Negotiation Skills in Family Practice

For over 20 years, Carl Soranno has focused his legal practice on counseling and representing a wide range of clients with complex litigation matters. Carl has litigated nearly a thousand large and small actions, including disputes related to commercial transactions, contracts-debtor/creditor, commercial lending/workouts, foreclosure, bankruptcy, trademark infringement, consumer fraud, employment, shareholder claims, restrictive covenant claims and tort-related actions. He also has a wealth of family law experience gained throughout his career.

Carl is the Chair of the firm's Family Law practice. He represents high-net-worth individuals in contested and uncontested divorce actions, which include issues related to complex property division, valuation of closely held businesses and executive compensation packages, alimony support, and tax-related matters. His practice includes the successful litigation or dispute resolution of cases concerning custody, parenting time, relocation, and domestic violence cases. Whether the matter is large or small, Carl brings substantial experience to his clients' matrimonial matters.

Carl's skill set also includes the representation of physicians in connection with their matrimonial matters.  As a result of Brach Eichler's leadership position within the health care industry, Mr. Soranno has had the opportunity to represent a number of physicians involved in matrimonial disputes and divorce.  These matters are unique; wherein they present complex or difficult issues of privacy, celebrity status, licensing, limitation on public disclosure and an impact a divorce may have on a physician's medical practice, surgical center interests, and/or the valuation and distribution of those interests.  Mr. Soranno can also advise clients in connection with protecting those business interests through careful planning prior to the marriage in the event of a divorce later.

Carl is also an effective negotiator, with experience in all forums of alternative dispute resolution including actions before the National Association of Securities Dealers, American Arbitration Association, and other associations, including the collaborative divorce process. In addition to handling trial and appellate-level cases on both the state and federal level, Carl has resolved numerous disputes through arbitration, mediation, early settlement and blue-ribbon panels, and has negotiated many settlement agreements, marital separation agreements, prenuptial, post-nuptial agreements and all matters of agreements involving commercial and business-related issues, including licensing agreements. As part of his family practice, Carl advises clients regarding pension and retirement plans, stock options and grants, trusts, limited partnerships, closely held corporations, valuation of business, and professional licenses.

Kelley is an Associate of the Family Law and Litigation Practice Groups.  Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Kelley served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter J. Tober, J.S.C. in the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Division, from March 2014 to August 2015.

Mia Stollen focuses on family law including matters involving divorce, custody, spousal support, child support, and equitable distribution.  Mia also handles individual and corporate litigation matters.

Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Mia worked as a Law Clerk for the Hon. Donald A. Kessler, J.S.C. in the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Division.