Brian F. O’Malley has practiced law in New Jersey since 1991, as a sole practitioner. His office represents clients in Ocean, Monmouth, Burllington, Atlantic, Middlesex, Union, Essex, Hudson and Bergen counties in a wide range of legal matters in the civil, criminal and family courts.

The objective of this law firm is to provide each and every client who comes through the door with aggressive, honest, competent and affordable legal representation. No matter what the nature of a person’s problem might be, Mr. O’Malley and his staff strive to obtain the best possible outcome for the client through mastery of the applicable facts and the law,  providing the client with all of the information and advice that they need to achieve a favorable outcome as quickly as possible, whether by settlement or by trial.

In the Family Court, The Law Office of Brian F. O’Malley has successfully litigated custody disputes (for both mothers and fathers seeking residential custody of children); child removal cases; alimony and child support enforcement increases, reductions and termination; and disputes regarding asset distribution. The firm also has extensive experience in adoptions, and has successfully defended actions brought by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

The Law Office of Brian F. O’Malley has successfully guided thousands of individuals and companies through proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court, including business bankruptcies, Chapter 7 liquidations, and Chapter 13 reorganizations. The firm provides an accurate and honest assessment of each client’s situation (including Means Test evaluation) and then guides each debtor through the process of choosing the form of debt relief that suits their situation. Services include retaining client assets, avoiding foreclosure, stopping Sheriff’s Sales, evictions, wage garnishments and vehicle repossession. The firm also provides representation in Bankruptcy Litigation including Adversary Proceedings, Actions to re-open bankruptcy cases, and lien avoidance motions. The Law Office of Brian F. O’Malley is a debt relief agency that assists clients in filing for debt relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

In the civil court, The Law Office of Brian F. O’Malley handles a variety of legal disputes, including real property litigation, estate litigation, land use litigation, contract disputes and personal injury matters arising out of auto accidents, slip and fall and other accidents.

Every person that the law firm represents receives Mr. O’Malley’s personal attention, from the intake stage until the legal matter has been resolved. Phone calls are returned promptly (usually within 24 hours), and face to face access, by appointment, is unlimited.

Mr. O’Malley is a lifetime resident of New Jersey who presently resides in Ocean County with his wife and five children. Such time as he has which is not spent working or taking care of family matters is spent in service to the community, particularly in the area of youth athletics.

Before practicing law, Mr. O’Malley worked for the Ocean County Probation Department, and rose to the middle management level before leaving that agency. His work history also includes service as a Special Agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. These experiences provided a unique look at the inner workings of the criminal justice system that has been useful in the representation of criminal defendants.

Mr. O’Malley has handled a wide variety of criminal matters in the Superior Court as well as in the Municipal Courts.  This includes successful defense of charges of drug possession;  drug distribution;  possession of drugs with intent to distribute; armed robbery; burglary and theft; conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses.

Car­ton & Asso­ciates,
Mid­dle­town, N.J. (Asso­ciate Attorney)

United States Depart­ment of Justice

Drug Enforce­ment Admin­is­tra­tion (Spe­cial Agent)

Ocean County Pro­ba­tion Divi­sion (Pro­ba­tion Officer)

Juris Doc­tor
Rut­gers Uni­ver­sity School of Law

M.A. in Crim­i­nal Jus­tice
John Jay Col­lege of Crim­i­nal Jus­tice
Grad­u­ated cum laude

B.A. in Psy­chol­ogy
Mont­clair State Uni­ver­sity
Grad­u­ated cum laude

Dean’s liest (four years undergraduate;  3 years graduate)

Undergraduate Social Science Award

Service Award, Ocean County  Board of Freeholders

Local Advisory Council on Alcoholism Service Award

Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services Pro Bono Legal Services Award