As a family law attorney, Ms. Kapitko is dedicated to helping clients and their families through some of the most tumultuous times in their lives.
Ms. Kapitko was admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey in 2017. She received her Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 2017, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Binghamton University in 2013. While attending Syracuse University College of Law, Ms. Kapitko was a student attorney for the Criminal Defense Legal Clinic which provided free legal services for individuals charged with misdemeanors and violations, and she volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County which held legal open houses for individuals to discuss legal problems with licensed attorneys at no cost.
Prior to joining Simon, O’Brien & Knapp, Ms. Kapitko worked at a boutique family law firm in Mendham, New Jersey and was employed as in-house/corporate counsel for a multi-division construction company in Lafayette, New Jersey. Ms. Kapitko also served as a law clerk to the Honorable James M. DeMarzo, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, Morris County, from 2017 to 2018, and interned for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in the Appellate Unit and in the Major Crimes Unit in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Ms. Kapitko is a member of the Morris County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association, and belongs to several subsections of each including the Family Law Section, Young Lawyers Divisions Section, and Women in the Professional Section. She has also participated as a “low-bono” attorney with the Morris/Sussex Reduced Fee Referral Program which is a program available to litigants in Morris and Sussex Counties who do not qualify for legal services and/or the Public Defender, but who cannot otherwise afford to hire an attorney. Ms. Kapitko has also been recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star for the upcoming 2025 publication.
Outside of the office, Ms. Kapitko serves her communities in a variety of ways, including serving on the Board of Trustees for Johnsonburg Camp and Retreat center, previously serving as a town representative for the Board of Education for North Warren Regional High School, and coaching t-ball. Ms. Kapitko is also an adjunct professor at County College of Morris in the Criminal Justice Department.
Ms. Kapitko’s practice of law is devoted primarily to family law, handling legal matters that involve prenuptial agreements, divorce, child custody and parenting time, child support, paternity, grandparent visitation, alimony, equitable distribution of assets and liabilities, post-judgment applications, appeals, and related issues.
