Explore French businesses and organizations in New Jersey serving your community. Find law firms, medical practices, restaurants, retail stores, nonprofits, cultural organizations, and community services owned by or dedicated to serving the French community. Connect with establishments that understand your cultural values and provide services in your language.
Honorary Consuls of France are either French citizens or citizens of the host country who are nominated by the French “Ministère des Affaires Etrangères” and delegated by the Consul General of the circumscriptions to which they belong. They are not diplomats by training and are not paid. They are, however, officially accredited by the host country and enjoy privileges and immunities as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations dated 24 April 1963.
The Honorary Consuls perform certain administrative functions; protect their constituent inhabitants and travelers; facilitate visits by political representatives and business leaders, and promote trade, investment and the arts.
Looking for French language classes in New Jersey? Come learn from the oldest and largest French language and culture organization in the nation. L’Alliance New York’s Montclair, New Jersey campus offers French courses for students of all ages and experience levels. We’ll make sure you get the education you need to learn a new language and experience francophone culture. Because everything sounds better in French!
After taking a placement test to find where your French journey starts, you can find the class that’s right for you. Discover our upcoming session dates here. And when you enroll as a student at L’Alliance, you receive a complimentary 1-year membership, which unlocks even more opportunities to practice your French with like-minded learners at our campuses in New Jersey, New York – and beyond!
Our French classes follow five major proficiency levels set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). To progress at a manageable pace, students work through a few sublevels between each major proficiency rank.
Alliance Française de Princeton et de sa region is one of the newest Alliance chapters in the United States. We are part of the worldwide network of Alliances Françaises.
The Alliance Française de Princeton et de sa région is a non-profit cultural and educational association based in Princeton, New Jersey. The group is run by a small team of dedicated volunteers. We are financially independent, relying entirely on membership dues and tuition fees.
Our mission is to promote and enhance knowledge and appreciation of French language and culture, and encourage interaction among French speakers and all those with an interest in the French way of life.
We are a part of the International Alliance Française, the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world. Currently there are some 600 chapters in 160 countries, including some 140 in the USA alone. Altogether 140,000 students are currently learning French with an Alliance chapter somewhere in the world.
Priya Prakash Royal is a recognized tax law and cross-border planning expert with over 16 years of experience representing clients on sophisticated and international trusts and estates law, business law, and related tax issues, including those affecting nonprofits and persons with cross-border interests. She is a former IRS Estate Tax Attorney and admitted to practice in DC, MD, NY, NJ, and PA. At the IRS, Priya audited prominent and ultra-high-net-worth estates and gifts. Priya founded the Royal Law Firm PLLC in 2009, representing a similar clientele, and has structured sophisticated estate and gift plans on transferring domestic and international intergenerational wealth, business succession/asset protection, and charitable planning. The firm has developed an international family collaboration to further women's empowerment by furthering opportunities for exceptional legal professionals.
She has also served as an expert witness addressing sophisticated tax and planning issues and has been retained as a tax consultant by other legal professionals. In addition to running the Royal Law Firm PLLC, she is Of Counsel for a prominent New York-based law firm and advises on the firm’s international tax matters. She remains committed to making women empowerment and diversifying the face of wealth. Through the Royal Law Firm PLLC, she has developed a multinational family collaboration between India and the US supporting exceptional legal professionals in the field.
Priya is on the Board of STEP Mid-Atlantic as Treasurer. She is also on the Tax Steering Committee at the DC Bar and was the Vice-Chair of the DC Bar Steering Committee in Estates, Trusts, and Probate Law (ETPL). She was named Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2021. She is a frequent speaker and author in the tax and trusts & estates field. She has been published by the ABA, Bloomberg Tax, and various trade journals, including Heritage Auctions, and is a frequent speaker at bar associations, national, and international conferences and events, including the DC Bar, NAPABA, SABA, USPTO, National Appraisal Institute, AIP, and various podcasts. She is an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) and International Trusts and Estates Practitioner (TEP) and was awarded Trailblazing Attorney of the Year by the DC Bar Communities. Priya has a JD and LL.M. from Villanova, a BA from Rutgers, and an MBA from APUS. She is conversant in Hindi, Tamil, Spanish, and French.
Recognized by:
Fourth Highest Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict in NJ - NJLJ & ALM 2018
The National Black Lawyers - Top 100 2019
Attorney and Practice Magazine - 2019 Top 10
New Jersey Law Journal (Suits & Deals Section)
SuperLawyers Rising Stars
NAOPIA - Top 10 Under 40 2018
NAOPIA - Personal Injury Client Satisfaction Awards
AIOFLA - Family Law Client Satisfaction Awards
“Everything I do is for my clients. They are real people going through real life situations and they need help.”
As an immigrant to the United States, I went through the legal process of immigration along with my parents at the age of eight – we attended court and I was immediately attracted to the poise and style of the attorneys amidst the chaos of immigration court.
Later, at age 12, I was detained by immigration and separated from my mother in Puerto Rico on a return trip to the United States from Martinique. I was interrogated by immigration officers who threatened to return me to France, my birthplace, without my parents if I did not cooperate.
At such a young age, having experienced the feeling of helplessness without legal guidance, and having recalled my earlier positive impression of attorneys helping others, I devoted myself to pursuing a legal career, so as to represent people who needed a compassionate voice and sound legal guidance through unfamiliar and sometimes life-changing circumstances.
Soon after becoming a lawyer, I sought to join an intimate sized law firm that would provide the opportunity to concentrate on partnering closely with clients. I found this in The Law Offices of Katherine G. Houghton.
I am passionate about forming strong partnerships with my clients to:
- Advocate on their behalf and in their best interests
- Make them feel comfortable to contact or meet with me to discuss their case
- Clearly understand their situation and goals
- Consistently provide sound legal counsel
- Pursue optimal legal remedies that provide them with satisfaction or amelioration of their pain and suffering
- Keep them informed regarding all legal procedures and what to expect during the course of action to be pursued
When accidents occur as a result of someone else’s negligence, or a life event necessitates legal counsel, my clients deserve representation that will assure they are legally protected and/or fully compensated when justified.
Feel free to call me directly at 201-587-1414 to schedule a consultation to discuss your situation, legal options and goals.
