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Maleski, Eisenhut & Zielinski, LLC guides and assists individuals and families through the process of Collaborative resolution, mediation, arbitration, or litigation of divorce and other family law related matters. Our entire team is specially trained in Collaborative Divorce and Divorce Mediation in order to provide our clients with a full range of options when dealing with family law issues. Nadine Maleski, Esq. is a Divorce Arbitrator, trained by the American Association of Matrimonial Attorneys.
Whether it is obtaining a favorable verdict or helping you craft a fair settlement our highly trained staff of professionals puts the individual needs of the client first. They are ready and prepared to help you move forward.
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Attorneys
Nadine Maleski, Esq.
Founding Member
Nadine Maleski, Esq. - Retired
Nadine Maleski Esq. specializes in arbitration of divorce and family law matters. She was trained by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Having Practiced Family Law since 1990, Nadine was an approved Mediator Mentor, chaired the Juvenile Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and served as chair of the Vicinage Fee Arbitration Committee. Nadine was voted a Super Lawyer for many years and was a Top Attorney in New Jersey, as shown in the New Jersey Monthly Magazine.* She earned her Certification as a Matrimonial Law Attorney from the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2006, and was re-certified in 2011, 2017 and 2022.
Nadine has tried, arbitrated, mediated and collaboratively settled countless family law and domestic violence matters involving issues of divorce, wealth preservation through asset division with attention to tax implications, alimony, child support, removal of children from the State of New Jersey, equitable distribution, business and other asset valuation and division, palimony, annulment, premarital agreements, appeals, custody, parenting time, college expenses, marital torts such as assault, battery, conversion, emotional distress, domestic partnerships and civil unions.
Nadine also held a Certification as a Civil Trial Attorney from January 1998 to November 2010 after numerous trials of medical malpractice, commercial disputes, Tort Claims, FELA, auto, and other personal injury claims. She taught trial practice at Seton Hall Law School from 2001 to 2006 and civil litigation torts at Raritan Valley Community College in 2012 as an Adjunct Professor. Nadine served four years on the Vicinage XIII Fee Arbitration Committee, the last year as Chair. She served four years on the Hunterdon/Warren/Somerset Ethics Committee, the last year as Chair. She was formerly a partner and practice group leader at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney and Carpenter, LLP. Nadine is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Educational Advancement (CEA), Anderson House and Alfre, Inc.
Nadine graduated from the University of Vermont and Rutgers Law School-Newark. She was admitted to the bars of New Jersey and New York and the related federal courts in 1986 and to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. From 1986 to 1990, she served as trial attorney in the Essex County Office of the Public Defender adult region, where she tried to verdict numerous criminal matters such as murder, robbery, rape, RICO and Death Penalty actions.
Nadine Maleski, Esq. has appeared frequently as a panelist at Early Settlement Panels (ESP) in Hunterdon and Somerset County Superior Courts in the Chancery Division - Family Part. She was invited to participate in the American Bar Association People to People Delegation to Vietnam, Cambodia and Cuba and there, participated in dialogues on the world-wide practice of Family Law. Contact Nadine online or call 908-237-9711.
Education
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL- NEWARK
Juris Doctor
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
B.A.
New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Attorney
Activities & Affiliations
New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section Member
Hunterdon County Bar Association and Family Law Section, Member
American Bar Association Family Law Section
NJ Supreme Court - Certified Attorney
Bar Admissions
• New Jersey, New York
Adam M. Eisenhut, Esq.
Partner
Adam M. Eisenhut, Esq.
Adam was admitted to practice in 2007 and is licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney in the area of family law and is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Adam was named a New Jersey Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in 2016 and has been a Super Lawyer since 2019*. Adam has devoted the majority of his practice to Family Law, including divorce, dissolution, and all issues therein, including: alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, post-judgment applications for modification, domestic violence hearings, valuation of assets and debt, income determination, equitable distribution and prenuptial agreements.
Adam is a Family Law Mediator and previously served as a court-approved mediator for Special Civil matters during his time as a judicial law clerk. Adam is also trained as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney, A Parent Coordinator and regularly volunteers as an Early Settlement Panelist in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.
Adam received his Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Philosophy and graduated cum laude from Boston University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he was the recipient of a Dean's Scholarship and the CALI Award for Intellectual Property. Adam also served as an editor of the University of Pittsburgh's Law Review Journal.
While attending law school he was an extern for the Honorable Donald E. Machen in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division in Pittsburgh, PA . Following his graduation from law school he served as a judicial law clerk for Honorable Stephen B. Rubin in the New Jersey Superior Court, Civil Division in Hunterdon County.
Adam is an active member of the Hunterdon County Bar Association and is a member of the Family Law Practice Committee and the Collaborative Law Committee. He also served on the Vicinage XIII Ethics Committee for eight years. You can contact Adam online or call 908-237-9711.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Philosophy
New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Attorney
Activities & Affiliations
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney
Family Law Mediator
Trained as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Early Settlement Panelist Volunteer
CALI Award for Intellectual Property recipient
Hunterdon County Bar Association
Vicinage XIII Ethics Committee
Family Law Practice Committee
Collaborative Law Committee
Member of the Board of Trustees for the Center for Educational Advancement (CEA)
Bar Admissions
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
Kasia Zielinski, Esq.
Partner
Katarzyna A. Zielinski, Esq.
Katarzyna A. Zielinski, Esq., former President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, specializes in Family Law. She is Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Matrimonial Attorney and is experienced in all areas of matrimonial litigation including divorce, custody, parenting time, equitable distribution, domestic violence, alimony, child support, prenuptial agreements and adoptions, as well as post-judgment issues including modification of support obligations, cohabitation and enforcement of divorce agreements. Kasia is a zealous advocate for her clients and has concluded matters both through litigation and trials as well as settlement through tough negotiations, arbitrations, mediations and collaborative divorce.
Kasia provides the unique service to the Polish community in that she was born in Poland and speaks Polish fluently.
She is a former president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, where she sat as a board member from 2014 to 2022. She actively participates in several committees including: Family Practice, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments, Law Day/Court Night, Membership/New Layers (which she co-chairs), Nominating, and Awards & Scholarship Oversight. She is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Kasia is a trained divorce mediator and a trained collaborative divorce attorney. She continues to volunteer her time as a panelist in Hunterdon County Court's Matrimonial Early Settlement Program, where family law attorneys make recommendations for settlement to parties in litigation.
Kasia has been admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the Federal District Courts of New Jersey since 2008. She has acted as a small claims mediator for the Law Division, in Somerset County and clerked for the Hon. Ann R. Bartlett, J.S.C. in the Family Part, Hunterdon County. Kasia earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law - Newark. There, she worked on a Law Journal founded by the now Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Women's Rights Law Reporter. She received her Bachelor's Degree with high honors from Rutgers University in Political Science and Economics.
Education
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL- NEWARK
Juris Doctor
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Political Science
New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Attorney
Activities & Affiliations
Certified as a Matrimonial Law Attorney by the NJ Supreme Court
Family Law Mediator
Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Hunterdon County Bar Association Member
Former President (2018-2019)
Board Member (2014-2022)
Former Chair, Seminar Committee and Membership/New Lawyers/Young Lawyers Committee
Member of the Family Practice Committee
Member of the Law Day/Court Night Committee
Member of the Membership/New Lawyers/Young Lawyers Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Awards & Scholarships Oversight Committee
Member of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee
Early Settlement Panelist (Hunterdon County), Volunteer
Bar Admissions and Awards
• New Jersey
• 2020 – Rising Star Award from the Hunterdon County Bar Association
News
Partner
Hyun J. Lee, Esq.
Hyun J. Lee, Esq. is experienced in all areas of matrimonial litigation and appellate practice, including divorce, custody, equitable distribution, domestic violence, alimony, child support, Tevis claims, prenuptial and mid-marriage agreements, parenting time, and post-judgment issues. Hyun is a Trained Collaborative Divorce Attorney and a Trained Family Law Mediator. As well, she has experience in civil litigation and municipal criminal law. Hyun is the municipal prosecutor in: Flemington Borough, South Plainfield, Bethlehem Township, Lebanon Borough, Bloomsbury, and Glen Gardner.
Hyun provides a unique service to the Korean community in that she is a native of Seoul, Korea and speaks Korean fluently.
Hyun was named a New Jersey Super Lawyers "Rising Star" from 2016 to 2019 in the area of Family Law*. She served as law clerk to the Honorable Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C. and as senior intern to the United States District Judge Michael A. Shipp. Hyun was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey in 2010, and the New York Bar in 2011. She graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School in 2010. During law school, Hyun was Vice-President of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association. Hyun received her bachelor's degree at Rutgers University in 2005.
Hyun is a member and incoming Trustee of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, where she sits on the Family Law Section. A former fire fighter in Clinton, she also served as a Trustee on the Board of for CASA-SHAW as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties.
Education
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice and Psychology
Activities & Affiliations
Certified as a Matrimonial Law Attorney by the NJ Supreme Court
Family Law Mediator
Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Civil Litigation
Municipal Criminal Law
Municipal Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Bar Association Member
Early Settlement Panelist (Hunterdon County), Volunteer
Bar Admissions and Awards
• New Jersey
• New York
• 2022 – Rising Star Award from the Hunterdon County Bar Association
News
Of Counsel
Carl Taylor III, Esq.
Carl Taylor III is a family law attorney and trained family law mediator with over fifteen years of experience. Carl has published numerous articles on the subject of divorce and family law, including in the New Jersey Law Journal and Family Lawyer Magazine. Carl is also the author of the book Happily EVEN After: the Guide to Divorce in New Jersey, currently in its third edition. Since commencing his legal career as a family law clerk in Somerset County for the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca Jr. (retired), Carl has since represented hundreds of clients in family law matters including complex divorces, domestic violence matters, prenuptial agreements, and custody disputes. Carl's prior experience also includes representing government entities, insurance carriers, school boards, serving as municipal prosecutor for many local municipalities, and serving as Deputy County Counsel for Somerset County, all of which helps inform his now exclusive divorce and family law practice. Carl is a former trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association and of the Somerset County Bar Foundation, and he previously served as an Early Settlement Panelist for the County of Somerset.
Activities & Affiliations
New Jersey State Bar Association and Family Law Section, Member
Burlington County Bar Association and Family Law Section, Member
Bar Admissions
• New Jersey
Education
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL- CAMDEN
Juris Doctor
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
B.A. English
Associate
Jonathan Hirst, Esq.
Jonathan graduated summa cum laude from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. He was a Dean’s List scholar and the recipient of the Winifred Sobie Pasternack Memorial Award in Civil Liberties. After graduating Law School, he was a Family Law Clerk for the Hon. Lance J. Kalik, J.S.C.
Jonathan received his Bachelor of Science Arts in biology from Brandeis University. He received a Master of Business Administration from New York University and has extensive business experience in finance, where he was a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He earned the prestigious certification of Chartered Financial Analyst. His extensive finance background is an asset to his divorcing clients.
Jonathan is a member of the Hunterdon County Bar Association and also a member of the Family Law Practice Committee. You can contact Jonathan online or call 908-237-9711.
Education
ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW AT PACE UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Master of Business Administration, Finance
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Activities and Affiliations
Hunterdon County Association Member
Member of the Young Lawyers Committee
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Paralegal
Joyce E. Harrington
Joyce Harrington has been working in the legal profession for over 35 years. Joyce worked her way through college and attended Newbury Junior College, Somerset County College, and Middlesex County College earning degrees/certificates as Executive Secretary, Professional Legal Secretary, and in Legal Assistant Technology. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University, graduating with honors, when her twin daughters were 8 years old.
Joyce was hired for her first full time job by Ruth Russell Gray, Esq., a female pioneer who became an attorney in 1956, who was a family law and general practitioner, as well as a mentor to Joyce and many other women interested in the legal field. Currently, Joyce is employed as a paralegal at Maleski Eisenhut & Zielinski, LLC, and specializes in matrimonial law. She has decades of experience in litigation in the pre-trial stages, at trial and in post-judgment matters. As well, in order to assist parties in their efforts to settle amicably, she successfully completed the Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training in 2009. Collaborative law is a process wherein both parties and attorneys demonstrate a commitment to settle and reach a fair compromise.
She continues her professional training at NJ ICLE, including Divorce Practice, Matrimonial Motion Practice, Family Law Update, Hot Tips in Family Law, Family Law for Paralegals, Family Law Symposium and 2008 Family Law Summer Institute: A Master Class. She was inducted, as one of the first two paralegals, as an Associate Member of Hunterdon County Bar Association in 2009. She attended ABA Section of Family Conference 2012 and completed the Family Law Software training 2013.
Paralegal
Tisa Tzorfas
Therese Tzorfas has more than 30 years of experience as a paralegal and over 20 years as a family law paralegal. Tisa graduated from Taylor Business Institute in their business administration and paralegal programs. Her early career began as a legal secretary, and she earned her PLS certification (Professional Legal Secretary) prior to transitioning to paralegal responsibilities.
For the last 30 years, she has worked in several areas of law, including criminal, civil, municipal and personal injury, while simultaneously handling family law paralegal duties. During this time Tisa also raised two children, and now enjoys assisting with the care of her adorable grandchild.
Paralegal
Elizabeth Nowacki
Liz has over 8 years experience as a Legal Assistant/Secretary and Paralegal. She graduated from Raritan Valley Community College with a degree in Applied Science and later changed career paths to join the legal field. She began working as a Legal Assistant in 2015 and through hard work and perseverance has gained the experience to transition to a paralegal.
Liz previously worked as a police dispatcher for 9 nine years and this has helped prepare her to deal calmly, compassionately and reassuringly with clients who are going through the emotional stress of family litigation.
For the last 8 years, she has worked in several areas of law, including civil, criminal, municpal and real estate; however, most of her time has been dedicated to family law.
In her time away from the office she is raising three beautiful children.
* No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. To learn more about the Super Lawyers selection process, click here.