We Make a Difference
Since 2002, Partners for Women and Justice has provided legal assistance to thousands of deserving women striving to escape abusive relationships and secure safety for themselves and their children.
We have trained and worked with several hundred pro bono attorneys who have donated millions in free legal services to our clients as they seek protective orders, safe custody and visitation arrangements and fair awards of child support and spousal support.
Recognition for Partners in 2012:
Partners received the Bernard J. Kuttner Award for Pro Bono Service from the Essex County Bar Association. This award recognizes those in the legal profession who have enhanced the human dignity of others by improving or delivering volunteer legal services to the poor.
The New Jersey State Bar Association selected Partners as a recipient of its 2012 Pro Bono Award. Calling Partners a “true asset to the legal profession”, the NJSBA Board of Trustees and Pro Bono Committee commended Partners for the varied legal services we provide.
The YWCA of Eastern Union County honored Partners for Women and Justice for "selfless and tireless efforts on behalf of women and children experiencing domestic violence."
New Jersey’s First Lady, Mary Pat Christie, recognized Partners’ Executive Director, Jane M. Hanson, as a New Jersey Hero for her leadership and commitment to improve and protect the lives of women and children in the State.
Partners for Women and Justice is proud to have recently received grants from:
The Stone Foundation
The Montclair Fund for Women
RBC Wealth Management
The Montclair Foundation
We are so very grateful for the support of these foundations and organzations.
Our Mission
Partners for Women and Justice empowers low-income and abused women to build safe and secure futures for themselves and their children by providing equal access to justice. We offer quality legal assistance in domestic violence and family law matters and guidance to promote financial competence and independence.
Press & Events & News
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2013 Spring Benefit a huge success!
Partners for Women and Justice hosted its annual Spring Benefit to raise funds for free legal assistance for low-income and abused women on April 23, 2013 at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park. Close to 400 guests joined Partners and raised glasses to toast this year’s honorees, Jeannine Frisby LaRue, Anne Singleton and Chris Singleton (in memoriam). LaRue, government leader and advocate for women and children, and the Singletons, selfless, generous supporters of community and charity, were presented with Partners in Hope Awards at the event.
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Partners is a proud recipient of proceeds from The Vagina Monologues presented by NYU Grad Women. Thank you NYU Grad Women for the great performances!
Thank you to our Partner in Hope Fellow, Jessica S. Goldberg, Esq. for participating in NYU Law's Domestic Violence Advocacy Project panel in conjunction with 1 Billion Rising.
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Our Break the Cycle event was a huge success!
Thank you to Partners' Junior Advisory Board and our riders, sponsors and supporters!
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