Jay R Atkins
Super Lawyers®Atkins, Tafuri, Minassian, D'Amato, Beane & Miller, P.A.
Family Law Lawyers in River Edge, NJ in River Edge, NJ
Education
Legal Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1968
- LL.B., Bachelor of Law
- Major: Former member of the Bergen County Ethics Committee.
Non Legal Education
- Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey, 1965
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: President of Graduating Class
- Honors: President of Senior Class
- Honors: Member of Student Counsel
- Honors: President of Junior Class Member of Varsity Baseball Team
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Past Positions
- Honorable Benjamin P. Galanti, Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County
- Honorable William J. Arnold, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Division, Bergen County 1968-1969
- Founding Partner of the Law Firm of Draesel, Sunshine, Atkins, now known as Atkins, Tafuri, Minassian, D’Amato & Beane; 1979 – Present
- Partner in the Law Firm of Skiba Atkins, Hackensack, New Jersey, specializing in criminal law, family law, and personal injury work and land use law; 1972 – 1979
- Partner in the firm of Goldberg & Atkins, Hackensack, New Jersey, specializing in criminal defense work; From 1972 – 1974
- Associate in the Law Office of Lucille P. Russell, Esq. prominent attorney in North Arlington, N.J.; 1969 – 1971
- Emerson, Rochelle Park, and Montvale and the former municipal attorney for Rochelle Park
- References
- Donald Van Matta, Van Matta Mechanicals, Inc., Montvale, New Jersey
- Esko J. Koskinen, Greenway Construction Co. Inc., Montvale, New Jersey
- Robert Roettger, Greenway Construction Co. Inc., Montvale, New Jersey
- George Johns, Harson & Johns Development Co., Rochelle Park,New Jersey
- Representative Clients
- Bjork Builders, Inc.
- Greenway Construction Company, Inc.
- Harson & Johns Development Company, Inc.
- Van Matta Mechanicals, Inc.
Representative Cases
- Enright v. Lubow
- Citation: 493 A.2d 1288
- Court: N.J.Super.A.D.
- Year: 1985
- Serial Number: 1985131170
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1969
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1969
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Other Affiliations
- Bergen County Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, 1969 - Present (Past Chairman)
- New Jersey Bar Association, 1969 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1969 - Present
- Past member of the Family Law Committee, Bergen County Bar
- Former member of the Bergen County Ethics Committee
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Jay R Atkins |
| Firm | Atkins, Tafuri, Minassian, D'Amato, Beane & Miller, P.A. |
| Address | 887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661 |
| Phone | 206-401-5768 |
| Phone | 201-967-8323 |
| Website | atkinstafuri.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |