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Angelo Sarno has been an attorney since being admitted to the bar in 1995.  He was an associate, then partner at Weinstein Snyder Lindemann Sarno until 2009, when he left the firm to form Snyder & Sarno, LLC.

Angelo Sarno is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Lawyer Attorney and was the youngest attorney in New Jersey to receive this significant designation.  He has also been selected to the Super Lawyers listing of attorneys by New Jersey Monthly every year since its inception in 2005.  He was selected by his peers as one of the top 100 matrimonial lawyers in New Jersey in 2008.  Angelo is well known and respected by the judiciary and his peers as a zealous advocate for his clients.  He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and United States District Court for the State of New Jersey.  Angelo is a member of the Essex County Bar Association and sits on the executive committee.  He is also a member of the Morris County and New Jersey State Bar Associations.

Angelo has developed a specialization in domestic violence marital tort trial work.  He volunteers significant time to the Morris County Battered Women Legal Advocacy Program where he represents victims of domestic abuse.  Angelo frequently lectures and publishes articles regarding contemporary issues in the area of family law.  He has lectured at various family law seminars and symposiums for the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  Angelo has also presented public seminars on family law issues and taught the Family Law Paralegal Program course at Fairleigh Dickinson University for two years.  He has also provided legal commentary with a panel of experts on the O.J. Simpson custody case for the NJ8 News with Lynn Doyle.  In addition, Angelo has co-authored and authored articles concerning family law matters for numerous publications, including the New Jersey Law Journal.

Angelo Sarno has acted as mediator/arbitrator in cases; drafted prenuptial, reconciliation and postnuptial agreements; and handled countless child custody and relocation cases.  He has also developed a practice which involves property distribution involving complex business and professional practice valuation.

Angelo was the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas P. Zampino from 1995 to 1996.  He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey in 1995.  Angelo was a member of the Seton Hall Family Law Clinic and received an award from the Academy of Matrimonial Law Attorneys for his dedication in the field.  Angelo obtained a B.A. in English from Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, where he graduated cum laude in 1992.

Edward S. Snyder has been a matrimonial practitioner for over 40 years.  In 1999, Ed was recognized by his peers as the recipient of the Saul Tischler Award from the Family Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association for lifetime achievement in family law.

Ed is a results-oriented legal professional who has represented thousands of men and women and assisted them in achieving excellent results in a professional and dignified manner.  He has been lead counsel in numerous trials and has argued many appeals including the nationally celebrated case of Konzelman v. Konzelman, which focused on the termination of alimony, in which he represented the winning side before the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Ed is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He served as a member of the Council of the Section of Family Law of the American Bar Association from 1984 to 1990 and he is a former chairman of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.  He is a charter fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He was elected a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers whose membership is limited to only 100 trial lawyers throughout the country.

Ed has lectured throughout the country on matrimonial and custody matters for many organizations, including the New Jersey Judicial College, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Delaware State Bar Association, the New York Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the American Bar Association.  His articles on family law have appeared in many legal publications.  Ed is often contacted by the news media to comment on issues of national interest and has appeared on CourtTV.  

Ed has been selected for Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.  He has three children and lives with his wife in Millburn, NJ.  In his spare time he enjoys reading, hiking and spending time with his family.