New York license and practice

Bernard E. Clair is admitted to practice law in New York and is currently registered with the New York State Unified Court System (New York State Bar #1260934). Verify the current individual Bar record at New York State Bar record before hiring an attorney.

Bernard E. Clair is Co-Chair Emeritus at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Simpson LLP in New York, a family-law-only practice, where he is widely recognized as one of a handful of elite New York divorce lawyers. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Family Law for 14 years, and has co-authored three books on matrimonial law issues. He earned his law degree from St. John’s University School of Law in 1976 and was admitted to practice in New York in 1977.

Matters this legal field covers

Divorce legal work may cover contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution of marital property, child custody, child support and spousal support.

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