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THE NEW RULES OF DIVORCE - TWELVE SECRETS TO PROTECTING YOUR WEALTH, HEALTH, AND HAPPINESS

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Jacqueline Newman joined Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP in 1998 as a legal intern and has since risen to become an owner and the firm’s Managing Partner. Ms. Newman’s practice encompasses litigation, collaborative law, mediation and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements. She specializes in complex, high-net-worth and ultra- high-net worth matrimonial matters, particularly cases involving sophisticated financial issues, intricate income and business structures. Her clients often include business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, entertainers, public figures, and their spouses.

Ms. Newman is the author of The New Rules of Divorce: Twelve Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health and Happiness, published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020. She is frequently sought out as an expert commentator on television and radio and has been quoted in numerous prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fox Business, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Reuters, Crain’s New York Business, U.S. News & World Report, Business Insider, TIME, USA Today, and CNBC.

Ms. Newman is an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law, where she teaches Divorce Processes. She previously taught Family Law Practice with Barry Berkman at Fordham University School of Law. She has also taught Collaborative Family Law for the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Center for Mediation in Law, as well as Introduction to Matrimonial Law for Collaborative Divorce Professionals through the New York State Unified Court System. Ms. Newman previously served as a LexisNexis Practice Advisor and drafted practice guides on matrimonial law. In 2021, she received a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online.

Recognized for her professional ability and ethical standards, Ms. Newman has earned the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She is recognized by Chambers and Partners as a Family/Matrimonial attorney serving high-net-worth clients in New York. She is also recognized by Thomson Reuters’ New York-Metro Super Lawyers, including selections to the Top 50 Women Attorneys and Top 100 Lawyers, as well as by Best Lawyers in America, Legal 500, and Doyle’s.

Ms. Newman is the founder of the 2181 Alliance, an invitation-only national network of women managing partners focused on mentorship, leadership development, and advancing gender equity in law firm management (2181 Alliance).

She is also the founder of The Gift of Giving Store, a private charitable initiative that brings pop-up stores to domestic abuse shelters for Mother’s Day, providing children with an opportunity to “buy” gifts for their mothers “paying” with statements of self-love and affirmation (The Gift of Giving Store).

Areas of practice

  • Divorce Litigation
  • Collaborative Law
  • Postnuptial Agreements
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Marital Agreements
  • Separation Agreements
  • Spousal Support
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Alimony
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Post-divorce Actions

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