Who will work on my case?

O’Cathain Law Group Family Law Department consists of dedicated family lawyers who exclusively practice family law, as well as family law paralegals and support staff.

• Francesca, the department’s managing partner, has 15-plus years of experience, and has worked successfully with clients to help them transition to this new chapter of their life. Francesca is board certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a family lawyer. She is also one of only approximately 45 New Jersey family lawyers admitted as Fellow of the national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is Secretary of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• Amanda, partner, serves as a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee, and Acting Associate Managing Editor of the New Jersey Family Lawyer. She is dedicated to serving her clients in this difficult time.
• Carlye, partner, is a skilled writer and lawyer who spent two years as a staff attorney at Partners for Women & Justice, a 501(c)(3) charity that provides legal advice to the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. She handles all aspects of family law, including domestic violence.
• Thomas, associate, who, prior to joining the firm, served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Nina C. Remson, J.S.C., which helps him help his clients to this day.
• Madeline, of counsel, a past President of the national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and its New Jersey Chapter, as well as past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section. Madeline received the prestigious Saul R. Tischler award for “outstanding lifetime achievement in family law.”

All these attorneys are supported by an incredible staff of paralegals and assistants to help you Move Forward.