Jacqueline Newman
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in New York, NY
New York, NY 10175
- Family Law (80%),
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (20%)
At the New York, New York-based matrimonial law firm Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, LLP, Jacqueline Newman serves the residents of New York City, Manhattan and the surrounding areas in family law matters. Ms. Newman joined the firm in 1998 and later became a partner and is now the managing partner. She focuses on negotiating prenuptial agreements and litigating challenging, high net worth divorce cases. While she litigates cases, she is also a capable and compassionate mediator with extensive experience in collaborative law.
After graduating with her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware, Ms. Newman went on to receive her law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Admitted to practice law in New York, Ms. Newman is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the on the board of the Matrimonial Law Committe of the New York City Bar Association, New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (former board member), Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York, and the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section. In addition, she belongs to the New York City Bar Association, for which she previously served as a member of its Executive Board of Young Lawyers Committee.
As a respected member of the legal community, Ms. Newman has taught, with her partner Barry Berkman, Family Law Practice at Fordham University. She has also taught the Collaborative Family Law Class for the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Center for Mediation in Law, as well as presented legal classes for the New York State Unified Court System. A well-known authority on matrimonial law in the New York City region who has been featured in the Ten Leaders of Matrimonial & Divorce Law in New York City, Age 45 and Under, Ms. Newman been asked to speak on various television shows, and she has been quoted in national publications such as: Bloomberg Law, Crain's New York Business, Time. Com, Business Insider, USA Today, Reuters.com, People.com, Women's Day, Town and Country, The New York Post, CNBC.com, Glamour Magazine, U.S. News and World Report and the Huffington Post. Her ethics and professional ability have earned her the prestigious AV-Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Ms. Newman has also authored two books: Soon-to-Be Ex: A Woman's Guide to Her Perfect Divorce and Relaunch and Soon-to-Be Ex for Men: Preserving Wealth, Fatherhood and Sanity in Divorce.
*AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Family Law (80%): Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Same Sex Family Law, Father's Rights
Alternative Dispute Resolution (20%): Arbitration, Mediation
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Same Sex Family Law, Father's Rights, Arbitration, Mediation
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Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2018
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About Jacqueline Newman
Admitted: 1999, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.berkbot.com/attorney-profiles/jacqueline-newman/
Honors/Awards:
- Ten Leaders of Matrimonial & Divorce Law in New York City, Age 45 and Under
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Matrimonial Committee of the New York City Bar Association , 2017
- Board of Directors, New York Association of Collaborative Professionals , 2014
- New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
- New York State Women's Bar Association
- Member, Family Law Section, New York State Bar Association
- Former Member, Executive Board of Young Lawyers Committee, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Advisory Board of Shining Service Worldwide, 2013
- Faculty of The Redwoods Initiative
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Quoted, More Millennials Are Seeking Prenups, And Are Reasons To Consider One, Bustle, 2016
- Quoted, How Child Abuse Investigation Could Affect Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Divorce Case, People, 2016
- Quoted, What's at Stake in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Divorce: Combined Fortunes Estimated at $500 Million, People, 2016
- Quoted, Child abuse claims help poison Brangelina divorce, USA Today, 2016
- Quoted, What Happens Without a Prenup? Divorce Lawyers Weigh In on Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's 15-Month Marriage, People.com, 2016
- Quoted, Does an "Infidelity" Postnuptial Agreement Prevent Cheating?, About.com, 2016
- Blog Post, Planning Financially For Divorce, MoneyGeek.com, 2016
- Interview, Jacqueline Newman Reports On The Madonna Custody Case, Good Morning Britain, 2016
- Quoted, Inside Bristol Palin’s Custody Battle Over Newborn Baby, Yahoo Parenting, 2016
- Quoted, Why Bill Cosby’s Wife Camille Was Ordered to Testify Against Him, The Wrap, 2016
- TV Appearance , Jacqueline Newman on the San Bernardino shooter’s friend being indicted, Newsmaxx TV - The Hard Line, 2015
- Quoted, Better get divorced now — or it could cost you $110K a year, New York Post, 2015
- Interview, New York Attorney Jacqueline Newman Explains New York’s New Divorce Maintenance Payment Law, Legal Broadcast Network, 2015
- Quoted, Josh Duggar had an Ashley Madison account, NY Post, 2015
- Quoted, Divorce Lawyers Brace For 'Tsunami' After Ashley Madison Hack, Huffington Post, 2015
- Quoted, Who Gets Custody of the Family Dog, Time.com, 2015
- Quoted, Are Hyphenated Last Names Harmful for Kids?, Yahoo Parenting, 2015
- Article , Ashley Madison Hack: Evidence for Divorce?, CNBC.com, 2015
- Quoted, Substance-Abuse History and Other Mysteries of Child-Custody Battles, Yahoo Parenting, 2015
- Contributor, How Divorces Among the Rich Differ from Middle Class Divorces, Business Insider, 2015
- Contributor , How to Protect a Business from Divorce, Business Insider, 2015
- Quoted, 10 Tech Issues to Consider If You're Going Through a Divorce, Techlicious, 2015
- Quoted, Is the Upper East Side “wife bonus” a real thing?, The Washington Post, 2015
- Quoted, Can Jon Gosselin Seize Custody of Just One Child From Ex, Kate?, 2015
- Why Bad Mouthing Your Spouse On Twitter & Facebook During Divorce Is A Bad Idea, On The Brink Morning Show, CNBC News Radio, 2015
- Sofia Vergara's ex writes op-ed about wanting their frozen embryos back - Legal Analysis with NY Family Law Attorney Jacqueline Newman, ABC, 2015
- Quoted, 5 money mistakes that could wreck your second marriage, Yahoo Finance, 2015
- Blog Post, Who Gets the Dog Post-Relationship and Love, Cupid’s Pulse, 2015
- Quoted, Divorce Attorney Jacqueline Newman Offers Relationship Advice "You Want to be Divorcing a Happier Spouse", , Cupid's Pulse, Celebrities, Love, Opinions, 2015
- Interview, Same Sex Couples Less Likely to Get Divorced Than Straight Couples, Half Full Magazine, 2015
- Radio Interview, Radio Interview on January being Divorce Month, Prenuptial Agreements and Same Sex Marriages, Sirius XM - "What She Said" , 2015
- Radio Interview, Radio interview discussing January divorces, Business Talk Radio - The Frankie Boyer Show, 2015
- Radio Interview, January is Divorce Month, This Morning America’s First News with Gordon Deal, 2015
- Quoted, Ken Griffin's Citadel hit it big in 2014, USA Today, 2015
- Quoted, Why The Ex-Wife Of Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm Didn't Accept This Check For $974,790,317.77, Business Insider, 2015
- Quoted, The $1 billion divorce: Why Harold Hamm's ex-wife didn't win more, Reuters, 2014
- Quoted, Is Sage Kelly the new normal for Wall Street divorces?, CNBC, 2014
- Interview, Radio interview with Bob Salter discussing financial abuse, collaborative law, prenuptial agreements and divorce, 2014
- Article, 7 Mistakes to Avoid when getting Divorced, Stacyknows.com, 2014
- Article, Jacqueline Newman Talks Litigation Challenges for the Wealth, Haute Lawyer, 2014
- Article, Jacqueline Newman Discusses the Interdisciplinary Model of Collaborative Divorce , Haute Lawyer, 2014
- Interview, Divorce Saloon speaks with New York divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman on Collaborative divorce Law in New York, Divorce Saloon International, 2014
- Article, Blog, Jacqueline Newman Talks Difference Between Mediation and Collaborative Law, Haute Lawyer, 2013
- Quoted, Why a Collaborative Divorce Makes Financial Sense, U.S. News and World Report, 2013
- Quoted, Questions to ask before calling it quits, GLO, 2013
- Quoted, Crazy S$%$t People Fight Over, The Huffington Post, 2013
- Quoted, How to Choose a Good Divorce Attorney, Journey Beyond Divorce, 2013
- Quoted, What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Divorced, Woman's Day, 2013
- Quoted, Carnations? Again? Why Post-Valentine's Day is a Popular Time for Divorce, Shine, from Yahoo!, 2013
- Quoted, Sorry, We Are Not Breaking UP!, Glamour Magazine, 2013
- Quoted, The Savvy Career Woman's Guide to Hiring a Lawyer, The Grindstone, 2012
- Quoted, So you've got a J.D. Now what?, Crain's New York Business, 2012
- Quoted, Kids, no kids? One or four? When couples disagree, Associated Press, 2012
- Quoted, Facebook Ex Trashing: It Can Cost You, Huffington Post, 2012
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Author of Soon-to-be-Ex for Men, Preserving Wealth, Fatherhood and Sanity in Divorce, 2018
- Author of Soon-to-be-Ex, A Woman's Guide to her Perfect Divorce and Relaunch , 2018
- Lead Counsel Rated in Divorce Law and Family Law, 2013
- Selected to Haute Lawyers Network for New York Divorce and Prenuptial Agreements, 2013
Videos:
- Radio Interview, Jacqueline Newman discussed how to keep an inheritance from going to a spouse during divorce, ways women suffer from financial abuse in marriage, and ways social media can hurt during divorce, 2016
- Radio Interview, Jacqueline Newman on Nationally Syndicated Bev Smith Show talking Ashley Madison Hack and Prenuptial Agreements, 2015
- TV Interview, Ashley Madison Hackers Threatening to Expose Sensitive Information, 2015
- Approval of Out-of-Wedlock Births Growing in U.S., The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, 2015
- TV Interview, Arise Xchange host, Andrew Schmertz speaks to Jacqueline Newman a Family Law Attorney about why divorce rates rise when the economy gets stronger, 2015
- Interview, Jacqueline Newman talks recent trends in divorce, Biz Talk Radio, 2015
- Interview, Jacqueline Newman discusses the lower divorce rate among military members, 2015
- Greenberg News, WNJC Super 1360 AM, Radio Interview on Celebrity Divorces, 2015
- Midpoint, NewsMax TV, Jacqueline Newman comments on Emotional Abuse as Grounds for Divorce, 2015
- Radio interview on KOGO News, The Facebook Divorce Factor, 2014
- Interview on WPIX 11 Morning News, Preventing Financial Abuse, 2014
- Interview on Eyewitness News, ABC 7, Disciplining children: How far is too far? Experts weigh in, 2014
- Legal Issues with Parents Spanking Children, Midpoint on NewsMax , 2014
- Matrimonial Law with Jacqueline Newman, WireLawyer, 2014
- Panel Discussion at Untied - Women's Divorce Resource, •Short Take: If You're Considering Divorce, Do This Now, 2014
- Interview on Wirelawyer, Social Media and the Law: Panacea or Pandora's Box, 2014
- Interview on Arise News at 30 minute mark, •Custody Battle Between Biological Father and Adoptive Parents, 2013
- Blog Talk Radio, September, 17 2013,*32 Minute Mark, Money for Lunch interview about Collaborative Law, 2013
- Interviewed for comments on current Family Law news story, Arise News, 2013
- Don’t Vent on Facebook or Twitter during Divorce , Lawyers.com, 2013
- Prenup 101: Understanding the Basics, New York Financial Press
Educational Background:
- University of Delaware, B.S., 1996
- I talked to the New York Times about costly mistakes spouses make in divorces. My little anecdote there is a true o… https://t.co/emrkBpMW0B
- I spoke to Inside Edition about the #BezosDivorce - take a look. What a lot of people want to know is, does he REAL… https://t.co/KFfbXSAIpe
- BBNR was named a Best Law Firm for 2019 by US News, and three of our attorneys (myself, Marc Fleisher, and Barry Be… https://t.co/OmBRilJjYH
- I talked to Insider about making a divorce less painful for all involved. Enjoy, and happy new year! https://t.co/17SIl78rAE
- I spoke to Inside Edition about the #BezosDivorce - take a look. What a lot of people want to know is, does he REAL… https://t.co/KFfbXSAIpe
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Last Updated: 1/26/2019