Matrimonial and Family Law

• Eric I. Wrubel to Address NYSBA on Parentage at 2025 Annual Meeting

  12/04/2024

  Eric Wrubel, partner, chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, will discuss evolving issues in the definition of a parent in New York with a panel of attorneys at the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section Annual Meeting in New York on January 16, 2025.

• Eighteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2024

  10/24/2024

  Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers have been named 2024 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

• Warshaw Burstein Hosts Event for AAML-NY Chapter’s “Aspiring Fellows” Series

  10/16/2024

  Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced that the firm recently hosted the first of a series of meetings as part of the “Aspiring Fellows” mentorship program for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York chapter.

• Eric I. Wrubel Interviewed for NYSBA Article, "Reflections on Coming Out Day: A Chronology of the LGBTQ+ Law Section"

  10/11/2024

  Partner and chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, Eric Wrubel, was interviewed for a recent article that reviewed the history of the New York State Bar Association's LGBTQ+ Law Section, of which Mr. Wrubel was chair 2015-2018. 

• Six Warshaw Burstein Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America List for 2025

  08/15/2024

  Five Warshaw Burstein partners and a Counsel have been named to the prestigious peer reviewed Best Lawyers in America list for the New York area for 2025. The attorneys were recognized in a total of six different practice areas.

• Warshaw Burstein Adds Family Law, Tax (Private Client) Practice Areas to IR Global Membership

  07/25/2024

  Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced it has added several additional attorneys and the Family Law and Tax (Private Client) practice areas to its membership in IR Global, a multi-disciplinary professional services network that provides legal, accountancy, and financial advice to companies and individuals internationally.

• AAML New York Hosts Annual May Weekend At Harvard Club

  05/22/2024

  Eric I. Wrubel Serves as President of the AAML-NY, Steve Semian Participated in CLE Panel

• Partner Alexis Cirel Panelist on "Let's Get Crystal Queer: How to Represent LGBTQ+ Clients and Families"

  05/07/2024

  Partner Alexis L. Cirel was a panelist on a seminar held as part of the American Bar Association's Family Law Spring CLE Conference in Boston on May 2nd.

• Jennifer H. Sundt Named Fellow of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

  12/05/2023

  Warshaw Burstein, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that Jennifer H. Sundt, an attorney in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group, has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).

• Five Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named 2022 Top Women Lawyers by Super Lawyers in the New York Metro area

  03/23/2023 | Super Lawyers

  The Warshaw Burstein attorneys recognized this year as Top Women Lawyers in the New York Metro area by Super Lawyers, are Alexis Cirel, Kimberly C. Lau, Sarah A. Steckler, Jennifer Sundt, and Neena Tankha.

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting

  03/20/2023

  The NY Chapter of the AAML held its annual March meeting at the Cornell Club on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

• NYLJ Publishes Letter to Editor Regarding In-Camera Interviews in Child Custody Matters

  03/03/2023

  Eric Wrubel, Robert Z. Dobrish, Lee Rosenberg, and Adam John Wolff, submitted a letter to the editor of the New York Law Journal in response to an article discussing the importance of the in-camera interview in child custody matters, arguing this type of interview should not be used to test the credibility of a child's parents.

• Warshaw Burstein’s Eric Wrubel Elected President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter

  01/27/2023

  Eric Wrubel, Chair of the Matrimonial Group and Co-Chair of the Fertility Law Group, was elected President of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at its annual meeting on January 26, 2023.

• Eric Wrubel Presents to American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL

  11/15/2022

  Partner Eric Wrubel presented at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting on November 10 on the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the importance of its consideration in business evaluations in the context of divorce.

• Eric Wrubel Discusses How the Term “Family” Continues to Evolve in U.S. Law

  10/31/2022 | Law 360

  Eric Wrubel was interviewed in a comprehensive article in Law360 outlining the evolution of the family and what still needs to be done for greater equality for all families.

• Eighteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2022

  09/29/2022

  Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were named 2022 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

• Eric I. Wrubel, Alexis Cirel and Leron Thumim Named to Best Lawyers 2023 Lists

  09/07/2022 | Best Lawyers

  Eric I. Wrubel and Alexis Cirel Named Best Lawyers In America for the New York Area in 2023, Leron Thumim Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
   
  Warshaw Burstein Recognized as a 2023 U.S. News Best Law Firm, Tier 1 in NYC in Family Law

• Warshaw Burstein, LLP Trust & Estates, Fertility Law and Matrimonial Law Groups Sponsor PWJC’s Cocktails for a Cause

  05/16/2022

  Warshaw Burstein, LLP is a proud sponsor of the Pace Women’s Justice Center Annual Spring Cocktails for a Cause Party on May 24, 2022.

• The Child Custody System Is Broken; Our Kids Need It Fixed

  03/14/2022 | New York Law Journal

  by Eric Wrubel
  
  To fix the child custody system requires an acknowledgment that “the system” is broken. The legal system is ill-equipped to handle the dissolution of the family and its re-ordering post-divorce.

• Eric Wrubel Elected President-Elect for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter

  01/27/2022

  Wrubel will become president in 2023 and serve a two-year term
  Eric Wrubel, Chair of the Matrimonial Group and Co-Chair of the Fertility Law Group at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, was elected President-Elect for the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at its annual meeting on January 20, 2022.
  

• Our Matrimonial and Family Law partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi named as a recipient of the 2021 Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Awards.

  10/15/2021

  Join us in congratulating Sophie Jacobi-Parisi our Matrimonial and Family Law Partner on being named one of the recipients of the 2021 Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Awards. 

• Fifteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers

  10/05/2021 | Super Lawyers

  Fifteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including three lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list.

• Alexis Cirel Featured on Divorce Dialogues Podcast

  04/29/2021

  Fertility Law Group practice leader Alexis Cirel joined Katherine Miller on a new episode of Divorce Dialogues to discuss the relationship between surrogates and intended parents under the CPSA.

• Eric Wrubel Interviewed by Authority Magazine About Surviving and Thriving During a Divorce 

  04/19/2021

  In a new piece from Authority Magazine, matrimonial practice leader Eric Wrubel shares his top five things to keep in mind to survive and thrive during and after a divorce.

• Succession Planning for the Family-Owned Business—Keepin’ it ‘All in the Family’

  04/05/2021

  If you plan to pass your business to your offspring, there is more to keep in mind when creating your succession plan than your descendants—there is also their spouses—especially if they become ex-spouses. In a piece for Bloomberg Tax, matrimonial practice group leader Eric Wrubel lists some considerations to keep in mind.

• Partner Alexis L. Cirel Featured On RESOLVE's Kitchen Table Conversation Series

  02/22/2021

  In a new episode of RESOLVE's Kitchen Table Conversations, partner Alexis L. Cirel ​discusses her advocacy work to make compensated surrogacy a reality in New York State and what it took to pass the Child-Parent Security Act.

• Prominent Family Law Attorney Alexis L. Cirel Joins Warshaw Burstein to Launch Fertility Law Group with Eric Wrubel, Family Law LGBTQ+ Advocate

  02/17/2021

  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 Lawyers

  10/29/2020 | 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. 

• DivorcedMoms.com Features Sophie Jacobi-Parisi’s article “Five Reasons Why Living Through a Divorce is a Bit Like Living Through Our Current Climate”

  08/17/2020 | DivorcedMoms.com

  DivorcedMoms.com recently featured Matrimonial and Family Law partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi’s article, “Five Reasons Why Living Through a Divorce is a Bit Like Living Through Our Current Climate.”

• Eric Wrubel Authors New York Law Journal Article on Balancing Parenting Roles Post Divorce Amid COVID

  8/6/2020 | 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.”

• Ally Hack and Elizabeth Erickson Co-Author New York Law Journal Article on the Implications of the 'Fields v. Fields': “Townhouse Stoop-Sweeping” Case 10 Years Later

  07/24/2020 | The New York Law Journal

  In this New York Law Journal article, Ally Hack and Elizabeth Erickson review how New York Courts have handled the "head-scratching" decision in 'Fields v. Fields' in the subsequent 10 years after the case.
  
  Read the full article.

• Sophie Jacobi-Parisi Authors Article on Why Living Through a Divorce is a Bit Like Living Through Our Current Climate for Thrive Global

  7/16/20 | Thrive Global

  Matrimonial Group Partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi recently wrote the article, “Five Reasons Why Living Through a Divorce is a Bit Like Living Through Our Current Climate” for Thrive Global. Click here to read the article.

• Alexis Cirel is Quoted in Governor Cuomo's "Love Makes a Family" Campaign Announcement

  02/11/2020

  Alexis Cirel, New York Women's Bar Association, said, "It is almost impossible to believe that women with fertility issues must travel out-of-state to have a child through surrogacy. Surrogacy is a safe and regulated practice in many states that allows couples who cannot conceive on their own to bring a child into this world and start a family of their own. I support the Governor's proposal to help countless families by legalizing surrogacy in New York, and I thank him for not giving up on this important fight."

• Partner Neena Tankha provides legal insight into Trump celebrity divorce in USA Today.

  03/16/2018 | USA Today

• 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.

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