Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP

Attorney David Aronson

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1982
• New York, 1975
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1975

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1974
• Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1971

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Founding Partner
• Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Member, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Attorney Allan E. Mayefsky

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1983
• New York State, 1979
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1979

Education:

• Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1978
• Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., summa cum laude, Government and Economics, 1975

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Founding Partner
• Has more than 40 years of experience as an attorney

Attorney Pamela M. Sloan

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• Connecticut

Education:

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1980
• New York University, Washington College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Founding Partner
• Former Chair of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
• Former Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association
• Served three terms on the Judiciary Committee of the Bar Association of the City of New York
• Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
• Member of the Family Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section

Attorney Patricia Hennessey

Bar Admissions:

• New York and U.S. District Court, New York, 1980
• U.S. Tax Court, 1986
• United States Supreme Court, 1986

Education:

• Hampshire College, B.A., 1976
• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1979

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Served as Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Committee of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association

Attorney Karen L. Robarge

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1987

Education:

• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1986
• Russell Sage College, B.A., with highest honors, 1983

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Has appeared in Best Lawyers in America for the past several years
• Featured in the Bar Register of Prominent Women Lawyers

Attorney Nina S. Gross

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Barnard College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Served on the Family Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Served on the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Served on the Council on Children of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Member, New York State Women's Bar Association
• Co-chaired the Matrimonial Law Committee of the New York State Women's Bar Association
• Member, American Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Attorney Claudia Gallo

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1999
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1999
• New York, 2004

Education:

• Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., High Honors, Order of the Coif, 1999
• Loyola University of Chicago, B.A., Honors, cum laude, 1996

Attorney Thomas M. Kretchmar

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2009
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2014

Education:

• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2008
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2000

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Member of the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section

Attorney Daniel Lipschutz

Bar Admissions:

• Southern District of New York
• Southern District of Florida
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
• George Washington University, B.B.A.

Attorney Reid A. Aronson

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2010
• New Jersey, 2009

Education:

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2009
• University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, M.A. in Sports Management, 2009
• University of Chicago, B.A., with honors, Maroon Key, 2006

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Member, New York City Bar Matrimonial Committee
• Member, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section

Attorney Liza Camellerie

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2007

Education:

• Syracuse University School of Law, J.D.
• Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Master in Public Administration
• Boston University, B.A., with honors

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Member, New York City Bar Association Family Court and Family Law Committee
• Member, New York Women’s Bar Association Matrimonial Committee
• Member, New York Women’s Bar Association Children’s Rights Committee
• Member, New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section
• Member, New York State Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Attorney Elizabeth E. Erickson

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2006
• New York, 2007

Education:

• New England School of Law, J.D., 2006
• Kenyon College, B.A., 2002

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Active member, New York State Bar Association
• Serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
• Co-Chair of the Legislation Committee, Family Law Section, New York State Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association Committee on Membership”

Attorney Lidio A. Duval

Bar Admissions:

• • New York, 2019
  • Dominican Republic, 2015

Education:

• • Fordham University School of Law, LL.M., magna cum laude, 2018
  • Universidad Iberoamericana, LL.B., summa cum laude, 2014

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Partner
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, LGBT Bar Association of New York

Languages Spoken:

• • Spanish
  • French

Attorney Erin A. Simmons

Bar Admissions:

• • Eastern District of New York
  • Southern District of New York

Education:

• • The Ohio State University, B.A. in Political Science with Distinction, summa cum laude
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Partner
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Chair of the Tax Committee in the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association
  • Active member, New York State Bar Association

Attorney Sydney A. Towne

Bar Admissions:

• • Florida

Education:

• • University of Miami School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Partner
  • President-Elect of the First Family Law American Inn of Court in Miami
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, 2027
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2025–2026

Attorney Deepti Shenoy

Bar Admissions:

• • New York

Education:

• • University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, J.D.
  • Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, B.A., magna cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Senior Counsel
  • Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
  • Member, South Asian Bar Association of New York
  • Member, New York Women’s Bar Association
  • Member, National Association of Women Lawyers

Attorney Daniel J. Rothschild

Bar Admissions:

• • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, EDNY
  • U.S. District Court, SDNY

Education:

• • Northeastern University, B.S. in Economics
  • Suffolk University School of Law, J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Senior Counsel
  • Member of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
  • Serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
  • Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
  • Former co-chair of the Moot Court Competition Committee at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Marianne B. Bowler of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • Served as a law clerk to the Justices of the Administrative Law Appeals Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team

Attorney Evelyn Lopez

Bar Admissions:

• • Florida

Education:

• • Florida International University College of Law, Miami, FL, J.D.
  • Florida International University, Miami, FL, B.A., cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Associate
  • Member of the First Family Law American Inn of Court in Miami
  • Member of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division

Languages Spoken:

• • Spanish

Attorney Devon Quinn

Bar Admissions:

• • New York, 2020

Education:

• • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2019
  • Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences, B.A. in English Literature, 2013

Attorney Meghan Liu

Bar Admissions:

• • New York, 2019

Education:

• • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2019
  • Tufts University, B.A. in Economics and International Relations, summa cum laude, 2014

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• • Associate
  • Member of the New York State Bar Association
  • Member of the Asian American Bar Association of New York

Languages Spoken:

• • Mandarin Chinese

Attorney Joel B. Fisch

Bar Admissions:

• • New York, 2023

Education:

• • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2023
  • Brandeis University, B.A. in Philosophy, 2020

Attorney Christopher A. Bakar

Bar Admissions:

• • New York

Education:

• • Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Miami School of Law, first year completed
  • Bard College, A.A.
  • Stony Brook University, B.A.

Languages Spoken:

• • Spanish
  • Arabic

Attorney Leah S. Zweig

Bar Admissions:

• • New York

Education:

• • The College of William and Mary
  • Fordham University School of Law, 2024