Barry L. Kaufman devotes his practice to family law, including Alternate Dispute Resolution (mediation and arbitration), and has been practicing law for more than 40 years. His practice is concentrated on family law matters involving complex financial issues, including valuation of businesses and professional practices, and high conflict child(ren)-related matters. He is committed to giving personal attention to each client and practical solutions in complicated situations, whether through resolution or litigation. As an experienced trial and appellate matrimonial law attorney, Barry prides himself on thorough preparation and attention to detail.

Barry serves as a Court-appointed and privately retained mediator/arbitrator and is often selected to mediate or arbitrate difficult or extremely contentious matters. Superior Court judges and fellow attorneys select Barry to arbitrate sensitive family law matters that require an astute understanding of the law. He is a lecturer for the New Jersey Institute of Continued Legal Education in Family Law.

Barry served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold M. Nitto in 1980-1981.

Ms. Casella focuses her practice in the areas of trusts and estates, and provides direction and guidance to clients in their wealth planning needs. She also practices in the areas of real estate and corporate law and counsels closely held business owners with succession planning, as well as gift and estate tax planning strategies. Ms. Casella’s practice also includes trust and estate administration where she counsels and guides fiduciaries through the probate and administration of a decedent’s estate and advises trustees in the administration of the trust estate. She also handles contested and uncontested estate administration in court proceedings.

Renata has been in private practice for the past 15 years after graduating cum laude from New York University in 2005, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics. She earned her Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law in 2008, where she was a participant in the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. She is fluent in Russian and is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey.

Aaron Cohen concentrates his practice in the area of family law. He handles the full range of family law cases, including complex matrimonial litigation, mediation, child custody, child support, alimony, valuation of businesses and other significant assets, equitable distribution, prenuptial agreements, and domestic violence. He is particularly adept at representing parents of children with special needs. In 2023, Aaron was included in the National Academy of Family Attorney’s (“NAFLA”) Top 10 Under 40 List for excellence in the field of Family Law in New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.nafla.net/selection-process.*

Aaron maintains a personalized, client-focused practice. He understands that every client is unique and requires patience, dedication, and zealous advocacy. He listens to each client’s objectives and offers guidance to help him/her reach constructive long-term resolutions. People with family law issues face some of the most difficult challenges of their lives. Aaron’s hands-on approach and ability to craft solutions help clients through inherently challenging times.

Aaron has been appointed by the Court as a Parent Coordinator for parents in high conflict cases. He has also been appointed by the Court as a Guardian Ad Litem of children involved in high conflict cases.

Prior to entering private practice, Aaron was a law clerk to the Honorable Ronny Jo Siegal, (Ret.). His time as a law clerk provided him with an exceptional understanding of the family courts. He uses the knowledge gained as a law clerk to assist his clients with navigating the judicial system.

Aaron also practices in the area of guardianship law. He represents individuals seeking to become guardians of the person and/or estate of their loved ones, who they believe are incapacitated. Mr. Cohen is regularly appointed by the Court as the attorney for alleged incapacitated persons in guardianship proceedings.

Aaron is also a member of the firm’s land use department and practices in the area of zoning, planning, and redevelopment law, including representing commercial and residential developers in connection with land development and related issues.
In addition to private practice, Aaron is actively involved in numerous professional and charitable organizations. He is currently a member of the District Fee Arbitration Committee for District IIA Northern Bergen County. He is also a member of Bergen County Bar Association and the Barry Croland Family Law Inn of Court.

Aaron was a member of the Volunteer Lawyers for Justice Generation Now Committee, which is a group a lawyers who fundraise and promote awareness on behalf of Volunteer Lawyers for Justice and he continues to advocate for Volunteer Lawyers for Justice. Aaron has also been serving on the Scholarship Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, which selects the recipients of various law school scholarships, since 2020.

Aaron serves on a Bergen County Early Settlement Panel, a court mandated program compromised of volunteer attorneys who assist matrimonial litigants with resolving the economic issues in their cases.

Aaron also provides pro bono legal services to indigent veterans through Volunteer Lawyers for Justice and to formerly incarcerated individuals through the District of New Jersey Reentry Court, which assists returning citizens with successfully “reentering” society following their incarceration.

Stefanie Jedra Sollecito, CPA/ABV, ASA, CFE, director in Cg Tax, Audit & Advisory’s (Cg) Litigation & Valuation Services Group, has more than 12 years’ experience in appraising business interests and providing forensic accounting and litigation support services for matrimonial litigation, civil litigation, and estate and gift transactions.

Stefanie has presented expert witness testimony in matrimonial and civil litigation cases, and is a frequent speaker on topics related to both business valuation and forensic accounting. In addition, she develops and presents continuing legal education (CLE) seminars to law firms and bar associations.

Her previous experience includes matters involving matrimonial litigation, shareholder or partnership disputes, economic damages analyses, and other accounting services.

She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in New York and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Additionally, Stefanie holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation from the American Society of Appraisers, as well as the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Stefanie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA). She is also a member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), New York Chapter where she is the vice president of Marketing, and previously held the role of secretary (July 2020 – June 2022) and vice president of Marketing (July 2019 – June 2020).

Stefanie graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting and minor in economics.