Ms. Reckord's litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. Her representation of clients includes matters in the areas of banking, employment, family law, trusts & estates, class action defense, consumer fraud, construction and commercial real estate.
Ms. Reckord represents condominium associations and unit owners in construction-related matters including contract disputes, consumer fraud cases and RICO claims. She represents developers in arbitrations and litigation proceedings regarding construction defects, including buildings and heavy construction projects.
In the banking and financial services sector, Ms. Reckord represents secured creditors in all aspects of asset recovery and foreclosure. Her experience also includes defending financial institutions from claims and counterclaims alleging lender liability based upon fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
In the area of trusts and estates litigation, Ms. Reckord's experience encompasses will contests based upon lack of mental capacity and undue influence, the prosecution and defense of applications for the disqualification of executors and trustees, the attack and defense of prenuptial agreements, and claims involving a spouse's right to an elective share of an estate. Her work in the area of family law includes matters related to divorce, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, custody and parenting time, as well as post-judgment modification and enforcement.
Selected by NJBIZ as a 2023 “Leaders in Law” honoree
Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
Construction Lawyers Society of America Fellow
Selected for inclusion by the New Jersey Law Journal on the 2022 list of "Women Lawyers of the Year," the publication's annual listing of female attorneys making an impact at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency or public interest organization in New Jersey
Selected for inclusion by the New Jersey Law Journal on the 2016 list of "New Leaders of the Bar," the publication's annual listing of outstanding attorneys under the age of 40 and practicing in New Jersey
Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.) (2017)
Listed in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Rising Stars (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Business Litigation practice area (2013 - 2018)
Order of the Coif
Whipple Scholar at Seton Hall University School of Law (2005 – 2006)