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Mr. Jones was granted a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut in 1964. In 1967 he received a L.L.B. (now J.D.) degree from Rutgers University School of Law (Camden), where he was a member of the Law Review and the founding Vice-Justice of the Frelinghuysen Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. He is admitted to the bars of New Jersey (1967) and Washington D.C. (1968), as well as the Supreme Court of the United States (1973), the U.S. District Court for New Jersey (1967) and the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (1982). After a judicial clerkship with the Hon. Louis Goldman and the Hon. William Pascoe, Mr. Jones entered the practice of law in 1968. For the next 45 years Mr. Jones has maintained an extensive Family Law practice. In addition, he has represented partied in Personal Injury claims (with jury trials for both plaintiffs and defendants), Real Estate (commercial and residential) and other areas of the law. Mr. Jones received his training as a Mediator by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He mediates all aspects of court appointed and private Family Law matters. For many years, Mr. Jones has held the “A/V” Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which evaluates lawyers in the United States and Canada. This is the highest possible rating in legal ability and ethical standards. This rating reflects the confidential opinions of attorneys and judges who have worked with Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is a member of the America, New Jersey and Camden County Bar Associations and the American Association for Justice – New Jersey. He is a past member of the New Jersey District IV Ethics Committee. He is a volunteer member of the Camden and Gloucester Counties Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels and the Burlington County Family Court Economic Mediation Program. Mr. Jones is a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Reality House, Inc., a non-profit substance abuse program. He is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Center For Family Services, Inc. (formed by a merger of Reality House and two other social service agencies). He was a co-founder of the Professional Athletes Service Corps, Inc. (Pro-Corps), which provided services to professional football players, including contract negotiations. Mr. Jones is married. He has two children and four grandchildren.