ROBERT J. KANE PROFILE
Robert J. Kane, Esq.
Email address: Robert@weinbergerlawgroup.com
Robert J. Kane, an associate at the Weinberger Law Group, is a 1989 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, having majored in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1995. While there he was a member of the Student Senate, a volunteer attorney for the Ingham County Civil Action Project, and an intern in the Washtenaw County Office of the Public Defender.
He was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1995, and admitted to practice law in New York in 1996. He maintains both licenses to practice in good standing. After admission to the Bar, Mr. Kane was the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward V. Torack, J.S.C. in the Family Part, Bergen County. Prior to that time, he served as an intern to the Honorable Peter F. Boggia, J.S.C. in the Bergen County Law Division.
Mr. Kane is a volunteer staff attorney for the Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy Project, Bergen County. This program provides legal representation to victims of domestic violence of low to moderate income. He has also completed the New Jersey Bar Association’s continuing legal education training for Family Part Economic Mediators, and has been approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts to be a Family Part Economic Mediator.
Mr. Kane is an expert panelist for the Early Settlement Program in both Bergen and Passaic Counties. This program provides litigants the opportunity to present their cases to a panel of three independent attorneys and receive from that panel an unbiased recommendation for settlement of their outstanding issues.
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
Grandparent's Rights
Domestic Violence Matters
Post Divorce Matters
Relocation out of the State of New Jersey with a child
Municipal Court
Certification/Specialties:
Court Approved Family Part Economic Mediator
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1995
U.S. District Court, 1995
New York, 1996
Education:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI, J.D.
Franklin & Marshall College, B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Bergen County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
Family Law Committee, 2000-Present
New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section
Past Employment Positions:
Law Offices of Robert J. Kane, LLC, Garfield, NJ
Owner, 2008
Spinato Acquaviva Kane & Randazzo, LLC, Glen Rock, NJ
Partner 2007-2008
Spinato Novembr Conte & Acquaviva, P.C. Glen Rock, NJ
Associate/Partner, 2002-2007
McDonnell & Whitaker, LLP, Ramsey, NJ
Associate, 1998-2000
Hon. Edward V. Torack, J.S.C., Bergen County Superior Court, Family Part
Judicial Law Clerk, 1996-1997
Hon. Peter F. Boggia, J.S.C., Bergen County Superior Court, Civil Division
Judicial Law Clerk Intern, 1995
Published Works / Articles:
How Will Property Be Divided In My Divorce?, article, 2009
When Will My Child Support End?, article, 2009
Pro Bono / Volunteer Activities:
Expert Panelist, Bergen County Family Court in the Early Settlement Program
Expert Panelist, Passaic County Family Court in the Early Settlement Program
Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy Project, Bergen County
Our partner, Bari Zell Weinberger, is certified by the Supreme Court of NJ as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. This Certification is achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey.
