Family and Matrimonial Law & Litigation Attorney
Jane J. Felton is a family and matrimonial law and litigation attorney at Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C., focusing her practice on high-asset divorce litigation, complex commercial disputes, and appellate advocacy throughout New Jersey. Jane has extensive experience handling sophisticated litigation matters in both state and federal courts, representing clients in trials, appeals, mediations, and arbitrations.
Practice Focus
Jane regularly handles:
• High-net-worth divorce and matrimonial litigation
• Complex commercial litigation
• Business divorce and partnership disputes
• Trade secret and non-competition litigation
• Prenuptial and marital agreements
• Appellate litigation and constitutional matters
• Trust and fiduciary disputes
Her practice focuses on matters involving complex financial structures, disputed business interests, offshore assets, and unsettled legal questions. Jane also has experience handling cases involving First Amendment rights and religious divorce disputes.
Experience
Jane has aggressively handled all aspects of litigation, with a particular emphasis on commercial matters and high-asset divorces. She has appeared before state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels and has represented clients in mediations, arbitrations, and rabbinic tribunals (batei din).
Her matrimonial practice includes representing individuals in complex divorce matters involving business interests, trust assets, executive compensation, offshore discovery, celebrity income structures, and high-value equitable distribution disputes. Jane is known for taking on particularly challenging and legally complex matters requiring strategic litigation and detailed financial analysis.
Jane has achieved significant results for clients in both matrimonial and commercial matters. Her representative matters include negotiating a settlement distributing approximately $130 million in marital assets, defending a client with a net worth exceeding $160 million in a palimony action, successfully compelling international discovery under the Hague Convention, and litigating high-stakes trade secret and non-competition disputes in federal court.
In her commercial litigation practice, Jane has represented financial institutions, closely held businesses, executives, and a major league sports team in matters involving partnership disputes, fiduciary litigation, compensation disputes, and intellectual property claims.
Jane is also recognized for her appellate advocacy and constitutional litigation. She successfully argued a notable First Amendment appeal involving religious divorce advocacy in S.B.B. v. L.B.B., in which the New Jersey Appellate Division held that the First Amendment protected her client’s speech. She also appeared before the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twin Rivers Homeowners’ Association, addressing constitutional property and speech rights issues.
In addition to her litigation practice, Jane authored the New Jersey chapter on prenuptial agreements in Drafting Prenuptial Agreements (Wolters Kluwer, 2023). She also maintains a meaningful pro bono practice, including advocacy for disabled students and women facing coercive religious divorce practices.
Recognition and Achievements
Jane has received significant professional recognition for her work in family law and litigation, including:
- Recognition in Super Lawyers* for Family and Matrimonial Law
- Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® for Family Law
- Chambers High Net Worth ranking for Family/Matrimonial Law in New Jersey
Jane was also the recipient of the 2023 Netivot Lay Leadership Award in recognition of her community leadership and advocacy.
Education and Admissions
- J.D., University of Southern California Law School
- B.A., Tufts University
Jane is admitted to practice law in:
- New Jersey
- California (inactive)
- District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Approach and Client Service
Jane combines sophisticated litigation experience with strategic problem-solving and meticulous attention to detail. She is particularly known for handling complex and high-conflict matters involving difficult factual, financial, and legal issues. While fully prepared to litigate aggressively when necessary, Jane also works closely with clients to negotiate practical and favorable resolutions whenever possible.
*Please note that no aspect of advertisements or any other accolade listed have been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Learn more about the standard methodology for each award listed.
