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 law
- Complex commercial litigation
- Business divorce and partnership disputes
- Trade secret and non-competition litigation
- Prenuptial and marital agreements
- Appellate litigation and constitutional matters
- First amendment litigation
- 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 represents clients in high-net-worth matrimonial disputes and complex litigation. She specializes in matters that turn on difficult facts, sophisticated financial structures, and unsettled points of law. Across these areas, her approach is marked by steadfast advocacy, rigorous analysis of complicated facts and legal principles, a willingness to try a case when trial is the right answer, and the skills and patience to settle one when it is not.
According to Chambers USA, Jane is known as a “tireless advocate.” According to one client, “Jane Felton is one of the hardest working attorneys I know. She is extremely diligent, knows the client case entirely and is relentless for her clients.” Described as a “tireless advocate” and “excellent at what she does,” she is also valued for being a strategic partner to her clients.
Jane has tried and argued cases through verdict and appeal in state and federal courts, and she is equally at home in mediation and arbitration settings as she is in the courtroom. She also has experience in rabbinic courts (batei din).
In matrimonial law, Jane represents individuals in complex divorce matters, most often high-net-worth ones involving closely held businesses, trust assets, high-income compensation structures, and offshore holdings. Her practice also extends to contentious custody disputes, including those with cross-border dimensions, and she both drafts prenuptial agreements and has litigated their enforceability. Throughout, she stays focused on helping clients chart a path toward resolution, recognizing that divorce is a difficult period for clients.
In commercial litigation, Jane represents businesses in diverse litigation matters, including business divorce and partnership disputes, trade secret and non-competition litigation, and fiduciary and trust disputes. Her clients have included financial institutions, closely held businesses, life science firms, and a major league sports team.
Jane has argued constitutional matters in the trial courts and appellate courts, with a focus on First Amendment litigation. The intersection of First Amendment rights in family courts is of particular interest to her.
She maintains an active pro bono practice.
Representative Matters
- Negotiated a settlement prior to any court filings, distributing approximately $250 million in marital assets, including business interests
- Defended a client with a net worth exceeding $160 million in a palimony action
- Won a five-day trial on the enforceability of a prenuptial agreement
- Litigated the breach of a “name, image, and likeness” provision in a marital settlement agreement
- Litigated a cross-border custody dispute
- Compelled international discovery under the Hague Convention
- Tried a preliminary injunction hearing based on alleged violation of a non-compete and theft of trade secrets in federal court
- Argued S.B.B. v. L.B.B., in which the New Jersey Appellate Division held that the First Amendment protected her client’s speech in a religious divorce dispute
- Appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court in Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twin Rivers Homeowners’ Association, addressing constitutional property and speech rights
Recognition and Achievements
Jane has received significant professional recognition for her work in family law and litigation, including:
- Chambers High Net Worth,* Family/Matrimonial Law, New Jersey, Band 1
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Family Law
- Super Lawyers,* Family and Matrimonial Law
- 2023 Netivot Lay Leadership Award (watch the tribute video here)
Education and Admissions
- J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of 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.
