Melissa Cipriano | West Caldwell Divorce & Family Lawyer

Ms. Cipriano graduated from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center with a Juris Doctorate Degree. Ms. Cipriano obtained a Master's of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She graduated from Wells College.

Ms. Cipriano is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York and Florida. She is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Ms. Cipriano volunteers on both the Morris County and Essex County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels. She has tried numerous matrimonial cases to completion and is also a qualified family law mediator. In addition Ms. Cipriano has taken on the role of Parenting Coordinator.  Her tremendous experience assisting families through contentious situations affords her a keen insight into problem solving for families in regards to both economic issues and parenting time concerns.  She uses her vast experience to help families move through what may seem to be insurmountable obstacles.  She also taps on her business sensibilities to assist owners as they untangle their business interests for their marital concerns.      

She opened the firm in 2003 and the office has been in West Caldwell since 2007. She was named as a RISING STAR IN FAMILY LAW from 2007 through 2009 and a SUPER LAWYER from 2011 through 2019 by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine. She was recognized by CAMBRIDGE'S WHO'S WHO in 2008 and named as one of "the top attorneys in New Jersey" in 2011.  Melissa has been listed as a 2019 Best Lawyers for Families as voted by her clients.

Ms. Cipriano was honored as a "Best of New Jersey Among our Most Distinguished Americans of Italian Descent" and conferred the "Stivale D'Italia Award of Excellence" by the Italian Tribune for her "honesty, integrity and dedication to fair and ethical business practices" and her "outstanding reputation as a Woman Whose Word is Her Bond".

Ms. Cipriano is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey Association for Justice. She is also a member of the Florida State Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Cipriano Law Offices, P.C.	West Caldwell, NJ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University	J.D.	Law School	1999
Fairleigh Dickinson University	Masters		1996
Wells College	Bachelors		1991

State / Court	Date
New York	2002
Florida	1999
New Jersey	1999

• Hunterdon/Somerset County Inns of Court
  Bergen County Bar Association | Member
  Family Law Executive Committee of Essex County | Member
  West Essex Business Partnership | Former Member
  District VC (West Essex) Ethics Committee | Former Member
  New Jersey Collaborative Law Group

• Super Lawyers - Top 50 Women Lawyers
• Rising Star in Family Law
  Super Lawyer
  Top 50 New Jersey Super Lawyers | 2018 - 2019
  Best Lawyers for Families | 2019
  Cambridge's Who's Who | 2008
  Top 50 Attorneys in New Jersey | 2011 | 2016
  Best of New Jersey Among our Most Distinguished Americans of Italian Descent
  Stivale D'Italia Award of Excellence
  Outstanding Reputation as a Woman Whose Word is Her Bond
  NJ Top 50 Women Attorneys | 2014 - 2015

• New Jersey Super Lawyer's Rising Stars | Hanging Out Their Own Shingle | 2008
  New Jersey Monthly Magazine | New Jersey Super Lawyers of 2007 | 2007

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1999) Licensed as Attorney in Florida. Verified with State Bar of Florida.	December 07, 2020
(1999) Licensed as Attorney in New Jersey. Verified with New Jersey State Bar Association.	December 07, 2020
(2002) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	December 07, 2020

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