About Patricia Garity Smits

Patricia Garity Smits is a lawyer practicing matrimonial, family, custody and 7 other areas of law. Patricia received a M.S. degree from Northern Illinois University in 1969, and has been licensed for 48 years. Patricia practices at Law Office of Patricia Garity Smits, L.L.C. in Morristown, NJ.

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Services

Areas of Law

Family Law 2
- Divorce
- Paternity
Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
- Mediation
Other 7
- Matrimonial
- Family
- Custody
- Domestic Relations
- Pre-Marital Agreements
- Grandparents Rights
- Tax

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Member

Firm Name
Law Office of Patricia Garity Smits, L.L.C.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1978, New Jersey
1978, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
1980, Florida
1983, U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships
Morris County (Member, Family Law Executive Committee, 1981—
Chair, 1984-1987), New Jersey State (Member: Family Law Section, 1978
Executive Committee, 1991—
Committee on Alcoholism, 1978-1988
ICLE Committee, 1989-1996) and American (Member, Section of Family Law, 1978—
Elected Council Member, Section of Family Law, 1991-1997
Chair, Law in the Fifty States Committee, 1985-1993
Member: Nominating Committee, 1986, 1988
Member: CLE Committee, 1988-1996
Law Practice Management Committee, 1992—
Vice-Chair, 1992-1994, Chair, 1994-2000
Chair, 2001-2002, Scope Committee) Bar Associations
The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section)
New Jersey Women Lawyer's Association
New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. American Inns of Court, Master and Group Leader (Family Law Inn, 1993—).
Education & Certifications

Law School
Rutgers University
Class of 1978
J.D.

Other Education
Northern Illinois University
Class of 1969
M.S.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Class of 1967
B.S.

Legal Certifications
Certified Matrimonial Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification
Personal Details & History

Age
Jefferson, Wisconsin

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