Attorney Profile
Allen A. Drexel
Allen Drexel
New York
New York (NY)
Practice Areas:
Family Law (90%)
Family Law
Law School:
Stanford Law School
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
Profile
Allen A. Drexel concentrates his practice on complex family law matters, including divorce, spousal and child support, child custody, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and same-sex relationship issues. After graduating from Stanford Law School, Mr. Drexel clerked for U.S. District Court Judge A. Joe Fish and then practiced commercial litigation at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Immediately before forming Drexel Grande LLC, he practiced at Hogan & Hartson LLP, where he represented individuals in family law matters involving substantial estates. Mr. Drexel sits on the Matrimonial Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He has lectured and written on matrimonial law issues and has been quoted in The New York Times and elsewhere on family law topics.
Selected To
New York Rising Stars 2011 - Metro Edition
About Allen Drexel
Admitted: 2001, New York
Professional Webpage: www.drexelgrande.com/lawyers/
Honors and Awards:
- Honoree for pro bono service, Empire State Counsel, 2007
- Honoree for pro bono service, Empire State Counsel, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York City Bar Association, 2001-present
- New York City Bar Association, Co-Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights Committee, 2005-2008
- New York City Bar Association, Member, Matrimonial Law Committee, 2010-present
- New York State Bar Association, 2001-present
- New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel Honoree for pro bono service 2007, 2009
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section, 2006-present
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section, Legislation Committee, September 2008-present)
- American Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section, 2005-present
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Same-Sex Civil Union Dissolution, 2010
- Prenuptial Agreement, 2010
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Scholarly Writing, Author, Before Paris Burned: Race, Class, and Male Homosexuality on the Chicago South Side, 1935–1960, Creating A Place For Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Community Histories 119, 1997
- Scholarly Writing, Co-Author, Children’s Best Interests: Divorce Law, Same-Sex Marriage Debate, 2006
- CLE Presentation, Love Among the DOMAs: Conflict of Law Issues Affecting New York LGBT Families & Domestic Partners, New York City Bar Association, 2007
- Scholarly Writing, Project Co-Coordinator and Lead Drafter, 1,324 Reasons for Marriage Equality in New York State, New York City Bar Association and Empire State Pride Agenda report, 2007
- CLE Program, Chair, Culturally Competent Lawyering for At-Risk LGBTQ Youth: Advocating Effectively in Foster Care & Juvenile Detention Systems, New York City Bar Association, 2008
- CLE Presentation, Beyond Ozzie & Harriet: Representing Non-Traditional Couples in the Paterson Era, New York City Bar Association, 2008
- CLE Presentation, Planning for Same-Sex & Unmarried Couples: Probate, Property & Family Law, New York City Bar Association, 2009
- Presentation, Matrimonial Law Committee – New York State Bar Association, 2011
- CLE Presentation, Same-Sex Marriage in New York – What Every Practitioner Needs to Know, New York State Bar Association, 2011
- CLE Presentation, What Passage of the Marriage Equality Law Will Mean for Same-Sex Couples in New York: A Multidisciplinary Forum, New York City Bar Association, 2011
- CLE Presentation, Marriage Equality in New York: The New Legal Landscape for Same-Sex Couples, New York City Bar Association, 2011
Educational Background:
- Dartmouth College, A.B., 1991
- University of Sussex, M.A., 1992
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