorships
Litigation Percentage
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1982
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. – 1982
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- B.A. – 1979
- Major: Political Science & Spanish
Representative Cases
- Chobot v. Chobot, 224 NJ Super. 648 (Appellate Division 1988)
- In the Matter of the Guardianship of DN, 190 NJ Super. 648 (J. & DR. Ct. 1983)
- State in the Interest of of M.C., 292 N.J. Super 214 (Ch.Div. 1995)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1984 – Present
- Morris County Bar Association, 1984 – Present
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- New Jersey State Bar Association Elder and Disability Law Section
- New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section
- Elder Law Committee of the Morris County Bar Association
- Family Law Committee of the Morris County Bar Association
- Trustee Morris County Bar Association, 2003 – 2006
- Judicial and Prosecutorial Selection Committee of Morris County, 1997 – 2008
- Board of Directors Mental Health Association of Morris County, 1985 – 1992; President, 1987 – 1989
- Board Of Directors Mental Health Association of New Jersey, 1987 – 1989
- Board of Directors United Cerebral Palsy of Morris and Somerset Counties, 1991 – 2002; President, 2000 – 2002