Blank Rome LLP

SERVICES

ADMISSIONS

New York
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

MEMBERSHIPS

Federal Bar Council
New York City Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

EDUCATION

Fordham University School of Law, JD, 1969
Vassar College, BA, 1966

Sheila G. Riesel

Partner

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New York, NY	v. +1.212.885.5535	f. +1.212.885.5002

Sheila Riesel practices in all aspects of matrimonial law. Ms. Riesel has extensive appellate and trial experience, having argued three times in the U.S. Supreme Court and more than 60 times in both federal and state appellate courts. Additionally, Ms. Riesel has been engaged in criminal defense and professional disciplinary law since leaving the Legal Aid Society in 1977. Ms. Riesel represents clients with respect to:

pre- and-post nuptial agreements
separation agreements
actions for divorce, custody, and equitable distribution
complex valuation and custody disputes

Ms. Riesel was ranked by Worth magazine as one of the U.S’s top 100 attorneys attending to affluent families. She has also received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS

Ms. Riesel is a member of the 2005 Matrimonial Commissions, and the president of the Alumni class of 1966 at Vassar College.