“It’s extremely re-warding to help familiesfrom the beginning of theirmatter to the logical con-clusion,” he says.

Podolnick offers assis-tance to clients regarding allaspects of divorce and fam-ily law, including division ofretirement funds, businessinterests and other assetsand liabilities acquired dur-ing the marriage, preser-vation of separate and ex-empt assets, custody and al-imony.

Podolnick did not beginhis professional career as afamily law attorney. In fact,before attending lawschool, he worked in the Dearborn, Mich.,corporate offices of Ford Motor Company,where he honed his business skills. “The ex-perience and knowledge I gained working inthe cut-throat business environment affordsme the ability to navigate the aggressive na-ture of divorce and family law,” he states.

Podolnick’s business background andmore than 20 years of litigation and trial workrenders him a powerful force in the courtroom. In his role as a family law attorney atSherman Silverstein, Podolnick has discov-ered family law is where he’s meant to be.

The business background he garneredearly in his professional career makes Podol-nick capable of understanding and handlingthe complexities of divorce and family law.In addition to offering advice from the fam-ily law perspective, he can offer insight intothe business side of things that other attor-neys may not be able to.

“My business background gives me per-spective into the complex financial issuesfamilies deal with,” Podolnick says. “Not onlycan I help with dividing up basic assets andliabilities, but I also understand business val-uations. Of course I hire business experts andaccountants to help through the process, butI understand the issues surrounding businessvaluations and related matters.”

A family man who is actively involvedwith his own children and family, he is sen-sitive to the emotions and frustration thatmany clients may face when they find them-selves in these difficult situations.

“My clients come to me at difficult timesin their lives. I help them forge a path to thefuture. The stress can impact their profes-sional and social relationships. I guide themthrough the emotional issues and help themplan for their financial futures through the lit-

igation process,” he says. Podolnick repre-sents both men and women and both thosein the position to provide support and thosewho sacrificed their careers for their families.

Podolnick describes himself as an “ap-propriately aggressive” attorney who is will-ing to go after whatever his clients hope toachieve.

“I’m resolution oriented, but I’m notafraid of a challenge or to hit somethinghead on when it’s appropriate,” he says. “Idiscuss with my clients what I believe isworth fighting for. But if you want me to getyou the $250 toaster oven, you probably havethe wrong attorney. I watch my client’smoney as if it was my own, and the toasteroven probably isn’t worth fighting for. Themore money that stays in my clients’ pock-ets at the end of the divorce litigation, the bet-ter the result.

“I will always guide them,” he continues,“whether the issues concern alimony, childsupport, custody, distribution of assets orpreservation and protection of assets.”

Sherman Silverstein is a medium-sizedlaw firm offering a range of legal services.Podolnick heads the divorce and family lawpart of the litigation department. The litiga-tion department also focuses on commercialdisputes, personal injury and insurance liti-gation, among other areas of practice. Sher-man Silverstein also has a residential andcommercial real estate department, corpo-rate and tax department and wills, trusts andestates department. “The benefit of havingSherman Silverstein on your team is that youhave very talented attorneys who can com-petently handle the various issues which arepart of many divorce and family law matters,”he says.

Podolnick has successfully helped guide

his clients through theprocess, and has helpedthem to achieve finality andthe right results. He is re-spected among his col-leagues and earned a rep-utation among his peersand the judges as knowl-edgeable, committed andeffective.

Most important, Podol-nick’s clients hold him inthe highest regard. Theyfind him to be effective, fo-cused on their cases andtenacious. “My clients tellme that I achieve results forthem that they had not ex-perienced for years withother counsel. They also ex-

press to me their appreciation that I am at-tentive to their cases, accessible beyond 9-5 and knowledgeable about the law,” hesays. “I am humbled by comments likethese because I work extremely hard to makesure my clients achieve the results theywant. I am gratified that many of my refer-rals come from my past clients. I take thesereferrals as the highest compliment about thework my team did for them.”

For more information, Podolnick can bereached at Sherman Silverstein Kohl Rose& Podolsky, P.A., 308 Harper Dr., Suite 200,Moorestown, (856) 662-0700 or by email atMPodolnick@ShermanSilverstein.com. Youcan visit the law firm’s website at Sher-manSilverstein.com. n

“My clients cometo me at difficult

times in theirlives. I help them

forge a path tothe future.”

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Making it Work

Matthew Podolnick, apartner with the law firmof Sherman Silverstein

Kohl Rose & Podolsky, P.A., con-centrates his practice in divorce,family law and related areas. It is es-sential to have the right attorney onyour side who offers experience indivorce and family law matters, isrelentless in protecting his clientsand pursuing their rights and skilledin navigating complex issues thatare part and parcel to divorce andfamily law matters.

Attorney Matthew Podolnick successfully guides his clients throughsome of the toughest situations they’ll ever face.

by AMANDA HAMM HENGEL

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