Lynn Fontaine Newsome

Family, Mediation
636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 2C
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078


Family

Admitted

1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Law School

Seton Hall University, J.D., 1981

Law School Graduation Year

1981

College

Seton Hall University, B.A., 1977

Memberships

Morris County (President, 1999-2000; Chair, Family Law Committee, 1990-1991), New Jersey State (Treasurer and Member, Executive Committee, 2003-2004; Member, Nominating Committee; Finance Committee; Trustee; Chair, Family Law Section, 2000-2001; Secretary, Executive Committee, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Family Law Inns of Court; Morris County Bar Foundation (President, 1997-1998); Worrall F. Mountain Inns of Court (Barrister/Master).

Biographical

Phi Alpha Theta. Law Secretary to Hon. George P. Helfrich, Superior Court, Morris County, 1981. Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney. Frequent Lecturer, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, including 1993 and 1995 Family Law Symposium, Practical Aspects of Child Custody/Removal and Timesharing Litigation, Introduction to Equitable Distribution. Member, 1997—, and Chair, Rules Subcommittee, 1999-2000; Chair, Supreme Court Committee, Family Division, Practice Committee; Rules Subcommittee, 1998—. Member, District X Ethics Committee, 1990-1993. Trained Mediator, Economics of Family Law Cases.

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