Awards

Award-Winning New Jersey Family Law Firm

Looking for an award-winning New Jersey lawyer to handle your legal case? You’ve come to the right place. Our family law attorneys at Williams Law Group, LLC have received numerous awards for their outstanding legal work. We’re proud of these awards since many of them come from fellow attorneys. They know that we are committed to providing clients with exceptional legal advice with one goal in mind – to produce positive results that exceed clients’ expectations.

Combined with our testimonials, these awards demonstrate that we’re constantly focused on what matters most to our clients. Learn more about how our award-winning attorneys can help you. Contact us and schedule an appointment. Our law firm has three New Jersey office locations – Short Hills and Parsippany , and Tinton Falls.

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Award-Winning Law Firm

• The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys awarded Williams Law Group, LLC as one of the 10 Best Law Firms for Client Satisfaction in 2025.
• Super Lawyers has awarded Allison C. Williams, Esq., for excellence in practice for the past 5 years.
• Joshua D. Cooper was named a 2026 New Jersey Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
• LaDonna M. Cousins was honored by Women World Magazine as one of the 10 Most Powerful Women in Law Making an Impact in 2025.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was awarded the Best Attorney Lifetime Charter Member Award.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was honored by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2025.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was named one of the Top 50 Women in New Jersey by New Jersey Super Lawyers in 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was named a New Jersey Super Lawyer by New Jersey Super Lawyers Publication in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014.
• LaDonna M. Cousins was named a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer by The National Black Lawyers in 2023.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 100 in New Jersey from 2017 to 2023.
• Sara E. Kucsan was selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2020 to 2024.
• Alvin E. Richards was selected a Best Lawyers for Families by NJ Family Magazine in 2021 and 2022.
• LaDonna M. Cousins was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2017 to 2021.
• Sara E. Kucsan was named one of the Top 10 Attorneys Under Age 40 by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys in 2020 and 2021.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was recognized by New Jersey’s Best for Families in the Family Law Legal Representation category in 2018 and 2019.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was recognized as one of NJBIZ Top 50 Women in New Jersey in March 2018.
• Allison C. Williams of Williams Law Group, LLC, has been selected to the 2017 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
• Law Firm 500 ranked the law firm 14th on the Top 500 Fastest-Growing Law Firms in the United States in 2017.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., received the Stevie Award, Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Silver Award Winner in November 2017.
• The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys awarded Allison C. Williams, Esq., for being one of the 10 Best Attorneys in 2016-2017.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was named a Rising Star Attorney by New Jersey Super Lawyers Publication in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Family Law Trial Attorney in November 2013.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) in September 2012.
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., was Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney in March 2010
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., received the ABWL Young Lawyer Change Maker Award in April 2009
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., received the Circle of Excellence Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Award in June 2008.

No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Please see below to review the selection criteria for all listed honors. 

Website Awarding Organizations

Methodology Descriptions & Links

Super Lawyers - Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. Super Lawyers Selection Process

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - Many aspects of the Attorney and his/her career are considered, taking many factors into account. Additionally, the importance of each factor can vary, with some potentially carrying more weight than others. AIOFLA Selection and Terms

Law Firm 500 - The following information will be used to verify and enter your law firm for the Law Firm 500 Award. AWARD CRITERIA: Your firm must: 

• Have generated at least $50,000 in gross revenue in 2020 
• Have generated at least $500,000 in gross revenue in 2023 
• Be a for-profit law firm, based in the US, and independent (not a legal department or division of another firm) 

Here’s a link to their website.

National Association of Distinguished Counsel – NADC employs an objective, rigorous, multi-stage selection process. The result is the identification of the finest lawyers in the country, named "Nation's Top Attorneys."
NADC Selection Process

New Jersey Family’s Best NJ Lawyers for Families - Readers can vote for multiple lawyers, and multiple lawyers may receive multiple nominations. All nominations are thoroughly vetted by NJ Family’s project management team. Nominations are date/time stamped. Every nomination that’s received is reviewed to ensure that it came from someone who used the services of the attorney being nominated. NJ Family’s Methodology

Best Attorneys of America® - Lifetime Membership is for established lawyers. Lifetime Members are lawyers with an extraordinary level of legal expertise, competency, professional reputation, professionalism, and ethical standards. Please see Terms and Conditions.