George Chehanske – NJ Family Law Attorney
Office: Freehold, Monmouth County
Email: George@wlg.com
George J. Chehanske Esq. is an attorney at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, LLC. Mr. Chehanske’s distinguished legal career spans over 40 years concentrated in matrimonial and all aspects of family law, including matters related to child custody, parenting time, divorce, child support, alimony, division of assets, and domestic violence. His love of family, the law, and his burning desire to help people during trying and difficult times drives his unwavering commitment to guiding his clients through their legal matters with the least amount of stress and conflict as possible.
As a family law specialist, Mr. Chehanske draws from his vast skill and experience in divorce and family law mediation, collaborative divorce, negotiated settlements, and all aspects of litigation to help his clients resolve their disputes in a dignified and respectful manner. Mr. Chehanske will always pursue lower conflict resolution whenever possible, and will passionately advocate for his clients should litigation be required. Mr. Chehanske prioritizes helping his clients make wise choices that safeguard their rights, children and future.
George Chehanske has served for decades as a family law mediator as well as an Early Settlement Program panelist in both Monmouth and Ocean County. Mr. Chehanske has been involved in Collaborative Law movement in New Jersey since its inception, and directly helped in the Legislature’s passage of the NJ Family Collaborative Law Act, making this low-conflict settlement more widely available to New Jersey residents.
Mr. Chehanske is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the New Jersey District Court Bar. He is a New Jersey Supreme Court approved family law mediator, a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Law professionals and the New Jersey Collaborative Divorce Professionals serving Monmouth Ocean and Middlesex counties. He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Monmouth County Bar Association and its Family Law Committee and the Ocean County Bar Association. Mr. Chehanske is a longtime volunteer panelist in the Family Courts Early Settlement Program.
Mr. Chehanske received his Doctorate in Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. Early on in his career, he gained valuable experience in diverse areas of the law which included representing NJ State Agencies such as the Mercer County Improvement Authority and the Mercer Metro Bus System. Mr. Chehanske then returned to his hometown in Freehold to open his own law practice. For over two and one-half decades, Mr. Chehanske handled all the Family law matters, as well as all the Civil and Criminal trials for the firm, was appointed and served as the Prosecutor for the Township of Howell and represented clients such as US Homes in their arbitrations/litigation in Central New Jersey.
George Chehanske resides in Howell, New Jersey with his wife Kathy. He has two adult children, a daughter, a son, and 3 beautiful grandchildren. George is a personal health enthusiast, an aquarist, and a lifelong martial artist.
Awards
* Super Lawyers is a publication of Thomson Reuters. The selection process is conducted by an independent firm that determines which lawyers in New Jersey have attained a high degree of peer recognition & professional achievement. The selection process can be viewed at www.superlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.
* AV Preeminent® is the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating designation. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings was design to attest to a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics and provide buyers of legal services with the opinion of other lawyers to further inform their hiring decisions. The selection process can be viewed at www.martindale.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of NJ.
* AV Preeminent® is the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating designation. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings was design to attest to a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics and provide buyers of legal services with the opinion of other lawyers to further inform their hiring decisions. The selection process can be viewed at www.martindale.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of NJ.
* American Institute of Family Law (10 Best Client Satisfaction; Top 10 Under 40) “To be named an attorney must be formally nominated by the board, client, and/or fellow Attorney; have attained the highest degree of professional achievement in his or her field of law; and having done so with an impeccable Client Satisfaction rating. To learn more about the selection process see www.aiofla.org. No aspect of this has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Areas of Practice:
Certifications / Specialties:
Qualified Family Law Economic Mediator
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston , TX, Cum laude, J.D.
Fairleigh Dickinson University , Madison, NJ
Awards / Recognition:
Justice Daniel J. O’Hern Pro bono Award
American Jurisprudence Award
Classes / Seminars Taught:
Collaborative Divorce
Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association
Monmouth County Bar Association
Ocean County Bar Association
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Collaborative Divorce Professionals of NJ
Jersey shore Collaborative Law Group
Mid Jersey Collaborative Divorce Alliance
Volunteer Activities:
The Woman’s Center
Monmouth/Ocean Legal Services
George Chehanske is located in our Freehold, Monmouth County office. To schedule an initial consultation with George, please call (888) 888-0919 or click to schedule online.
