We are Paramus, NJ Personal Injury, Family & Criminal Defense Attorneys
Protecting your interests, your assets, your parental rights, and your freedom in Paramus and throughout Passaic and Bergen Counties.
When you are facing a high-stakes legal crisis in Paramus, New Jersey, you do not have to travel all the way to a massive, impersonal firm in Newark or New York City to find elite representation. You need an attorney who is physically close, intimately familiar with local courts, and deeply invested in the North Jersey community.
At Raff & Raff, LLP, we have represented residents and business owners of Paramus and the surrounding Bergen County communities for over 100 years. For our clients’ convenience, we maintain a fully staffed second office in neighboring Ridgewood—located less than a 10-minute drive from Paramus’s residential and retail core. Additionally, our historic central office on Church Street in Paterson is located just 15 minutes away. This dual-office footprint ensures we can provide flexible meeting locations and seamless representation, whether your legal matter is centered in the Paramus Municipal Court, the Bergen County Justice Center, or our local offices.
We know that whether you are fighting to recover after a devastating highway collision, navigating a painful divorce, defending your child’s future against a shoplifting charge, or facing a judge in the Paramus Municipal Court, the outcome of your case will define your future. We approach Paramus representation with absolute honesty, strategic trial preparation, and practical efficiency. We guide you through the local legal system from a position of strategic strength, ensuring your rights are protected every step of the way.
“Whether you are seeking recovery after a serious injury or navigating a high-stakes legal dispute, local courtroom familiarity is irreplaceable. For over 100 years, we have represented our neighbors in Passaic and Bergen counties from a position of strategic strength, rather than treating them as just another file number. True trial advocacy isn’t about taking quick, cheap settlements—it is about being fully prepared to go the distance to protect your future.”
— Michael Raff, Esq.
Our Paramus, NJ Legal Representation Services
Select a category below to discover how we represent Paramus residents in personal injury, family court disputes and criminal and municipal dockets:
Paramus Personal Injury & Accident Recovery
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident, collision, or slip-and-fall incident in Paramus, you do not have to battle the insurance companies alone.
- The High-Risk Commuter Hub: Paramus is intersected by some of the most congested, high-velocity highway corridors in Northern New Jersey, including Route 17, Route 4, and the Garden State Parkway. We immediately secure police accident reports, preserve highway and retail surveillance footage, and aggressively negotiate with insurance adjusters to recover the maximum compensation you deserve.
- Our No Recovery, No Fee Guarantee: We represent Paramus injury victims strictly on a contingency fee basis. This means you do not pay us a single dollar upfront, and we only collect a fee if we successfully win a settlement or jury verdict for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
- Accident Claims We Actively Litigate:
- Multi-Vehicle Car Accidents & High-Speed Highway Collisions
- Commercial Truck & Tractor-Trailer Wrecks
- Motorcycle Collisions & Pedestrian Strikes
- Slip, Trip, and Fall Incidents (Premises Liability & Icy Walkways)
- Construction Site Accidents & Work Injury Claims
Family Law & Divorce in Paramus
If you live in Paramus and are facing a divorce, child custody dispute, or child support modification, your case will be decided at the county level. Under New Jersey law, all Bergen County family court matters are handled strictly at the Bergen County Justice Center on Main Street.
- The Ridgewood Advantage: Because our fully staffed Bergen County office in Ridgewood is located just minutes from Paramus, we are uniquely positioned to serve you. We provide local, accessible meeting spaces close to your home, handle emergency filings, attend fast-tracked hearings, and represent you seamlessly at the Hackensack courthouse without charging massive travel fees.
- Services We Provide:
- Amicable Uncontested Divorce & Matrimonial Settlement Agreements (MSAs)
- Contested Divorce Litigation (Property Division, Pensions, Alimony)
- Child Custody & Parenting Time (under New Jersey’s updated child custody laws)
- Child Support, Extracurricular Splits, and College Contribution Disputes
- Civil Temporary & Final Restraining Orders (FRO)
- Amicable Private Divorce Mediation
Paramus Criminal Defense & Municipal Court
If you are arrested, issued a summons, or pulled over in Paramus, your charges require an aggressive advocate who understands both the county superior and local municipal court systems.
- The Courtroom Split: Under New Jersey’s criminal code, serious indictable (felony-grade) crimes are handled at the Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack. If you are pulled over on Route 17 or Route 4 for a DWI, or arrested for a misdemeanor-level Disorderly Persons (DP) offense, your case will be handled in the local Paramus Municipal Court (1 Jockish Square, 2nd Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652).
- High-Volume Shoplifting Defense: Because Paramus is home to massive retail centers like the Westfield Garden State Plaza and Paramus Park Mall, its municipal court processes a massive volume of shoplifting charges (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11). We specialize in dismantling these retail theft allegations, auditing loss prevention files, and working to secure Conditional Dismissals or Ordinance Downgrades to protect your clean record.
- Cases We Actively Defend:
- Serious Indictable Superior Court Crimes (Drug distribution, grand theft, aggravated assault)
- Graves Act Gun & Prohibited Weapons Defense
- DWI, DUI, and Alcotest Breathalyzer Refusal Charges
- High-Point Speeding, Careless Driving, and License Suspension Tickets
- Simple Assault & Harassment (including domestic violence dockets and restraining order contempt)
- Shoplifting (retail theft under 200 dollars), Burglary, and Criminal Mischief
Fast, Convenient In-Office and Zoom Consultation for Paramus Residents
We understand that you are busy, and taking time off work to travel to a physical office in Paterson can be difficult, especially when you are dealing with the stress of a pending court summons, family crisis, or physical injury.
To keep your legal representation as frictionless as possible, Raff & Raff, LLP offers secure, face-to-face Zoom consultations.
- Real-Time Paperwork Review: We can share screens to review your Paramus Municipal Court complaints, Bergen County Family Court motions, insurance correspondence, or medical invoices in real-time.
- Zero Commute Stress: Bypassing local highway traffic and court parking allows us to begin analyzing your legal strategy immediately.
- Fast Action: We can meet, evaluate your case, and outline a clear action plan within hours of your call, ensuring your rights are protected from day one.
Frequently Asked Questions for Paramus, NJ Litigants
If you reside in Paramus, your divorce, child custody, alimony, or domestic violence restraining order trial will be held at the Bergen County Superior Court, Family Division, located at the Bergen County Justice Center (10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601). Because we maintain a fully staffed office nearby in Ridgewood, we are uniquely positioned to represent Bergen County residents with maximum efficiency.
In New Jersey, shoplifting merchandise valued under 200 dollars is a Disorderly Persons (DP) offense prosecuted at the Paramus Municipal Court (1 Jockish Square). A conviction is a criminal record carrying up to 6 months in jail, up to a 1,000 dollar fine, and mandatory statutory community service (a minimum of 10 days for a first offense, 15 days for a second, and a mandatory minimum of 90 days in the county jail for a third conviction). We aggressively negotiate to secure Conditional Dismissals or downgrade these charges to non-criminal municipal ordinances to protect your record.
First, seek immediate medical attention and ensure an official police report is filed by the Paramus Police Department. Do not speak to the other driver’s insurance adjuster or sign any quick-settlement release forms without an attorney. Insurance companies are notorious for offering tiny settlements early on that fail to cover your long-term medical needs, physical therapy, or lost income. Speak with us first to evaluate the true, complete value of your claim.
If you are charged with an indictable crime of the first, second, third, or fourth degree (such as high-value grand theft over 200 dollars, drug distribution, or unlawful possession of a firearm under the Graves Act) in Paramus, the Paramus Municipal Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide your case. Your case will be immediately transferred to the Bergen County Superior Court, Criminal Division located at the Bergen County Justice Center (10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601), where it will be handled by Bergen County Assistant Prosecutors.
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