Joseph Nivin

Top rated Family Law attorney in Forest Hills, New York

The Law Offices of Joseph H. Nivin P.C.
Joseph Nivin
The Law Offices of Joseph H. Nivin P.C.

Practice Areas: Family Law, Appellate; view more

Licensed in New York since: 2008

Education: Brooklyn Law School

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2022
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The Law Offices of Joseph H. Nivin P.C.

118-35 Queens Boulevard
Suite 1220A
Forest Hills, NY 11375 Visit website

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Joseph H. Nivin has been named a top-rated family law attorney in New York every year since 2015.  The Law Offices of Joseph H. Nivin, P.C. is a general practice law firm with a focus on family law. He and his team have years of experience with ACS, Family Court, and Supreme Court. Mr. Nivin represents families in court, litigation, hearings and appeals. He has argued successfully before the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department. At the Law Offices of Joseph H. Nivin, you will receive expert legal advice and compassion that will reduce time, legal expenses and the emotional toll of a family law case. Mr. Nivin will work hard to protect your rights and those of your children.

  • Super Lawyer in 2023, Rising Star in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 by Super Lawyers, an award that is given only to 2.5% of attorneys annually in New York State.
  • 10 Best in Client Satisfaction in 2015 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.
  • Top 40 Under 40 in 2016 by The National Advocates
  • Rated as “Superb” by Avvo. 
  • In 2015, Mr. Nivin wrote two chapters in Onward and Upward: Guide for Getting Through New York Divorce & Family Law Issues.
  • Admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut and before the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • J. D., Brooklyn Law School. President-Unemployment Action Center
  • B. A., University of Pennsylvania
  • Member Queens County Bar Assoc., serving on Family Law Committee
  • Former Member Assigned Counsel / Attorneys for Children
  • Former Member, Board of Directors for Brandeis Association of Queens County
  • Former Member, New York State Bar Association, serving on the Committee on Families and the Law

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Practice areas

Family Law, Appellate

Focus areas

Alimony & Spousal Support, Appeals, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law

  • 90% Family Law
  • 10% Appellate

First Admitted: 2008, New York

Professional Webpage: http://nivinlaw.com/attorney/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Former Member, Assigned Counsel/Attorneys for Children
  • Connecticut
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Brandeis Association of Queens County
  • New York
  • U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Member, New York City Bar Association
  • Member, Queens County Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Committee
  • U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • Member, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Committee, Young Lawyers Committee
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Educational Background:
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in International Relations and Hispanic Studies, 2004
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • When Domestic Violence Constitutes Child Neglect- Judicial Analysis of Impairment Within the Meaning of Family Court Act 1012(f), Electronically-In-Touch, 2011
  • The Jurisprudence of Parental Alienation, Electronically-In-Touch, 2012
  • Speaker, Queens County Bar Association, 2014
  • Author, Onward and Upward: Guide for Getting Through New York Divorce & Family Law Issues, 2015
Honors/Awards:
  • One of the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2015
  • Rising Star, 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Super Lawyers
  • Top 40 Under 40, The National Advocates, 2016
  • Brooklyn Law School, President-Unemployment Action Center
  • “Superb” by Avvo

Office location for Joseph Nivin

118-35 Queens Boulevard
Suite 1220A
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Phone: 347-642-0376

Selections

2 Years Super Lawyers
8 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
  • Rising Stars: 2015 - 2022

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