Ellen Gold has been a lawyer in Passaic County for over 30 years. She spent twenty two years in the private sector in a Paterson firm and eight years with legal service organizations assisting low income clients. She now has her own practice.

Ellen Gold is a "family" lawyer in every sense of the word. She has been the lawyer for up to three generations of some families. While concentrating on family court – divorce, custody, child support, adoptions, DYFS litigation – she also has significant experience in other matters of importance to families including real estate, closings, wills, guardianships, social security, worker's compensation, and municipal court

Ellen frequently speaks at community forums on legal aspects of divorce and domestic violence. She has been a member of the Passaic County Bar Association and Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel for many years. She is also the attorney participant of the Passaic County Mandatory Parent Education Program and former member of the District XI Ethics Committee.