Jane K. Cristal

Attorney Jane K. Cristal is the founder and owner of Jane K. Cristal, P.C., in Mineola, New York. A top-rated attorney with more than 35 years of legal experience, Ms. Cristal focuses her practice exclusively on family and matrimonial law. She serves the rights and interests of individuals and families throughout Long Island and the greater New York City metro area as well as Westchester and Rockland counties.

In practice since 1987, Ms. Cristal has achieved notable success representing her clients with all of the serious and complex legal issues surrounding their divorces, including child custody and support, visitation, property division, spousal maintenance, and other related matters. She also provides comprehensive pre- and post-nuptial marriage agreements, cohabitation agreements and separation agreements, as well as modifications and enforcement of existing court orders. Additionally, she is a staunch advocate for grandparents' rights and assists domestic violence victims with obtaining the protection orders they need against their abusers.

In all cases, Ms. Cristal delivers the personalized attention and dedicated support her clients deserve while always maintaining a focus on their goals and best interests. Committed to helping her clients resolve their conflicts and to reaching agreements as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, she utilizes collaboration law and mediation whenever possible. However, she will not hesitate to litigate her clients' matters in court when necessary to ensure the best odds of achieving the favorable outcomes they expect.

A 1974, magna cum laude graduate of the City University of New York, Ms. Cristal earned her master's degree from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, in 1976. She then attended Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 1986. Along with practicing before all of New York's state courts, she is also admitted to practice before the New York Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Widely regarded as a leader in her field, Ms. Cristal has several publications to her credit, and she has lectured on topics related to family and matrimonial law. She is also an active member of many local, state and national professional legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.

In addition, Ms. Cristal has served as president of the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County, and she currently serves on the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. She holds high peer review ratings on Martindale-Hubbell as well as Superb client ratings on AVVO, and in 2010, she received the Professionalism Award from the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County.