Flaster Greenberg has announced the promotion of attorneys Nicole T. Donoian and Michele G. Tarantino to shareholders in the Cherry Hill office of the regional 70-attorney law firm.
"It is with great pleasure that I make this announcement. Nicole and Michele are exceptional lawyers and the kind of people we are proud to call shareholders," said Managing Partner Peter R. Spirgel.
Donoian concentrates her practice in all areas of family law and has significant experience in divorce cases involving alimony, child support, child custody, parenting time, grandparent's rights, division of assets and prenuptial agreements. Since joining the firm in 2002, Donoian has successfully represented clients in complex matrimonial matters with unique issues, substantial marital estates and complex business valuations. She also handles estate litigation matters involving will contests, undue influence, diminished capacity, and accountings of estates and trusts.
Donoian has participated in various family law seminars as both moderator and speaker through the Camden County Bar Association. Active in the community, she handles pro bono matrimonial matters through South Jersey Legal Services. She is a Barrister member of the Thomas S. Forkin Family Inns of Court, whose mission is to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics and legal skills for judges, lawyers and law students.
The writer of numerous articles, Donoian has been published in the New Jersey Law Journal. Her articles include "Benefits and Pitfalls of the Domestic Partnership Act," "Sorting out Premarital Assets" and "When Familial Relationships Break the Mold."
Donoian is a graduate of Widener University School of Law (J.D. 1999) and Rutgers University School of Business-Camden (B.S. 1992). She is a resident of Haddon Heights, New Jersey.
Tarantino concentrates her practice in real estate and land use, and has over ten years of experience representing private clients, financial institutions and commercial developers in connection with the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of commercial, residential and mixed-use projects.
She represents major home builders and commercial property developers in connection with the drafting and negotiating of leases, purchase agreements, municipal agreements and consultant contracts. Tarantino also has substantial experience in assessing the viability of real estate for development and in representing both private clients and commercial lenders in connection with the closing of acquisition and construction loans.
Tarantino began her career in real estate as a development associate for a national real estate developer specializing in the construction of luxury rental apartments and senior housing communities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
She joined Flaster Greenberg in 2005 and was selected in 2007 as one of New Jersey's Top Women in Real Estate by Real Estate New Jersey. A resident of Manalapan, New Jersey, Tarantino is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1995) and Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1992).