ELLIOT H. GOURVITZ, Partner
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Elliot H. Gourvitz is an attorney who has practiced matrimonial and family law for 37 years and has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a specialist in family law.   He has successfully argued many State and Federal appellate cases and is the author of Domestic Torts in New Jersey, Domestic Violence Source Book, and numerous articles.  He is a Lecturer and speaker on family law and has been quoted as an authority in many articles.  Mr. Gourvitz also serves as an expert witness in numerous international child abduction and Hague Convention cases throughout the country.

Education:
Rutgers the State University (B.A. 1966; J.D. 1969)
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Court Admissions:
States of New Jersey and New York
United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Southern District of  New York, Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Tax Court, Court of Claims, Court of International Trade
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States
United States Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits
United States Supreme Court
Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1981; recertified 1989 and 1996
Certified Matrimonial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey

Bar Associations:
Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey Family Practice Division Committee, 1992-96
Certified Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; recertified 1991, 1995, and 2000; President of New Jersey Chapter 1992-94; National Delegate 1994-2000
Certified Matrimonial Arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Certified Matrimonial Mediator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers
Chair New Jersey State Bar Association Certified Trial Attorneys Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association 1999-2001
Chairman, Union County Matrimonial Early Settlement panel, 1986-2002
Panelist in Early Settlement Program of Essex, Middlesex and Union Counties, 1982-2002
Member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, 1986-Present
New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations (Member, Mediation and Arbitration Committee, 1984-Present
New Jersey Trial Lawyers' Association
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member of the Board of Governors)

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ARI H. GOURVITZ, Partner
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Ari H. Gourvitz practices primarily matrimonial, family, intellectual property, criminal law, sport and entertainment law

Education:
University of Michigan, B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.

Court Admissions:
States of New Jersey and New York
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals For the Third Circuit

Bar Associations:
Member of New Jersey and New York State Bar Associations, Family, Intellectual Property, and Sports and Entertainment Sections
 

Past Experience:
Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Virginia A. Long of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Extern to the Honorable Michael Diamond, J.S.C.

Author:

Articles
Why New Jersey is Correct Forum for Expansion of Gay Marriage,” by Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz, New Jersey Law Journal (August 2002).

“Pay or Stay Hearings: Court must assess ability to pay before ordering coercive measures”, by Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz, New Jersey Law Journal (August 2004).

"Domestic Violence Update-The Cases Over the Past Couple of Years that Shaped the Current Law," by Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz, New Jersey Lawyer (September 2003).

"Parents Cannot Move Children Intrastate Without Impunity," by Ari H. Gourvitz and Elliot H. Gourvitz, New Jersey Law Journal (August 2003).

"When Enough is Enough Unequal Equitable Distribution in Large Marital Estate Cases," Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz, New Jersey Law Journal (September 2002).

Books
Domestic Violence Source Book, 2nd Edition, By Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz.

Lecture
AAML Forum, September 2005, “How To Try a Hague Convention Case.”

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