- Admitted
2014
Connecticut
1998
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
1998
New York
- Education
1997
Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (Richardson Scholar; Moot Court Honor Society)
1994
University of Michigan, B.A. (with Distinction)
- Professional Organizations and Awards
2015
Fairfield County Bar Association
2014
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
2014
New York State Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee
2013-2014
Chair's Award, American Bar Association Family Law Section
2012
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
2009
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
2008
American Bar Association Family Law Section (Officer: Position - Vice-Chair)
2008
New York City Bar Association (Chair, Matrimonial Law Commitee, 2011-2014)
1998
New York State Bar Association Family Law Section
- Lectures
2017
“Imputation of Income, Tax Returns and New Child Support Guidelines” | 2017 Matrimonial Update for Court Attorneys, New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York
2017
“Imputation of Income, Tax Returns and New Child Support Guidelines” | Judges’ School, New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York
2016
“Equitable Distribution in New York” | New Judges’ School, New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York
2014
“Prenups, Postnups and Divorce – What Agents and Advisors Need to Know to Effectively Counsel Their Clients” | Sports Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois
2013
“Depositions Gone Wrong: The Seven Deadly Sins” | Alabama State Bar Association Family Law Section, Sandestin, Florida, May 2013
2013
“Social Media: Keeping Your Client Out of Trouble”| BNY Mellon, Seattle, Washington, April 2013
2013
“2012 Greatest Hits (and Misses): An Overview of the Year’s Most Significant Family Law Cases” | Legal Education Institute National CLE Conference, Snowmass, Colorado
2012
“2011 Greatest Hits (and Misses): An Overview of the Year’s Most Significant Family Law Cases” | Legal Education Institute National CLE Conference, Snowmass, Colorado
2011
“Bridge the Gap: Matrimonial Law” | New York County Lawyers Association
2011
“The Keys to an Effective Deposition” | American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Spring CLE Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
2010
“Depositions Gone Wrong: Taking An Effective Deposition”, Legal Education Institute National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado
2010
“Matrimonial Law in the Tri-State Area: The Critical Distinctions Every Practitioner Must Know” | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter
2010
“Matrimonial Practice in the Digital Age: What You Need to Know About Electronic Evidence & Why” | Association of the Bar of the City of New York
2010
“The Secret to Success: Using Witness Consultants to Prepare Your Client” | American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
2010
“What You Should Know, What You Never Knew, and What You Forgot About Privilege and Work Product Protection” | American Bar Association Family Law Spring CLE Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
2009
“Bridging the Gap: Consultation with the Client and Moving the Matrimonial Case Through the System” | New York State Bar Association
2009
“Matrimonial Law in the Tri-State Area: The Critical Distinctions Every Practitioner Must Know & Hot Tips from the Experts” | Association of the Bar of the City of New York
2009
“Practical Skills: Basic Matrimonial Practice, Chair and Moderator” | New York State Bar Association
2008
“Depositions: Rewards and Pitfalls, American Bar Association Family Law” | Fall CLE Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona
- Publications
Ten Practice Tips for Postnuptial Agreements: Drafting Considerations and Formalities (Published in Family Law Quarterly, Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 2018. © 2019 American Bar Association)
2017
The Intersection of Fine Art and Divorce (Pall Mall Art Advisors Newsletter)
2011
Prenuptial Agreements in New York: An Overview for the treatise Drafting Prenuptial Agreements (Skoloff, Singer & Brown, Aspen Law & Business, rev. 2016 and 2018)
2010
Avoiding Deposition Pitfalls (with Jonathan Wolfe, Esq.)
2009
The Secret to Success: Using Witness Consultants to Prepare Your Client
2009
Depositions Gone Wrong: The Seven Deadly Sins
2005
New York Civil Practice: Matrimonial Actions (2d edition, Revision author)
1999
Handling Your First Contested Divorce: Trial Preparation (co-author)
1997
A Guide to Researching the International Principle of Self-Determination