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Licensed in New York since: 1980
Education: Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Attorney Martha Cohen Stine is a founding partner with Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP law firm in New York, New York. Nationally recognized as among the preeminent lawyers in the country, Ms. Stine has more than 40 years of total legal experience, and she focuses her practice almost exclusively on family law. A highly accomplished and effective lawyer, she provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout the New York City metro who are going through a divorce or have some other serious legal issues affecting their families.
A leader in her field, Ms. Stine routinely conducts lectures and continuing legal education seminars across her region, and she has been featured in several publications for her in-depth knowledge of the law. She also serves on the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section, and she currently serves as co-chair of the New York County Lawyers Association's Matrimonial Law Section.
As an attorney, Ms. Stine has represented many high-profile, high net worth clients, including prominent businesspeople and executives, celebrities, real estate developers, and other professionals, and she has gained a reputation for her uncommon knowledge of the law as well as her unwavering dedication to those she serves. Honored for outstanding professionalism and service, she earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell as well as perennial designation as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New York.
A 1974 cum laude graduate of New York University, Ms. Stine attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor cum laude in 1979. While there, she served as senior editor of the Cardozo Law Review, and she received recognition for her excellent academic achievements.
Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Ms. Stine is also heavily involved with the theatre and the arts in her area, and she is a trained singer who has produced and directed a number of original musicals.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license 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 anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Divorce, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
First Admitted: 1980, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.csklawny.com
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1979Cardozo Law Review, Senior Editor
- New York University (University College of Arts & Science), B.A., cum laude, 1974
- Nederlander v. Nederlander, January 03, 2013
- Embryo Lawsuit Expert (Sofia Vergara case), 2016
- New York Daily News Halle Berry files for sole legal and physical custody of son Martha Cohen Stine August 19, 2024 New York Daily NewsBy Richard JohnsonPUBLISHED: August 18, 2024 Halle Berry spotted in Times Square on Thursday. Halle Berry has her hands full trying to deal with her ex-husband, actor OlivierMartinez, who originally gained fame in the 2002 film “Unfaithful” with DianeLane.He went on to make “Dark Tide” with Berry in 2012, The lovers were engaged andmarried that year and divorced in 2016. The ex-couple’s problems currently revolve around their 10-year-old son, Maceo.The parents share legal custody of the boy. However, this week, Berry filed for solelegal and physical custody of Maceo, according to TMZ, arguing Martinez will notaddress their son’s behavioral and learning difficulties. Top divorce lawyer Martha Cohen Stine told me, “Berry and Martinez aresupposed to make important decisions about Maceo together. But Berry claimsin court papers that Martinez has been making unilateral decisions regardingMaceo’s education and extracurricular activities, without her prior knowledgeor consent.” Another problem is that Berry has a boyfriend, singer Van Hunt, who hasbecome close to Maceo, Stine said. “It would come as no surprise to me if Martinez is threatened by Berry’s newman and his relationship with his son. This is why Berry wants Martinez toattend co-parenting therapy sessions.”, Commentator, Halle Berry files for sole legal and physical custody of son, New York Daily News, Legal, 2024
- APRIL 29, 2024RICHARD JOHNSON: Key to a happy divorce? Prenup, lawyers say.The new year won’t be happy for all the married folks who have been forced together by COVIDand are now headed toward divorce. Matrimonial lawyers I spoke to are expecting a bumper crop of cases as people discover they justcan’t stand their spouses. All these people are being forced to live together,” said Ken Jewell, who repped Libbie Mugrabiin her divorce from David Mugrabi, whose family’s art collection includes 800 Andy Warholartworks. Jewell, of Jewell Law, PLLC, said it’s most important for would-be spouses to sign a prenuptialagreement. “People who have a prenup can save a lot of money, as long as the prenup is handledproperly,” Jewell said. “I’ve been working on one eight months in advance of the wedding.” Jeff Bezos might agree. He had no prenup with wife MacKenzie Scott, who helped him foundAmazon and bore him four children. She’s now worth $67 billion. It could have been worse, since Bezos is worth $195 billion. “Lawyers who are smart tell their clients, ‘You are better off settling,'” said Marilyn Chinitz,of Blank Rome, whose clients have included Tom Cruise and Michael Douglas.“People are so overcharged with emotion, they don’t see the true costs.” Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, was recently ordered by a London judge topay his sixth wife a $730 million divorce settlement. But what really got the attention of American lawyers was the legal bill he owes, $105 million.“It was a drop of water for him,” Chinitz said. “There’s a substantial amount of money outthere.”Martha Cohen Stine, who handled the divorces of talk show host WendyWilliams, actor Laurence Fishburne and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saysthere are ways to pinch pennies. Stine, of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, said,“The fees are highest if a divorce is litigated.” So stay out of court. Bill and Melinda Gates mostly avoided unpleasantness, as did rapper Kanye West and KimKardashian, and singer Adele and Simon Konecki. Billionaire and financier John Paulsen and wife Jenny have no prenup, and could be heading fora battle royale, as well as actor Sean Penn and ex-wife Leila George. Said one lawyer, “Monies are expended because of public stature.”, Commentator, Key to a Happy Divorce? Prenup, Lawyers Say., NY Daily News, Legal, 2024
- What Differentiates a High-Profile Divorce, with Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Harriet and Martha join Katherine Miller to discuss the heightened issues around publicity and confidentiality associated with celebrity divorce October 22, 2021, Speaker, The Divorce Dialogues Podcast, Sound Cloud, Law, Divorce, Celebrity, 2021
- Authority Magazine Attorney Martha Cohen Stine Explores the Pros and Cons of Nesting February 10, 2022, Consultant, Pros and Cons of Nesting, Authority Magazine, Law, Families, Divorce, Custody, 2022
- New York Post He dumped me with divorce papers on Valentine’s Day Martha Cohen Stine discusses Valentine’s Day break-ups with Doree Lewak February 12, 2022, Commentator, He Dumped Me On Valentine's Day, New York Post, Law, Divorce, 2022
- Avenue Magazine Custody Isn’t Just for Kids: New Laws Set up Pet Custody Martha Cohen Stine advises working out an agreement is the best alternative, although a lawyer or mediator is sometimes necessary. July 22, 2022, Consultant, Custody Isn't Just for Kids: New Laws Set up Pet Custody, Avenue Magazine, Family Law/Matrimonial Law, 2022
- Martha Cohen Stine, family law attorney from Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, is here to discuss what a conservatorship entails and shares examples from Britney Spears' case., Speaker, Today's Verdict with David Lesch, BronxNet TV, Legal, Guardianship, Conservatorship, 2021
- Page Six Do Bill and Melinda Gates have more secrets to come out amid divorce? Sara Nathan June 4, 2021 , Commentator, Do Bill and Melinda Gates have more secrets to come out amid divorce?, New York Post - Page Six, Divorce, Custody, Estate Planning, Celebrity, Law, 2021
- Conservatorships Like Britney Spears’ Can Be 'Civil Death Sentence' Family Law attorney Martha Cohen Stine / news analysis. “We don't take away people's civil rights just because they have a diagnosis of a mental health issue. When we see the laws being abused and when we see the abuse that can be inherent in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, it's very stark and it's very shocking." July 1, 2021, Speaker, Conservatorships Like Britney Spears' Can be "Civil Death Sentence", Newsmax/America's News Page, Family Law, Conservatorships, Estate Law, Mental Health Law, 2021
- New York Times As Courts Reopen, Divorce Filings Are on the Rise Martha Cohen Stine and Harriet Newman Cohen discuss the recent rise in divorce filings September 9, 2021, Commentator, As Courts Reopen, Divorce Filings Are on the Rise, New York Times, Law, Families, Divorce, Custody, 2021
- New York County Lawyers News Release Amicus Curiae Podcast with Host Daniel Wiig: An in-depth conversation with two Matrimonial Law Powerhouses, Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine May 28, 2021, Interviewee, Amicus Curiae Podcast with Host Daniel Wiig, New York County Lawyers Podcast Series, Law, Divorce, Custody, 2021
- NYC won’t recognize surrogate-born son’s actual parents, https://nypost.com/2016/01/29/nyc-wont-recognize-surrogate-born-sons-actual-parents/, 2016
- 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became An Attorney, Interview with Martha Cohen Stine of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, Interview, Important Life Lessons from Attorney Martha Cohen Stine, Authority Magazine, Divorce, Matrimonial, Custody, Family Law, 2021
- Liam Gallagher could owe baby mama a fortune, 2015
- "Give the Get!" -- judicial expert Stine comments in N.Y. Post, 2015
- New York Laws Vague About How Young Is Too Young To Leave Children Alone, 2014
- What Happily-Married Women Need to Know About Divorce, 2013
- Liam Gallagher Lover in custody war
- Martha Cohen Stine makes 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, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58c7573e197aeab45143b5fd/t/591f486620099e365d77f73f/1495222374203/Nederlander+v+Nederlander.pdf
- Couple who plotted to bomb Washington Arch had a child, are in court fighting over visitation rights. Martha Cohen Stine represents the Gliedman family. Aaron Greene and Morgan Gliedman, who allegedly had a stash of explosives they planned to use to blow up the Washington Arch, are in court fighting over their child, who was born while Gliedman was under police watch, New York Magazine: Couple Who Plotted to Bomb Washington Square Arch - Grandparent Custody Rights, New York Daily News, 2013
- New York Magazine, KABOOM: Lawyer Martha Cohen Stine representing the Gliedmans in Family Court. Dalton and NYU graduate Morgan was granted, 2013
- NYPOST.com, EXCLUSIVE: Couple who plotted to bomb Washington Arch had a child...Martha Cohen Stine represents the Gliedman family, 2013
- New York Post, The accused “Bomb Mom” will now be able to watch over her baby as the newborn sleeps at night. Martha Cohen Stine, who represented the maternal grandparents, told The Post after the hearing: “She’s a great mom.”, 2013
- LINDSEY KUPFERMAN NEDERLANDER, plf-res, v. ERIC NEDERLANDER, def-ap Supreme Court, New York County (Deborah A. Kaplan, J.) ordered defendant to pay 50 percent of the balances owed on the mortgages on the marital residence, 2013
- Top 50 Women Attorneys New York, 2017-2024, Top 50 Women Attorneys, New York, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Top 100 Lawyers in New York, Super Lawyers, 2024
- AV® Preeminent™, 2024 Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Practice, Martindale Hubbell, 2024
- Super Lawyers, 2012-2024, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Member, Lotos Club Co-Chair of the Music Committee, 2024
- Board of Directors of The Lambs, America's oldest theatrical club, 2024
- Co-Chair of the NYCLA Foundation, 2022
- Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, 2024
- The New York State Bar Association, Family Law Committee Board Member, 2024
- Co-Chair, Matrimonial Law Section, New York County Lawyers Association ("NYCLA"), 2023
- The New York American Inn of Court, Executive Committee, 2022
- The New York Women's Bar Association, 2022
- Chair of the NYCLA Foundation, the charitable arm of NYCLA, 2021
- Board of Directors - New York County Lawyers Association ("NYCLA"), 2021
- New York City Bar Association Entertainment Committee, Chair, 2019
- City Bar Matrimonial Committee City and NYCBA Entertainment Committee
- City Bar Litigation Committee
- Alimony
- Custody
- Divorce
- High Net Worth Family Law Cases
- Paternity
- Postnups
- Prenups
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Phone: 212-512-0810
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