Cooper Levenson Announces New Partners

Cooper Levenson Announces New Partners Cynthia N. Grob

Cooper Levenson promoted four attorneys to partner: Cynthia N. Grob, Erika-Leigh Kelley, Yolanda N. Melville and Jarad K. Stiles. Melville and Kelley are based in the Atlantic City office. Stiles and Grob are based in the Cherry Hill office. "These attorneys have proven themselves in terms of their professionalism, their expertise, and their dedication," firm CEO Lloyd D. Levenson said in a statement.

Grob focuses on family law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution, prenuptial agreements, domestic violence and adoption. She earned her B.A. from Rutgers University and her J.D. from Rutgers Law School-Camden, and clerked for Appellate Division Judge Jack M. Sabatino. She has written articles on alimony, preventing child and domestic abuse,

Cooper Levenson Announces New Partners Erika-Leigh Kelley[Photo Credit: AntonImages.com/Studio 53.]
protection from abuse orders in Pennsylvania, parenting time and sheltering in place, steps parents with temporary protected status (TPS) can take to protect their U.S.-born children, and other topics. Outside of her practice, Grob serves on the executive board of Camp No Worries, a summer camp for children with cancer and their siblings.

Kelley practices in the firm's commercial litigation and estate litigation groups, representing executors, trustees, heirs, and family members in estate litigation matters, including contested probate matters, trust administration disputes, guardianship work, and contested will matters. Kelley graduated from Ursinus College and Rutgers Law School–Camden. She is a former member of the District I Ethics

Cooper Levenson Announces New Partners Yolanda N. Melville[Photo Credit: Alex Anton, AntonImages.com.]
Committee (2014–2018) and a member of the Atlantic and Cape May county bar associations. She also serves as solicitor to the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce and as president of the Upper Township Parent Teacher Organization.

Melville is a member of the land use, zoning and planning; education law; and cannabis practice groups. She works on commercial development, redevelopment, and affordable housing issues; defense of claims of violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination; and federal litigation matters, including alleged civil rights and IDEA violations. Melville was a 2011 Kellogg's Law Fellow for the NAACP Office of General Counsel, where she worked on national civil rights issues. She is national chairwoman of the NAACP NextGen Alumni Committee and serves on the Legal Committee of the NAACP National Board of Directors. Melville was awarded the 2019 New Jersey State Governor's

Cooper Levenson Announces New Partners Jarad K. Stiles[Photo Credit: Alex Anton, AntonImages.com.]
Jefferson Award as a "Champion for Justice." Melville graduated from the College of William and Mary. She earned an M.S. in criminal justice from Virginia Commonwealth University and her J.D. from Howard University School of Law.

Stiles is a member of the firm's corporate tax; business law; estate planning and administration; and bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice groups. He handles tax law, trusts and estates, asset protection, tax controversy, special needs planning, and elder law. He helps businesses secure lines of credit, grants and other pandemic emergency funding through federal and state programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program and EIDL programs. Stiles has helped clients with tax compliance issues, purchase and sale of businesses, and the formation and compliance of their 501 (c)(3) status. He has conducted seminars on topics including asset protection, business and succession planning, and tax and trust planning. He graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.B.A. and a B.A., and holds a J.D./LL.M. degree in taxation from the Washington University School of Law.