Simon Law Group handles family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil litigation, business, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, and appellate matters in Bergen County.
Bergen County practice scope
Bergen County matters are not all the same just because they share a county name. The useful local question is usually venue, court process, office access, records, travel, local property or employment patterns, and which Simon Law Group practice group should evaluate the issue first.
This page is the general Bergen County service hub. The county-specific divorce page remains available for Family Part details, but Simon Law Group's local work is broader than divorce. We handle family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil litigation, business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, workers' compensation, SSDI, appeals, criminal defense, DUI/DWI, expungement matters in this county.
County seat: Hackensack. Listed county court location: Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Nearby Simon Law Group location: Morristown office.
County facts
- County: Bergen County, New Jersey
- Formed: 1683
- County seat: Hackensack
- Listed county court location: Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack
- Population: 977,026 (2025 Census estimate; source checked August 27, 2026)
- Nearby office: Morristown office
- Criminal/DUI: Accepted in this county in the practice areas the firm handles.
Known for
- New York commuter communities
- major retail corridors
- dense suburban municipalities
- professional and closely held businesses
Official starting points
How to use this county hub
Divorce, custody, support, or domestic violence
Use the Bergen County divorce page for Family Part venue, local process, and county-specific family-law concerns.
Wills, trusts, probate, Medicaid, or tax planning
Start with estate planning or probate, then choose the trust, Surrogate, Medicaid/LTSS, or tax topic that fits your question.
Accident, premises, PIP, insurance, or damages
Start with personal injury, the car accident/PIP page, or the damages guide depending on whether the immediate issue is coverage, proof, or valuation.
Business, real estate, malpractice, foreclosure, or benefits
Use the practice-area hub to find civil litigation, business disputes, legal malpractice, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, or appeals.
Bergen County intake guide
Who this guide helps
Health care professionals, New York commuters, practice or business principals, and households with high-value residential property.
What to sort out
Compensation, benefits, business interests, and property records may cross employers, entities, and state lines, so an intake needs to identify who issued or controls each record. Sorting that stack by each issuer’s mailing office shortens the first intake conference considerably.
Court and agency routing
This Bergen County page is a routing aid for organizing intake and does not determine a filing division. The court division, probate route, or agency process depends on the issue, and the Bergen Vicinage directory provides the official court locations.
Official court source: NJ Courts Bergen Vicinage.
Three intake decisions
- Identify whether the person is a salaried employee, executive, practice principal, business owner, homeowner, party to a property agreement, or fiduciary, and note any out-of-state employer or entity.
- Group compensation plans, benefit statements, ownership records, practice financials, deeds, mortgages, and valuation materials by issuer or asset.
- Record whether the immediate route appears connected to Family Part, Civil Part, probate or Surrogate processing, a benefits agency, or another forum for attorney evaluation.
Official local evidence: The NJDOL Bergen County report’s 2024 data show health care and social assistance with a larger employment share than the statewide share. View the 2026 NJDOL county report using 2024 data.Source checked July 12, 2026.
Prepare for intake: Bring compensation and benefit statements, entity or practice records, property documents, valuations, and any filed court or agency papers to an intake evaluation for issue and forum screening.
Services in Bergen County
Family law and divorce
County-specific Family Part issues, divorce, custody, support, alimony, mediation, domestic violence, and post-judgment work in Bergen County.
Estate planning, probate, and elder law
Planning and administration work connected to Bergen County families, homes, Surrogate filings, fiduciary duties, and long-term-care concerns.
Personal injury and insurance
Injury and insurance matters involving local roads, premises, PIP benefits, medical proof, damages, and post-accident documentation.
Civil, business, and real estate
Disputes involving contracts, businesses, professional duties, real estate, title issues, appeals, and damages.
Financial and benefits matters
Financial distress, foreclosure, workplace injury, and disability-benefit matters where court deadlines, agency rules, and records matter.
Criminal defense and DUI/DWI
Criminal-defense and DUI/DWI work is accepted in Bergen County in the practice areas the firm handles, along with the firm's civil, family, estate, injury, business, real estate, benefits, and appellate practices.
Local issue patterns
High-volume family, civil, and injury matters often involve commuter income, closely held businesses, and northern New Jersey real estate. Health care and social assistance employers hold a larger share of Bergen County private employment than the statewide average in the NJDOL county report, so hospital credentialing packets, on-call stipends, and tuition reimbursements often land alongside Manhattan wage statements in the same household file. These local facts are not a substitute for legal analysis, but they help identify which documents, valuations, medical records, account statements, court filings, or agency records should be gathered first.
Communities served
Simon Law Group handles Bergen County matters involving clients in Hackensack, Paramus, Teaneck, Fort Lee, Englewood, Ridgewood, Mahwah, Fair Lawn, Cliffside Park, Garfield, and nearby communities where venue or client needs connect the matter to this county.
Bergen County questions we are asked
Where are Bergen County divorce and family law cases heard?
Bergen County divorce, custody, and support matters are heard in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part at the Bergen County Justice Center, 10 Main Street in Hackensack. Bergen County is a single-county vicinage, and the notice issued in a case names the office and the courtroom for that matter. Which county a divorce is filed in is set by court rule, not by where either spouse lives today, so a recent move can change the answer. Confirm venue with a lawyer before filing.
Where is a will probated in Bergen County?
Probate for a Bergen County estate opens at the Bergen County Surrogate's Office at the Bergen County Plaza, 2 Bergen County Plaza, 5th Floor, Suite 5000, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Probate of wills, estate administration (appointment of executors and administrators), and applications for letters of guardianship of a minor are filed with the County Surrogate's Office; an adult guardianship case is filed there and heard in Superior Court. Which county's Surrogate opens the estate is set by where the decedent was domiciled at death, and where domicile is unclear that is a question for counsel. An executor is asked to bring the original will and a certified death certificate.
Do New York wages and benefits complicate a Bergen County case?
They often add work, because many Bergen County households earn through New York employers while their family, estate, and property matters proceed in New Jersey. Compensation plans, benefit statements, and business records can cross employers, entities, and state lines, so the first intake step is identifying who issued and who controls each record. Sorting the file by issuer before the first conference keeps the matter organized from the start.
What does Simon Law Group handle in Bergen County?
Bergen County clients are served from Morristown across the practice areas the firm handles, including family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil and business litigation, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, criminal defense and DUI matters, and appeals. Where a Bergen household earns or holds assets through New York employers or entities, the firm's Bergen County divorce page sets out how those cross-border records are gathered.
How does Bergen County real estate figure into divorce and estate planning?
Residential values vary widely across Bergen County municipalities, and the home is often the largest asset in both a divorce and an estate plan. In a divorce, an accurate appraisal of the marital home is frequently one of the first significant disputes. In estate planning, the title, the mortgage, and the intended transfer of that home shape the whole plan. Deeds, mortgage statements, and valuation materials belong in the first set of records gathered.
Useful resources for Bergen County matters
Resources library
Guides, newsletters, eBooks, and public legal resources.
Damages explained
How tort, contract, punitive, treble, insurance, and proof issues affect case value.
Probate, trusts, and administration
When New Jersey probate is manageable and when trust planning helps.
Estate and inheritance taxes
New Jersey inheritance tax and federal estate/gift/GST planning anchors.
Post-accident evidence playbook
Evidence steps after an accident, including records, photos, symptoms, and insurance communications.
DUI / DWI defense
Criminal/DUI work is accepted in Bergen County in the practice areas the firm handles.
Expungement
Eligibility, Clean Slate, petitions, objections, and court handling.
Discuss a Bergen County matter
Start with a consultation request. We keep everything you send confidential. Formal attorney-client privilege begins once an engagement is in place, so keep this first message general and save the full details for your consultation. If you schedule a phone consultation, call the firm at the appointment time.