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Hon. Katherine Dupuis (Ret.)

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“Business Mediator at Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.”

Westfield, New Jersey

Core Practice Areas

6 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Partnership Dissolution
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Will Contests
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Hon. Katherine Dupuis concentrates her practice on mediation and arbitration with a focus on commercial disputes, probate mediation and divorce mediation. She was formerly the Presiding Judge of the Chancery, Probate and Family Divisions of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County. Judge Dupuis brings a wealth of experience gained from her years of service in the Civil, Family, and Criminal Divisions of the Union County Courts. She began her career as a federal law clerk in the US District Court of New Jersey, and was then employed as an Assistant County Prosecutor in Union County. She was first appointed to the bench in 1993 and has been assigned to all divisions, having handled: Business Disputes, Will contests, Real estate disputes, Business valuations, Divorce proceedings, Probate, Contracts. Judge Dupuis has managed many will contests and challenges to the transfer of assets before and after a decedent’s death. She has also mediated and arbitrated partnership and stockholder disputes. Additionally, she has dealt with the myriad of disputes that arise from divorce litigation including determining what assets are part of the matrimonial estate, the value of those assets, as well as alimony and child support. She is a member of the Union County Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar, and is also an active member of the Family, Alternate Dispute Resolution and LGBT Sections of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Judge Dupuis is currently serving as a Commercial and Consumer Panelist for the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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License

Retired Judge

Education

Seton Hall School of Law

J.D. · Law

Class of 1978

Chestnut Hill College

B.A.

Class of 1972

Work History

4 Positions

Presiding Judge (Chancery, Probate, Family Divisions)

Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County

1993 – Present

Served in Civil, Family, and Criminal Divisions. Handled Business Disputes, Will contests, Real estate disputes, Business valuations, Divorce proceedings, Probate, Contracts.

Panelist (Commercial and Consumer)

American Arbitration Association (AAA)

Currently serving as a Commercial and Consumer Panelist.

Assistant County Prosecutor

Union County

Federal Law Clerk

US District Court of New Jersey

Honors & Recognition

1 Honor

Admissions

Superior Court of New Jersey

1993

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