Practice Areas

• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Family Law
• Landlord Tenant
• Personal Injury
• Workers' Compensation
• Traffic Tickets
• Collections
• Municipal Law

Education

• Skidmore College
• Western New England University School of Law

Professional Experience

• NorthEast Legal Services
  Board of Directors
  2019
• Freeman Law Center, LLC
  Partner
  2015
• Freeman Hughes Freeman, LLC
  Partner
  2012
• Law Offices of Brian C Freeman, LLC
  Owner
  2005
• Law Office of Freeman and Gertner P.C.
  Partner
  1992
• Law Offices of Brown and Childress
  Associate
  1990
• New Jersey Department of Public Safety
  Deputy Attorney General
  1986
• Newark Housing and Redevelopment Authority
  Associate General Counsel
  1983
• Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, New Jersey
  Judge's Law Clerk
  1982

Awards

• Family Law
  Best Lawyers in America
  2022
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2022
• Best Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  Expertise.com
  2022
• Platinum Client Champion
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2022
• Early Settlement Panelist
  Hudson County Superior Court
  2022
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  Three Best Rated.com
  2022
• Top Ten Attorney
  NAOPIA
  2022
• Best Lawyers in America- Family Law
  Best Lawyers in America
  2021
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2021
• New Jersey's Best Lawyers For Families
  New Jersey Family Magazine
  2021
• 19 Best Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  www.expertise.com
  2020
• Top Ten Family Law Firm
  Attorney and Practice Magazine
  2020
• The Best Lawyers in America- Family Law
  Best Lawyers in America
  2020
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2020
• Top 100 of 2020
  American Academy of Attorneys
  2020
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  www.threebestrated.com
  2020
• New Jersey's Best Lawyers For Families
  New Jersey Family Magazine
  2020
• Early Settlement Panelist
  Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, NJ
  2020
• Client’s Choice
  Avvo.com
  2020
• Superb Rating (10.0)
  Avvo.com
  2020
• Top 100 Civil Plaintiff
  National Trial Lawyers
  2020
• Client Champion Platinum
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2020
• 10 Best Law Firm Client Satisfaction
  American Institute of Family Attorneys
  2020
• 10 Best Law Firm Client Satisfaction
  American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers
  2020
• Top Ten Family Law Attorney
  Attorney and Practice Magazine
  2019
• Client Champion Platinum
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2019
• Early Settlement Panelist
  Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, New Jersey
  2019
• Ten Best Client Satisfaction
  American Institute of Family Attorneys
  2019
• New Jersey's Best Lawyers For Families
  New Jersey Family Magazine
  2019
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  ThreeBestRated.com
  2019
• Best Lawyers In America- Family Law
  Best Lawyers
  2019
• Client Champion Platinum Award
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2018
• Ten Best Client Satisfaction
  American Institute of Family Attorneys
  2018
• Early Settlement Panelist
  Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, New Jersey
  2018
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  ThreeBestRated.com
  2018
• Superb Rating ( 10.0 )
  Avvo.com
  2018
• New Jersey's Best Lawyers for Families
  New Jersey Family Magazine
  2018
• Superb Rating ( 10.0 )
  Avvo.com
  2017
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  ThreeBestRated.com
  2017
• Early Settlement Panelist
  Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, New Jersey
  2017
• Best in New Jersey Family Law
  The National Review Best Choice
  2017
• Client's Choice Award
  Avvo
  2017
• 10 Best Client Satisfaction
  American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
  2017
• Client Champion Platinum
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2017
• Client Distinction Award
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2016
• Top Divorce Attorney
  www.AVVO.com
  2016
• Client's Choice Award
  www.AVVO.com
  2016
• Superb Rating ( 10.0 )
  www.AVVO.com
  2016
• Preeminent Client Rating
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2016
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, NJ
  www.threebestrated.com
  2016
• Top 3 Divorce Lawyers in Jersey City, New Jersey
  www.threebestrated.com
  2015
• Premier 100 Trial Attorney
  American Academy of Trial Attorneys
  2015
• Top Attorney Divorce
  www.AVVO.com
  2015
• Top Attorney Personal Injury
  www.AVVO.com
  2015
• Client's Choice Award
  www.AVVO.com
  2015
• Service as a Panelist on the Early Settlement Panel
  Superior Court Family Part, Hudson County, New Jersey
  2015
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  National Trial Lawyers Association
  2015
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  Nation's Top One Percent
  2015
• Superb Rating (10.0)
  Avvo.com
  2015
• Top Ten Divorce Law Firms
  Prime Buyer's Report
  2014
• Client Distinction Award
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2013
• Top Lawyers in New Jersey
  The Legal Network
  2013
• A+ Rating
  Better Business Bureau
  2012
• Preeminent Client Rating
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2012
• Featured Attorney
  Win Child Custody Rights.com
  2011
• Honored Member
  Cambridge Who's Who
  2011
• Certification of Family Law Mediation Training
  NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  2010
• Qualified Family Law Mediator Pursuant to R. 1:40
  Administrative Office of the Courts, State of New Jersey
  2010
• Qualified Civil Case Mediator Pursuant to R. 1:40
  Administrative Office of the Courts, State of New Jersey
  2010
• Admission to the United States Supreme Court
  Clerk, United States Supreme Court
  2010
• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
  United States Congress
  2001
• Distinguished Man of the Year
  La Tribuna Newspaper
  2001
• Meritorious Community Service Honor
  Seton Hall University Project 2000
  1995

Associations

• Essex County Bar Association
• Hudson County Bar Association
• Sundowners
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• National Association of Guardsmen, Inc
• Garden State Bar Association
• National Bar Association
• Alphi Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
• Hudson American Inns of Court
• Phi Alpha Delta
• NJ Supreme Court Minority Concerns Committee
• NJ Supreme Court Municipal Court Practice Committee
• St. Columba Neighborhood Club De Barrio

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