Karen M. Schermond
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Phone: (732) 229-3200
Fax: (732) 571-8741
268 Norwood Avenue
P.O. Box 38
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
An associate of the law firm of Chamlin, Rosen, Uliano & Witherington since 2000, Karen Schermond concentrates her practice in matrimonial law and related issues of custody, alimony, support, distribution of marital assets and domestic violence.
Ms. Schermond has been selected to speak at seminars for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the American Trial Lawyer's Association on issues relating to family law, practice and procedure, and has authored articles on related issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Schermond served as judicial law clerk to The Honorable Joseph P. Testa, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part.
Ms. Schermond attended West Virginia University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from Villanova University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Education
J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 1999
Vice President of the Criminal Law Society, Treasurer of the Family Law Society
B.A., West Virginia University, 1996
Graduated Cum Laude
Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Award for Academic Scholarship,
President of the West Virginia University Judo Club.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New Jersey, 2000Pennsylvania, 2000
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Monmouth Bar Association
Member Since: 2000
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member Since: 2000
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Member Since: 2003
Co-chaired programs directed at training support staff, including legal secretaries and paralegals. Prepared articles and conducted seminars designed to inform legal secretaries and paralegals about the Child Support Guidelines, rules of Court filing deadlines and effective writing skills.
Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Member Since: 2000
Prepare articles and participate in seminars designed to prepare judicial law clerks for their clerkship.