LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq.

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New Jersey Family Law Attorney Focused On Helping You

New Jersey family law attorney LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq. at Williams Law Group, LLC has devoted her practice to matrimonial and family law, including divorce proceedings, post-judgment matters, issues related to custody, parenting time, child support, pre-nuptial agreements, stepparent and adult adoptions, and more.

She received her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish, from Georgetown University. Thereafter, in 2011, she achieved her Juris Doctorate from Temple University, Beasley School of Law. While attending law school, LaDonna participated in the Trial Advocacy program as well as the Domestic Relations Mediation Clinical, where she was trained in mediation skills and conducted mediation sessions with parties referred by the Family Court. After LaDonna’s graduation from law school, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Susan F. Maven, J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County.

LaDonna is admitted to practice in New Jersey (admitted in 2011) and Pennsylvania (admitted in 2011) and is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and the Middlesex County Bar Association.

She is also a serving member of the Family Law Executive Committee (FLEC) of the New Jersey State Bar Association for the 2023-2024 term.  LaDonna lectures frequently to judges and lawyers, teaching various aspects of matrimonial and family law practice to her peers and the judiciary. 

LaDonna is honored to have been designated a Super Lawyer Rising Star for the years 2017 through 2021.

Learn how Attorney Cousins can help you. Contact us and schedule an appointment today. Our law firm has two New Jersey office locations – Short Hills and Parsippany.

Areas of practice

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Mediation
• Child Custody & Parenting Time
• Child Support
• Alimony
• Division of Assets & Debts
• Post-Judgment Enforcement/Modification
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Grandparents Visitation
• Stepparent and adult adoption
• Guardian Ad Litem
• Domestic Violence
• Child Welfare (DCPP) matters
• LGBTQIA+ Divorce & Family Law
• All other Family Law issues

Education

• Juris Doctor, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (2011)
• Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University (2007)

Bar Admissions

• State of New Jersey (2011)
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (2011)
• State of Pennsylvania (2011)

Bar Memberships

• New Jersey State Bar Association (Family Law Section)
• NJSBA Family Law Executive Committee (2023-2024 term)
• Essex County Bar Association
• Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey
• The Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court

Awards & Recognitions

• Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017-2021)
• The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023)

Speaking Engagements

^{*Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.}