Sara B. Cohen, Esq.
Senior Associate
New Jersey Family Law Attorney Guiding Clients Through Legal Challenges
Sara B. Cohen is a family law attorney with The Williams Law Group, LLC. Ms. Cohen exclusively focuses her practice on family law, providing her clients with distinguished legal guidance and counsel in all aspects of their family and matrimonial matters, including divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, domestic violence, adoption, and related legal matters.
Ms. Cohen is drawn to family law due to its dynamic nature and the tangible difference she is able to make in people’s lives. Taking a highly personalized approach to every case she represents, Ms. Cohen’s exceptional listening and communication skills give her the ability to quickly understand and zero in on her clients’ unique set of needs and concerns.
Highly skilled in mediation, collaborative methods, and litigation, Ms. Cohen has the versatility and know-how to efficiently resolve her clients’ legal matters through the method that is best suited for reaching their goals. Whether she is facilitating a smooth transition for a divorcing spouse via mediation or zealously defending a parent’s rights in a highly contested court battle, Ms. Cohen prioritizes strategies that truly align with her client’s best interests. Recognizing that divorce and family law matters often coincide with tax, business, and estate planning issues, Ms. Cohen is capable of providing her clients with excellent guidance in any of these overlapping areas.
This focus and emphasis on individual attention have solidified Ms. Cohen's reputation in the New Jersey family law community as a trustworthy, compassionate, and detail-driven advocate. Through her unwavering resolve and sharp logical reasoning, Ms. Cohen ensures that her clients’ legal challenges are always tackled with efficiency and determination. “I guide my clients through incredibly personal and often intricate matters that involve everything that is most important to them: their children, their finances and their future. It is my mission to give my clients the advice and counsel they need to feel secure in their decisions and to achieve the best possible outcomes,” she confirms.
Ms. Cohen graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, New Brunswick and her law degree from Rutgers School of Law. During law school, she served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, the first legal periodical in the U.S. to focus exclusively on the field of women’s rights law. In that role, she supervised a staff of 20 to 30 students and spearheaded the publication of four volumes of the journal each year. This experience was pivotal in shaping the meticulous attention to detail, rigorous research skills, and excellence in communication that Ms. Cohen employs today in seamlessly managing her clients’ cases.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Cohen interned with the Honorable Teresa A. Kondrup-Coyle, J.S.C. in Monmouth County. She researched and wrote memoranda on a variety of legal issues, including child support and child custody, and also assisted in drafting and revising orders and reviewing pleadings. Ms. Cohen had the ability to observe various legal proceedings, providing her with a unique perspective that assists her in representing clients in the courtroom. She continues to use this deep understanding of the judicial decision-making process and inner workings of the court system when building robust and effective arguments for her clients in their litigated matters.
Admitted to practice before the New Jersey courts, Ms. Cohen is a proud member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, where she participates in the NJSBA’s Family Law Section and Young Lawyers Division. She is also a member of the Ocean County, Burlington County, Mercer County, Atlantic County and Monmouth County Bar Associations. Ms. Cohen serves as an ESP Panelist for Burlington County.
Ms. Cohen has been selected to the New Jersey Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for five consecutive years.
Outside the courtroom, Ms. Cohen enjoys cooking and traveling. Ms. Cohen is an animal lover and enjoys spending time with her cat.
Areas of Practice
- Family and Matrimonial Law
- Divorce and Legal Separations
- Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships/Civil Unions and Same Sex Marriages
- Military Divorce
- Child Custody
- Visitation and Parenting Time
- Child Support
- Collaborative Divorce
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Alimony and Palimony
- Division of Assets - Equitable Distribution
- Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements
- Kinship Legal Guardianships
- Children’s Educational Needs
- Emancipation
- Modification of Custody
- Modification of Child Support
- Modification, Reduction or Termination of Alimony
- Enforcement of Custody
- Enforcement of Child Support
- Enforcement of Alimony
- Paternity
- Domestic Violence Matters
- Post-Divorce/Post-Judgment Matters
- Relocation Out of the State of New Jersey with a Child
Court Admissions
- New Jersey Courts
- United States District Court of New Jersey
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law, J.D.
- Rutgers University, B.A.
Judicial Internships
- Honorable Teresa A. Kondrup-Coyle, J.S.C.
- Monmouth County Courthouse, Summer 2013
Associations & Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 2016-present (Family Law Section and Young Lawyers Division)
- Ocean County Bar Association, 2016-present
- Monmouth County Bar Association, 2016-present
- Burlington County Bar Association, 2019-present
- Mercer County Bar Association, 2019-present
- Atlantic County Bar Association, 2019-present
Awards/Recognitions
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021 - present)
Articles & Publications
- When Sexting Turns to Violence, N.J. Family Lawyer, 2016
- Have Your Cake and Eat it Too: How Paid Maternity Leave in The United States Could End
- The Choice Between Career & Motherhood, Women’s Rights Law Reporter, 2015
- The Global Struggle for LGBTQ Rights: Legal, Political, and Social Dimensions, 2015