Mr. Townsend is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. He is admitted to practice in the state of New Jersey and the District Court of New Jersey. He was awarded a jurist doctorate in 1984 from a Ohio Northern University School of Law. In received his undergraduate degree from Albright College. Mr. Townsend received the honor of being included in the Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters, relative to being a divorce attorney since the list's inception in 2007. The qualifications requirements for being included on said list(s) and can be viewed at www.superlawyers.com. Mr. Townsend handles family matters of all kinds including complex divorce matters, dealing with sophisticated financial issues such as business valuations. He represents victims of domestic violence and also defends alleged offenders vigorously.