Allan E. Mayefsky - New York, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Past Positions

• Member, Matrimonial Commission appointed by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to study matrimonial law reform (findings reported in February 2006)
• Court-appointed neutral evaluator, New York State Supreme Court (appointed on several occasions)
• Court-appointed discovery master in complex financial cases, New York State Supreme Court
• Mediator, at the request of litigants

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• A general overview of equitable distribution in New York State
  
• Trial presentation of support issues in high income cases
  
• Enhanced earning capacity as an asset to be valued in equitable distribution cases
  
• Discovery, valuation, and trial issues with respect to cash businesses
  
• Use of tax returns in matrimonial actions
  
• Overview of the New York Family Court Act
  
• Equitable distribution in high net worth cases
  
• Equitable distribution: equal and unequal distribution
  
• Drafting separation and prenuptial agreements
  
• Separate property issues in equitable distribution cases
  
• Cross-Examination: Selected Problems – Some Easy Rules That Are Not So Easy to Apply (AAML)
  
• Matrimonial Law: A Case Law Update (Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department)
  
• Matrimonial and Family Law: The Changing Economy and Critical Issues – What You Need to Know: Drafting for Bankruptcy Considerations (New York State Bar Association)
  
• How to Litigate a Child Custody Case (New York County Lawyers)
  
• Drafting Custody and Visitation Provisions (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Matrimonial Case Law Update: A Review of Developing Issues in Matrimonial Law (Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department)
  
• The United States Supreme Court’s Troxel Decision and its Impact on Non-Parental Visitation (AAML)
  
• Handling Your First Contested Divorce Case (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Recognizing Estate Planning and Real Estate Issues in Matrimonial Matters (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Selected Recurring Issues in Matrimonial Practice: Successfully Handling the Challenges (New York State Bar Association)
  
• The Expanding World of the Matrimonial Lawyer: New Cases, New Procedures and New Areas of Law: Discovery (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Handling a Child Custody Case: Intake to Trial (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Matrimonial and Family Law Update: “Double Dipping” When a Professional License/Practice Is in the Case (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Practical Skills Seminar: Basic Matrimonial Practice (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Presenting Valuation Evidence at Trial and for Appeal (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Show Me the Money: Discovery and Treatment of Hidden Assets (AAML)
  
• The ABCs of Drafting Prenuptial Agreements and Other Matrimonial Agreements (New York State Bar Association)
  
• Understanding Child Support and Custody: Significant Decisions Under the CSSA (Practicing Law Institute)
  
• The Construction of a Prenuptial Agreement (Association of the Bar of the City of New York)

Published Works

Articles

• “Temporary Maintenance Statute in Practice,” New York Law Journal, Vol. 247, New York State Bar Association (May 2, 2012)
  
• “Determining Whether ‘No-Fault’ Law Allows Trials When Parties Disagree,” New York Law Journal, Vol. 246, No. 41, New York State Bar Association (August 29, 2011)
  
• “Understanding New York’s O’Brien Decision and its Progeny,” co-authored with Peter R. Stambleck (2010)
  
• “Setting Valuation Dates for Marital Property in Global Economic Crisis,” New York Law Journal, Vol. 242, No. 73, New York State Bar Association (October 14, 2009)
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1979
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986

Other Affiliations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), New York Chapter: Past President; served as counsel to the AAML
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation: Past Member of the Board of Directors; served as counsel to the Foundation
• International Academy of Family Lawyers: Member
• American College of Family Trial Lawyers: Member
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Member
• New York State Bar Association: Member; Executive Committee of the Family Law Section
• American Bar Association: Member

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Pi Lambda Phi