Richard F. Iglar
Email: riglar@skoloffwolfe.com

Biography

Richard Iglar joined Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C. in 1999.  He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, and he is one of the fewer than one percent of attorneys in the State of New Jersey holding that designation.  He has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics and SuperLawyers magazine.

Richard Iglar has been admitted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a preeminent organization in the nation for family law practitioners.  He is a member of the Board of Managers of the New Jersey Chapter and serves as the Secretary of the National Test Committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  

He has published a number of articles in The New Jersey Law Journal and has provided his expert legal commentary for television, radio and other printed media.  He has appeared as a legal commentator on News12 New Jersey, analyzing a variety of family law topics, including custody matters, father’s rights, the development of New Jersey family law and high-profile cases.  He has been quoted in SmartMoney magazine, online in "Recession, Divorce and Home: They Don't Mix." 

In addition to his involvement in the New Jersey State Bar, he is active in the Essex County Bar and is a Member of the Family Law Executive Committee of Essex County.  He is also active in the Morris County Bar and serves as a panelist in the Morris County Early Settlement Panelist Program.

Richard Iglar devotes his career to the practice of family law and all of its aspects including divorce, custody, child support, alimony, domestic violence.  His philosophy has always been to resolve every family law case with the priority on the client’s goals and the client’s financial and psychological needs.  Although Mr. Iglar has demonstrated substantial success in accomplishing these goals through negotiations and advantageous settlements, he has also achieved significant results for his clients in the courtroom through litigation and trial work.  Mr. Iglar has represented medical doctors, Wall Street professionals, corporate executives, and their spouses, as well as individuals from every walk of life.  He has the knowledge, skills and experience to master the technical aspects of complex financial issues and business valuation and the psychological and mental health issues attendant to family law matters.

Richard Iglar graduated from Rutgers College, Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa.  He is a graduate of Boston College Law School, where he was an editor of the International Law Review.  He was one of youngest attorneys in the State to have been admitted to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and earlier in his career, Mr. Iglar was selected by peer review as one of the “Top 10 Attorneys Under 40” in New Jersey. 

He has appeared in the state, federal and the appellate courts of New Jersey and New York, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Education
J.D., Boston College Law School, 1992
B.A., Rutgers College, 1989 (Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Bar Admissions
New Jersey 1992
New York 1993

Published Articles
“The New Secret Weapon:  Retroactive Counsel Fee
The New Jersey Law Journal, 2007
“The Rules of Engagement“
The New Jersey Law Journal, 2007
“Avoiding the Potential for MalpracticeClaims,”
Co-Author New Jersey Lawyer, 1994

Affiliations
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
New Jersey State Bar Association
Essex County Bar Association
Morris County Bar Association
Early Settlement Panelist, Morris County