Alison J. Sutak, Esq.

Alison J. Sutak, Esq. devotes her practice exclusively to family law matters with an emphasis on divorce, child custody, and domestic violence actions. She received her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. While attending law school in the evening, Ms. Sutak worked full-time as a paralegal at a matrimonial law firm. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts with a concentration in Journalism from Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Upon her graduation from law school, Ms. Sutak served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Teresa A. Kondrup Coyle, J.S.C. of the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part in Monmouth County. Alison, along with her partner, Lauren A. Miceli, founded the Aldona E. Appleton Family Law Inn of Court dedicated to advancing the knowledge, collegiality and professionalism of family law attorneys in Middlesex County. She continues as a Barrister member and as its Treasurer.

Ms. Sutak has been admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York since 2011, and she is certified in collaborative law.

Honors and Awards

• Young Lawyer of the Year, Middlesex County Bar Association, 2019
• New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2020 & 2021
• New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2024
• Best Lawyers, 2025

Professional Memberships

• Appointed Member of the “Putting Lawyers First” Taskforce for the New Jersey State Bar Association
• Associate Editor, New Jersey Family Lawyer
• Aldona E. Appleton Family Law Inn of Court, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Co-Founder, Treasurer, and Barrister Member
• Middlesex County Early Settlement Panelist
• Middlesex County Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

• CLE presentation in the Spring of 2017 entitled the “Interplay of Family Law and SpecialEducation” with the Middlesex County Bar Association
• CLE presentation in the Fall of 2019 entitled “Filing under the ‘FD’ Docket” with the Middlesex County Bar Association
• 2024 New Jersey Family Lawyer Retreat, Costa Rica, “Questions Every Lawyer Has About Getting and Keeping Clients.”

Areas of Practice

• Divorce
• Alimony
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Modification and Enforcement of Support Awards
• Premarital Agreements
• Domestic Violence
• Adoption
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Collaborative Law