Patricia M. Barbarito

Recognized in the prestigious Chambers New Jersey Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth guide each year since 2022, Senior Partner and Member of the firm’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee Patricia M. Barbarito represents high-profile or high-asset individuals, including executives at publicly and privately held companies, who have specific and complicated issues requiring discretion relative to compensation packages, investments and assets. She is known for her strategic planning and oversight of the Firm’s family law cases which include a wide range of matters from complex, high asset divorces and prenuptial agreements to cases requiring more routine legal needs. Her approach is that every case requires a thoughtful strategy, and she ensures that cases are handled efficiently in a cost-effective manner.

Pat started her law career at Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno when it only had three attorneys. Since that time, she has been integral in developing the firm and its multi-faceted and prominent practice areas. From the start, Pat’s unique ability to combine her passion for the law with her compassion for her clients has been her strength. A highly regarded trial lawyer known for her integrity and commitment to excellence, Pat has a formidable reputation in every courtroom in New Jersey. Her hallmark is taking the time to gain a deep understanding of her clients’ situations so that she can swiftly and effectively develop a strategy, champion their cause, and achieve a successful outcome. Pat balances an unwavering determination to succeed on behalf of her clients with a positive, empathetic style that fosters loyalty and trust.

Since 2021, she has been the host of the podcast “Heartbreak and Hope,” where she and her guests offer insight, anecdotes, and guidance on how to authentically thrive through any stage of a relationship.

With the Firm since 1980, she has shaped the firm’s reputation and success in her Managing Partner and Co-Managing Partner roles. A Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Matrimonial Attorney, she has been honored with the New Jersey State Bar Association’s (NJSBA) prestigious Saul A. Tischler Award for her achievements in and contributions to the advancement of matrimonial law and the legal profession, as well as her dedication to community service, education and advocacy.

Pat has chaired the Family Law Section of the NJSBA and served on its Executive Committee. She sat on the NJSBA Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointment Committee (JPAC) as the Morris County representative. Under a compact established with the Governor, JPAC confidentially reviews the qualifications of candidates for the nominated judicial and prosecutorial positions and advises the Governor in its position regarding the candidate’s fitness to serve in the nominated position. She has actively supported Eva’s Village as a member of the Board of Trustees and as co-Chair of the organization’s signature fundraising event. She has been in the Best Lawyers publication since 2006, the Super Lawyers publication each year since 2005, the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyer list in 2006, 2007, and since 2018, and the New Jersey Top 50 Women list from 2005–2009, and each year since 2011.

Certifications

• Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Matrimonial Trial Attorney, Certified Arbitrator

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