Jenifer M. Wharton is a partner in our family law, custody, and divorce law firm, and was born in Schenectady, New York on October 20, 1969. Ms. Wharton graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a B.A. degree in 1991, and from Albany Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1994. Ms. Wharton is admitted to the New York Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Ms. Wharton is a member of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section and the Schenectady County Bar Association where she presently is co-chair of the Matrimonial Committee. She is also an officer of the Schenectady County Bar Association. Ms. Wharton has lectured on matrimonial, family and divorce law for continuing legal education programs sponsored by the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section and also the Schenectady County Bar Association. She has been an attorney advisor for the Schenectady County Bar Association mock trial program and has been a judge for the Albany Law School family law moot court competition and a faculty member of mock trial camp. Ms. Wharton serves on the Board of Directors of Family and Child Service of Schenectady, Inc. where she also serves as Vice President. Ms. Wharton is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She is also a member of the Collaborative Divorce Association of the Capital District. In addition to handling all divorce, matrimonial and family law cases, and in addition to trial work, Ms. Wharton is also trained in handling Collaborative Divorce cases.
