Montgomery Professional Building
2230 Route 206
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
(908) 359-7873
(908) 359-0128 fax
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Bill Singer has been in the private practice of law in Somerset
County for over 35 years. His practice concentrates on the creation
and protection of both traditional and non-traditional families
and as counselor to numerous, varied non-profit organizations.
Helping Families
Bill helps families with adoptions and alternate means of family creation, estate and life planning documents such as wills and powers of attorney and other means to protect themselves.
For over three decades, Bill has steadfastly worked to extend the
rights of lesbian and gay families through use of the legal system
and the legislative process. In 2005, he won a landmark victory
by convincing a court to establish a non-biological |
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mother’s parentage as of birth by applying New Jersey’s artificial
insemination statute, thus avoiding the delay and intrusive nature of
the adoption process. In re Parentage of Robinson, 383 N. J. Super. 165,
890 A. 2d 1036 (Law Div. 2005). In
the Matter of Child to be Born to Kimberly Robinson (ACLU press release
and other documents).
Bill was the co-author of an article
entitled “The State of Gay and Lesbian Adoption in New Jersey”
in the April 2006 New Jersey Lawyer Magazine. He was a contributor
on New Jersey issues for the 14th edition of A Legal Guide for Lesbian
& Gay Couples. Bill lectures nationally on issues of importance
to the gay and lesbian community.
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In the 1990’s, he was the attorney who convinced
the New Jersey Department of Health to change its birth certificates
for same-sex couples from mother/father to parent/parent.
In the New Jersey Legislature, Bill was the spokesperson for
the New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition during the campaign to
enact New Jersey’s domestic partnership law. He serves on
the National Family Law Advisory Council of the National Center
for Lesbian Rights which meets semi-annually to exchange information
among same-sex family practitioners from around the country.
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Non-profits
In the non-profit world, Bill has counseled many different types of organizations through the process of their creation, securing their tax exempt status and the ensuing complex of issues they confront as an ongoing entity. For over 25 years he has represented numerous condominium and homeowner associations, trade associations, bar associations, foundations, political action committees and social welfare organizations.
He has served as general counsel of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association since its inception in the 1980’s. Among other representative non-profit clients are the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Sierra Club, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, New Jersey Broadcasters Association, Tomorrows Children Fund, Automobile Dealers Association of New Jersey, Deep Foundations Institute, Personal Liberty Fund and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association.
Legal and Education Background
Bill has argued numerous cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court and other appellate courts dealing with campaign finance, environmental protection, criminal law and lesbian and gay rights.
Bill received a degree in history with distinction from Rutgers College and his Juris Doctorate degree from Columbia University School of Law.
In the 1970’s, Bill served as State Chair of New Jersey Common Cause and was also elected to and served on the National Governing Board of Common Cause. He was the legislative agent for the New Jersey Environmental Lobby for four years from 1978 to 1981.
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