Amy Zylman Shimalla
776 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 202 Watchung, New Jersey 07069
Firm:
Lawrence Law, LLC
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Overview
Amy Shimalla is
a graduate of Rutgers University (with highest honors) and of Seton Hall Law
School. She is a partner with Shimalla,
Wechsler & Lepp, LLP in Warren, New Jersey where she limits her practice to
Family Law, Collaborative Divorce, Mediation, and Arbitration. Ms. Shimalla is certified by the New Jersey
Supreme Court as a Matrimonial Law Attorney and accredited by the New Jersey
Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) as a divorce and custody
mediator.
Ms. Shimalla co-founded the custody mediation program in Somerset County and she serves as a mediator under the Statewide Mandatory Economic Mediation Program. She sits on the Early Settlement Panels in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties and is Co-Chair of the Somerset County Bar Association Family Law Committee. She is a former President of the Somerset County Bar Association and former Trustee from Somerset County to the New Jersey State Bar Association. Amy is a Past Chair of the District XIII Fee Arbitration Committee and a member of the District XIII Ethics Committee. She is also Past Chair of the NJSBA Task Force on Diversity and Past Chair of the NJSBA Women In the Profession Section. Ms. Shimalla is also the recipient of the Year 2000 New Jersey Commission on Professionalism Attorney of the Year award for Somerset County. She has been named in Best Lawyers in America for Alternate Dispute Resolution 2005-2011.
Amy is a frequent lecturer for various groups, including the Institute for Continuing Legal Education as a trainer in their Mediation Training and Collaborative Law Training seminars. She is currently a member of the NJSBA Family Law Executive Committee, and President Elect of the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group.
Ms. Shimalla co-founded the custody mediation program in Somerset County and she serves as a mediator under the Statewide Mandatory Economic Mediation Program. She sits on the Early Settlement Panels in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties and is Co-Chair of the Somerset County Bar Association Family Law Committee. She is a former President of the Somerset County Bar Association and former Trustee from Somerset County to the New Jersey State Bar Association. Amy is a Past Chair of the District XIII Fee Arbitration Committee and a member of the District XIII Ethics Committee. She is also Past Chair of the NJSBA Task Force on Diversity and Past Chair of the NJSBA Women In the Profession Section. Ms. Shimalla is also the recipient of the Year 2000 New Jersey Commission on Professionalism Attorney of the Year award for Somerset County. She has been named in Best Lawyers in America for Alternate Dispute Resolution 2005-2011.
Amy is a frequent lecturer for various groups, including the Institute for Continuing Legal Education as a trainer in their Mediation Training and Collaborative Law Training seminars. She is currently a member of the NJSBA Family Law Executive Committee, and President Elect of the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group.
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Awards
Family Law, Woodbridge (2023)
Arbitration, Woodbridge (2021)
Family Law Mediation, Woodbridge (2020)
Family Law Mediation, Woodbridge (2017)
Family Law Mediation, Newark (2014)
Languages
English
Education
Seton Hall University, J.D.
Graduated 1986
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, BA
Graduated 1980
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (908) 645-1000
776 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 202
Watchung, New Jersey 07069
Watchung, New Jersey 07069
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