Top Rated Family Law Attorney in New York, NY

Attorney Gretchen Beall Schumann is a founding partner at the New York City law firm of Rabin Schumann and Partners LLP.  Ms. Schumann has distinguished herself in the area of family law in New York City and the metro area.  Her dedicated representation and commitment to her clients has placed her among the top female attorneys in New York state.  Ms. Schumann brings years of experience when clients are facing challenges involving both negotiation and litigation, including in complex matters involving domestic and international aspects of family law.

The respect and reputation she has earned in her field make her a frequent choice for Continuing Legal Education panels and lectures for academic and corporate institutions.  Ms. Schumann has served as a commentator for print media with respect to name change and other matters and has authored chapters on New York family law practice for international publications.  She has earned an "Excellent" rating from Avvo.

Ms. Schumann is the current President of the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. and a past President of the New York Women’s Bar Association (2010-2011); before that, she was the Association’s Vice President and Treasurer. From 2005 until 2008, she served as Secretary of the New York City Bar Committee on Children and the Law, and from 2004 until 2007, as Secretary of the New York County Lawyers’ Association Matrimonial Law Section. Ms. Schumann is currently a member of the Advisory Committee for the New Lawyer Institute at the New York City Bar and the President’s Council of Cornell Women.

Ms. Schumann began her legal career in 2001 after earning her law degree from Cornell Law School.  She received her A.B. from Columbia University, Columbia College.  She is admitted in New York and New Jersey.