Attorney Profile

Paul R. Melletz 
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Partner
phone 888-611-8770
856-528-9114
fax 856-428-5485
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Paul R. Melletz is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association. Mr. Melletz graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in May of 1960 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in May of 1963. He then clerked for the Honorable Louis Goldman and William Pascoe, Judges of the Camden county Court from 1963-1964. After completing his clerkship he became associated with the law office of Albert J. Klein in Camden, New Jersey, eventually becoming a partner. He left in 1977 to form his own law practice and has practiced law in the state of New Jersey over 44 years as a trial attorney.

On August 21, 1982, he was honored by being elected a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is currently one of approximately 80 such fellows in the State of New Jersey. He is the author of "Insurance and Inheritance Issues in Marriage and Divorce", which is in its third edition and published by the new Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education.

Mr. Melletz is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey; American Association for Justice; New Jersey State Bar Association; Camden County Bar Association; Burlington County Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; American Bar Association. He participates as a panelist on Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels in Camden County and Gloucester County.

Areas of Practice:
Matrimonial Law
Wills, Estates and Trusts
Real Estate Sales/Purchases
Municipal Court
Criminal Law
Contracts
Zoning/Planning/Land Use
Commercial Leasing
Corporations/Partnerships/LLC's
Personal Injury
Medical & Dental Malpractice
General Litigation
Immigration
Employment Law
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia, 1964
New Jersey, 1964
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963


Wharton School of Business, 1960


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1982 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Association for Justice
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers New Jersey
Member


New Jersey State Bar Association
Member


Camden County Bar Association
Member


Burlington County Bar Association
Member


American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels, Camden and Gloucester Counties
Panelist


Past Employment Positions:
Honorable Louis Goldman and William Pascoe, Camden County Court, Clerk, 1963 - 1964


Law Office of Albert J. Klein, Camden, New Jersey, 1964 - 1977