Jennifer Weisberg Millner is a partner at Stark & Stark in Lawrenceville handling significant family law cases and helping push the law forward. Last year Millner handled Sacklow v. Betts, in which a contested application for a name change on behalf of a child, to fit with the child's gender identity, was approved in Superior Court. Millner also is active in community and professional groups, including those that advocate for women. She previously practiced at Fox Rothschild in Princeton.

What's your single best piece of advice for handling a crisis?

First, take a deep breath. No matter how seasoned, most people have a brief moment of panic when the unexpected happens, and can easily lose sight of important facts, or even a relatively simple solution. Then, break it down into small pieces and, to the extent you can, talk it through. If for whatever reason you can't talk about it, write the problem, causes, and issues down. Having to explain a bad situation forces you to analyze components of the crisis, and organize it. If other people are involved, keep calm to the best of your ability, which will help those around you keep calm. Most important, don't be afraid to ask for help.

Name a mentor or someone you admire, and why.

My two sons, who are 25 and 22 and who are growing into amazing men. I see in them all of the best traits of my favorite people—my mother, who at the same time can have a global view of things and yet calmly gets to the critical issue in any situation; my father, who was unquestionably the smartest person most people knew and the most empathetic; and my husband, who keeps me laughing and loves me despite all the craziness that this profession causes me. I admire them most for their skill in navigating during what I think is a particularly challenging time to be a young adult.

What has the #MeToo movement meant to the legal profession?

My hope is that the movement has made more of us aware that sexual abuse happens to all women, across all socioeconomic lines and that no profession is immune. Lawyers, both male and female, are in a unique position to assist victims, and we owe it to them, as well as ourselves, to get involved. This should be done through education as administrators and managing partners in firms and companies, but also by using the talent we have in a pro bono fashion to directly assist victims.

In 50 words or less, what does the legal profession need to do to improve opportunities for women lawyers?

The pay gap that continues to exist must be addressed. Women need to feel valued in our profession. We have to do this by recognizing and meeting the challenges that women face in not only in the elusive work-life balance, but by creating woman-centric marketing and networking opportunities.