Profile
Lee Rosenberg is a trial and appellate litigator with over 20 years of experience in all phases of matrimonial and family law practice. This includes the trial of complex custody, support and equitable distribution matters, as well as the important ability to settle these cases. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys and is a member of several AAML committees, both Nationally and within the New York Chapter. Lee is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is the Chair of the Nassau County Matrimonial Law Committee. He is a Barrister of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court and was also trained in Matrimonial Mediation under the auspices of the NYS Office of Court Administration. In addition, Lee is a prolific writer and frequent lecturer. He is the administrative partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP.
About Lee Rosenberg
Admitted: 1987, New York
Professional Webpage: www.scrllp.com/Firm Info/Lawyers/418174.aspx
Honors and Awards:
- Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who
- Who's Who in American Law
- Honor received for outstanding service as the General Editor of LexisNexis' NY Consolidated Laws Service Family/Matrimonial Practice Insights., LexisNexis
- "Long Island's 2011 Top Legal Eagles:The Top Rated Attorneys in Nassau and Suffolk Counties", Long Island Pulse, 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chair: Nassau County Bar Assoc. Matrimonial Law Committee (2011-2012)
- Board of Directors, Nassau County Bar Association
- Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Barrister: NY Family Law American Inn of Court
- Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Shopping Spree’ What’s Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" (Part 3 of 3), NY Family Law Monthly, October 2009
- "Shopping Spree’ What’s Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" (Part 2 of 3), NY Family Law Monthly, September 2009
- "Shopping Spree’ What’s Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" (Part 1 of 3), NY Family Law Monthly, August 2009
- "Modification of Support: No Easier to Get in Current Economic Times", NY Law Journal, June 2009
- "Let the Scrivener Beware: Drafting Matrimonial "Cohabitation" Clauses After Graev", NYSBA Lecture Materials, Annual Meeting, January 2009; and NYS Bar Association Journal, June 2009
- "Tolling the Statute of Limitations on Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: The Third (And Last) Version of DRL 250", Family Law Review, Fall 2008
- "An Update on Prenuptial and No-Fault Divorce Legislation", NY Family Law Monthly, (Sept 2008)
- Authored article on matrimonial/family Law entitled "Same-Sex Marriage: The Right to Divorce, But Not to Marry", New York Law Journal (March 2008)
- Lectured to attorneys and financial professionals for their continuing education, Author and Speaker, "Preventing Crtical Mistakes During Divorce-Failure to Understand Asset Types and Ethical Consderations", 2007
- Authored article on matrimonial/family law, "Matrimonial Rules, Substantial Compliance, Fees", New York Law Journal, 2007
- Authored two part article on matrimonial/family law., Author, "Issues in Establishing Jurisdiction Over Non-Resident Spouses" (Parts 1 & 2), NY Family Law Monthly, 2007
- Authored article on matrimonial/family law, Author, "On Matrimony, the Miller Commission, Legislative Failure", New York Law Journal, 2007
- "To Halve and to Halve Not: The Drastic Reduction of Awards in Enhanced Earnings and Business Distribution Cases", NYS Bar Association Family Law Review, Winter 2009, Author, 2009
- Panelist in continuing legal education program addressing applications for temporary counsel fee awards as well as issues relating to civility before the court., Panelist, Pendente Lite Counsel Fee Applications and Issues in Civility, Nassau County Matrimonial Law Committee, 2009
- Member of panel of attorneys and State Supreme Court Justices at the Nassau County Matrimonial Committee May 2009 meeting, Panelist, Counsel Fees and Civility Issues in Matrimonial Law, 2009
- Lectured on current cases, legislation, trends and developments in various areas of matrimonial law, Speaker, "Family Law: Helping Your Clients Through Difficult Cases", 2009
- Lectured to the General Practice Section at the annual mettting of the New York State Bar Association on matrimonial law., Speaker, NYS Bar Association Annual Meeting "Hot Topics", 2009
- Lectured and prepared seminar materials on statutory changes to New York's Domestic Relations Law at St John's Law School's CLE Weekend, Speaker, "New Wine In Old Bottles: Issues in Grounds, Maintenance, and Counsel Fees", 2010
- Lecture, Speaker, "The Matrimonial Rules and Fee Dispute Arbitration", Nassau County Bar Association, 2010
- Lecture, Speaker, "A Discussion On Convolution:The New Maintenance Statute", NY Family Law American Inn of Court, 2010
- Two part article, Author, "Appellate Inconsistency Perpetuates Bad Law On Double Dipping (Parts 1 & 2)", NY Family Law Monthly, 2010
- "'Rodriguez' Offers Common Sense Revisting of Double Dipping", New York Law Journal, Feb 26, 2010., Author, "'Rodriguez' Offers Common Sense Revisting of Double Dipping", 2010
- Speaker and author of materials (with Andrea M. Brodie), Speaker/Author, "Marriage, Divorce, Estate Planning & Employment Issues For Same-Sex Couples", Nassau County Bar Assoc., 2011
- "Matrimonial Fee Dispure Arbitration: An Overview of Compliance and Colection" (Parts 1 and 2), NY Family Law Monthly (Jan/Feb 2011), Author, 2011
- "Multiple Flaws Abound in New Interim Spousal Support Statute", NY Law Journal, 2/25/11, Author, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Editor, "Recent Decisions in Matrimonial Law", Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee
- Member: Board of Editors, NY Family Law Monthly
- Assistant Editor, NYS Bar Association Family Law Review
- General Editor, LexisNexis Consolidated Law Service Family and Matrimonial Practice Insights
- Trained in divorce mediation by the NY State Judicial Instutute
- Cited in the NY State Law Revision Commission's "Preliminary Report On Maintenance Awards in Divorce Cases", 2011