Heather C. Keith | Westfield Divorce & Family Lawyer

Ms. Heather C. Keith, Esq. is the founder of Keith Family Law in Westfield, NJ. Since the beginning of her legal career, she has devoted her practice almost exclusively to divorce and family law, successfully representing clients in the Superior and Appellate Courts, as well as outside of court. Focusing on alimony, child support, child custody, legal separation, and other family law issues, Ms. Keith works tirelessly to help her clients navigate the difficult and confusing world of divorce law, with an emphasis on the benefits of collaborative practice.
Ms. Keith received her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law where she served on the Seton Hall Circuit Review Journal and won multiple awards in appellate advocacy. Ms. Keith represented at-need clients in the Family Law Clinic at Seton Hall University’s Center for Social Justice. An accomplished musician, Ms. Keith founded the Arts Law Society and served two years as President.

After her clerkship with Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, now Presiding Family Judge of Union County Superior Court, she spent several years at a very reputable boutique law firm specializing in matrimonial law. Ms. Keith is trained in mediation and conciliation skills and has completed training in Divorce Mediation. As part of her commitment to offering clients alternatives to litigation, Ms. Keith is a collaboratively trained attorney. She is a member of the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group, the New Jersey Center for Collaborative Divorce and Mediation, and the International Academy of Collaborative Law Practitioners. Ms. Keith enjoys advocating for her clients, performing music, and mentoring young attorneys.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founding Attorney	Keith Family Law	Westfield, NJ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Seton Hall University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2007
Oberlin College	Bachelors	Music	1992

State / Court	Date
New Jersey	2007

• Union County Bar Association | Trustee | 2014 - Present
  New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators | Member | 2012 - Present
  International Academy of Collaborative Professionals | Member | 2012 - Present
  American Bar Association | Member | 2007 - Present
  Barry Croland Family Law American Inn of Court | Member | 2007 - Present
  Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court | Member | 2007 - Present
  New Jersey State Bar Association | Member | 2006 - Present
  Union County Bar Association | Young Lawyer Trustee | 2010 - 2012

• Rising Star | New Jersey Super Lawyer | 2014 - 2017
  Best Brief; Best Oralist for Appellate Advocacy | Seton Hall University School of Law | 2006

• New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 1 | Editorial: Alimony Guidelines – If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It, with Cary B. Cheifetz, Esq. | 2012
  New Jersey Lawyer | Custody and Religion: Are Church and State Separate in New Jersey Family Court? | 2009
  3 Seton Hall Cir. Rev. 565 | United States v. Rapanos: Is “Waters of the United States” Necessary for Clean Water Act Jurisdiction? | 2007
  New Jersey Family Lawyer | New Jersey Fee Arbitration: A Primer for Practitioners (pending)

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