Jerome A. Wisselman, Esq.
JEROME A. WISSELMAN, Esq. founded Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. in 1976, concentrating on matrimonial and family law and real estate. Since then, the firm has grown in size and scope, providing legal counsel in all areas of litigation, including matrimonial and family law, real estate, wills, trusts, probate, estate and tax planning, business law, and civil litigation. Recognizing the importance of having sufficient resources for complicated litigation matters, he developed a firm which is recognized as among the largest matrimonial firms on Long Island by
Long Island Business News, and also among the most highly regarded by his peers, as exemplified by his attaining the honor of New York Metro Super Lawyer. His background in accounting and tax law helps him effectively handle complex financial issues. He is on the Board of Editors of the
New York Family Law Monthly, where he is a regular contributor. Mr. Wisselman created and conducts legal workshops for mental health professionals, enabling them to better assist patients going through matrimonial litigation. He has also lectured on and written about grandparental matters for the New York State Bar Association, and has contributed to legislative efforts in this area of law.
Education:
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1972)
- Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., Accounting, 1969)
- New York University School of Law, Attended Masters of Law Program in Taxation
Awards/Memberships/Affiliations:
- 2013 Family Court Law & Procedure Committee, NCBA, Vice Chair of the Committee
- Vice Chair of the Family Court Law and Procedure Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, 2012
- Legal Advisory Committee for David Goldman and Bring Sean Home Foundation, 2012
- Nominated for 2012 "Best Divorce Attorney" for Long Island Press "Best of Long Island"
- 10 out of 10 "Superb Rating" on AVVO.com
- Named as a 2011 "Top New York Lawyers" in Arrive Magazine
- Named as a 2009 New York Super Lawyer (only 5% of New York Attorneys are honored as such)
- Family Law Section, New York State Bar Association
- Nassau, Suffolk and Queens County Bar Associations
- Member, Board of Editors, Law Journal Newsletters, NY Family Law Monthly
- Former Advisory Board Member: New York State Assembly Committee on the Aging, Brookdale Foundation and Grandparents Reaching Out
- Great Neck Chamber of Commerce
- Gotham Long Island Legal
Teaching/Lecturing:
- Developer/Leader, Legal Workshop Program for Mental Health Professionals on Matrimonial and Family Law related to patient issues (now in 11th year)
- Sponsors community groups on: Pre-separation and divorce, divorce over 50, same-sex couples, grandparents rights, fathers' rights, bullying prevention
- Training session presenter for Victims Information, SC Bureau on No-fault and domestic violence
- Led workshops at Forestdale on fathers' rights and anger management
- NYC Divorce Support Group presenter
- Presenter to Divorce Financial Planners Association on support issues
- Featured Speaker and Panel Member for seven Annual Town Meetings on Grandparents and Grandchildren, sponsored by Grandparents Reaching Out (GRO), SUNY Stony Brook, School of Social Welfare and the National Association of Social Workers/NYS and other patrons
- Lecturer, "Grandparents' Rights and Best Interests of the Child" at Universities and Community Orgs
- Adjunct Professor, Queensboro College
- Lectured and trained attorneys on litigation techniques in Workshops and Universities
Author:
- Split & Shared Custody Arrangements, NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Lloyd Rosen, Feb-March and April 2012
- "Emancipation, Frustration of Visitation and Child Support, NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Randall Malone, September 2011
- "Must I Still Pay Child Support?" NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with R. Malone, August 2011
- "Responding to Bullying: A Family Practitioner's Perspective", NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Lauren Chartan, March 2011
- "How to Succeed in a Relocation Case", NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Eyal Talassazan, January 2010
- "Post-Nuptial Agreements" NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Eyal Talassazan, April 2009
- "Constructive Emancipation" NY Family Law Monthly, co-authored with Eyal Talassazan, Aug 2008
- "Intrafamily Wiretapping in New York Custody Disputes" Part 1, Law Journal Newsletter, NY Family Law Monthly, June 2006
- "Intrafamily Wiretapping in New York Custody Disputes" Part 2, Law Journal Newsletter, NY Family Law Monthly, June 2006
- "Grandparent Custody: Part I: Recent Amendments Do Not Abrogate Bennett v. Jeffreys Requirements", Law Journal Newsletters NY Family Law Monthly, August, 2005
- "Grandparent Custody: Part II: Recent Amendments Do Not Abrogate Bennett v. Jeffreys Requirements", Law Journal Newsletters NY Family Law Monthly, July, 2005
- "The View From a New York Private Practitioner in the Trenches: Rights of Grandparents to Visitation and Custody of Their Grandchildren," NY State Bar Association Elder Law Attorney, Vol. 10, No. 3, Summer 2000
Media Appearances/Interviews:
- Guest speaker on numerous network and local television and radio programs, discussing issues of Family law impacting Grandparents, The Best Interests of the Child and Fathers' Rights; Interviewed by Newsday and Queens Courier on Family Law Issues
- Designated as Family Law Expert by Newsday
- MensNet TV, Father' Rights, three parts
Legislation:
- Participated in New York State Grandparental conferences sponsored by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Governor George Pataki
- Attended the White House Mini-Conference on the Aging at Albany Law School
Practice Areas:
- Matrimonial and Family law
- Litigation
- Wills and Estate Planning
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