Practice areas: Family Law, International
Licensed in New Jersey since: 2004
Education: Seton Hall University School of Law
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Gourvitz & Gourvitz LLC
505 Morris AveSuite 102
Springfield, NJ 07081 Phone: 973-467-3200 Email: Ari H. Gourvitz Visit website
In 2008, Ari H. Gourvitz formed Gourvitz & Gourvitz, LLC, and is the managing member of the firm. Mr. Gourvitz has concentrated his entire legal career on divorce and other family law-related matters, but handles other legal matters for existing clients.
Mr. Gourvitz graduated Seton Hall Law School and then served as law clerk to Supreme Court of New Jersey Justice Virginia A. Long. After joining Elliot H. Gourvitz, Esq., as an associate, he assumed leadership of the firm and formed Gourvitz & Gourvitz, LLC. He has concentrated his entire legal career on Divorce and International Family Law matters, particularly, the abduction of children under the Hague Convention and high asset divorce matters. Mr. Gourvitz has been admitted to the New Jersey State Bar, the New York State Bar, the United States District Court of New Jersey, United States District Court of Vermont, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Gourvitz is a member of the American Bar Association, a member of the Union County Bar Association and a former Barrister in the Justice Virginia A. Long Inns of Court.
Mr. Gourvitz zealously represents his clients while paying close attention to each client’s individual needs.
He has co-authored the second and third editions of the firm’s Domestic Violence Source Book and has been responsible for handling most of the firm’s Federal and State practice helping to establish precedent which is not only shaped but changed and defined existing law.
Because of his various successes in litigation in both Federal and State Courts, he has been recognized by his peers as “Rising Star” as published by “Super Lawyers” in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
First Admitted: 2004, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: http://www.gourvitz.com/who-we-are/ari-h-gourvitz-partner
Bar / Professional Activity
- 2018 - PresentFee Aribtration Committee District XIIMember
- 2014 - 2016Justice Virginia Long American Inn of Court
- 2004 - PresentAmerican Bar Association
- 2006 - PresentUnion County Bar Association
Educational Background
- University of Michigan, B.A.
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- 2005American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersHow to Try a Hague Convention Case, How to Try a Hague Convention Case, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2005
- Gourvitz & Gourvitz, LLC Domestic Violence Source Book (1st Edition), 2001
- Gourvitz & Gourvitz, LLC Domestic Violence Source Book, 2nd Edition, 1998
- New Jersey Law Journal When Enough is Enough Unequal Equitable Distribution in Large Marital Estate Cases, 2002
- New Jersey Law Journal Why New Jersey is Correct Forum for Expansion of Gay Marriage, 2002
- New Jersey Lawyer Domestic Violence Update-The Cases Over the Past Couple of Years that Shaped the Current Law, 2003
- New Jersey Law Journal Parents Cannot Move Children INtrastate Without Impunity, 2003
- New Jersey Law Journal Pay or Stay Hearings: Court must assess ability to pay before ordering coercive measures, 2004
- Gourvitz & Gourvitz LLC Domestic Violence Source Book, 3rd Edition, 2014
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2027
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2019