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Attorney Profile

James J. Nolletti

James Nolletti

Collier Halpern Newberg Nolletti & Bock, LLP
1 North Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601

White Plains

New York (NY)

Contact Contact James J. Nolletti
T: 914-684-6800
F: 914-682-8860

Visit: www.chnnb.com
Practice Areas: Family Law (90%), Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (10%)

Family Law

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Profile

James J. Nolletti, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, began his career as a criminal prosecutor in the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Having served clients in numerous and notable cases at both the trial and appellate court levels for three decades, Mr. Nolletti gained broad expertise and recognition as a diligent and successful matrimonial trial attorney. He has also lectured and been published in his areas of expertise. Mr. Nolletti provides his clients with the security and peace of mind that result from representation by an experienced New York divorce lawyer and an assertive, client‑centered team of professionals dedicated to providing prompt, efficient, and exceptional legal services.

Selected To

New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro

About James Nolletti

Admitted: 1979, New York

Professional Webpage: www.chnnb.com/

Honors and Awards:

  • Who's Who in American Law;

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County (past vice-president)
  • Westchester County Bar Association, Family Law Section and member of (Family Law) Executive Committee;
  • Fordham Law Alumni;
  • New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section and Executive Committee Member
  • National College of DUI Defense
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Journal of the American Academy of Marimonial Lawyers, Editorial Board, 2012
  • New York Chapter Board of Managers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2012

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Motion Practice, Investigative Techniques, Ethics and Witness Interviews and Testimony; Essential Litigation Skills for New York Paralegals
  • Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in New York, 2nd Edition; Author of chapter entitled: Exploring Decisions and Developments that Impact the Practice Today and Tomorrow, which discusses two important decisions by New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, were rendered this past year, which have statewide effect in divorce litigation; to wit: Mahoney-Buntzman v Buntzman, 12 NY3d 415 and Johnson v. Chapin, 12 NY3d 461. I was lead trial counsel in Mahoney-Buntzman and co-counsel on both appeals., Author, Exploring Decisions and Developments that Impact the Practice Today and Tomorrow, Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in New York, 2nd Edition, Law, 2010
  • This is a CLE program for family law attorneys, which will address various evidentiary issues in family law trials in both New York State Supreme and Family Courts., Speaker/Moderator, Evidentiary Issues in Family Law Trials, Westchesetr County Bar Association, Law, 2010

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Mahoney-Buntzman v Buntzman, 12 NY3d 415; 51 AD3d 732; 13 Misc3d 1216A; 13 Misc3d 1205A; Rotker v Rotker, 195Misc2d 768; Coppola v Coppola, 129 Ad2d 760; Matter of Jessica M. Hutchinson v Albert J. Pirro, 11 AD3d 465; Castro v Castro, 292 AD2d 556;

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • WAG Magazine, Words of Wisdom to Divorcing Spouses, First Place, 2006

Educational Background:

  • Villanova University, BA, 1975
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