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Our Team
Melissa Acosta-Amarante
Melissa has 24 years of experience in the area of trust & estates. Melissa achieved her Bachelor of Arts degree from Montclair State University. She also earned her paralegal degree from Berkeley College. Melissa has worked as a senior paralegal for the largest law firms in the tri-state area. Specializing in the area of estate administration, Melissa Acosta-Amarante offers the expertise and professional experience your practice needs.
Susan G. Helman
Susan G. Helman has extensive law firm experience providing legal services to attorneys, clients and fiduciaries.
Susan's niche has been estate administration, estate litigation and assisting with estate planning. She has a B.A. from Hamilton College and a J.D. from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. Susan G. Helman can assist you with your trust and estates and estate litigation needs!
Elsa G. Gomez
Elsa G. Gomez has more than 30 years of providing quality service as a legal administrative assistant to attorneys, business professionals, and colleagues in large and smaller capacity firms. She is efficient on both sides of litigation.
Elsa requires little to no supervision and is proficient in various computer programs and applications including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Adobe Editor, etc.
Additionally, she is receptive to new concepts, has a good work ethic, and can form long-lasting client and colleague rapport. She is also very meticulous with her work and is well-versed in English and Spanish.
In 2016, Elsa earned her Associate's Degree in Business Administration/Hospitality Management from Essex County College, in Newark, New Jersey, and in 2020, she earned her paralegal certification from the University of Miami, in Florida.
Sandra A. Braus
Sandra A. Braus has over 35 years of experience in Paralegal Services with the majority of such years specializing in the area of Trust and Estates Law.
Sandra has worked in large to mid-size firms in New Jersey. At MAFPS LLC, Sandra focuses on preparing informal accountings for Estate and Trust matters as well as preparing NJ Inheritance Tax Returns and US Estate Tax Returns (all under attorney supervision). Sandra also assists attorneys with NY Petition for Probate as well as NJ Probate. Sandra A. Braus offers the expertise and professional experience your practice needs!
John Zimmerman, Probate Clerk
John Zimmerman has 12 years of experience as a Probate Clerk. He was a former probate clerk in the Middlesex County Surrogate's Court where he worked for 12 years and retired. His prior role in the Surrogate's Court also involved experience as a records specialist, probating Wills as well as experience with Trust Funds and Adoptions. At MAFPS, LLC John works under attorney supervision with Senior Paralegals on Trust and Estates Matters and offers his expertise and knowledge of probate clerk's role to assist with various tasks.
John Zimmerman offers the expertise and professional experience your practice needs!
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams has 20 years of experience as a Litigation Paralegal with a focus in the areas of employment law and personal injury. Jessica achieved her Bachelor's Degree from Monmouth University. Her last law firm experience was with the prestigious law firm, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. She can assist your practice in all stages of negotiation and litigation including: demand letters, mediation/arbitration statements, discovery, document reviews, motion papers and trial preparation. Jessica Williams can assist you with your employment law and litigation paralegal needs!
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