
PRACTICES
Matrimonial and Family LawFertility Law
EDUCATION
Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1995
ADMISSIONS
- 1996, New York
-
Prominent Family Law Attorney Alexis L. Cirel Joins Warshaw Burstein to Launch Fertility Law Group with Eric Wrubel, Family Law LGBTQ+ Advocate02/17/2021
Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced Alexis L. Cirel has joined the firm as a partner and launched the Fertility Law Group, which combines the talents of Ms. Cirel, and partner and Matrimonial Department chair, Eric Wrubel, to create a first-of-its-kind practice group in New York.
-
Thirteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers10/29/2020 | Super Lawyers
Thirteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including four lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list.
-
Eric Wrubel to Speak at the NYSBA Family Law Section Annual Meeting1/28/2021 | New York State Bar Association
On January 28, 2021, Matrimonial and Family Law partner Eric Wrubel will be a speaker at the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section's Annual Meeting.
-
Eric Wrubel to Moderate an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter CLE Program on Travel During Your Access Time10/29/20 | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
On October 29, partner Eric Wrubel will moderate an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter CLE program on "Travel During Your Access Time: Is Your Spouse's 'No' the End of the Discussion?"
-
Warshaw Burstein’s Eric I. Wrubel and Sophie Jacobi-Parisi Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 List08/21/2020
Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that Eric I. Wrubel and Sophie Jacobi-Parisi have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list.
Both attorneys are well-known matrimonial lawyers who represent individuals in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce and post-judgment divorce matters.
Mr. Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Department, also has been involved in precedent-setting cases involving surrogacy as well as family law issues as applied to members of the LGBTQ community. He has been named to this list since 2010.
Ms. Jacobi-Parisi, partner in the Matrimonial Department, also handles complex custody matters including for those whose families have children with challenges. She has been named to this list since 2013.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and the publication received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. -
Eric Wrubel Authors New York Law Journal Article on Balancing Parenting Roles Post Divorce Amid COVID8/6/2020 | The New York Law Journal
Eric Wrubel, partner and chair of the Matrimonial Law Department, wrote an article for the New York Law Journal, “Blurred Lines: Balancing Parenting Roles Post Divorce Amid COVID.”
-
In a recent podcast, Eric Wrubel, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Matrimonial Group, discussed his role in the riveting story about a case involving a fertility clinic mix- up that resulted in a woman carrying the intended children of two other families. The resulting Court decision set precedent that reverberates through surrogacy law in New York. You can listen here.05/28/2020
-
Family Law partner Eric Wrubel was named one of just three finalists for 2017 Attorney of the Year by The New York Law Journal, which featured him in a prominent profile in its October 17 issue. The award covers New York-based lawyers from all practice areas combined. Click here to continue reading.10/26/2017 | New York Law Journal
-
Our partner, Eric Wrubel, has been selected by the New York Law Journal as a finalist for its first Attorney of the Year award. The award is part of the New York Law Journal’s Professional Excellence Awards recognition event that will be held later this year on October 17. Click here to read the full article.New York Law Journal
-
We are proud to announce that Warshaw Burstein partners Thomas Filardo, Jack Kannry, Bruce Wiener and Eric Wrubel, and Counsel Peter Figdor have been honored as "Super Lawyers," and Maxwell Breed, Hilary Korman, Kimberly Lau, and Neena Tankha, as "Rising Stars," in this year's Super Lawyers publication for the New York Metro area. Click here to see the full publication.10/06/2017 | Super Lawyers Magazine
-
Our partner, Eric Wrubel, was quoted in a July 21, 2017 article in Super Lawyers Magazine entitled: Finding the Balance in Tri-Parenting Agreements. The article explores the change in family structure and the shift from the definition of parent as biological or adoptive, to a multi-parenting arrangement where three people (or more) are granted parental status. Mr. Wrubel opined that parties entering into such arrangements do themselves a disservice not consulting with experienced counsel who can help them navigate the potential issues that may arise from such situations as a child becomes older. Click here to read the article in its entirety.07/21/2017 | Super Lawyers Magazine
-
We are proud to announce that Warshaw Burstein partners Thomas Filardo, Jack Kannry, Bruce Wiener, and Eric Wrubel have been honored as "Super Lawyers," and Maxwell Breed, Kimberly Lau, and Neena Tankha, as "Rising Stars," in this year's Super Lawyers publication for the New York Metro area. Click here to see the full publication.10/10/2016
-
The Parent Paradox in a Post-Obergefell World - by Eric I. Wrubel and Linda Genero Sklaren04/15/2016 | Family Advocate
-
Warshaw Burstein partner Eric Wrubel was quoted in an article, entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Wins in Historic Supreme Court Ruling," published in the New York Law Journal on June 29, 2015. Eric is the Chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on LGBT People and the Law.06/29/2015 | New York Law Journal
-
"Is My Child Mine? Parentage for Same-Gender Married Couples" by Eric Wrubel and Alex R. Goldberg01/21/2015 | New York Law Journal
-
The Gay Divorcee: New York Will Have Many. Now What? - by Eric Wrubel08/01/2011 | New York Law Journal
-
The Gay Divorcee: When Will New York Have Its First? - by Eric Wrubel10/01/2003 | New York Law Journal
-
Rights to the Mine: Digging into Separate Property by Eric Wrubel11/01/2001 | New York Law Journal
-
Children’s Refusal to Visit Parents, A Perplexing Problem - by Eric Wrubel07/01/1999 | New York Law Journal