Charles C. Abut

Charles C. Abut is a Certified Matrimonial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Charles has successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases. He is a court-accredited mediator by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. He has also litigated a number of cases resulting in reported decisions, including Piscopo v. Piscopo, Rogers & Hammerstein v. Gilchinsky and Jacqueline Onassis v. Christian Dior. He has lectured for the New Jersey Judicial College and is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Education. Charles has published articles in the New Jersey Law Journal and New Jersey Lawyer, and has made television appearances on ABC, CBS, MSNBC and CNBC. He has been quoted in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Bergen Record. Prior to becoming an attorney, Charles was on active duty with the United States Army Military Police. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Charles C. Abut included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994 - 2006 Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2004 - 2006 The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Alternative Dispute Resolution: 2005-2010; Arbitration: 2001-2025; Family Law: 2001-2025; Family Law Mediation: 2007-2025; Mediation: 2011-2025; Mediation: 2011-2025 Top 100 Lawyers, NJ Monthly and NY Magazine, 2003 - 2006 AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell He was selected for inclusion in the NJ Super Lawyers list The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Lawyer of the Year, Family Law Mediation, Hackensack: 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Hackensack: 2018, 2024 New Jersey Top 100, Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers®, 2020-2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers®, 2005-2013 Other Sources of Feedback About Charles C. Abut Included on the 2026New Jersey Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2005 New Jersey Super Lawyers list

• Of Counsel

• U.S. Army Military Police
• Languages
• French
• German

• Lecturer, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, January 1, 1980 - November 29, 2002
• Speaker, New Jersey Judicial College
• Representative Clients
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Heineken, USA, Inc.
• Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
• The New York Post
• Fuji America, Inc.

• Rodgers & Hammerstein v. Gilchinsky, 311 N.J. Super. 339 (App. Div. 1998), reversed 159 N.J. 463 (1999)
• Piscopo v. Piscopo, 231 N.J.Super. 568 (Ch.Div. 1988), affirmed 232 N.J.Super. 559(App.Div. 1989), certif. denied 117 N.J. 156 (1989)
• Jacqueline Onassis v. Christian Dior et al., 472 N.Y.S.2d 254 (1984)
• In Re Probe, 117 Misc. 2d 21 (Sup.Ct. N.Y. 1982)
• Bsales v. Texaco, 516 F. Supp. 655 (D.N.J. 1981)
• Simmons Oil v. Bulk Sales Corp., 498 F. Supp. 457 (D.N.J. 1980)
• Norton v. Vena, 122 N.J. Super. 461 (App.Div. 1973), certif. granted 63 N.J. 424 (1973), reversed summarily 67 N.J. 318 (1973)

• New Jersey, 1972
• New York, 1980
• District of Columbia, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1972
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
• Specialties and Certifications
• Matrimonial Law Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2006
• Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1997

• American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
• Administrative Office of the Courts (Mediator)
• New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (Mediator)
• EEOC (ADR Neutral)
• Family Law Inns of Court (Master)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Psi Upsilon