Rita Aquilio is Proud to Support Bernards Township First Responders Appreciation Night

Rita Aquilio, a divorce lawyer with Lawrence Law, is proud to support Bernards Township First Responders Appreciation Night. The event will be held on Oct. 3rd to support, celebrate, honor, and thank township first responders for their service to the community. First Responders Appreciation Night will take place at the Liberty Corner Fire House, starting with a private dinner for first responders and their families, followed by a public ceremony at 7:30 p.m. with coffee and dessert. For more information, please contact Janice Fields, Coordinator for the Bernards Township First Responders Committee.

“As the wife of a police officer and a resident of the Township, supporting our first responders is a very important to me. I am grateful to Mayor Bianchi, the Township Committee, and especially Janice Fields, for coordinating this effort. It allows residents to show their gratitude to those who selflessly serve the community each day. We are so thankful for all that they do for Bernards Township,” said Aquilio.

Aquilio practices in the areas of divorce, alimony, child support, custody and parenting time, non-dissolution matters, separation, guardianship, mediation, and post-judgment issues. She represents clients in all types of family law and matrimonial actions, from basic matters to complex asset valuation cases. She is a trained R. 1:40 Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney, as well as a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Executive Committee, the Appellate Practice Committee and the Family Practice Committee of the Somerset County Family Practice Committee. Aquilio has also been trained by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as a Family Law Arbitrator. She is a Trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association, a Member of the District XIII Ethics Committee and Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation Family Law Committee. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, the professional journal of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Aquilio earned her J.D. from Western New England College School of Law, and her B.A., cum laude, from Drew University.

Lawrence Law, Watchung, New Jersey, is a boutique firm devoted exclusively to the practice of matrimonial and family law.