Barry Berkman

Attorney Barry Berkman is a founding partner with Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP law firm, which has law offices in White Plains and New York, New York, as well as Hackensack, New Jersey. A nationally ranked lawyer with more than 55 years of total legal experience, Mr. Berkman provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the greater New York City metro and surrounding areas of Westchester County and Hackensack who have legal needs involving any of the following:DivorceCollaborative lawMediationEquitable distribution, property distribution and settlementsMarital agreementsPre- and postnuptial agreementsSeparation agreementsChild custody and supportSpousal supportAlimonyPaternityPost-divorce modificationsAs a family law attorney, Mr. Berkman has achieved significant success helping his clients resolve their conflicts through collaborative law and mediation in order to help them achieve their goals and the favorable outcomes they seek as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. A leader in these legal areas, he has served on the Task Force on Standards of Practice for Divorce Mediation with the American Bar Association, and he is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Matrimonial Committee.In addition, he is also listed on the New York County Supreme Court’s Roster of Matrimonial Mediators, and he has served on the board of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York. He is also the co-founder of the New York Collaborative Law Group, and he has facilitated classes involving matrimonial law at Fordham Law School and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and he has conducted numerous lectures and continuing legal education seminars across his region on a variety of family law topics.Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Berkman has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell as well as consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America. He has also received many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers along with numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients.A 1962 graduate of Harvard College, Mr. Berkman obtained his bachelor's degree in law from Stanford University Law School in 1965. He holds his admission to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.*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.