Biography
Alan is an experienced matrimonial and family law attorney whose prime focus is the maximization of his clients’ long-term, post-divorce, emotional capital.
He assists a diverse range of professionals and their spouses, including business owners, lawyers, investors, and entertainers, on their family law matters, with a notable focus on evaluating the optimal strategies to manage and resolve complex financial and custody disputes.
He is well-versed in managing agreements (separation, prenuptial, and postnuptial) to create a framework for his clients’ futures, and approaches dispute resolution with an eye toward facilitating cooperation and reducing conflict, making every effort to settle cases out of court.
Understanding that divorce can affect the trajectory of a person’s life, Alan focuses on his clients’ long-term financial and familial best interests. His multifaceted approach has included:
- Working with financial experts to identify and define the scope of assets acquired by a spouse before the marriage, thereby eliminating litigation over whether those assets are part of the marital pot;
- Resolving the disposition of a spouse’s interest in a business without resorting to a pro forma approach that assumes complex valuation of that interest is always required;
- Reaching agreement on the payment of expenses while a divorce action is pending, without the need for costly, interim support motion practice;
- Negotiating interim parenting schedules by empowering parents and not substituting attorney judgment for that of the parents;
- Settling contentious custody disputes without involving court-appointed professionals, sparing the family from the potentially lasting effects of domestic relations litigation; and
- Prioritizing the value clients place on financial independence both during and after the divorce action concludes, including in the case of the nonmonied spouse evaluating the financially feasibility of retaining the marital home.
Alan also has significant courtroom experience, including first-chair trial experience in domestic relations matters and, at an early stage in his career, examining witnesses before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
He also speaks and writes frequently on matters of family law. Alan is a regular contributing columnist for the New York Law Journal on matters of divorce law.
For his pro bono work at the firm, Alan is a volunteer discharge upgrade attorney for The Veterans Consortium.
Outside the Firm
Alan and his wife, Talia, live in Maplewood, New Jersey with their two children.
News & Views
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Speaking Engagement
Reducing Conflict in Divorce Litigation: Ethical Solutions for Family Law Practitioners
Federal Bar Association myLawCLE -
Article
Prenuptial Agreement Spousal Support Waivers: Proceed With Caution
New York Law Journal -
Article
529 Accounts Are Not Your Divorce Piggybank
New York Law Journal -
Article
New Year’s Mandate: Respect Our Matrimonial Judges
New York Law Journal -
Media Coverage
Are Divorces on the Rise After the Election? Lawyers Weigh In
HuffPost -
Speaking Engagement
Navigating Couples Finance for Breadwinners
Neptune (formerly Bedelia) -
Article
What It Means to Have ‘Joint Legal Custody'
New York Law Journal -
Event
The Veterans Consortium Military Discharge Upgrade Clinic
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Article
Reconciling the Law of ‘Cohabitation’ with Social Realities
New York Law Journal -
Article
Confidentiality Orders in Divorce Have Teeth
New York Law Journal
Recognitions
- 2020, 2022–2025, Family Law in New York, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2023, TVC DAV Charitable Service Trust Award, awarded by The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
- 2014, “Rising Star” in Family Law, listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers
Affiliations
Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
Alan is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He also serves as co-chair of the Committee on Legislation for the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Credentials
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Tulane University, BA, summa cum laude
- Cardozo Law School, JD