Wendy understands the complex and emotional nature of divorce. She also appreciates that divorce impacts each client differently. Wendy’s understanding coupled with her experience and knowledge of the nuances of family law allows her to craft creative and personalized solutions to the numerous issues that may arise during a divorce.
Wendy’s practice is devoted exclusively to family law and she appears regularly before the Family Part in Mercer, Hunterdon, Somerset, Burlington and Middlesex Counties. Wendy has also appeared and successfully argued matters before the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. She has handled appellate matters related to custody, relocation and alimony issues.
Although Wendy believes that family law issues, especially custody and parenting time disputes, should be resolved amicably, she has ample experience litigating cases involving complex child custody and parenting time, as well as relocation. She is a zealous advocate for her clients in the courtroom, but remains compassionate and sensitive to the importance of maintaining the best interests of the children throughout the litigation.
Practice Area Highlight:Collaborative Law
Wendy is trained in and participates in collaborative divorces. She recently served as President of the Mid Jersey Collaborative Law Alliance. Wendy appreciates that collaborative divorce is a voluntary process to resolve family disputes without going litigating in court. With a collaborative divorce, both parties enter into a written pledge to reach an agreement out of court and commit in writing to maintain a respectful process, to solve problems jointly, and to work to preserve the integrity of the family. Wendy finds the collaborative divorce process particularly beneficial because it allows parties to maintain control over the solution, instead of having a judge make decisions for them. It also helps mitigate the long-term emotional stress and financial burden that is often created by hotly contested litigation. As a collaborative attorney, Wendy represents her clients, but in a non-adversarial manner. Information is exchanged cooperatively with her assistance and, if necessary, other appropriate collaborative professionals to create a fair and reasonable resolution that is agreeable to both parties.Professional Background
Wendy is admitted to the bars of the State of New Jersey, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
She has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution. She is trained in collaborative law and also served as President of the Mid Jersey Collaborative Law Alliance.
She is also qualified as a mediator pursuant to R. 1:40. This training gives Wendy the knowledge and experience to help clients understand the core issues of their disputes and reach a reasonable resolution.
She also serves as a panelist for the Mercer County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program. The Matrimonial Early Settlement Program is a mediation program used by the courts to help divorcing couples reach an agreement on the economic terms of their divorce instead of going to trial. Panelists are selected by the Presiding Judge of the Family Part in each county and make recommendations on how equitable distribution, child support and alimony should be resolved after reviewing the facts presented in each case. Panelists must be experienced family law attorneys.
Wendy regularly volunteers at the WomanSpace legal clinic. WomanSpace is a nonprofit agency in Mercer County, New Jersey that that provides a comprehensive array of services to victims of domestic violence. Wendy counsels victims of domestic violence on the options available to them and helps them prepare for litigation and obtain Final Restraining Orders.
She is also the co-founder and current President of the Women’s Divorce Alliance which aims to engage, educate and empower women going through divorce and assist them to better navigate the process. The Women’s Divorce Alliance also helps connect women to skilled female professionals who may be needed throughout the divorce process such as therapists and accountants.
Wendy was named a New Jersey “Super Lawyer” by the New Jersey Super Lawyer Magazine between 2010 and 2012. To view the methodology and criteria for inclusion in “New Jersey Super Lawyer” please click here.
Wendy was named Best Lawyer by the U.S.News – Best Lawyers Magazine for 2024. To review the methodology and criteria for inclusion in Best Lawyers please click here.
Wendy graduated with honors from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and graduated with honors from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden in 1992.
Immediately after graduating from law school, Wendy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Martin Herman in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Division, Gloucester County. After her clerkship, she obtained employment as an associate with the law firm of Angelini Viniar & Freedman in Woodbury, New Jersey. Wendy remained there for five years practicing family and municipal law.
In 1999, Wendy Rosen joined the family law department at Fox Rothschild where she ultimately met and worked with Barbara Ulrichsen and Derek Freed. Wendy was made a partner at Fox Rothschild in 2006.
In June 2006, Barbara, Wendy and Derek left Fox Rothschild to form Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC.
Personal Background
Wendy resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her husband, they have two sons. Her outside interests include spending time with her children.