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

Bio

Jacqueline Newman

Managing Partner

Jacqueline Newman joined Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP in 1998 and is now the managing partner of the firm. Ms. Newman’s practice consists of litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. She specializes in complex high net worth matrimonial cases and also in negotiating prenuptial agreements.

Ms. Newman is the author of the book, “The New Rules of Divorce: Twelve Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health and Happiness” which was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020. She has appeared as an expert commentator on various television and radio shows and has been quoted as an expert in numerous publications, including Fox’s Business, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, The New York Times, Woman’s Day, Glamour, the New York Post, Reuters.com, Crain’s New York Business, U.S. News and World Report, Business Insider, Time.com, USA Today, Yahoo Parenting, Woman’s Day, CNBC.com and The Huffington Post.

Ms. Newman is an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law, teaching Divorce Processes. She previously taught Family Law Practice with Barry Berkman at Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Newman has taught the Collaborative Family Law class for The NY Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Center for Mediation in Law, as well as the Introduction of Matrimonial Law for Collaborative Divorce Professionals for the New York State Unified Court System. She was also a Lexis Nexis Practice Adviser and drafted practice guides for matrimonial law. Ms. Newman received a certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online in 2021.

These activities and her reputation for ethical standards and professional ability among her fellow lawyers have earned her the highest rating, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell. From 2019 on, Ms. Newman has been selected as a Family/Matrimonial attorney serving high net-worth clients in New York by Chambers and Partners, a highly respected international lawyer research company. Ms. Newman is honored to be selected for inclusion in Thompson Reuters New York-Metro Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys since 2013, and Best Lawyers in America since 2016.

In 2022, Ms. Newman was chosen by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New York City.

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

Education

University of Delaware, B.S.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
Harvard Business School Online, Certificate in Negotiation Mastery

Admitted to Practice Law

New York State, 1999

Professional memberships

Former Board of Directors for the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
New York State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section)
New York State Women's Bar Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Former Member, Executive Board of Young Lawyers Committee)
Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
Gerson Lehrman Group Expert Council
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Honors and Recognitions

New York Metro Top 100 Attorneys, Super Lawyers, 2022
Included in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2016-2024
New York Metro Top 50 Women Attorneys, Super Lawyers, 2013-2022
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell - Preeminent and with High Ethical Standing
Avvo Rating of 10 - Top Attorney for Divorce
New York Magazine Leading Lawyer, 2018
New York-Metro Edition of Super Lawyers, Editions 2012 - 2021
Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Expert Council
Jacqueline Newman named Top 20 NYC Divorce Lawyers 2014, Divorce Saloon, July 2014
Lead Counsel Rated, 2013 and 2014
Jacqueline Newman, Joins the Exclusive Haute Lawyer Network, August 12, 2013
America's Experienced, Accomplished Professionals, Ten Leaders Matrimonial
& Divorce Law in New York City, Age 45 and Under, June 30, 2011, Jacqueline Newman