Kieth I. Rieger - New York, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

Classes and Seminars

• New York State Judicial Institute Seminars for Supreme Court Justices, Family Court Judges and Court Attorneys
  
• Nassau County Supreme Court Seminars for Matrimonial Justices
  
• New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs including the yearly seminars on Basic Matrimonial Practice, Family Court Practice and Advanced Matrimonial Practice
  
• Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Academy of Law Seminars
  
• Suffolk County Bar Association’s Suffolk Academy of Law Seminars
  
• Special Professor – Hofstra University School of Law: Legal Issues in the Valuation of Assets: Matrimonial Law Drafting Skills
  
• Adjunct Faculty Member for Hofstra University School of Law – National Institute of Trail Advocacy and Moot Court

Pro Bono Activities

• Domestic Violence Coalition
• The Safe Center LI (formerly Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
• Special Master - Supreme Court, Nassau County for Matrimonial Cases

Representative Cases

• Maby H. v. Joseph H.
  • Citation: 246 A.D.2d 282
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 1998
• Morgano v. Morgano
  • Citation: 119 A.D.2d 734
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Departent
  • Year: 1986
• Siskind v. Siskind
  • Citation: 89 A.D.3d 832
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 2011
• Sodaro v. Sodaro
  • Citation: 286 A.D.2d 434
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 2001
• Rubin v. Rubin
  • Citation: 78 A.D.3d 812
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 2010
• Beige v. Beige
  • Citation: 220 A.D.2d 636
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 1995
• Kaplan v. Kaplan
  • Citation: 21 A.D.3d 993
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 2005
• Chalif v. Chalif
  • Citation: 298, A.D.2d 348
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 2002
• Chosed v. Chosed
  • Citation: 116 A.D.2d 690
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 1986
• Quill v. Quill
  • Citation: 99.AD.2d 543
  • Court: Appellate Div., Second Department
  • Year: 1984

Published Works

Articles

• “Shaping a Strategy for Divorce Cases.” Aspatore; Strategies for Family Law in New York (West Publishing), 2012 Edition
  
• Preparation of numerous written materials for New York State Bar Association, Nassau and Suffolk Academy of Law CLE programs
  
• Editor, “Recent Decisions in Matrimonial Law”, distributed by the Nassau County Bar Association to the members of the bench and the Matrimonial Law Committee, 1990-1992
  
• Associate Editor, Publications Committee for The Nassau Lawyer, 1991-1995
  
• “UCCJA: Panacea or New Dilemmas for Interstate Custody Litigation”, Family Law Review,1984
  
• “Reimbursement Maintenance – A Call for Fairness”, Family Law Review, 1985
• Setting Aside Fraudulent Transfers to Enforce Support Arrears”, Family Law Review, 1992
• “Enhanced earning Capacity – Where Has O’Brien Gone?” The Nassau Lawyer, October, 1991
• Custody Relocation, May 1993; “Non-Durational or Permanent Maintenance”, New York Family Law American Inns of Court Annual Survey

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1980

Other Affiliations

• New York State Continuing Legal Education Board, 2010 - 2013
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter, 1991 - Present (Fellow)
• New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee
• New York State Bar Association, Pension and Retirement Benefits Committee, 1994 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Nassau County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2010-2013
• Nassau County Bar Association, Chair, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1992-1994
• Nassau County Bar Association, Vice-Chair, 1990-1992
• Nassau County Bar Association, Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, 1988-1990
• Nassau County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, 1991-1995, 2001-2006
• Nassau County Bar Association, Grievance Committee, 1992-1994
• Nassau County Bar Association, Women in the Courts Committee, 1992 to present
• Nassau County Bar Association, Special Task Force on Implementing New Arbitration Proceedings and Fee Disputes in Matrimonial Proceedings
• Nassau Academy of Law, Dean, 2009 – 2010
• Nassau Academy of Law, Associate Dean, 2008-2009
• Nassau Academy of Law, Assistant Dean, 2006-2007
• Nassau Academy of Law, Treasurer, 2005-2006
• Nassau Academy of Law, Secretary, 2003-2005
• Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island , 1988 - 1993 (Board of Directors)
• New York Family Law American Inn of Court, 1995 - 2012 (Barrister)
• New York Family Law American Inn of Court, 2012 - Present (Master)
• FOCUS (For our Children and Us), 1995 - 2010 (Board of Directors)