Managing Shareholder
Email: rweiner@aronsohnweiner.com
Richard H. Weiner has more than 40 years of comprehensive experience in all aspects of family law, representing the executive, owner, and/or their spouse in a broad range of matrimonial actions. Respected throughout the state for his aggressive, yet practical approach and his unparalleled work ethic, Richard handles the most complex matters involving significant financial concerns and business valuation. He serves as Managing Shareholder of the Firm.
Richard is also skilled and specializes in analyzing various business entities and protecting individual assets which may have been acquired through pre-marital acquisition, gifts, or inheritance. He passionately represents individuals at all income levels.
In 2023 and 2024, Richard received the prestigious honor of securing the top tier ranking in the Chambers Family/Matrimonial High Net Worth Ranking Guide. He was one of only four family law attorneys in all of New Jersey to receive this ranking. Chambers High Net Worth identifies and ranks the leading professional advisors for the benefit of the private wealth market in New Jersey.
One Chambers respondent said of his work, "Richard is a highly competent and highly prepared lawyer."
A leader and advocate for his clients, Richard represents clients at all phases of trials and mediation or arbitration, including negotiation in areas of alimony and child support matters, custody and parenting time, and the distribution of assets and liabilities. He also takes an individualized approach as he counsels clients through the negotiation of Prenuptial Agreements.
Richard is frequently Court appointed to serve in various leadership roles as a mediator or arbitrator. He is adept at using his negotiation skills to help his clients resolve their cases. He has also been appointed on numerous occasions by various Superior Court Judges to serve as Discovery Master in extremely high conflict matters pending in our legal system.
Richard also has extensive experience in complex business and estate litigation matters, representing clients in high-stakes business disputes.
Awards and Recognition
- Ranked #4 in Band One/Tier One in the State of New Jersey under the heading of Family/Matrimonial; High Net Worth by Chambers and Partners 2024.
- Received the prestigious honor of securing a Band One ranking in the Chambers Family/Matrimonial High Net Worth Ranking Guide in 2023, one of only four family law attorneys in New Jersey to achieve this ranking. Chambers High Net Worth identifies and ranks the leading professional advisers for the benefit of the private wealth market in New Jersey.
- Selected as the sole Bergen County appointee to the New Jersey State Bar Association's Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointment Committee for the calendar years, 2008-2014.
- Named Lawyer of the Year by the Best Lawyers in both 2022 and 2016. This publication honors one attorney in a particular location and practice area who received the highest votes of recognition from his or her peers in a given year.
- Consistently selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America.
- Voted for several years as a Bergen County Top Lawyer, selected by his peers for Bergen Magazine.
- Named the Bergen County Professional Lawyer of the Year by the officers, trustees, and members of the Bergen County Bar Association (2016).
- Regularly selected to the Top 100 Attorneys of the New Jersey Super Lawyer list.
- Rated as "AV Preeminent" by his peers, which is the highest distinction awarded by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Media
Richard is often called upon to lecture and provide commentary on family law and business litigation issues to various New Jersey publications, including The Bergen Record, Newark Star Ledger, and The New Jersey Law Journal. Select publications include:
- What Happens to a Company When a Partner Goes Through A Divorce?, NJBIZ
- Child Support for Disabled Children
- More Divorcing Couples Seek Arbitration, Mediation Amid Court Closures, The New Jersey Law Journal
Education
- Hofstra University, J.D., 1983
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1980
Admissions
- New Jersey, 1983
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
Professional Memberships
- Former President of the Bergen County Bar Association and past Chairman of the local Ethics Committee