JOSEPH (BUD) M. MURPHY, JR. PROFILE
Email address: Joseph@wlg.com
Joseph "Bud" Murphy was awarded a Juris Doctorate in 2000 and has dedicated his law practice almost exclusively to the fields of family and matrimonial law. He has served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ernest M. Caposela, J.S.C. in the Passaic County Family Part upon his graduation.
Bud is an Accredited Mediator by the State of New Jersey and is an expert panelist with the Morris and Somerset County Early Settlement Panel programs.
Mr. Murphy is vastly experienced in handling child custody and parenting time disputes, matters of domestic violence, emergent applications, uncontested divorce hearings and post-judgment applications. Bud handles complex divorce and family law matters, which involve the engagement of variety of experts, including forensic accountants, employability experts, real estate and personal property appraisers, child custody best interest evaluators and drug/alcohol evaluators. Bud assists clients with the valuation and distribution of businesses, professional practices and executive benefits, such as stock options and restricted stock. He counsels clients regarding issues such as alimony, child support, child custody, parenting time and the equitable distribution of assets.
In March 2011, Mr. Murphy was recognized as a "New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Stars" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.
Areas of Practice:
Family and Matrimonial Law
Divorce and Legal Separations
Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships
Child Custody
Visitation and Parenting Time
Child Support
Mediation
Alimony and Palimony
Division of Assets – Equitable Distribution
Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Adoption and Kinship Legal Guardianships
Children’s Educational Needs
Emancipation
Modification of Custody
Modification of Child Support
Modification, Reduction or Termination of Alimony
Enforcement of Custody
Enforcement of Child Support
Enforcement of Alimony
Paternity
Domestic Violence Matters
Post Divorce Matters
Relocation out of the State of New Jersey with a child
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education:
Old Dominion University, 1993
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 2000
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association (Family Section)
New Jersey State Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Morris County Bar Association
Somerset County Bar Association
Passaic County Bar Association
Essex County Bar Association
Professional Profile
Budd Larner, associate
Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C., associate
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., associate
New York City Legal Aid Society, intern
State of New Jersey, Office of the Public Defender, Paterson, New Jersey, intern
Afflitto Raimondi & Afflitto, Wayne, New Jersey, law clerk
The Honorable Ernest M. Caposela, J.S.C., Paterson, New Jersey, Judicial law Clerk
Honors/Awards
New Jersey Rising Star, Family Law Section, 2010 and 2011
Pro Bono/Volunteer Activities
Morris County Early Settlement Panelist
Somerset County Early Settlement Panelist
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