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Jeff has been a lawyer for over 37 years. He started as a Staff Attorney at the Minnesota Court of Appeals for six years, handling motions and assisting in the drafting of many Court Opinions and was involved in numerous family law cases.  Jeff has practiced exclusively in Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Mediation and Appeals over the last 37 years. Jeff has been involved and litigated cases involving large complicated marital estates, custody, spousal maintenance, child support, and Order for Protection matters. He  has extensive court room experience as a litigator. He also is a mediator and Neutral on the Minnesota Neutral Roster and is a Court appointed Early Neutral Evaluator. He evaluates and makes recommendation in Custody and Financial issues. Jeff is trained both as an FENE neutral and SENE neutral. Jeff is on the FENE and SENE rosters in Washington County, Ramsey County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Scott County,  Carver County, Anoka County, Pine County, Isanti Count, Chisago County, and Kanabec County. For more information go to: .

Goals:. - To fully understand my client's needs and provide personal and intelligent legal advice, keeping their goals and interests in mind.. - To help my divorcing clients re-establish their lives as quickly and painlessly as possible. - To help my clients make decisions that will keep their legal fees in check. Philosophy:

Christine C. Cockerill grew up in the nearby community of Wallingford, Pennsylvania and has been a resident of Gloucester County for the past 23 years. Her husband, Stephen, is a lifelong resident of Barnsboro, New Jersey.. After graduating with honors from Villanova University in 1990, Ms. Cockerill pursued her law degree at Villanova University School of Law. Ms. Cockerill served as summer law clerk in 1991 in the Federal Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the Honorable Charles Weiner. As a third-year law student, Ms. Cockerill was certified by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to prosecute domestic violence cases for Delaware County Legal Aid. She was the recipient of the Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy in 1993. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1993.. Ms. Cockerill went on to serve as law clerk to the Honorable John D’Amico, Jr., Chancery Division, Family Part, Monmouth County, for the 1993-94 term. Since the conclusion of her clerkship, her practice has been devoted to family law, complex matrimonial litigation, interstate and international support and custody issues, and assisted reproductive technology law.. In 1998, Ms. Cockerill was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association. She received the Award of Merit from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 1998 as well. Ms. Cockerill received the Woman in Law Award from the Gloucester County Commission on Women in 2002, and the E. Henrietta Roesler, Esquire Women in Law Award, from the Gloucester County Bar Association Women in Law Committee, in 2010.. Ms. Cockerill has served as a Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist in Monmouth, Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties. She is a member of the Gloucester County and New Jersey State Bar Associations, as well as the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Ms. Cockerill served as Trustee for the Gloucester County Bar Association, from 2001-2007, and as Co-Chairperson for the Gloucester County Family Law Committee from 2003 to 2016. She has acted as a presenter for the Putting Children First Seminars in the Gloucester County Family Court.. In 2011, Ms. Cockerill became a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee. She is currently a member of the Statewide MESP Panel Chair Committee.. In connection with her assisted reproductive technology practice, Ms. Cockerill represents clients for adoptions, gestational carrier agreements, donor egg agreements, and establishment of parental rights and status after gestational carrier birth.. In addition to her family law and assisted reproductive technology practice, Ms. Cockerill is a New Jersey Court Rule 1:40 Approved Mediator, and accepts mediation clients for family law issues including, but not limited to, custody, support, equitable distribution of property, dissolution of marriages and civil unions.. Ms. Cockerill has volunteered additional time in service to the bench and bar, as a Member of the Gloucester County Domestic Violence Advisory Committee, the Vicinage Liaison Committee on Best Practices, and the New Jersey State Bar Association Speaker’s Bureau. She has volunteered both on the board, and as a speaker for Laws of Separation and Divorce Workshops provided through the Center for People in Transition community project, at Rowan College at Gloucester County.. Ms. Cockerill has presented several programs offered through the Gloucester County Legal Education Association. She is an active member of her parish church, Incarnation in Mantua, New Jersey, where she teaches in the Parish Religious Education Program.. For further information please visit

Brian is a strong litigator who guides his clients through their toughest transition periods and who has the knowledge and skill to protect you, your assets and your children in the divorce, custody, and child support process. He is passionate about providing legal services in a timely, caring, and professional manner in order to meet the needs of today’s families.

AllynMarie Smedley, founder of Smedley Law Group, is a strong advocate for her clients. Her guiding philosophy is that working toward a practical solution to a family law issue is far better for a client and their family emotionally and financially than protracted litigation.. One of South Jersey's leading matrimonial lawyers, Ali Smedley, Esq., has focused her practice solely in the area of family law, including divorce, pre- and post-marital agreements, support and alimony, child support and custody, college contribution matters, spousal support, grandparent visitation, equitable distribution, paternity determinations, parenting time, domestic violence, non-traditional family law, settlemet negotiations, wills and adoptions. She also handles family law matters requiring Appellate Division Review.Ms. Smedley joined Trace Jenkins in 2006 and became a partner in the firm in January 2014. She founded Smedley & Lis in October 2015 and launched the Smedley Law Group in December 2019. As a capable litigator and negotiator, she brings a new energy and vision to the firm, while still focusing on its core values of achieving realistic and practical outcomes for clients. Prior to joining Trace Jenkins in 2006, Ms. Smedley clerked for the Honorable Harold U. Johnson, Jr., P.J.F.P., Chancery Division, Family Part in Cumberland County where she received valuable training in the workings of the New Jersey Judiciary that continues to benefit her clients to this day.. Ms. Smedley has a strong commitment to her community, as demonstrated by her many charitable activities. In 2012, she founded the William T. Nace Scholarship Foundation, which provides college scholarships to high school seniors who show a financial need, an effort that was recognized in the October 2012 Super Women issue of South Jersey Magazine.. In addition, she sits on the board of directors for the Gateway Community Action Partnership, a community action agency that helps low- and moderate-income residents of seven South Jersey counties overcome roadblocks to self-sufficiency. Ms. Smedley also served as a co-coach for Delsea High School’s Mock Trial team for three years, working with students to develop their litigation skills in a mock trial setting. Currently Ms. Smedley is the president of the Gloucester County Bar Association, becoming the eighth female president in the Association’s history.