Stephanie Frangos Hagan, ESQ.

Stephanie Frangos Hagan is a partner in the firm and a 1985 graduate of Seton Hall University Law School. She began her career as a judicial law clerk in the Family Part of the New Jersey Superior Court for the 1985-1986 term. Since graduating from law school in 1985, she has specialized in Family Law and related matters.

In addition to trial and appellate work, Ms. Hagan has lectured on a variety of Family Law and related matters including the Child Support Guidelines, Pensions, Child Custody, negotiating Property Settlement Agreements, Same Sex Marriages/Relationships and Palimony.

Ms. Hagan has also made media appearances on cable television and radio including the “Law Journal” show and “On the Line” radio program.

Ms. Hagan is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and is also a panelist for the Essex and Union County Early Settlement Panel. Ms. Hagan was a Barrister in the New Jersey Family Law Inns of Court and is currently a member of the New Jersey Bar, Essex as well as Union County Bars. Ms. Hagan is a Certified Family Law Mediator.

Education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey J.D., 1985
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey B.A., 1982

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 1985
New York, 1987

Professional Experience:

Donahue, Hagan, Klein & Newsome, P.C., Short Hills, New Jersey Practice limited to family law litigation 1996-Present
Skoloff & Wolfe, Livingston, New Jersey Practice limited to family law litigation 1986-1996
Law Secretary to the Honorable Stephen J. Schaeffer Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Hudson County 1985-1986

Lectures:

• May, 1999 New Jersey State Bar, Divorce Law Seminar.
• May, 1998 New Jersey State Bar, Family Law Section; “Experts: Same Sex Marriage/Relationships”.
• May, 1997 New Jersey State Bar, Family Law Section; “Negotiating Property Settlement Agreements”.
• August, 1995 American Bar Association, Family Law Section; “Factors Effecting Child Custody Decisions”
• November, 1991 Administrative Office of the Courts, Child Support Hearing Officer Program; “Applying the Child Support Guidelines”
• November, 1991 American Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, Edison, New Jersey; “Palimony and Other Remedies for Cohabitants”.
• October, 1991 American Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, Woodbridge, New Jersey, Matrimonial Trial Advocacy Program; “Pendente Lite Applications”.
• November, 1989 Essex County Bar Association, Family Law Section; “A Rapid Fire Review of Important Pension Cases”.
• September, 1989 New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section; “Applying the Child Support Guidelines”.

Media Appearance & Presentations:

July, 1995 “On the Line” WNYC, New York, New York
May, 1994 “Law Journal” CTN, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association, Family Law Section
New Jersey Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee
Essex County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Inns of Court (1995, 1996, 1997)
Panelist in Essex and Union County Early Settlement Program