Top Rated Family Law Attorney in New York, NY

Honors and Awards:

• Top 50 Women Attorneys in NY, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2015
• Top 100 Attorneys, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2015
• Top 50 Women Attorneys in NY Metro, Super Lawyers, 2014
• TOP 100 NY Metro Super Lawyers, 2010-2011 & 2014-2015
• Top 50 Female Lawyers, NY Metro Super Lawyers listing of TOP lawyers, 2009-2011 & 2014-2015
• AV Rating, Martindale and Hubbell
• Selected as one of the TOP 50 Women in New York Metro Super Lawyers 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, New York County Lawyers' Association
• Member, Committee on Matrimonial Law, New York City Bar Association
• President, New York Women's Bar Association
• Member, President’s Advisory Council, Brooklyn Law School

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Foster Care Commission of the City of New York
• Child Support Commission of the State of New York

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Is 'Braiman' Still Vital After 24 Years?, New York Law Journal, July 15, 2002
• Limiting Discovery in Custody Cases, New York Law Journal, July 14, 2003
• Equating 'Best' With 'Only' in Interstate Custody Cases Under the UCCJEA, New York Law Journal, June 7, 2004
• When Custody is Truly Contested, Who Decides Best Interests?, New York Law Journal, June 6, 2005
• To Have or Have Not (a Prenuptial Agreement)?, New York Law Journal, August 7, 2006
• The Alienated Child, New York Law Journal, July 30, 2007
• Egregious To a Fault, New York Law Journal, July 28, 2008
• Downward Modification In A Troubled Economy, New York Law Journal, August 10, 2009
• Needs of Children, Snapshot, Not Movie, Letter to the Editor, New York Law Journal, August 26, 2009
• What's Equitable When Distributing Businesses, Enhanced Earning Capacity?, New York Law Journal Family Law, August 9, 2010
• Marriage Equality Remains an Aspiration. Non-recognition statutes pose legal complications for same-sex unions, New York Law Journal. August 1, 2011
• Bonnie Rabin and Martha Cohen Stine make law in Appellate Division, First Department in Nederlander v. Nederlander, 102 A.D. 3d 416 (2013), case of first impression involving mortgages that matured during pendency of divorce action, New York State Law Reporting Bureau January 3, 2013
• Unwrapping the 2012 'No Fault' Package” by Harriet Newman Cohen and Tim James, New York Law Journal, July 30, 2012
• Automatic Orders' Prevent Wrongful Asset Transfers in Divorce Actions, New York Law Journal July 29, 2013
• Child Support Modifications Are Easier After 2010 Amendments, New York Law Journal, July 28, 2014
• N.Y.'s Proposed Maintenance Guidelines, New York Law Journal, July 27, 2015
•  , Harriet Cohen '74 The Marriage Broker, The Magazine of Brooklyn Law School
•  , The Second Life of Harriet Cohen, Park, Michael Y., New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
•  , Harriet Newman Cohen' 49: From Latin to Family Law, JMHS Alumny News
• Panelist, Annual ABA Family Law Meetings
• Co-author, Valuation of Property in Marital Dissolutions, XXIII ABA Fam. L.Q.2, Summer 1989
• The Divorce Book for Men and Women: A Step-By-Step Guide to Gaining Your Freedom Without Losing Everything Else, Avon Publishers, New York City, July 1994
• Member and Editor, Brooklyn Law School Law Review, 1972-1974
• Harriet Cohen, who has taught CLE courses, has been a panelist at annual ABA Family Law Meetings as well as a featured speaker for other professional and bar associations and groups.
• Harriet Cohen writes regular analyses and articles for the edification of bench, bar and lay persons, including a yearly article on matrimonial and family law for the New York Law Journal special Matrimonial Section.

Representative Clients:

• Paul George (NBA star), Gov. Andrew Cuomo,  Lawrence Fishburne, Linda Lavin

Educational Background:

• Bryn Mawr College, M.A.
• Barnard College, B.A.