Experienced negotiator and litigator to fight for you and your family.
Jennifer J. Riley, Esq. is the Founder, Owner, and Managing Attorney of the Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley LLC. A graduate of Souderton Area High School, Villanova University (B.A. and M.A.) and Temple University’s Beasley School of Law (J.D.), Jennifer worked full-time while earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees and is the first person in her family to attend college. Jennifer was recently inducted into the Souderton Area High School Hall of Fame in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments and community leadership.
In law school, she was her class Vice President, a member of the acclaimed National Trial Team, a finalist at the National Ethics Trial Competition, and received numerous honors, including the award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy, and the Victor A. Jaczun Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
In 2022, Attorney Riley was recognized by the Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Montgomery County as Businessperson of the Year. She has been recognized by her peers as a Rising Star (2012–2020) and a SuperLawyer® in 2022, an honor awarded to no more than 5% of lawyers in the state, from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. In 2021, she was honored as the Top Woman Owned Business on the Main Line of Philadelphia by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce. Her Firm was also named one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Law Firms (#20) by Law Firm 500 in 2017.
Attorney Riley is a co-author of Custody Law and Practice in Pennsylvania, PBI Press, 2013 (and updated 2015), as well as Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, PBI Press, 2019. She co-teaches Continuing Legal Education classes for attorneys and offers free classes through local communities on navigating the family law world for those facing divorce or custody issues. She also wrote “High Tech Cures for the Low Budget Case” for the American Bar Association, and publishes and speaks on social media, technology, and family law.
Since founding her law firm, Jennifer has tirelessly and zealously advised, represented, and educated thousands of individuals on all types of Family Law issues, including divorce, custody, equitable distribution, protection from abuse, drafting and negotiation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, both inside the courtroom and through skillful out of court negotiation, mediation, and consultation. She also provides strategic legal counseling to other businesses owners and leaders.
Through Jennifer’s leadership and vision, the Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley continues to transform and reinvent the field of Family Law. While continuing to fulfill her firm’s mission of Helping You Protect What Matters Most through unmatched legal representation, Jennifer has expanded its embrace to include comprehensive Peacemaking services, including Mediation and Collaborative Practice. She is also pioneering a groundbreaking effort to create healthy, positive, life-affirming pathways through divorce that incorporate integrated Health and Wellness, services, supports and education.
Business Person of the Year, Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Montgomery County — 2022
Hall of Fame Inductee, Souderton Area School District — 2022
SuperLawyer, SuperLawyers® — 2021, 2022
Woman Owned Business of the Year, Main Line Chamber of Commerce — 2021
Rising Star, SuperLawyers® — 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Top 200 Fastest Growing Law Firms (#20), Law Firm 500 — 2017
10 Best - Family Law Attorneys - PA, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys — 2015
Top 40 Under 40 Family Law Attorneys in Pennsylvania, American Society of Legal Advocates — 2014
Friend of Education, Souderton Area School District — 2013
Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 (Family Law), American Society of Legal Advocates — 2013
Top Attorneys - Readers' Choice - Family Law/Divorce Law, Suburban Life Magazine — 2011
Victor A. Jaczun Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Victor A. Jaczun Award — 2009