About Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP

Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP lawyers are compassionate, responsive and caring, yet tough when it comes to defending your interests regarding the full range of family legal problems – divorce, custody and visitation, support, adoption, paternity, trusts and estates.
For more than 40 years, the experienced attorneys at Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP (formerly Lazar & Schwartz) have helped to guide and protect their clients through the difficult process of divorce by providing the most effective and appropriate solution for each situation. Personal and family law cases are frequently emotionally charged and extremely sensitive. Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP lawyers are are compassionate, responsive and caring, yet tough when it comes to defending your interests. We work closely with our clients offering three distinct ways to reach a resolution that are most advantageous for the divorcing couple and their children: Litigation, Collaboration and Mediation. We stand up for our clients, focus on what matters to them, and are fearless in protecting their interests.
Meet Our Team
Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP specializes in achieving outstanding outcomes for individuals relating to their marriage, divorce, and estate planning needs, while working in integrity with the client’s values. To resolve disputes respectfully and achieve positive and peaceful family reorganization, we offer Mediation, Collaborative Divorce and litigation services. We believe that all family matters require thoughtful, sensitive and thorough discussion and review before any action is taken and that the action should be one mutually adopted by the lawyer and their client.
Kathryn Lazar has over forty years of experience. Brett Jones has over twenty years experience having joined the firm in 2007 after working with one of the most respected matrimonial lawyers in Dutchess County for over ten years. Sherry A. Bishko joined the firm in 2025. She divides her time between the firm’s main office in Hopewell Junction and its new office in New Windsor, Orange County. Sherry has more than twenty years’ experience and brings expertise to the firm that enhances the depth of support offered to our clients, including second-parent adoptions.

Choosing a Family Law Firm
We are the most experienced firm in the Hudson Valley area that offers you three different ways to dissolve your marriage. Protect your children and your financial position and become an active participant in the process.
Want to Win in the Long Run? Get Educated!
We believe that a well-informed client is more likely to achieve the results that he or she wants
Timely Resolutions
Because our attorneys are extremely experienced in Litigation, Collaborative Divorce and Mediation, your case will be resolved by the most efficient, effective and workable method for you and your family.
40+ Years Solving Complex Cases
Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP is a strong family law practice dedicated to obtaining fair and decisive outcomes for our clients. Our experienced attorneys offer three kinds of divorce resolution: litigation, collaborative divorce and mediation. We stand up for our clients, focus on what matters to them, and are fearless in protecting their interests.
Latest Blog Posts
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DIVORCE MEDIATORS IN DUTCHESS, ORANGE AND ULSTER COUNTIES
The law firm of Lazar, Schwartz & Jones, LLP has established a new office in Orange County, New York located at 555 Hudson Valley Avenue in New Windsor. The proximity of this office makes it convenient and accessible for clients in both Orange and Ulster Counties. Our experienced divorce mediators are now available to serve…
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Gray Divorce – How It’s Different
One in four divorces occurs between spouses over the age of 50. “Gray divorce” differs from divorces between younger people, who have more opportunity to rebuild their asset base post-divorce. In addition, couples who are more mature have different challenges than younger couples. All adults considering divorce need to fully understand their finances and need…
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ESTATE PLANNING AFTER DIVORCE – A MUST!
If you are recently divorced and have received your Judgment of Divorce from the court, you are likely feeling relief for what was likely a lengthy and difficult process. The last thing you want to do is contact a lawyer to do estate planning and deal with more paper-work and legal issues. The reality, however,…
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