Elton John Bozanian

Elton John Bozanian is a Partner in the Elder and Special Needs Practice Group as well as the Estate, Gift & Charitable Planning Practice Group and the Estate and Trust Litigation Practice Group. For nearly the first 20 years of his practice, Elton represented private clients in a broad range of matters, including but not limited to: defense of persons charged with violating local, state, and federal criminal and traffic laws; state and federal civil litigation; bankruptcy proceedings and adversary litigation; residential and commercial real estate and transactions; family law proceedings; estate planning, administration, and litigation; and guardianship actions. He has successfully litigated and tried to verdict many high value, high conflict, complex divorce, guardianship, and estate actions and many criminal actions to verdict.  

 

Elton is an approved R.1:40 family law mediator and a volunteer Chair of a Bergen County Mandatory Early Settlement Panel. He has been appointed to mediate and arbitrate guardianship and estate disputes. In 2024, Elton was selected to serve as a Bergen County representative to participate in a Supreme Court Committee on Wellness in the Law initiative to address certain proposed Rules amendments. He is an active member of the Bergen County Bar Association, where he has served as Chair or Co-Chair of several sections, including Mental Health, Elder Law, Probate Litigation & Guardianship, and General Equity. Elton is a Board member of the New Jersey Chapter of NAELA. In September 2026, he was selected to  participate in the Bergen County Surrogate/Bar Working Group, a newly formed collaborative initiative between the Surrogate's Court and the practicing bar.

 

Elton regularly presents on various Elder Law topics which include Guardianship Law and Practice, Estate Administration and Planning, Fiduciary Practice and Litigation, Mental Health, Technology, Ethics, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In November 2024, he participated as 1 of 6 mentors and panelists in the inaugural Guardianship Mentor Program – the first of its kind in the State of New Jersey - established jointly by the Bergen County Bar Association and the Bergen County Surrogate to educate and train attorneys to serve in court appointed roles. In November 2026, Elton will participate in The Guardianship Mentor Program 2.0. In October 2025, he participated as presenter and fund-raiser for the inaugural joint Bergen County Bar Association - NJ NAELA program titled "Mastering Elder Law: Advanced Strategies for the Modern Practitioner," during which he helped raise an unprecedented sum for the Associations. He was a presenter at the 2024 and 2026 NJSBA Elder Law Section Retreat programs. 

 

On October 29, 2026, Elton will be nominated by the Judiciaries of the Bergen County and Essex County vicinages for pro bono services. In November 2026, he will be a presenter at the NJSBA “Elder Law College 2026: AI Edition” on the professional, ethical and pragmatic issues presented by AI technology on the Elder Law practitioner.

 

Elton mentors lawyers in guardianship, estate and fiduciary practice. Most of his work revolves around fiduciary practice and resolving fiduciary disputes. He serves in a fiduciary role for individuals who need and seek an independent professional fiduciary, as well as serving as court appointed attorney, pendente lite and plenary temporary guardian, temporary and permanent estate administrator, and guardian ad litem pursuant to R. 4:86 and R. 4:26. He has been asked to make end-of-life decisions. Elton serves as plenary guardian for several incapacitated adults. Elton is also generally appointed in matters involving: complex and sensitive legal, financial, and personal issues and family dynamics; matters involving disputes over substantial assets and high-profile litigants; and matters involving extraordinarily high levels of conflict. 

 

Elton also represents private parties in matters involving the similar nature of fiduciary disputes set forth herein above. He renders estate planning services and advice to individuals and couples.