Jessica DeYoung

A senior associate at Lyons & Associates, P.C., Jessica DeYoung represents individuals and families across the full spectrum of family law. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, she provides thoughtful, results-focused counsel tailored to the unique dynamics of each client’s life and goals. Her practice includes:

• Divorce
• Equitable distribution of marital property
• Child custody
• Parenting time and child support
• Spousal support/alimony

Ms. DeYoung also provides steadfast representation in matters involving domestic violence, allegations of child abuse, adoptions, mediation and complex issues affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals, and same‑sex couples.

In addition to litigation, Ms. DeYoung offers proactive planning for clients, drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, advising on grandparents’ rights and structuring family‑centered arrangements to safeguard what matters most. She also prepares general and living wills, ensuring each person’s intentions are documented with clarity, care and confidence.

A strategist at heart, Ms. DeYoung approaches each matter with practical problem-solving and measured advocacy, supporting those she represents through emotionally complex legal challenges. She is committed to providing clear guidance at every stage of the legal process, prioritizing negotiation and mediation, and proceeding to litigation when warranted. As a certified mediator through Roger Williams University School of Law, she brings advanced dispute-resolution proficiency that fosters efficient, effective and durable outcomes.

Ms. DeYoung earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Montclair State University in 2015. She then went on to attend the Roger Williams University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor cum laude in 2020. After successfully clearing the bar, she became licensed to practice law in New Jersey and later expanded her credentials to New York.

Actively involved within her legal community, Ms. DeYoung is a member of several legal organizations, including the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Morris County Bar Association. Before starting private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Rudolph A. Filko, Assignment Judge of the Passaic County Superior Court.