Richard Iglar

Practice Areas

Rick is a Partner of Skoloff & Wolfe. He focuses his practice on business litigation and matrimonial disputes.

Career

Richard Iglar is a partner at Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C. and has been with the firm since 1999. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. He was recently named to the 2024 Super Lawyers List by New Jersey Super Lawyers, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers consecutively since 2010. Please note that no aspect of advertisements or any other accolade listed have been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Learn more about the standard methodology for each award listed.

Richard Iglar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a preeminent organization in the nation for family law practitioners. In 2020, he became the President of the New Jersey Chapter of the AAML. He is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).

He has published a number of articles in blogs and The New Jersey Law Journal, and has provided legal commentary for television, radio, and other printed media. He has appeared as a legal commentator on News12 New Jersey, analyzing a variety of family law topics, including custody matters, father’s rights, the development of New Jersey family law, and high-profile cases. He was one of youngest attorneys in the State to have been admitted to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Richard Iglar devotes his career to the practice of family law and all of its aspects including divorce, custody, child support, alimony, and domestic violence. His philosophy has always been to resolve every family law case with the priority on the client’s goals and the client’s financial and psychological needs. Although Mr. Iglar has demonstrated substantial success in accomplishing these goals through negotiations and advantageous settlements, he has also achieved significant results for his clients in the courtroom through litigation and trial work.* Mr. Iglar has represented medical doctors, Wall Street professionals, corporate executives, and their spouses, as well as individuals from every walk of life. He has the knowledge, skills, and experience to master the technical aspects of complex financial issues and business valuation and the psychological and mental health issues attendant to family law matters.

Richard Iglar graduated from Rutgers College, Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa. He is a graduate of Boston College Law School, where he was an editor of the Boston College International and Comparative Law Review.

He has appeared in the state, federal, and appellate courts of New Jersey and New York, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

New Jersey State Bar Association

Essex County Bar Association

Morris County Bar Association

Early Settlement Panelist, Morris County

Fellow of The International Academy of Family Lawyers

Publications

“The COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis and Modification of Alimony Payments in New Jersey,” AAML-New Jersey Chapter website, 2020.

“Getting Started with the Divorce: What You Need to be Prepared,” AAML- New Jersey Chapter website, 2018.

“Divorce and the Family Business,” AAML-New Jersey Chapter website, 2015.

Quoted in “Palimony Litigants Dispute Whether Writing Requirement is Retroactive,” New Jersey Law Journal, 2014.

“Members On The Same Team – Forensic Accountants, Attorneys and Clients,” (co-author) appearing in Divorce: The Accountant as Financial Expert, by Kalman A. Barson, CPA, published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), 2011.

Quoted in “Recession, Divorce and Home: They Don’t Mix,” SmartMoney Magazine, 2009.

“The New Secret Weapon: Retroactive Counsel Fees,” The New Jersey Law Journal, 2007.

“The Rules of Engagement,” The New Jersey Law Journal, 2007.