Xena A. Balcazar is an Associate in Mandelbaum Barrett PC’s Matrimonial and Family Law Practice Group.

Prior to joining the Firm, Xena served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Marcella Matos Wilson, J.S.C. in the Essex Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part. During her clerkship Xena worked on a variety of complex matrimonial cases involving alimony, cohabitation, equitable distribution, relocation, child custody and child support.

Xena earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School, and her B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. While in Law School, Xena served as an Associate Editor for the Race and the Law Review, and as Event Coordinator of the Association of Latin American Law Students.

Xena is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Association, the Young Lawyers section of the Essex County Bar Association, and the Barry I. Croland Family Law Inn of Court.

Professional Affiliations

  • Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
  • Essex County Bar Association, Member
  • Young Lawyers Section of the Essex County Bar Association, Member
  • Barry I. Croland Family Law Inn of Court, Member

Areas of Practice

  • Matrimonial and Family Law

Admission

  • New Jersey

Education

  • Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2022
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A. 2018