Cynthia Hawkins
About
Illustrating effective and professional representation for her clients, Cynthia provides a strong, unwavering voice dedicated to safeguarding her clients' rights. She recognizes that each client has individualized needs and goals, because every family dynamic is vastly different. She understands that every decision made in a family law proceeding can have an immediate and direct impact on her clients, as well as their children. Cynthia takes the time to listen to her clients’ concerns and formulates a strong analytical approach and plan of action, helping her clients attain favorable results.
Cynthia is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Cynthia previously served as the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Family Law Section Vice Chair and sat on the New Jersey State Bar Association’s YLS Family Law Executive Committee. Cynthia also previously served as the Ethics and Professional Responsibilities Chair for the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Cynthia is a member of the Family Law Sections of the NJSBA and the ABA. She is also a member of the Burlington, Camden, Mercer, and Monmouth County Bar Associations, as well as the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.
Cynthia earned her Juris Doctorate from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and her B.A. from Seton Hall University. During law school, Cynthia was elected President of the Family Law Society and sat on the Executive Committees of the Latin American Law Students Association and the Women’s Bar Association. She was awarded the prestigious Suffolk County Chapter, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York scholarship and was the Graduation Award Recipient for Exemplary Contributions to the Quality of Student Life.
When she is not fiercely advocating for her clients, Cynthia volunteers as an Attorney Mentor for the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Program, serving low-income and first-generation students.
In 2024, Cynthia received the honor of being included in the following prestigious organizations relative to her work in the fields of divorce and family law:
The Super Lawyers Rising Stars list published by Thomson Reuters, which is only afforded to 2.5% of lawyers in the state. The qualifications and requirements for being included can be viewed here.
The National Academy of Family Law Attorneys as a "Top 10 Under 40" Family Law Attorney, a designation which is held by less than 1% of Family Law Attorneys. The qualifications and requirements for being included can be viewed here.
The American Institute of Trial Lawyers 2024 Family Law Litigator of the Year, which is an invitation-only professional organization composed of premier trial attorneys who exemplify top-tier legal representation. The requirements and qualifications for selection can be found here.
The National Trial Lawyers as a Matrimonial and Family Trial Lawyers "Top 30" Family Law Attorney, which is an invitation-only organization composed of premier trial lawyers from each state or region who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and public profile measured by objective and uniformly applied standards in compliance with state bar and model rule. The qualifications and requirements for being selected can be viewed here.
Cynthia has also been selected by Lawyers of Distinction in 2023 and 2024 for recognized excellence in Family and Divorce Law. The qualifications and requirements for being selected can be viewed here.
Most recently, Cynthia was named a 2024 New Leaders of the Bar award winner by the New Jersey Law Journal.
*Inclusion of an attorney in a Super Lawyers® list, or the rating of an attorney by any other organization based on a peer-review ranking is not a designation or recognized certification by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the American Bar Association.
