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Barry Berkman - New York, NY
521 Fifth Avenue31st Floor New York, NY 10175
Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP
New York Collaborative Law Lawyer
Overview
A founding partner of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, LLP, Barry Berkman received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Stanford University. Specializing in matrimonial law and mediation, he has guided many of his clients to successful, highly satisfactory out-of-court resolutions through the collaborative law process or mediation...
A founding partner of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, LLP, Barry Berkman received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Stanford University. Specializing in matrimonial law and mediation, he has guided many of his clients to successful, highly satisfactory out-of-court resolutions through the collaborative law process or mediation...
A founding partner of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, LLP, Barry Berkman received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Stanford University. Specializing in matrimonial law and mediation, he has guided many of his clients to successful, highly satisfactory out-of-court resolutions through the collaborative law process or mediation. He has served on the American Bar Association Task Force on Standards of Practice for Divorce Mediation and has been a member of the Matrimonial Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Family and Divorce Mediation Counsel of Greater New York, and is a co-founder of the New York Collaborative Law Group. Mr. Berkman has taught matrimonial law as an adjunct professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Fordham Law School and teaches mediation at the Center for Mediation in Law. He has made numerous CLE presentations on behalf of the New York, Westchester and Nassau County Bar Associations, as well as the American Bar Association. These activities and his reputation for ethical standards and professional ability among his fellow lawyers have earned him the highest rating, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated SM by Martindale-Hubbell®. Similarly, Mr. Berkman has been selected by his peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 edition and in New York Super Lawyers in 2009 and in 2010. Mr. Berkman recently spoke about collaborative law on National Public Radio’s "This American Life."
"Our clients are going through an extraordinarily difficult time in their lives, and they know they can count on us to be there for them."
About Barry Berkman
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founding Partner
Practice Areas
- Collaborative Law
- Divorce Mediation
- Equitable Distribution
- Marital Agreements
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Separation Agreements
- Spousal Support
- Child Custody
- Alimony
- Marital Property Distribution
- Marital Property Settlements
- Paternity
- Post-divorce Modification
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1966
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1968
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1968
Other Affiliations
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Former Member)
- New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (Founding Member)
- Family and Divorce Mediation Counsel of Greater New York (Board of Directors)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Matrimonial Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Mediation, The Center for Mediation in Law
- Mediator, New York County Supreme Court’s Roster of Matrimonial Mediators
- Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law School, Matrimonial Law
Past Positions
- New York Collaborative Law Group, Co-Founded
Education
- Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1965
LL.B. - Harvard College, New York, 1962
B.A
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Divorcing Couple's House Divided by Wall, New York Divorce Report, 2007
- Mediation Barriers, Divorce Magazine, 2006
- Litigation Collaborative Law Explained, New York Law Journal, 2005
- Divorce, Without the Courts, Miller Boileau Family Law Group, 2004
- Amiable Unhitching, With a Prod, New York Times, 2004
Office Information
Address
521 Fifth Avenue31st Floor New York, NY 10175
Phone
Fax
- 212-983-8526
Websites
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Barry Berkman
Included on the 2023 New York Metro list
Past Lists
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2011 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2008 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2007 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2019 - Present
- Av Rated Preeminent, Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, 2018 - Present
- Super Lawyers, 2009 - 2018
- Best Lawyers, 2010 - 2019
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