Rachel J. B. Weisman

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Rachel Weisman, a strong, cunning, and dedicated divorce and family law attorney on Long Island, is considered one of the most captivating divorce litigators in the Greater New York City Area. She provides her clients with very specific, personal attention to their divorce and family law cases and gives special care when dealing with domestic violence cases.

If you're looking to get a divorce, or looking for a trusted, unbiased divorce mediator to handle the finalization of your marriage, look no further. Rachel Weisman is a certified divorce mediator and has participated in many previous divorce mediations, several of which actually ended with post-nuptial agreements instead of divorces, and the couples stayed together.

During law school, Ms. Weisman interned for Brooklyn Federal Judge Mark Constantino and clerked with the New York District Attorney's Office. Before graduating law school, Ms. Weisman was offered—and accepted—a full-time position with a highly-respected boutique law firm in Battery Park, Manhattan. Upon graduating from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, she began a ten-year association with Mound, Cotton, and Wollan and then joined a small corporate law firm in Williston Park, NY known for its quality in legal representation and advisory services for corporations, partnerships, and other businesses and situations involving them. In 2001, Ms. Weisman formed her own law firm, now known as Weisman Law Group, PC, that is composed of matrimonial, family law, commercial, and estate attorneys who handle many complex and challenging cases,

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Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

• Divorce
• Family Law
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Pre-Nuptial Agreements
• Post-Nuptial Agreements
• Maintenance/Spousal Support
• Equitable Distribution
• Appeals
• Estate Law
• Commercial Litigation
  

• New York
• New Jersey
• US District Courts:
  • Southern New York
  • Eastern New York
  • New Jersey
• US Supreme Court
  

Professional Associations

• New York State Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Nassau County Bar Association
  • Member, Matrimonial Law Committee
  • Member, Women in the Law Committee
  • Member, Family Court Law & Procedure Committee

Education

Publications

• Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1989;
  • Editor, Moot Court Board, Member Prosecutor Practicum, 1988, Semi-Finalist
  • 1988 Intramural Competitions, Brief Writer & Oralist, Jessup International
• City University of New York, Brooklyn, Cum Laude & Additional Honors, B.A. Political Science
  

• Inside the Minds: New York Family Law Strategies, a nationwide book published by Aspatore Books, Co-Authored
• Adjunct Professor at Marymount University, Manhattan Campus, Business and Advanced Business Law
• Sterling and National Academy of Continuing Legal Education; CLE courses in Family and Matrimonial Law and Recent Developments in the Law

Accolades

• Lawyers of Distinction
  • Excellence in Family and Divorce Law, 2018
• Martindale-Hubbell Legal Leaders
  • Top Rated Attorneys, 2014
  • Family Law Practitioners, 2014
• New York Magazine
  • Top Family Law Practitioners, 2014 
• Divorce Saloon
  • The Titans Top 10 Divorce Attorneys, 2014
• Long Island Business News
  • Who’s Who Women in Professional Services, 2011
• Nassau Coalition Against Domestic Violence: The Pro Bono Project
  • Outstanding Service Award
• State of New York Nassau County Court System
  • Recognition of Efforts on Behalf of Unrepresented Litigants of Nassau County