David M. Wildstein
Phone: 732-855-6010
email: dwildstein@wilentz.com

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce: Equitable Distribution of Assets, Support, Alimony, Custody and Visitation
• Prenuptial Agreements

Biographical Information:

David M. Wildstein is a senior shareholder in Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., and chair of the firm's Family Law Team. He has exclusively practiced family law for over 30 years. He has been a member of several New Jersey Supreme Court Committees that have shaped the rules and procedures for family law in this State. He lectures to lawyers and judges at the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Trial Lawyers of New Jersey and the annual Judicial Retreat and has authored articles on the subject of prenuptial agreements, equitable distribution of assets and custody.

Various newspapers and magazines have frequently acknowledged Mr. Wildstein as an authority in family law. Mr. Wildstein received national attention during his representation of Christina Ferrare in the DeLorean divorce case. The New York Times, The Washington Post and Business Journal of New Jersey have quoted him on prenuptial agreements. He has also appeared on television and radio programs related to issues dealing with family law.

Under his guidance, the Family Law Team writes and publishes an annual digest of the major court decisions involved in family law related actions. He is also currently a member of the Editorial Board of New York/New Jersey Divorce Magazine.

In 1997, the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association awarded Mr. Wildstein its highest award for lifetime achievement to the practice of family law.

Mr. Wildstein is affiliated with the following professional organizations: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section (past chair and past legislative chair); Middlesex County Family Law Committee; Monmouth County Bar Association and American Bar Association, Family Law Section.

Noel S. Tonneman
Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney Fellow,
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Phone: 732-389-2563
email: ntonneman@wilentz.com

Areas of Emphasis:

• Negotiation and Trial of all aspects of Divorce Litigation, including Complex Valuations and Custody Disputes
• Post-Judgment Litigation
• Appellate Litigation
• Arbitration
• Domestic Violence
• International Custody Disputes

  Biographical Information:

Noel S. Tonneman is a shareholder with the firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., where she has been engaged exclusively in the practice of matrimonial law since 1988 in the Monmouth County office located in Eatontown, NJ. Prior to joining the firm, she was a member of the firm of Rudnick, Waldman, Ford, Addonizio, Pappa & Tonneman. Before entering law school, she taught elementary school from 1976-1981.

Ms. Tonneman is a former member of the Supreme Court Family Law Practice Committee and is a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney. She is also a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has served as a panelist in the Early Settlement Program in Monmouth County as well as a Blue Ribbon Panelist and Arbitrator of family law disputes. Ms. Tonneman has served as trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association and chair of the Monmouth Bar Association Family Law Committee, is treasurer of the Monmouth Bar Foundation, and a former member of the District IX Ethics Committee and a member of the District IX Fee Arbitration Committee. Other bar association memberships include the New Jersey State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, Family Law Section. She has participated in seminars on family law issues and has appeared on local cable television shows discussing issues of domestic violence and adoption.

Charles F. Vuotto, Jr.
Phone: 732-855-6014
email: cvuotto@wilentz.com

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce: Equitable Distribution of Assets, Support, Alimony, Custody, Visitation
• Equitable Distribution of Complex Assets including Closely Held Businesses, Diverse Investments and Executive Benefits such as Employee Stock Options; Prenuptial Agreements
• Marital Torts

  Biographical Information:

Mr. Vuotto is a shareholder and certified matrimonial attorney with the Woodbridge-based law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. He was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1986. He was graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 and from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, with the degree of Juris Doctor in 1986. He is a member of the New Jersey State, Union County and Middlesex County Bar Associations and a member of each Association's Family Law Section. He is a member of the executive committee of the Family Law Section, including various sub-committees. He is co-chair of the Matrimonial Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey. He is a Co-Managing Editor of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, a publication of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section.

Mr. Vuotto has lectured on family law on behalf of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) and on behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBA). He has lectured to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at their annual meeting in Dallas, TX in 2001 as well as to the New Jersey Society of CPA’s. Mr. Vuotto continues to lecture to the public, bench, bar, accountants and paralegals on various family law related issues. Further, Mr. Vuotto continues to co-present, along with the rest of the matrimonial attorneys of the firm, the “Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Family Law Case Digest” in conjunction with its annual seminar.

Risa A. Kleiner
Phone: 732-855-6015
email: rkleiner@wilentz.com

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce
• Divorce Mediation
• Custody and Visitation
• International Custody Disputes
• Post Judgment Litigation
• Prenuptial Agreements

Biographical Information:

Risa A. Kleiner is counsel with the Woodbridge-based law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. She has been involved exclusively in family law since 1988. Ms. Kleiner litigates, negotiates and mediates issues of divorce, custody and visitation, including international custody matters, child support, alimony, prenuptial agreements and all related family law issues concerning divorce and claims between unmarried cohabitants.

Ms. Kleiner is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney and is Accredited by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) as a divorce mediator. She is a member of the Family Law Sections of the Middlesex and Mercer County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey State Bar Association. She also serves as a panelist on the Middlesex County Early Settlement Panel and is on the Board of NJAPM. Ms. Kleiner has participated in numerous seminars on family law issues and has appeared on radio and cable television as a matrimonial expert. Prior to her association with the firm, Ms. Kleiner served as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Amy Piro Chambers in the Chancery Division, Family Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce
• Custody and Visitation
• Equitable Distribution
• Domestic Violence

Biographical Information:

Steven R. Enis is a shareholder with the Family Law Team of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in Woodbridge, NJ. He exclusively practices in the area of family law involving issues of divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, equitable distribution and domestic violence. In 2007, Mr. Enis received the Martin S. Goldin Family Law Award for his knowledge of the law, professionalism, fairness and respect for both the bench and fellow attorneys. Mr. Enis is a member of the Family Law Sections of the Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth County Bar Associations as well as the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Mr. Enis regularly lectures on domestic violence and is a Board member of Prevent Child Abuse, New Jersey.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Divorce: Equitable Distribution of Assets, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody and Visitation.  
• Domestic Violence
• Prenuptial Agreements

Biographical Information:

Joseph J. Russell, Jr. is an associate at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., where he is a part of the Family Law Team in the firm’s Monmouth County office located in Eatontown, New Jersey. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Russell was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Fall in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Mr. Russell exclusively practices in the area of family law concentrating on issues of divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, equitable distribution, domestic violence and appeals. Mr. Russell is a member of the Family Law Sections of the Ocean and Monmouth County Bar Associations as well as the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. Russell is also a member of the Ocean County Family Law Executive Committee.

Mr. Russell is involved in a variety of charitable activities including extensive involvement in pro bono litigation supported by the firm. In 2007, Mr. Russell was acknowledged by the New Jersey Supreme Court for his pro bono representation of indigent clients.

Mr. Russell and his family reside in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Mr. Russell is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York.

Areas of Emphasis:

• Family Law

Biographical Information:

Cheryl E. Connors is an associate with the Family Law Team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in the Woodbridge office. Ms. Connors served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Barry T. Albin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 2005-2006. She was also a summer associate with Wilentz during the summer of 2004. While attending Seton Hall University School of Law, Ms. Connors was a senior member of the Seton Hall Law Review.

Ms. Connors practices in the area of family law concentrating on issues of divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, and equitable distribution. Ms. Connors is a member of the Family Law Section and Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association and a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, Monmouth Bar Association, and New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.