James Nolletti, Managing Partner
James Nolletti is an accomplished negotiator and litigator with over three decades of wide-ranging experience in matrimonial and family law cases. He is the founder of Nolletti Law Group, a firm focused exclusively on the unique needs of its divorce and family law clients. Formerly, Mr. Nolletti was the supervising partner of the family law and matrimonial litigation practice at the White Plains firm of Collier, Halpern, Newberg & Nolletti. James Nolletti began his career as a criminal trial prosecutor in the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and has since represented clients in numerous and notable cases at both the trial and appellate court levels.
A Highly Regarded Family Lawyer
James Nolletti, a Fellow of The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers, has earned board certification as a family law trial advocate from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (“NBTA”) and has maintained the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating for ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Nolletti is included among those selected on the list of Super Lawyers published in The New York Times. James Nolletti is a founding member of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators (“AACFL”), a group of divorce litigators dedicated to professional development and effective advocacy in cases involving complex financial matters. Mr. Nolletti has also been selected by peers for inclusion in successive editions of Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Practice Area. He has served as a member of the Board of Managers of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, as well as the Board of Editors for the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (“JAAML”). Mr. Nolletti has also served on the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association Family Law Section, and is the author of "Exploring Decisions and Developments that Impact the Practice Today and Tomorrow Inside the Minds", which appeared in the 2010 edition of Strategies for Family Law in New York, and co-author of "Preparing Clients for Custody Evaluation: A Call for Critical Examination", which appeared in Volume 27, 2015 of The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph. D, ABPP. James Nolletti received his J.D. from Fordham Law School upon achieving a B.A. at Villanova University.
- Best Lawyers in America
- Who's Who in American Law
Associations
| Association name | Position name |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | Fellow
New York Chapter Board of Managers & Journal Editorial Board |
| International Academy of Family Lawyers | Fellow |
| American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators | Fellow
New York Chapter Founding Member |
| National Board of Trial Advocacy | Board Certified Attorney, Family Trial Law |
| Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County | Founding Member
Past Vice-President |
| Westchester County Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member
Family Law Executive Committee Past Chairperson |
| New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member |
| American Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member |
| Fordham Law Alumni | |
Scholarly Lectures
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section | Matrimonial Trial Institute I: Trial Techniques and Strategies: Part of a "Trial Academy for Matrimonial Lawyers", which is "The most ambitious CLE series ever undertaken by the Association's Family Law Section." In Part I of this series, Mr. Nolletti (former Faculty Member) lectured on the topic of "Navigating the Expert Witness". | 2012 |
| Westchester County Bar Association, Law | Evidentiary Issues in Family Law Trials: This is a CLE program for family law attorneys, which will address various evidentiary issues in family law trials in both New York State Supreme and Family Courts., Speaker/Moderator, Evidentiary Issues in Family Law Trials | |
| Motion Practice, Investigative Techniques, Ethics and Witness Interviews and Testimony; Essential Litigation Skills for New York Paralegals, Lecturer |
Verdicts and Settlements
| Case name | Case number |
|---|---|
| Mahoney-Buntzman v Buntzman | 12 NY3d 415; 51 AD3d 732; 13 Misc3d 1216A; 13 Misc3d 1205A |
| Rotker v Rotker | 195Misc2d 768 |
| Coppola v Coppola | 129 Ad2d 760 |
| Castro v Castro | 292 AD2d 556 |
Outstanding Achievements
| Presenter | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WAG Magazine | Words of Wisdom to Divorcing Spouses, First Place | 2006 |
Publications
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Volume 27 | "Preparing Clients for Custody Evaluation: A Call for Critical Examination" (with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph. D, ABPP) | 2015 |
| Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in New York, 2nd Edition | "Exploring Decisions and Developments that Impact the Practice Today and Tomorrow", which discusses two important decisions by New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals. These decisions have had a statewide effect in divorce litigation – to wit: Mahoney-Buntzman v Buntzman, 12 NY3d 415 and Johnson v. Chapin, 12 NY3d 461. James J. Nolletti was lead trial counsel in Mahoney-Buntzman and co-counsel on both appeals. | 2010 |
| WAG Magazine | "Words of Wisdom to Divorcing Spouses" | 2006 |
| New York DWI Lawyer.com | "Unfair Tactics Used By Police and Prosecutors To Convict the Unwary Motorist of Drunk Driving and Deprive Them of Driving Privileges" | 2001 |
Education
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Fordham Law School | JD – Juris Doctor | 1978 |
| Villanova University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1975 |