CHARLES F. VUOTTO, JR., ESQ. BIO

Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.

Of Counsel | Roseland, New Jersey Office | TEL 973-403-9200 /FAX 973-364-1403 | cvuotto@starrgern.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE

EDUCATION

BAR ADMISSION

CERTIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL TRAINING

HONORS AND AWARDS

2016 Saul Tischler Award Recipient. The Saul Tischler Award is presented for lifetime contributions to the achievement of family law in the State of New Jersey and is the most prestigious award to be presented to a family law attorney.
AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review.
Best Lawyers of America ® in the area of family law in 2009 – 2023
New Jersey Super Lawyers® in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 – 2023
2013 Edward Schoifet Family Law Award presented by the Family Law Section of the Middlesex County Bar Association.
2010 Union County Service Award for 20 years of service as Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist.

NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT COMMITTEES

Member – New Jersey Supreme Court’s Family Part Practice Committee (2009-2011).
Member – Ad Hoc Committee on the Arbitration of Family Matters, which culminated in significant changes to the New Jersey Rules of Court that became effective in September of 2015. (2013-2015)

PRIOR LAW FIRM AFFILIATIONS

Prior to joining Starr Gern, Mr. Vuotto was the Managing Partner and co-founder of the law firm of Tonneman, Vuotto, Enis & White, LLC (TVE&W).
Prior to co-founding TVE&W in 2009, he was a partner at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Prior to joining Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, he was a partner at James P. Yudes, PC in Springfield, New Jersey.

BAR ACTIVITY & MEMBERSHIPS

Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
Editor-in-Chief of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, which is a highly respected publication of the Family Law Section of NJSBA.
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (“AAML”) and past member of the Board of Managers of the New Jersey Chapter of the AAML.
Member of the New Jersey State, Union, Morris and Middlesex County Bar Associations.
Member of the Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance (“MLA”)
Panelists on Early Settlement Panel (“ESP”), Blue Ribbon Panel and Intensive Settlement Conferences (“ISC”) assisting parties in resolving their disputes.

ARTICLES & LECTURING

Mr. Vuotto has authored or co-authored over 100 articles on the topic of family law. All of his articles are available at http://vuotto.com/divorce-article/
Mr. Vuotto has lectured to Family Part Judges at Judicial College. He has also lectured on behalf of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“ICLE”) on numerous occasions including but not limited to the 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2021 Family Law Symposiums and has also lectured on behalf of the New Jersey Bar Foundation (“NJBF”). In 2001 he lectured to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) at its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. He has lectured to the New Jersey Society of CPA’s (“NJSCPA”), and continues to lecture to the public, bench, bar, accountants and paralegals on various family law related issues. You can find all of his past and upcoming seminars at http://vuotto.com/divorce-seminars/

REPORTED DECISIONS

Schuyler v. Ashcraft, 293 N.J. Super. 261 (App. Div. 1996)
Giovine v. Giovine, 284 N.J. Super. 3 (App. Div. 1995)
Brown v. Brown, 348 N.J. Super. 466 (App. Div. 2002) Authored the brief in support of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Motion for Leave to Appear as amicus curiae in the case of Brown v. Brown, 348 N.J. Super. 466 (App. Div. 2002)

VUOTTO.COM

You can read more about Mr. Vuotto on his website located at http://vuotto.com/