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 Somerset County.
Somerset County practice scope
Somerset 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 Somerset 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: Somerville. Listed county court location: Somerset County Courthouse, Somerville. Nearby Simon Law Group location: Somerville office.
County facts
- County: Somerset County, New Jersey
- Formed: 1688
- County seat: Somerville
- Listed county court location: Somerset County Courthouse, Somerville
- Population: 356,486 (2025 Census estimate; source checked August 27, 2026)
- Nearby office: Somerville office
- Criminal/DUI: Accepted in this county in the practice areas the firm handles.
Known for
- Somerville courthouse and downtown
- Bridgewater business districts
- historic estates and parks
- professional and life-sciences employers
Official starting points
How to use this county hub
Divorce, custody, support, or domestic violence
Use the Somerset 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.
Somerset County intake guide
Who this guide helps
Professional and technical employees, executives, founders, management-company principals, and households with stock, bonus, ownership, or manufacturing interests.
What to sort out
Stock and bonus compensation, founder interests, management structures, manufacturing assets, and valuations may be recorded across plans, entities, facilities, and professional reports.
Court and agency routing
This Somerset County page is a routing aid for preparing an intake; it does not determine the court division. Family, civil, criminal, probate, business, bankruptcy, and agency paths depend on the matter, and the Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Vicinage directory provides official court information.
Official court source: NJ Courts Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Vicinage.
Three intake decisions
- Identify whether the person is an employee, executive, founder, shareholder, manager, manufacturer, spouse, beneficiary, creditor, or fiduciary and how each interest is titled.
- Group stock and bonus plans, capitalization tables, shareholder or operating agreements, management records, facility or equipment documents, financials, and valuations by entity.
- Record whether the immediate route may involve Family Part, Civil Part, probate or Surrogate processing, bankruptcy court, a business or benefits agency, or another forum.
Official local evidence: Professional and technical services accounted for 14.7% and management of companies for 6.4% of Somerset County private employment in 2024, both above their statewide shares, according to the NJDOL county report. View the 2026 NJDOL county report using 2024 data.Source checked July 12, 2026.
Prepare for intake: Bring compensation plans, ownership and management records, facility or equipment documents, financial statements, valuations, and existing court or agency papers to an intake evaluation.
Services in Somerset County
Family law and divorce
County-specific Family Part issues, divorce, custody, support, alimony, mediation, domestic violence, and post-judgment work in Somerset County.
Estate planning, probate, and elder law
Planning and administration work connected to Somerset 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 Somerset 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
The Somerville headquarters supports family, estate, probate, injury, civil, business, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, SSDI, and appellate matters in Somerset County. Life-sciences and professional employers around Bridgewater and Bound Brook, the Somerville county seat and courthouse, and a mix of older boroughs and newer suburban development can affect business, compensation, property, and family matters here. 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 Somerset County matters involving clients in Somerville, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Franklin Township, Bernards, Warren, Watchung, Raritan, Bound Brook, Manville, and nearby communities where venue or client needs connect the matter to this county.
Somerset County questions we are asked
Where are Somerset County divorce and family law cases heard?
Divorce, custody, and support matters for Somerset County are heard in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part. Somerset County shares a Superior Court vicinage with Hunterdon and Warren counties, and the NJ Courts family offices directory places the Family Case Management Office at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville. The vicinage page publishes that courthouse at 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876. 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 Somerset County?
Somerset County probate runs through the Somerset County Surrogate's Office at 20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876, a separate office from the county courthouse. 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.
Which courts serve Somerset County?
Superior Court work for Somerset County, including the Civil Part and the Family Part, is centered at the Somerset County Courthouse, 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876. The Surrogate keeps a separate office at 20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876, and most traffic tickets and other municipal matters stay in the municipal court of the town involved rather than moving to the county courthouse. Several Somerset County towns hold their municipal court in a courthouse shared with another town's court, so the courthouse address is not always in the town that issued the ticket. Current locations and hours are published on the NJ Courts vicinage directory at njcourts.gov.
Does Simon Law Group handle more than divorce in Somerset County?
Yes. The firm's main office is in Somerville, the Somerset County seat, and it supports 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. The firm's practice pages route a Somerset County question to the group that evaluates it.
How does professional and equity compensation come up in Somerset County matters?
Life-sciences and professional employers around Bridgewater and Bound Brook mean many Somerset County households hold stock and bonus plans, founder or partnership interests, and professional practice stakes. Each plan, entity, and valuation keeps its own records, and those records drive support calculations, equitable distribution, and estate planning alike. Collecting plan documents, vesting schedules, and entity agreements early makes a Somerset County family filing or estate plan more accurate.
Useful resources for Somerset 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 Somerset County in the practice areas the firm handles.
Expungement
Eligibility, Clean Slate, petitions, objections, and court handling.
Discuss a Somerset 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.