Sandy Durst, Esq., has more than 25 years of experience representing individuals facing divorce, the preparation of prenuptial agreements, establishing and enforcing alimony and child support, custody disputes, equitable distribution, and domestic violence matters as well as post-judgment applications seeking to modify alimony or child support awards and requests to relocate out of the state with the children. Clients benefit from the combination of legal skill, common sense and compassion that Sandy brings to each and every matter. Mr. Durst represents clients throughout the State and routinely appears in Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, counties.
His practice has been exclusively focused on family law since 1999. Each case is given the personalized attention it deserves. Having started his legal career at two of New Jersey’s largest firms, he opened The Durst Firm in 2013 in order to provide clients with zealous representation in a personalized and cost effective manner.
In recognition of his skills as a family law attorney, he has been named by his peers as a Rising Star in Family Law for 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and a Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law (see www.superlawyers.com for selection criteria), Sandy has lectured and written on family law topics. He has repeatedly been invited to address fellow family law attorneys at the annual NJAJ Boardwalk seminar Family Law Program where he has served as the co-moderator of the program in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He has served as an Associate Editor for the New Jersey Family Lawyer. Sandy has been appointed to serve as a Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist in Mercer and Hunterdon counties.
He is a member of the Mercer County Bar Association where he serves as a co-chair of the Family Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association where he served multiple terms on the Family Law Executive Committee, the American Bar Association and NJAJ.
In 2017 Mr. Durst was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Sandy is an alumnus of The Pennington School where he served on the Board of Advisors, Middlebury College, and DePaul University College of Law.
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