Lorraine A. Abraham Hackensack, New Jersey
| Partner Adjunct Professor, Rutgers Univeristy School of Law - Newark | |
| phone | 201-488-2600 |
| fax | 201-488-5059 |
| Email Me | |
* New Jersey Super Lawyer, Estate Planning and Probate (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- Areas of Practice:
- Estate Administration
- Trusts
- Estate Litigation
- Incapacitations
- Guardianships
- Chancery Practice
- Family Law
- Business Organizations
- Mediation/Arbitration
- Litigation & Appeals
- Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
- Education:
- Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey,
1974
Doctor of Jurisprudence - City University of New York, New York, New York,
1967
Master of Arts - Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
Certificate d'Etudes - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Ford Foundations Scholar
- Representative Cases:
- In the Matter of Baby M., 217 N.J. Super. 313 (Ch .Div. 1987), rev'd 109 N.J. 396 ( 1988)
- In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Samuel Lee, deceased, 389 N.J. Super. 22 (App. Div. 2006)
- Honors and Awards:
- Soroptimist International of Bergen County, Women Helping Women Award Recipient, 1975
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Bergen County Judicial Appointments Committee, 2008 - Present
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, Ethics Committee for Bergen County, 1979 - 1981
- Member and Secretary
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, Task Force on Municipal Courts, 1983 - 1985
- Member
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1986 - 1998
- Member, Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct
- Bergen County Bar Association, 1975 - Present
- Member
- Bergen County Bar Association, 1976 - 1985
- Member, Board of Trustees
- Women Lawyers in Bergen County, 1975 - Present
- Founding Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1975 - Present
- Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Section on Women's Rights, Probate, Real Estate
- Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1978 - 1985
- Member, Membership Committee
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1984 - 1985
- Member, Equity Jurisprudence Committee, Chairperson
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Member, Equity Jurisprudence Committee, Chairperson
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1998 - 2004
- Member, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee
- Willard C. Heckel Inns of Court, 1997 - 1998
- Master
- Marie L. Garibaldi Inns of Court (ADR), 2001 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Abraham & Stark, Partner, 1975 - 1985
- Municipal Court of Teaneck, New Jersey, Judge, 1981 - 1985
- Winick & Rich, Partner, 1989 - 1991
- Hon. George B. Gelman, Chancery Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Secretary, 1974 - 1975
- Massachusetts Public Defender, Intern, 1973
- U.S.I.A., "The Science Report", Assistant Producer, 1966 - 1970
- Columbia Broadcasting System, WCBS-TV, Manager of Reference Services, 1965 - 1966
- American Broadcasting Company, Head Researcher, Coordinator of "ABC Reports", 1963 - 1965
- Languages:
- French
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