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Matrimonial, Family and Divorce law specialists in New York City
* Matrimonial Law, including all aspects of divorce, separation and annulment
* Child custody, including parental and grand parent rights
* Prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, marital settlement agreements, cohabitation agreements, and living together agreements
* Equitable distribution of property
* Spousal maintenance and alimony
* Child support
* Paternity

Our practice includes Supreme Court and Family Court matters in all five Boroughs of New York City, as well as Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

* Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Alton L Abramowitz
Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz LLP
292 Madison Ave - 18th floor
New York NY 10017-7770
Tel: 212 685-7474
Fax: 212 685-1176

Alton Abramowitz merged his practice with Harold Mayerson and Michael Stutman, becoming their partner in 2006 in order to form Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz, LLP. Recognized by his peers for many years as one of the leaders of New York’s matrimonial bar and an accomplished divorce lawyer, he currently serves as a National vice president of the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers and is listed in both annual publications Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. His opinions and comments on a range of divorce and family law topics are often quoted by the national and local news media. He has lectured and written on many family law subjects for numerous bar associations and for various legal publications, and is one of the foremost advocates favoring the reform of New York’s divorce laws by the enactment of “no fault divorce.”

Throughout his career, spanning more than 35 years, Alton has held and continues to hold important positions in leading bar associations, including Financial Officer and Legislation Committee Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, past Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association, past President of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and past Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Law Section of the New York County Lawyers Association. He is also a diplomate of the prestigious American College of Family Trial Lawyers, which limits its membership to 100 lawyers from across the United States. Alton was recently named by Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau as a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory Committee of the State Judicial Institute.

From the earliest days of his career until the present, Alton has represented clients in divorce and other family law matters, for which he seeks to find well-reasoned and comprehensive solutions to serious problems that have a long term impact on the lives of the people who have chosen him as their advocate. He employs all of the tools that are at the fingertips of matrimonial lawyers – from negotiation to litigation to appeals. His name appears as counsel of record on a wide-ranging group of reported court decisions.

When asked why he does this kind of work, Alton often responds that helping people from a wide variety of backgrounds, possessing vastly divergent personalities, while learning the intricacies of all kinds of businesses and professions is interesting, challenging and rewarding. He views himself as extraordinarily fortunate to have had the opportunity to represent individuals, who are prominent in their own fields, including corporate leaders, professional athletes, doctors, politicians, academics, entertainment figures, actors and actresses, singers, artists, and even a Nobel Prize winner. However, Alton never loses sight of the fact that each of his clients is important in their own right. He strives to treat each case with the thoughtfulness that clients expect of him, while keeping in mind the often sensitive issues that must be addressed in a confidential and delicate manner.

Alton received his law degree from the Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, he holds a B.A. in Political Science from the School of Government and Public Administration of the American University, and a Master of Laws degree in Trade Regulation from the New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, the U.S. Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

With his wife and daughter, Alton resides in Manhattan, where he has been active in local community organizations, such as service on the board of a local opera company and as president of his cooperative apartment building.