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Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP - Divorce Net

Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP - Divorce Net


521 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10175
Phone: 212-867-9123
Fax: 212-983-8526

Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP, established in 1994, specializes principally in matrimonial law. The active partners, Barry Berkman and Walter F. Bottger, each have practiced in the New York bar for over 30 years.

Mr. Berkman has extensive experience representing parties in the resolution of matrimonial matters and as a divorce mediator. His background includes general and matrimonial litigation. Mr. Bottger is an experienced litigator and former prosecutor with a background of commercial litigation on Wall Street, and has represented numerous clients in contested matrimonials. The firm has handled many significant matters, especially in New York and Westchester counties.

Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP is pleased to offer its clients:

  • Superior Quality Work at Reasonable Rates
  • Personal Attention
  • When Necessary, Firm, Resolute and Experienced Advocacy in Court
  • Responsiveness to Individual Needs and Inquiries
  • Working Relationships Characterized by Humanity, Caring, and Understanding
  • Thorough and Clearly Stated Explanations
  • Realistic, Practical, and Common Sense Advice Based on Extensive Experience
  • Commitment to Results That Are Fair, That Work, and That Serve Its Clients Well

BARRY BERKMAN was admitted to the New York bar in 1966. He was admitted to the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, in 1968. He received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Stanford University. Specializing in matrimonial law and mediation, he has served on the American Bar Association Task Force on Standards of Practice for Divorce Mediation and has been a member of the Matrimonial Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York. He has also been an arbitrator for the Civil Court in New York County, Small Claims Division, since 1979. Mr. Berkman is an adjunct Professor of Family Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and teaches mediation at The Center for Mediation in Law. He has made numerous CLE presentations on behalf of the New York, Westchester, and Nassau County Bar Associations.

WALTER F. BOTTGER was admitted to the New York bar in 1965. He was admitted to the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, in 1966. He received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Columbia Law School. Before specializing in matrimonial law, Mr. Bottger practiced with Shearman & Sterling and with Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol as a litigator. From the years of 1972 through 1977, he was with the New York State Special Prosecutor's Office. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Bottger has 10 years experience in matrimonial law, and has practiced in all trial and appellate courts in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Associate
JACQUELINE LIPSON was admitted to the New York and the New Jersey bars in 1999. She received her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Ms. Lipson is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York Women's Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

 

Of Counsel
FELLOWES M. RODD was admitted to the New York bar in 1967. He was admitted to the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, in 1992. He received his B.A. from Harvard College and his law degree from Columbia Law School.


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