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Stephanie G. Reckord
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Stephanie is a diverse, experienced and thoughtful litigator who provides strategic representation to business entities and individuals in complex federal and state court litigation in the areas of banking, family law, trusts & estates, consumer fraud, construction law, and commercial real estate.

She represents condominium associations and unit owners in construction-related matters including contract disputes, consumer fraud cases and RICO claims. She represents owners and developers in arbitrations and litigation proceedings regarding construction defects, including buildings and heavy construction projects.

In the banking and financial services sector, Stephanie’s experience includes defending financial institutions from claims and counterclaims involving lender liability based upon fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

In the area of trusts and estates litigation, Stephanie has represented clients in will contests, the prosecution and defense of applications for the disqualification of executors and trustees, the attack and defense of prenuptial agreements, and claims involving a spouse's right to an elective share of an estate. 

Her family law practice includes divorce, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, as well as post-judgment modification and enforcement.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006
  • New York, 2008
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2018

Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2001

Clerkships

  • Former law clerk to The Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo, United States Magistrate Judge

  • New Jersey State Bar Association: Construction Law Section, Co-Chair; Women in the Profession Section, (past Chair and former Trustee)
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey: First Vice President; Secretary/Treasurer (2022); Amicus Committee Co-Chair (2022-present)
  • Middlesex County Bar Association
  • Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce
  • American Bar Association; Litigation Section; Forum on Construction Law
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA): Commercial Panel
  • Trial Law Institute
  • Diversity Law Institute
  • Seton Hall Law Review (former Comments Editor)
  • Former intern, Civil Litigation Clinic of the Center for Social Justice, Seton Hall University School of Law

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