Dean T. Bennett

• Handled complex, contested high-asset dissolution cases and child custody disputes.
• Prosecuted and defended domestic violence cases with successful outcomes.
• Managed post-judgment and enforcement applications to ensure compliance.
• Negotiated and prepared pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements for clients.
• Supervised and mentored associate attorneys, enhancing team capabilities.
• Reviewed and negotiated consent orders, parenting plans, and marital settlement agreements.
• Served as founding member of firm while chairing litigation department focused on family law.

Oversaw legal proceedings as senior trial attorney managing complex, high-asset dissolution matters.

• Handled child custody and parenting-time disputes
• Prosecuted and defended domestic violence cases.
• Negotiated and prepared prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements for asset protection.
• Drafted consent orders, parenting time plans, and marital settlement agreements to resolve disputes.
• Supervised and mentored associate attorneys to enhance team performance.

• Specialized in general litigation with a focus on family law matters.
• Managed contested dissolutions, custody disputes, and post-judgment applications.
• Facilitated collaborative legal processes to enhance client outcomes.
• Co-founded New Jersey Collaborative Divorce Alliance to promote cooperative practices.

• Responsible for handling high-value and complex personal injury claims and representing individuals and corporate clients in commercial disputes.
• This practice coincided with continued development of family law practice, which provided the foundation for subsequent private practice.

• Developed family law practice while engaged as trial counsel handling defense of complex, multi-party liability claims on behalf of insurance carriers, self-insured business entities and third-party administrators.