Robert M. Zaleski

Robert M. Zaleski, Esq., is a partner and Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney at Paone Zaleski & Murphy and has practiced law since 1988. His practice concentrates on divorce and family law, including child custody, alimony, child support, division of assets, and domestic violence. A substantial portion of his work involves mediation, where he assists parties seeking to resolve family disputes outside litigation. His experience encompasses contested matrimonial matters and alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Zaleski earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University. He completed his undergraduate education at Villanova University, earning a B.A. in Economics. His academic background in law and economics established a foundation for handling matrimonial matters involving financial questions, property division, support obligations, and other family law concerns.

Mr. Zaleski is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. He previously served on the Middlesex County Assignment Judge’s Family Lawyers’ Committee and the Supreme Court of New Jersey District VIII Ethics Committee. His professional involvement includes the Somerset County and Middlesex County bar associations and the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section. He has also participated in the Family Law Legal Clinic through Women Helping Women.

Robert M. Zaleski combines decades of matrimonial experience with extensive involvement in mediation and professional legal organizations. His work covers divorce, custody, support, asset division, domestic violence, and other family disputes. He has received the Martin S. Goldin Family Law Award and the Edward Schoifet Family Law Award. His practice emphasizes resolving difficult family matters through informed negotiation and mediation while providing litigation representation when disputes require court intervention.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Witherite Law Group, PLLC
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member, Somerset County Bar Association
• Member, Middlesex County Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Jersey

Education

• Seton Hall University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Villanova University
  BA in Economics

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