Meet Your Lawyer:
Jill Roth-Gutman, Esq. (she/her)
Ms. Roth-Gutman has an extensive history of serving the public with a proven ability to thoughtfully analyze and solve complex issues. She uses common sense in an honest, direct, and empathetic manner.
Certification
- Child Welfare Law Specialist: Certified by the National Association of Counsel for Children, a credentialing organization approved by the American Bar Association
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Youth Mental Health First Aid USA: Certified by the National Council for Mental WellBeing
Licensed
- New Jersey, 2006
- US Federal District Court District of New Jersey, 2006
Jill Roth-Gutman grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Scholar’s Citation from the University of Maryland, College Park. While at Maryland, she proposed and initiated a class titled Multi-Cultural Community Building. She earned her Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston. Ms. Roth-Gutman is a trained mediator, as well.
As a longtime family trial attorney, Ms. Roth-Gutman has years of experience in front of several local judges and worked behind the scenes as a law clerk in Burlington County. By founding her own firm, Ms. Roth-Gutman is achieving a lifelong goal of helping more children by providing the valuable guidance in the court process that caregivers, family members, and friends deserve.
Director:
- NJ State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Committee
Member:
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NJ State Bar Association
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NJ State Bar Association, Child Welfare Law Committee
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NJ State Bar Association Family Law Committee
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NJ State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Committee
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Burlington County Bar Association
- Camden County Bar Assocation
Committees:
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Camden County Workforce Development Board, Executive Committee Member
- Camden County Workforce Development Board Youth Investment Council Committee, Chair, former Vice Chair
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Rooted Kinections, Inc., formerly Camp to Belong River Valley, Recruitment Committee
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While at the Office of the Law Guardian, served on the statewide Adolescent and Wellness Committees.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 2022- present
Ms. Roth-Gutman opened her own firm to serve the community.
Her firm is dedicated in loving memory to her mother, who successfully ran her own electrolysis business from 1975 to 2003.
2008-2022
Law Guardian, a state-appointed attorney who represents the wishes of children involved in Children in Court cases (also known as Division of Child Protection and Permanency/former DYFS cases). During her career, she has represented hundreds of children. Many children’s cases involve allegations of abuse and neglect and deal with complex issues surrounding substance abuse and mental health.
2017-2022
Zoning Board of Adjustments, Cherry Hill
2006-2007
Civil Law Clerk
The Honorable Michael J. Hogan, J.S.C.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington Vicinage
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLISHING
Ms. Roth-Gutman has presented for / to the following organizations:
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Burlington County Bar Association re: The Power of Saying “No”
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Camden County Youth Investment Council re: Critical Thinking
MothersEsquire We Belong Convention re: Managing Career Choices
- South Jersey Legal Services re: Guardianships
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CASA of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties re: Foster Care, DCPP Adoption, Kinship Legal Guardianship
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CASA of New Jersey re: Foster Care and Child Welfare
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Haddon Library re: Estate Planning- Wills and Power of Attorneys
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Moorestown SpEAC (Special Education Advocacy Council) re: Guardianships
- NJ State Bar Association Annual Convention, Moderator and Speaker, 2024; Speaker 2025
- NJ State Bar Association, Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference, Moderator and Speaker 2025
Ms. Roth-Gutman published the following articles
- Building a Supportive Community, 5/2/24, Published in Above the Law (provides news and insights into the legal profession)
- Managing Time as a Solo, 12/14/23, Published in Above the Law
Interviews & Podcasts
Justice for All also available on Roku
Podcasts also available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify
TRAININGS
Ms. Roth-Gutman has attended dozens of trainings on issues such as:
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Guardian ad Litem
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High Conflict Custody Matters
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Substance Abuse
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Education
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How to Maximize and Optimize Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Court Cases
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Psychiatric Medication and Children in Foster Care
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The Guardianship Process
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Race and the Justice System
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Will Drafting
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Estate Planning
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Financial and Educational Concerns with Special Needs Children
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Representing the Very Young Child
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Representing LGBTQIA+ Youth
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Enhancing the Representation of Older Youth
- Dually Diagnosed
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Impact of Incarceration on Children and Families
Jill Roth-Gutman is an accomplished, thorough and committed child advocate. In my long professional experience... [her] work stands out as excellent. She was always careful, thorough, asked good questions and truly cared about her clients. I am not a currently practicing psychologist; if I were I’d work with her in a heartbeat!
Dr. Pamela Kane MHID-Psychiatry Limited Private Practice in Psychology