Firm News

2017

• November 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago. Lee was appointed Co-Chair of both the Chapter Leaders and Webinar Committees and also serves on the AAML Board of Governors.
• November 2017- The new issue of NYSBA Family Law Review has been published featuring Lee Rosenberg's editorial, "Revisiting Custodial Norms: The Changing Landscape of Joint Custody"
• November 1, 2017- Today, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers publicly announced the Eighth Edition of the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP is proud to have once again been selected for inclusion.
• October 30, 2017- Allyson D. Burger's ABA Young Lawyers Division Newsletter is published for the Children and the Law Committee. ABA YLD Children and the Law Committee
• October 3, 2017- Lee Rosenberg was appointed to serve as National Co-Chair of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ("AAML") Chapter Leaders Committee and of the AAML's Webinar Committee.
• September 29, 2017- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg, and Allyson D. Burger were each selected as New York "Super Lawyers" in Family Law, with Allyson Burger's selection again as a "Rising Star".
• September 12, 2017- Michael Chetkof was quoted in today's New York Law Journal article, Guardianship Case Files Presumed Open, NY Judge Finds
• September 9, 2017- Michael Chetkof cited in Newsday article on import of keeping guardianship cases open to the public.
• August 16, 2017- Best Lawyers in America has announced that Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg have been selected for inclusion in their 2018 Edition.
• August 15, 2017- Allyson D. Burger was appointed as Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division's Children and the Law Committee for 2017-2018 after having completed her tenure as chair of the Family Law Committee.
• August 13, 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended Touro Law School's celebration of Dean Jeffrey Ballon's first year and the additons to the Alumni Wall of Judges.
• August 11, 2017- Allyson D. Burger attended the 2017 American Bar Association Summer Meeting in New York City.
• July 26, 2017- Lee Rosenberg produced an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' national webinar, "The Pitfalls of Military Pensions: Congressional Override and the Supreme Court Decision in Howell"
• July 13, 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended the Executive Committee meeting of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section where is is Co-Chair of the Section's Publications Committee and Editor -in-Chief of the NYSBA Family Law Review.
• June 26, 2017- Lee Rosenberg participated in the Nassau County Bar Association's Pro Bono Open House.
• June 13, 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended the installation of the Nassau County Bar Association's Officers and Directors.
• May 2017- The new issue of NYSBA Family Law Review has been published featuring Lee Rosenberg's editorial, "21st Century Custody: Issues in Parentage Continue" in which a case involving an award of "tri-custody" is discussed.
• May 24, 2017- Allyson D. Burger is among the panelists at the NY Family Law American Inn of Court addressing "Ethical Issues Involving Associate Attorneys."
• May 5-7, 2007- Allyson D. Burger attended the ABA Young Lawyers Division Spring Meeting in Montreal where she moderated an international panel discussion on adoption, "So You Wanna Adopt: The Need, The Process, and the Benefits.” Ally is Chair of the ABA YLD Family Law Committee.
• May 5-7, 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter board of managers meeting and judical roundtable. Lee serves as AAML NY Chapter Parliamentarian.
• April 26, 2017- Lee Rosenberg and Allyson D. Burger lectured on Advanced Family Law issues, covering various topics for non-traditional families, including guardianship, paternity, cohabitation/domestic partnership, child emancipation, and grandparent rights.
• April 2017- The firm is proud to announce that Alyson D. Burger has been named a partner in the firm. We are equally proud to name Natalie A. Corriss as Senior Associate.
• March, 2017- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the AAML mid-winter meeting in Phoenix, Arizona on "Bias in the Courtroom". He also attended the AAML Board of Governor's meeting as the Governor-at-Large from New York and served as vice chair of the Webinar Committee.
• January 27, 2017-  Allyson D. Burger attended the annual meeting of the NYSBA Children and the Law Committee.
• January 26, 2017- Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section, where he a member of the Executive Committee.  He was was also named Parliametarian of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• January 2017- The new issue of NYSBA Family Law Review has been published featuring Lee Rosenberg's editorial, "The Ongoing Dilemma of Parental Alienation"

2016

• November 2016- The new issue of NYSBA Family Law Review has been published featuring Lee Rosenberg's editorial, "The Court of Appeals Addresses Family Law: Some Welcome Attention." The editorial analyzes the recent cases issued by New York's highest court and includes the Court's decision in Matter of Brooke S.B. in which the Court addresses standing for LGBTQ... non-biological parents seeking to assert custody rights.
• November 2017- Lee Rosenberg was nominated to serve as Parliamentarian for the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers for 2017-2018.
• November 17, 2016- Allyson D. Burger is a panelist and presenter at the NY Family Law American Inn of Court on "In Trusts We Trust: Are They In Or Out of the Marital Estate?"
• November 15, 2016- Lee Rosenberg was a guest panelist for Hofstra Law School's "Family Court Review" journal presentations.
• November 2016-  Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ("AAML") in Chicago where he serves as a member of the National Board of Governors. He was also selected as Vice Chair of the Webinar Committee for 2016-2017.
• November 2016- The firm was again named among the Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report in Family Law for 2017.
• October, 2016- Allyson D. Burger,  Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee,  was selected to moderate a program during the upcoming ABA YLD Fall Conference in Detroit, Michigan.  The program, co-sponsored together with the ABA YLD Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee and ABA YLD Tax Committee, is entitled “LGBT Family Law Considerations and Practice Tips” on October 22, 2016.
• October 8, 2016- Lee Rosenberg moderated and lectured in a panel discussion- "Support and Equitable Distribution Issues in Executive Compensation: From Incentives to Severance" at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) NY Chapter Fall meeting in Albany, New York.
• September 2016- Lee Rosenberg was again named among the "Best Lawyers in America" by Woodward-White in Family Law.
• September 2016- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg. and Allyson D. Burger were selected as "Super Lawyers" for the New York Metro Area in Family Law, with Allyson Burger having been again named as a "Rising Star".
• August, 2016- Lee Rosenberg was again named among the "Ten Leaders in Matrimonial and Divorce Law" on Long Island.
• July, 2016- Allyson D. Burger was named Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee.
• July 20, 2016- Natalie A. Corriss was admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• July 7, 2016- Lee Rosenberg attended the Executive Committee meeting of the NYS Bar Association Family Law Section and the Board of Managers meeting of the AAML New York Chapter during the Summer Meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section in Manchester, Vermont.
• May 10, 2016- Lee Rosenberg was named to and attended the meeting of Hofstra Law's Center for Children,  Families and the Law's Advisory Board.
• May, 2016- Lee Rosenberg attended the AAML NY Chapter annual weekend event in New York City including the Board of Manager's meeting and Judicial Round-table.
• May 7, 2016- Allyson Burger attended and moderated the ABA Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference's Program "Left Behind: The Effects of Deportation on Our Citizen Children" in St. Louis.
• April 5, 2016- Allyson Burger was among the honorees at Hofstra Law's Center for Children,  Families and the Law "Top Women in Law" event.
• March 29, 2016- Natalie Corriss attended Long Island Pulse magazine's "Top Legal Eagles: Best Attorneys on Long Island" dinner.
• March 2016- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where he serves on the AAML's National Board of Governors.
• March 2016- Allyson D. Burger was selected among the "Top Women in Law" by Hofstra Center for Children, Families and Law.
• March 25, 2016- Michel Chetkof was among the panelists presenting "Tell Us Something We Don't Know" at the NY Family Law American Inn of Court.
• March 2016-  Lee Rosenberg was again included among the "Ten Leaders in Divorce Law" on Long Island for 2016.
• March 2016- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg were selected among the "Top Legal Eagles for 2016: Top Rated Attorneys in Nassau and Suffolk Counties" by Long Island Pulse Magazine.
• March 2016-Allyson D. Burger has been selected to moderate and prepare materials for “Left Behind: Deportation and the Rise of US-Born Children in Foster Care" at the ABA Spring Conference in St. Louis, Missouri on May 7th, 2016.
• February 24,2016- Senior Associate Allyson D. Burger co-presented "Antisocial Media: Ethical Implications in the Use of Social Media.” to the NY Family Law American Inn of Court.
• January 29, 2016- Allyson D. Burger attended the Annual Meeting of the NYS Bar Association's Children and the Law Committee meeting.
• January 28, 2016- Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the Family Law Section of the NYS Bar Association where he serves on its Executive Committee. He also attended the NYSBA's Editor's meeting, and the Board Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' New York Chapter.
• January 26, 2016-  Lee Rosenberg and Allyson D. Burger lectured for the Nassau County Bar Association's Academy of Law on  "Imputation of Income in Matrimonial and Support Matters: Proof and Perspectives from the Court, the Lawyers, and the Expert."

2015

• November 2015- Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago. He was elected to the AAML Board of Governors and received recognition for contributions to AAML Membership, Mentoring and Chapter Leaders 2015 initiatives by President James T. McLaren.
• September 2015- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg, and Allyson D. Burger have been selected as 2015 “Super Lawyers” in the area of family law, with Ms. Burger being chosen as a “Rising Star”. Mr. Rosenberg,  has also again been chosen for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America”. The firm is a Tier 1 selection in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” in family law.
• September 16, 2015- Lee Rosenberg was among the lecturers at the Queens County Bar Association on the new spousal maintenance law for the QCBA's Family Law Committee
• September 2015- Lee Rosenberg's front-page editorial "...And Justice for All: Marriage Equality Comes to America" appears in the Summer 2015 edition of the NYSBA's Family Law Review.
• August 21, 2015- The firm's case, JL v ML, involving relocation of the custodial parent to Florida with the child appeared in the New York Law Journal.
• July 21, 2015- Lee Rosenberg's article "Extending Matrimonial Case Confidentiality to Related Proceedings" is published in the NY Law Journal.
• July 2015- Lee Rosenberg attended the Summer Meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section including the Executive Committee Meeting. He also attended the Board of Managers Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers NY Chapter.
• June 19, 2015- The Long Island Business News quoted Lee Rosenberg in an article entitled "Marriage of Divorce Lawyers, Financial Planners" in its Law & Government section.
• June 2015-  Allyson Burger attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Associate institute in Chicago.
• May 2015- "The Complaint Department: The Effects of Voluntary Discontinuance Under CPLR 3217(a)(1) and the Need for Change", by Lee Rosenberg appears in the Spring 2015 issue of the  NYSBA's Family Law Review
• May 20, 2015- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg, and Allyson D. Burger presented "The Ethics of Client Trial Preparation: How Zealous Is Too Zealous?"  at the New York Family Court American Inn of Court.
• May 2015-  Lee Rosenberg was unanimously nominated to be a Governor at Large of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• May 2015- Allyson D. Burger was selected to become a  Barrister of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• May 2, 2015- Lee Rosenberg, Michael Chetkof, and Allyson D. Burger attended the AAML New York Chapter 50th Annual Dinner Dance Function honoring NY Court of Appeals Judge Leslie Stein.
• May 2, 2015- Lee Rosenberg participated in the AAML New York Chapter Board of Managers Meeting and its Judicial Roundtable.
• April 2015- Allyson D. Burger was appointed Chair of the American Bar Association's  Young Lawyers Division "Children and the Law Committee"
• April 2015- Allyson D. Burger became an Associate in the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• April 2015- Lee Rosenberg became a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts ("AFCC").
• April 22, 2015- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg attended the April meeting of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• March 24, 2015-  Alyson D. Burger participated in the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division  Leadership Conference.
• March 18, 2015- Michael Chetkof attended the March meeting of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• March 2015- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers where he also attended the Executive Committee Meeting and chaired two meetings of the AAML National Chapter Leaders Committee.
• February 25, 2015- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg attended the February meeting of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• February 11, 2015- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg attended the February meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• January 30, 2015- Allyson D. Burger attended the NYSBA's Committee on Children and the Law annual meeting.
• January 29, 2015-  Lee Rosenberg and Allison Small attended the Annual Meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section in New York City. Lee Rosenberg also attended the Family Law Section's Executive Committee meeting as well as the meeting of the Board of Managers of the AAML New York Chapter, and the NYSBA Editors' Meeting.
• January 15, 2015- Allyson D. Burger co-moderated the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division "Committee on Children and the Law" National Conference Call.
• January 14, 2015-  Lee Rosenberg attended the January meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• January 2015- Lee Rosenberg attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Executive Committee Meeting in Florida as National Chair of the Chapter Leaders Committee.
• January 2015- Lee Rosenberg and Allison Small attended the annual meeting of the Family Law Section of the NY State Bar Association.

2014

• December 2014- “'Skin in the Game' and Caveat Avvocati: Monitoring the Level Playing Field on Counsel Fee Awards" by Lee Rosenberg is in the Fall 2014 issue of the New York State Bar Association's  Family Law Review.
• November 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the AAML in Chicago
• November 3, 2014- The firm was again named among the  "Tier 1" Family Law firms by U.S. News & World Report
• October 27, 2014- The New York Law Journal article "Judge Vows to Grant Parties Access to Forensic Reports" quotes Lee Rosenberg.
• October 11, 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the AAML NY Chapter's Board Meeting in Niagara.
• October, 2014- Lee Rosenberg was selected as National Chair of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers "Chapter Leaders Committee".
• September 23, 2014-- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg, and Allyson D. Burger were selected among the  2014 New York Metro area "Super Lawyers" in Family Law. Ms. Burger is selected as a "Rising Star".
• September 2014- Lee Rosenberg was unanimously appointed to serve on the Nassau County Bar Association's Grievance Committee by the Board of Directors.
• August 2014- Lee Rosenberg was again named among the "Best Lawyers in America"  by Woodward-White.
• July 2014- Allyson Burger's article "Faith In the System: The Court's Role in Determining Custody with Religious Considerations", was re-published in the NYSBA General Practice Section's "One on One" newsletter.
• July 2014- Allyson D. Burger was named Vice Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division's Children and The Law Committee
• July 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the Summer Meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section
• July 7, 2014- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in today's NY Law Journal Article, "Maintenance Bill's Formulaic Approach Drew Opposition".
• June 30, 2014- Allison M. Small joined the firm as a new associate.
• June 2014- Allyson Burger was appointed to the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section's Committee on Children and the Law
• June 2014- Lee Rosenberg was selected to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section. He serves as Co-Chair of the Family Law Review and Publications Committee and Editor-In-Chief of Family Law Review.
• June 10, 2014- Lee Rosenberg successfully argued for the passage of a Resolution opposing formulaic spousal support guidelines before the Nassau County Bar Association's Board of Directors.
• June 9, 2014- Allyson D. Burger was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America
• May 10, 2014- Michael Chetkof was among the honorees at the  Nassau County Bar Association's 115th annual dinner dance which was attended by the firm.
• May 5, 2014- Michael Chetkof was among the Golden Anniversary Award honorees at the Suffolk County Bar Association's Annual Dinner.
• May 3, 2014- The AAML NY Chapter dinner dance was attended at Chelsea Piers Lighthouse. Lee Rosenberg earlier participated in the Chapter's Judicial Round-Table.
• April 2014- Allyson D. Burger was admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• April 16, 2014- Lee Rosenberg was the featured lecturer at the Queens County Bar Association's 35th Annual Equitable Distribution Update.
• March 24, 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the joint meeting of the Nassau and Suffolk Bar Association Boards of Directors
• March 12, 2014- Allyson Burger presented an analysis of the Appellate Division Second Department's  decision in El-Dehdan v El-Dehdan, which addressed distinctions between criminal and civil contempt standards, to the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee
• March 7, 2014- Lee Rosenberg was widely quoted in the New York Law Journal article "With No-Fault Divorces, Separation Agreements Plummet"
• February 2014- Allyson Burger was named Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Month.
• February 9, 2014- Lee Rosenberg judged the American Bar Association (Law Student Division)  Client Counseling Competition held at Touro Law School.
• February 4, 2014- "Foresnsic Report Bill: Needs Work, But Good Place to Start"-- Lee Rosenberg's  Letter to the Editor of the New York Law Journal was published.
• January 30, 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the NYSBA Family Law Section, the AAML NY Chapter board meeting and the NYSBA Editors' Meeting.
• January 29, 2014-  Lee Rosenberg attended the Winter meeting of the Office of Court Administration's Matrimonial Practice Advisory Committee
• January 27, 2014- "Determining Support in a Time of Changing Economic Reality" by Lee Rosenberg, was published in the New York Law Journal
• January 15, 2014- Lee Rosenberg was a panelist at the Nssau County Bar Association Community Relations Committee seminar, "How to Navigate Your Divorce Without a a GPS"
• January 14, 2014- Lee Rosenberg attended the January meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association's Board of Directors.
• January 2014- Allyson Burger's article "Faith In the System: The Court's Role in Determining Custody with Religious Considerations", appears in the Winter Issue of New York State Bar Association's Family Law Review.
• January 2014- Michael Chetkof was appointed to the Special Master's panel in the Nassau County Supreme Court Matrimonial Center.

2013

• December 11, 2013- Michael Chetkof was re-certified as a Court Examiner in Guardianship matters by the Appellate Division Second Department
• December 11, 2013- the Firm's attorneys attended the December meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee
• December 10, 2013-  Lee Rosenberg attended the December meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association's Board of Directors.
• December 4, 2013- Lee Rosenberg provided the materials and moderated a panel discussion for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter Winter meeting entitled  "Child-Centricity vs. Due Process: The Conflict Between Parens Patriae and Parents’ Rights."
• November 20, 2013- Michael Chetkof attended the New York Family Law American Inn of Court meeting at the Nassau County Bar Association.
• November 20, 2013- Allyson D. Burger attended the Young Lawyers meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association.
• November 14, 2013- Natalie A. Corriss joined the firm.
• November 2013- Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago.  He completed his term as National Parliamentarian and was selected as Vice Chair of the AAML's Chapter Leaders Committee
• November 2013- The firm was selected as a Top Tier 1 Law Firm in Family Law by U.S. News and World Report in New York
• October 2013- Lee Rosenberg was appointed to the NY State Office of Court Administration's Matrimonial Practice Advisory Committee by  Chief Administrative Judge, A. Gail Prudenti.
• September 25, 2013- Andrea Brodie chaired her first meeting as head of the Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee.
• September 2013- Lee Rosenberg attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Executive Committee meeting in Seattle, Washington.
• September 2013- Michael Chetkof, Lee Rosenberg and Andrea Brodie were named as New York "super lawyers" in family law with Andrea Brodie selected as a "rising star".
• September 16, 2013- Lee Rosenberg was a panelist for the NY State Bar Association's seminar on same-sex marriage after the U.S. Supreme Court's decsision in Windsor v US.
• September 11, 2013- Lee Rosenberg was honored for his service as Chair on the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• August 15, 2013- Lee Rosenberg was again selected to Woodward-Whilte's "Best Lawyers in America".
• August 8, 2013- The firm's Pinterest board was created.
• July 24, 2013- Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee Chair, Andrea Brodie, hosted a mentoring program with the Hon. Jeffrey A. Goodstein and members of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association for judicial interns in Nassau County.
• July 10, 2013- Long Island Business News quoted Lee Rosenberg in the article "Professional Degrees Losing Value in Divorces" written by Kristen D'Andrea.
• June 11, 2013- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article "Legislator Seeks to Fix New York State's Divorce Laws. https://online.wsj.com/article...
• June 2013- Andrea Brodie was named Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee and appointed as such to the Bar Association's Board of Directors.
• May 21, 2013- The May 20 New York Law Journal  article "Commission Suggests Formula to Determine Maintanance" quotes Lee Rosenberg. His Letter to the Editor "Support for Maintenence Recommendations" appears in today's NYLJ.
• May 14, 2013- Lee Rosenberg received the Nassau County Bar Association Directors' Award for outstanding service among Bar Association Committee Chairs.
• May 11, 2013- Lee Rosenberg attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers executive committee meeting in Washington, D.C.
• May 2013- Andrea Brodie was presented with the 2012-2013 Young Alumni Award from the Honors College at the University of Arizona.  The award is given to recent alumni who have “accomplished significant professional achievement or community service.”
• May 2013- Lee Rosenberg's article "The Child Centricity of Our Matrimonial Courts" was published in New York Family Law Monthly.
• May 4, 2013- The firm's attorneys attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' New York Chapter annual dinner dance.
• April 10, 2013- The firm's attorneys attended the April meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, chaired by Lee Rosenberg.
• March 29, 2013- "'In Camera' Interviews in Custody Cases: Re-Evaluating Due Process Concerns", appears in today's New York Law Journal
• March 14, 2013- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in yesterday and today's NY Law Journal addressing dissemination of forensic reports in custody matters.
• March  13, 2013- The firm's attorneys attended the March meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, chaired by Lee Rosenberg.
• February 13, 2013- The firm's attorneys attended the February meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, chaired by Lee Rosenberg.
• January 2013- Lee Rosenberg is attending the AAML Executive Committee meetings in New York City.
• January 9, 2013- The firm's attorneys attended the January meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, chaired by Lee Rosenberg.

2012

• December 11, 2012- The Nassau County Bar Association's Board of Directors unanimously passed a Resolution initiated by the Matrimonial Law Committee seeking to create transparency in Family Offense prceedings commenced in Family Court when there is a pending divorce action in Supreme Court. The Resolution is desiged to require the applicant to advise the Family Court judge of the existence of any pending matrimonial case which might be affected by the Family Court matter so that the judge can make the appropriate inquiry. This allows the court to address a litigant's attempt to improperly use the court to obtain contradictory relief without the judge or the other spouse being made aware of the other case.
• November 2012- Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Matriminial Lawyers in Chicago. He was selected to serve as AAML Parliamentarian.
• November 2012- Attorney, Allyson Burger joined the firm as an associate.
• October 2012- Andrea Brodie was selected as the "Young Lawyer of the Month" by the Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyer's Committee as appeared in this month's issue of Nassau Lawyer.
• October 17, 2012- Andrea Brodie moderated a panel discussion for the Nassau County Women's Bar Association Matrimonial/Family Law Committee regarding statutory updates, including child support, maintenence, DOMA, and the NYSBA's Report on Family Court.
• October 2012- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg were selected as New York "Super Lawyers" in Family Law.
• October 3, 2012- The firm's attorneys attended the October meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee entitled "Law Secretaries Roundtable: Part Rules, Proceedures, andTips from the Principal Law Assistants". The program was moderated by Committee Chair, Lee Rosenberg.
• August 2012- Lee Rosenberg was selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of  Woodward and White's "Best Lawyers in America".
• July 13, 2012- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in the NY Law Journal article, "Panel Allows Replacement of Divorce Action by No-Fault.
• June 17, 2012- The Wall Street Journal quoted Lee Rosenberg in, "Late Report Holds Up Divorce Law Changes".
• June 6, 2012- Andrea Brodie was installed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association and was also presented with the Bessie Ray Geffner Memorial Award.
• June 5, 2012- "Ongoing Divorce Issue: Why 'No Fault' Should Mean 'No Trial'", by Lee Rosenberg appears in today's New York Law Journal.
• May 31, 2012- Today's NY Law Journal article "Use of 'Disparaging' in Order Called Too Vague for Contempt" contains commentary by Lee Rosenberg.
• May 3, 2012- Lee Rosenberg lectured on "Divorce A to Z" for National Business Institute.
• May 1, 2012- The Wall Street Journal's Sophia Hollander quoted Lee Rosenberg in the article "Looking to Raise a Child on $47,000 a Month"  addressing the Evangelista/Pinault child support case.
• April 19, 2012- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the Nassau County Bar Association on the matrimonial law aspects of "pet custody" claims between divorcing spouses.
• April 2012- Andrea Brodie was named to the Nassau County Women's Bar Association's Board of Directors
• April 2, 2012- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article "Divorce Ruling Revised: Judge Reversed Decision Faulted as Example of Flaws in New Matrimonial Law"
• March 2012- Joe DiPalma was named to the Court Appointed Special Advocates "CASA"-NYC Junior Board
• March 28, 2012- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg attended Long Island Pulse Magazine's dinenr honoring the top rated attorneys on Long Island as deternined by Martindale-Hubbell.
• March 23, 2012- The third annual Partnership to Advance Women Leaders ("PAWL") dinner was held and attended by Andrea Brodie, who served on the planning committee; Lee Rosenberg; and Michelle Spencer. The firm's office manager, Michelle Petzolt, was also importantly involved in the event preparation.
• March 10, 2012- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in Sunday Newsday's article, "New Formula for Spousal Support".
• March 7, 2012- The firm's attorneys attended the March meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee featuring a program on direct and cross examination of a forensic accountant.
• March 2012- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg were again named to Long Island Pulse Magazine's list of the top rated attorneys on Long Island in the area of divorce law.
• March 5, 2012- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the Suffolk County Bar Association's "Matrimonial Monday" series on interim spousal support.
• February 8, 2012- The firm's attorneys attended the February meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee featuring Justice Arthur M. Diamond speaking on the admissibility of social media and internet based evidence.
• February 7, 2012- The first appellate decsion interpreting New York's interim spousal support statute, Khaira v Khaira, twice cites to Lee Rosenberg's NY Law Journal article  "Multiple Flaws Abound in New Interim Spousal Support Statute" from February 25, 2011.
• February 2012- Part 2 of "The Enforceability of 'Automatic Orders'" by Lee Rosenberg appears in this month's New York Family Law Monthy. The article may also be found on his blog at  www.divorcenewyorksyle.com.
• January 26, 2012- Andrea Brodie and Lee Rosenberg attended the Annual Meeting of the NYSBA Family Lw Section. Lee was also quoted in a NY Law Journal article on the first no-fault divorce trial and was selected to the Board of Managers of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' New York Chapter.
• Andrea Brodie attended the Annual Meeting of the NYSBA Young Lawyers Section where she was selected to be the Young Lawyers Section's Alternate 10^th District Representative.
• January 17, 2012- Andrea Brodie and Joe DiPalma attended the January meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Young Lawyer's Committee.
• January 11, 2012- The firm's attorneys attended the January meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• January 2012-  Part 1 of "When Is an Order Not an Order? The Enforceability of 'Automatic Orders' Under the DRL and Uniform Rule" by Lee Rosenberg appears in the January 2012 issue of NY Family Law Monthly.

2011

• December 14, 2011- The firm's attorneys attended the year-end meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• December 13, 2011- A Resolution authored by Lee Rosenberg as Chair of the Nassau Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee recommending the repeal of the interim spousal support statutes and the elimination of "enhanced earning capacity" awards was passed by the Bar Association's Board of Directors. It will be forwarded to the New York State Law Revision Commission for consideration in their report to the New York State Legislature.
• December 5, 2011- "Matrimonial Representation And Same-Gender Newlyweds-to-Be" is published in the New York Law Journal.
• December 1, 2011- Lee Rosenberg co-chaired the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' winter meeting. The new Chief Administrative Judge of New York State Courts, Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, was the featured speaker.
• November 2011- "Marriage and Divorce: An Overview of Rights, Obligations and Options for Non-Traditional Couples", by Lee Rosenberg and Andrea M. Brodie appeared in the November issue of the Nassau County Bar Association's "Nassau Lawyer".
• November 2011-  Andrea Brodie was named sole Vice Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Committee. Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago. He is Vice Chair of the AAML's Membership Committee.
• November 1, 2011- The firm was successful in obtaining revesals on two appeals in Bushlow v Bushlow, 2011 NY Slip Op 07795 (2nd Dept 2011) and Bushlow v Bushlow, 2011 NY Slip Op 07796 (2nd Dept 2011).
• October 19, 2011- Michael Chetkof attended the October meeting of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.
• October 12, 2011- The New York Law Journal article, "Divorce Cases Are Complicated By New Maintenance Rules", frequently quoted Lee Rosenberg. In addition, Andrea Brodie co-hosted the Nassau County Women's Bar Association Matrimonial Law meeting.
• October 6, 2011- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the NYS Bar Association's Basic Matrimonial Practice seminar.
• October 5. 2011-The firm's attorneys joined in attending the October Meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee which is Chaired by Lee Rosenberg and featured Justice Jeffrey S. Sunshine speaking on the interim spousal support statute.
• October, 2011- Lee Rosenberg was again selected as one of the Ten Leaders in Matrimonial and Divorce Law on Long Island. He was also invited by the New York State Law Revision Commisson to attend their Round-table meeting on interim spousal support in Albany on October 25, 2011.
• September, 2011- NY Metro Area "Super Lawyers" selected Lee Rosenberg for inclusion in the field of Family Law for the fifth consecutive year.
• September 22 - Andrea Brodie attended the Nassau County Women's Bar Association Cocktail Reception honoring the Judiciary
• September 14, 2011- The firm's attorneys joined in attending the September Meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee which is Chaired by Lee Rosenberg and featured Nassau County Administrative Judges Marano, Zimmerman, and Dane providing an update on Nassau County's matrimonial and family law courts.
• September 7, 2011 -Andrea Brodie co-hosted the Nassau County Women's Bar Association Matrimonial Meeting addressing DOMA and representation of same-sex clients.
• September 21, 2011- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the Nassau County Bar Association at the "Marriage, Divorce, Estate Planning & Employment Issues for Same-Sex Couples" seminar. Materials were written with Andrea M. Brodie.
• June 26, 2011 - Latest post at www.divorcenewyorksyle.com, "Almost Born on the 4th of July: Same-Sex Marriage Passes in NY."
• June 23, 2011 - Lee Rosenberg was featured in Newsday's "People on the Move" section.
• June 2011 - Lee Rosenberg was appointed Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee for 2011 - 2012.
• March 30, 2011- "Ready, Set, Lead! Empowering Women in the Political Process" sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Women's Bar Associations, was attended by Lee Rosenberg and Andrea Brodie. Andrea Brodie has been selected to become co-chair of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association Matrimonial Committee later this year.
• March 25, 2011- The firm's case, Jill G. v Jeffrey G., appeared as a decision of interest in the New York Law Journal. It is one of the few published cases addressing support and counsel fee applications made under the new statute.
• March, 2011- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• March 2, 2011- Lee Rosenberg wrote the seminar materials for the Columbian Lawyers Association of Manhattan program on the new matrimonial law statutes.
• March 2011- Bill Saltzman, Michael Chetkof, and Lee Rosenberg, each appear among "Long Island's Top Rated Attorneys" for 2011 in Long Island Pulse Magazine.
• February 25, 2011- "Multiple Flaws Abound in New Interim Spousal Support Statute", a new article by Lee Rosenberg appears in today's NY Law Journal "Outside Counsel" column. https://www.nylj.com
• February 7, 2011- Lee Rosenberg's Letter to the Editor was published in the New York Law Journal under "'No Fault" Should Mean "No Trial'". Also, Part 2 of his Matrimonial Fee Dispute Arbitration article appears in the February issue of NY Family Law Monthly.
• January 2011- Part 1 of Lee Rosenberg's article on Matrimonial Fee Dispute Arbitration appears in this month's issue of NY Family Law Monthly.

2010

• December 14, 2010- The last post of 2010 at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com.
• December 8, 2010- Michael Chetkof was sworn in by the Appellate Division Second Department as a Court Examiner for the upcoming year.
• November 23, 2010- Lee Rosenberg was selected by Avvo as a top New York lawyer in the area of divorce law, which selection will also be featured in the March/April 2011 education issue of Arrive Magazine.
• November 2010- Michael Chetkof was re-certified by the Appellate Division Second Department as a Court Examiner in guardianship matters.
• November 16, 2010- Michael A. Terzuoli, former Managing Editor of Articles for Hofstra Univeristy School of Law's Family Court Review, joined the firm as a law clerk awaiting admission to the NY State Bar.
• November 7, 2010- Lee Rosenberg lectured and prepared the matrerials for "'New Wine in Old Bottles', Statutory Changes: New Issues in Grounds, Maintenance, Child Support and Counsel Fees" at St. John's University School of Law's "Continuing Legal Education Weekend".
• November 4, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "Dial 'M' for Morass", filed during the annual meeting on the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago.
• October 2010- Lee Rosenberg was peer selected as a New York metro area "super lawyer" in Family Law for the fourth consecutive year.
• September 29, 2010- Lee Rosenberg lectured and prepared the materials for the NY Family Law American Inn of Court's initial Fall meeting on the new changes to the Domestic Relations Law involving no fault divorce, spousal support, counsel fees, and modification of child support.
• September 2010- Bill Saltzman, Michael Chetkof, and Lee Rosenberg were each named to the list of Top "Legal Eagles" in Nassau and Suffolk Counties by Long Island Pulse Magazine, setting forth the highest rated attorneys on Long Island.
• September 2010- Andrea M. Brodie was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.
• August 31, 2010- The firm's case, Cashel v Cashel, in which Michael Chetkof represented the appellant, was successfuly decided in our favor by the New York State Court of Appeals.
• August 23, 2010- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in the Newsday article, "NY's New No-Fault Divorce Law Both Praised, Panned" by reporter Carol Polsky.
• August 19, 2010- Newsday's article "Praise for NY's New Divorce Law" by Denise Barrios, quoted Lee Rosenberg. Also, a new post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com: "No-Fault(y) Towers- New York Ends the Need to Prove Grounds For Divorce".
• August 3, 2010- Lee Rosenberg lectured and prepared the materials for "The Matrimonial Rules and Fee Dispute Arbitration" at the Nassau Academy of Law's "Dean's Hour" seminar at the Nassau County Bar Association.
• July 6, 2010- Lee Rosenberg was widely quoted in today's New York Law Journal on the issue of No Fault Divorce. He was also quoted on a related issue in Newsday on July 1.
• June 23, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "A Hard Day's Month".
• June 2010- Part 1 of Lee Rosenberg's article, "Bad Law on Double Dipping: Appellate Inconsistency" appeared in the June, 2010 issue of New York Family Law Monthly.
• May 5, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "Court of Appeals Rules on Same-Sex Relationship Cases."
• April 21, 2010- Lee Rosenberg presented the legislative and case update at the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee meeting.
• April 20, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "Pet Seminary: The Rise in Animal Custody Claims."
• April 6, 2010- The firm's case Cashel v Cashel was accepted to be heard by the New York State Court of Appeals.
• March 2010- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He was also named as one of the "Ten Leaders in Matrimonial & Divorce Law" on Long Island. www.tenleaders.com.
• March 11, 2010- Lee Rosenberg's "Letter to the Editor" regarding the ongoing inability to pass No-Fault Divorce in New York was published in the New York Law Journal. Also, there is a new post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com "Days in Confusion: The Appellate Court Says What?"
• February 26, 2010- Lee Rosenberg's article, "'Rodriguez' Offers Common Sense Revisiting of Double Dipping", appeared in the New York Law Journal's "Outside Counsel" column.
• February 21, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "The Never Departed."
• February 10, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. "A Blizzard of Id."
• January 26, 2010- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the "Hot Tips From the Experts" portion of the NYS Bar Association General Practice Section Annual Meeting.
• January 24, 2010- New post at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.net. "Injustice for All: The Continued Offensiveness of Judge Judyism."
• January 2010-"Reconcilable Differences", the January 3 blog post, at Lee Rosenberg's Divorce New York Style, addressing child custody litigation may be found at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. Also, his article "To Halve and to Halve Not: The Drastic Reduction of Awards in Enhanced Earnings and Business Distribution Cases" has been published in the New York State Bar Association's Winter 2009 issue of Family Law Review.

2009

• December 24, 2009- News update at Divorce New York Style: "Madoff Victims' Divorce Agreement Upheld". See www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com.
• December 17, 2009- Attorney, Andrea M. Brodie joined the firm as an associate.
• December 10, 2009- Michael Chetkof was sworn in by the Appellate Division as he was re-certified as a Court Examiner in Guardianship cases in Nassau County.
• December 9, 2009- Michael Chetkof and Lee Rosenberg attended the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee's final meeting of the year. Bill Saltzman was at the year-end meeting of the Nassau Lawyers Association.
• December 7, 2009- Go to Lee Rosenberg's "Divorce New York Style" at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com. for "Into the Woods: A Prenuptial Love/Hate Story" for a brief primer on prenups and the Tiger Woods scandal.
• December 3, 2009- Lee Rosenberg attended the Winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter which was held at Carlton on the Park on Long Island.
• November 17, 2009- The Appellate Division Second Department in Davis v Davis, 2009 NY Slip Op 08579, twice cited to Lee Rosenberg's March 2005 New York Law Journal Article, "No Fault Divorce: New Twist on Constructive Abandonment."
• November 14, 2009- see www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com for the most recent Divorce New York Style blogpost, "More Than a Few Good Men (and Women)."
• November 2009- Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago. Part 2 of his article "The Non-Effect of the Recession on Downward Modification Applications", also appeared in this month's "The Matrimonial Strategist".
• October 29, 2009- Lee Rosenberg moderated the judges panel and authored the seminar materials for the "Matrimonial and Family Court Judicial Forum" on Long Island.
• October 14, 2009- Lee Rosenberg presented an update of recent appellate family law decisions at the monthly meeting of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• October 2009- Part 1 of the article, "Not Much Ado About Having Nothing: The Non-Effect of the Recession on Downward Modification Applications", by Lee Rosenberg, appears in this month's issue of The Matrimonial Strategist.
• October 6, 2009- Lee Rosenberg's most recent blog post, "The 50% Solution?", may be found at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com.
• October 5, 2009- Bill Saltzman moderated "Meet the Candidates Night" in Huntington, New York at the Huntington Yacht Club.
• October 5, 2009- Lee Rosenberg lectured for the New York State Bar Association's continuing legal education program on the subjects of divorce agreements and child support.
• October 2009- All three firm partners, Bill Saltzman, Michael Chetkof, and Lee Rosenberg, have received Martindale-Hubbell's new "AV Pre-Eminent" peer review rating with a rating of 5.0 out of 5 for legal skill and ethical standards. https://martindale.com/Saltzman-Chetkof-Rosenberg-LLP/law-firm-353075-people.htm.
• October 2009- This month's New York Family Law Monthly contains Part 3 of the article "Shopping Spree! What's Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" by Lee Rosenberg. He was also included again as a New York Metro Area "super lawyer" in the field of family law. The recogntion appeared in the New York Times Magazine on October 4, 2009. www.superlawyers.com
• September 24, 2009- Lee Rosenberg began a new blog called "Divorce New York Style". It may be found at www.divorcenewyorkstyle.com.
• September 22, 2009- The firm successfully appealed a lower court decision which struck a New Jersey post-nuptial agreement in Friedman v Roman, 2009 NY Slip Op 06662 (2nd Dept, September 22, 2009).
• September 15, 2009- Lee Rosenberg presented "The New 'Automatic Orders' Statute: A Case Study Under DRL 236B(2)(b)" before the NY Family Law American Inn of Court.
• September 2009- This month's New York Family Law Monthly contains Part 2 of the article "Shopping Spree! What's Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" by Lee Rosenberg. He also became First Vice Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee.
• August 2009- This month's New York Family Law Monthly contains Part 1 of the article "Shopping Spree! What's Old and New in Attorney and Judge Shopping" by Lee Rosenberg.
• June 2009- Lee Rosenberg's article "Drafting Matrimonial "Cohabitation" Clauses After Graev", appears in this month's New York State Bar Association Journal. His article "Modification of Support: No Easier to Get in Current Economic Times", was published in the New York Law Journal on June 19, 2009 at page 4.
• June 2009- The "New York Matrimonial and Family Court Judicial Forum", a round table seminar and discussion with a panel of matrimonial and family law judges, was scheduled to be held on October 29, 2009 with Lee Rosenberg as the moderator.
• May 13, 2009- Lee Rosenberg was a member of a panel of lawyers and judges discussing counsel fee applications and issues of civility before the members of the the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonal Committee.
• May 2009- Julie Tumminello became a member of the Young Lawyers and the Matrimonial Law Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association. She is also a member of Women in the Courts Committee.
• May 2009- Lee Rosenberg participated in the New York State Office of Court Administration's Divorce Mediation program.
• May 4, 2009- The New York Law Journal reported on the firm's case, L.D. v A.D. as a "Decision of Interest". The decision itself may be found at page 21, column 1, and involved downward modification of support issues.
• May 1, 2009- Lee Rosenberg lectured on "Family Law: Helping Your Clients Through Difficult Cases", invloving the most recent developments in case law and legislation, domestic violence, child support, and same-sex marriage.
• April 2009- Lee Rosenberg was informed that his article on the Court of Appeals' decision in Graev v Graev will appear in the June issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal.
• March 25, 2009- Julie Tumminello was duly sworn and admitted to the Bar of the State of New York.
• March 2009- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter conference of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• January 29, 2009- The ethics materials for the NYSBA Annual Meeting of the Family Law Section cited to Lee Rosenberg's article, "Matrimonial Rules: Substantial Compliance, Fees", which was previously published in the New York Law Journal. see article
• January 27, 2009- Lee Rosenberg lectured at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association on cohabitation provisions in spousal support agreements in the "Hot Tips From the Experts" portion of the NYSBA General Practice Section's meeting.
• January 21, 2009- Lee Rosenberg co-presented and prepared materials for the NY Family Law American Inn of Court entited, "Same-Sex Marriage in New York and Elsewhere: Cases, Issues and Recent Developments."

2008

• December 11, 2008- Michael Chetkof was re-certified as a Court Examiner in Guardianship Proceedings by the Appellate Division Second Department.
• November 2008- Law Clerks, Brynne Holt and Julie Tumminello, both passed the New York State Bar Examination.
• October 21, 2008- Lee Rosenberg co-presented and provided materials for a lecture to the NY Family Law American Inn of Court entitled "A Judicial View: Elements of Proof to Present Upon Applications for Maintenence, Counsel Fees and Exclusive Occupancy Pendente Lite or After Trial."
• October 14, 2008- Lee Rosenberg was quoted in the New York Law Journal on recent developments in the area of same-sex marriage. see Newsbrief
• October 7, 2008- Julie Tumminello, a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law joined the firm as a law clerk.
• October 2, 2008- Lee Rosenberg was admitted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• September 28, 2008- Lee Rosenberg was included among the New York Metropolitan area "Super Lawyers" in Family Law in the New York Times Magazine section.
• September 2008- "An Update on Prenuptial and No-Fault Divorce Legislation" by Lee Rosenberg was published in New York Family Law Monthly and his article "Tolling the Statute of Limitations on Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: The Third (and Last) Version of DRL 250" was published in the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Review. see article
• July 2008- Lee Rosenberg was invited to join the formation committee of a potential Matrimonial Mediation Program in the Nassau County Matrimonial Part which is designed to advance the interests of litigants and children by providing them with an option of alternative dispute resolution in their divorce case.
• June 16, 2008- Lee Rosenberg was selected to be among attorneys meeting with the New York State Legislature on the issue of no-fault divorce in Albany, New York and participated in the subsequent forum presented by the NYS Office of Court Administration's Office of Matrimonial Study and Reform.
• June 16, 2008- Michael Chetkof attended the Office of Court Administration Office of Fiduciary Services' Elder Abuse Training for Court Examiner's program at the Judicial Institute in White Plains, New York.
• June 2008- "The Matrimonial Strategist" included Lee Rosenberg's article on same-sex marriage in its June 2008 publication.
• May 13, 2008- The Nassau County case Brody v Brody, a "Decision of Interest" in the New York Law Journal cited to Lee Rosenberg's "For Whom the Pre-Nup Tolls: Does the New DRL 250 Really Put and End to the Discussion?"
• May 2008- Lee Rosenberg's article "For Whom the Pre-Nup Tolls" was published in New York Family Law Monthly.
• April 16, 2008- Michael Chetkof was re-certified as fee dispute arbitrator for the NYS Office of Court Administration.
• April 9, 2008- Lee Rosenberg moderated and prepared the materials for the Nassau County Matrimonial Committee seminar "Identity Theft: Protecting Yourself, Your Firm and Your Clients".
• March 31, 2008- Lee Rosenberg's article, "Same-Sex Marriage: Right to Divorce, but Not to Marry?" appeared in the New York Law Journal. see article
• January 22, 2008, the Nassau County Family Court's decision in the firm's case H.P.v B.P. , appeared as a "Decision of Interest" in the New York Law Journal.
• January 3, 2008- Michael Chetkof was re-certfied for 2008 by the Appellate Division Second Department as a Court Examiner in Article 81 Guardianship matters.

2007

• December 2007- Michael Chetkof was invited to join the Installation/Journal Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
• December 3, 2007- Lee Rosenberg lectured for the National Business Institute, addressing the Failure to Understand Asset Types and Ethical Considerations in their seminar entitled "Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces".
• November 2007- Lee Rosenberg attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Chicago, Illinois.
• October 17, 2007- Michael Chetkof presented a seminar before the NY Family Law American Inn of Court entitled "Respect and Civility: A Method to Employ to Prevent the Undermining of the Integrity of the American Legal System."
• October 11, 2007- Lee Rosenberg was an invited participant at the Forum on No-Fault Divorce presented by the NYS Office of Court Administration Office of Matrimonial and Family Law Study and Reform and chaired by Hon. Sondra D. Miller.
• October 9, 2007- Lee Rosenberg's article "On Matrimony, the Miller Commission, Legislative Failure" was published in the New York Law Journal. see article
• October 2007- Part 2 of Lee Rosenberg's article on establishing jurisdiction over non-residents in matrimonial cases was published in the October 2007 issue of NY Family Law Monthly.
• September 24, 2007- Bill Saltzman presented a continuing legal education seminar entitled "Basic Residential Real Estate" to the Nassau Lawyers Association. www.nassaulawyersassociation.com.
• September 23, 2007- Lee Rosenberg was listed in the New York Metro area family law "Super Lawyers" section in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. www.superlawyers.com.
• September 12, 2007- Michael Chetkof was sworn in by Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division Second Department, Hon. Gail A. Prudenti, as a Court Examiner in Article 81 Guardianship matters.
• September 2007- National Business Institute announced its seminar entitled "Preventing Critical Mistakes During Divorce" at which Lee Rosenberg will be lecturing. The seminar will be held on December 3, 2007 and information may be obtained at www.nbi-sems.com.
• September 6, 2007- The firm attended the dedication of new plaques at the home of the Nassau County Bar Association. We are among those who have plaques honoring the Bar Association's 75th year.
• August 2007- Part 1 of Lee Rosenberg's article on establishing jurisdiction over non-residents in matrimonial cases was published in the September 2007 issue of NY Family Law Monthly.
• July 2007-Lee Rosenberg became 2nd Vice Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Committee.
• June 2007-Lee Rosenberg was notified of his inclusion in the 2008 edition of Who's Who in America.
• June 2007-Michael Chetkof completed the Appellate Division's Certified Court Examiner's program.
• April 2007-Bill Saltzman was honored by the Nassau County Bar Association for his 50 years of practice.
• March 2007- Lee Rosenberg attended the mid-winter meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.