Wayne Jentis

Wayne Jentis

Wayne Jentis
EAST COAST LAW: Compassionate when it Matters, Aggressive When it Counts
Experience: 23 years
Divorce, Family Law, Estate Planning and 2 others
Florida, New Jersey, New York and 4 others
Top 10 Attorneys in Client Satisfaction, Top 10 Family Law Attorney and 9 others
Awards 11
Experience 23y
Online & Web 1

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Wayne F. Jentis, Esq.

• Member in Good Standing of the State of Florida Bar

• Member in Good Standing of the State of New Jersey Bar

• Member in Good Standing of the State of New York Bar

• Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

• Member Brevard County Bar Association

• Member Florida Bar Association and Family Law Section

• Member of the American Bar Association

• Member New Jersey Bar Association and Family Law Section

• Member Mercer County Bar Association

• Prior Law Clerk to the Honorable F. Lee Forrester.
(During Presiding Judgeship of the Family Part, Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer)

• Prior Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Wilson Noden.

• Awarded “Most Valuable Contribution to the Family Law Clinic” by the Seton Hall Center for Social Justice 2000

•Graduate of the Central New Jersey Family Law American Inn of Court

• Recognized by the NJ Administrative Office of the Courts for Mediation and Conciliation Skills training

• Pro Bono Service Program Award recipient from the Seton Hall Center for Social Justice 1999, 2000

• Graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law

• Graduate of Oxford University’s International Human Rights Law Program, Oxford England

• Graduate of American and European legal perspectives program at Universita degli Studi in Parma, Milan, Florence and Nervi, Italy

• Undergraduate degree from Rutgers University 1984

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida

Since 2010

New Jersey

Since 2001

New York

Since 2000

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Since 2001

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Since 2001

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

Since 2013

Unites States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida

Since 2013

Professional Experience

2010 - Current

East Coast Law, P.A.

Owner, Managing Attorney

Varied practice focused on Florida Family Law cases, with service for overlapping needs such as Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, small business and minor Criminal needs in Florida, New Jersey and New York. Home office and primary location in Melbourne, Florida

2004 - 2010

Wayne F. Jentis, Counsellors At Law, LLC

Owner, Managing Attorney

Owner/Managing attorney of Princeton, New Jersey Law firm practicing in New Jersey and New York with three staff attorneys.

2003 - 2004

Micklin Law Group

Attorney

Family Law staff attorney in Essex and surrounding Counties, New Jersey

2001 - 2003

Diamond and Diamond, P.A.

Attorney

Staff attorney for boutique matrimonial firm in Milburn, New Jersey

2000 - 2001

Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County

Law Clerk to the Honorable F. Lee Forrester P.J.F.D.

Law Clerk to the Presiding Judge of the Family Division. and mediator in non-dissolution family law matters, research and writing on juvenile justice issues.

1998 - 2000

Seton Hall Center for Social Justice

Acting attorney under R. 1:21-3

Legal representation in Juvenile criminal matters in Pro Bono legal clinic, Tax Preparation in Voluntary Tax Clinic, Legal Representation in Family law matters in Pro Bono Family Law Clinic

Education

1997 - 2000

Seton Hall University School of Law

J.D. (2000)

Honors: Most Valuable Contribution to the Seton Hall Center for Social Justice 2000

1999 - 1999

University of Oxford, Oxford England

other (1999) | International Human Rights Law

1980 - 1984

Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

B.A. (1984) | Political Science / Prelaw

Awards

year - Wayne Jentis
Top 10 Attorneys in Client Satisfaction

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

Top 10 Family Law Attorney

Attorney and Practice Magazine

Recognition of Excellence in the Practice of Law

Lawyers of Distinction

Clients' Choice Award

Avvo.com

year - Wayne Jentis
Top 10 Attorneys in Client Satisfaction

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

Top 10 Family Law Attorney

Attorney and Practice Magazine

Recognition of Excellence in the Practice of Law

Lawyers of Distinction

Clients' Choice Award

Avvo.com

year - Wayne Jentis
Top 10 Attorneys in Client Satisfaction

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

year - Wayne Jentis
Top 10 Attorneys in Client Satisfaction

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

year - Wayne Jentis
Most Valuable Contribution to the Family Law Clinic

Seton Hall Center for Social Justice

Contacts

East Coast Law, P.A. 130 Malcolm X Blvd. Suite 1107 New York NY 11026 Telephone: (212) 729-9987 Fax: (888) 471-5693
East Coast Law, P.A. - Main Office Address 1900 S. Harbor City Blvd Suite 315 Melbourne FL 32901 Telephone: (321) 984-4100 Fax: (888) 471-5693
East Coast Law, P.A. 475 Wall Street Princeton NJ 08540 Telephone: (609) 921-0033 Fax: (609) 921-8668
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Wayne Jentis
Wayne Jentis EAST COAST LAW: Compassionate when it Matters, Aggressive When it Counts

Experience: 23 years
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Location: USA
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Practice Areas

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

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