Bryant & Bleier, LLP

Attorney Darren D. Bleier

Mr. Bleier brings to the firm a background rooted in negotiation and mediation. His training includes work for the Mediation Unit of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Mr. Bleier's background in matrimonial law includes work for the former Chief Matrimonial Judge of Nassau County Supreme Court, Hon. Robert Ross.

He is known among his peers for taking a strong stand while maintaining a calm demeanor, which he unquestionably developed while working as an educator prior to obtaining his legal education.

Mr. Bleier has extensive experience handling all aspects of matrimonial and family law matters, ranging from complex financial matters to child support, child abuse, domestic violence, and custody trials. He was one of the first attorneys to be certified in mediation under Part 146 of the New York State Unified Court System.

Jurisdictions:

• New York, 2012

Education:

• St. John's University School of Law, Queens, New York
  • J.D.
• Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2005
  • M.A.
  • Major: Middle Eastern History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• "Rising Stars" Super Lawyers, 2017 - Present
• "Top 40 Under 40 Family Lawyers" The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2017 - 2018
• "10 Best Attorneys" American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2017 - Present
• "Top 40 Under 40" The National Advocates, 2016 - 2018
• New York State Bar Association, Member, 2012 - Present

Certified Legal Specialties:

• Mediation, Part 146 Unified Court System, 2010

Attorney Anne Peyton Bryant

Having worked for and learned from the best (Hon. Laura Drager, and Raoul Felder, Esq.) Ms. Bryant is a leader in the new generation of matrimonial lawyers. Both her legal and life experience enable her to provide thorough representation handling all areas of domestic relations for both same-sex and traditional relationships, including prenuptial agreements, divorce, separation, maintenance, child support, support modification, maintenance, child support, support modification, custody, visitation, relocation and equitable distribution.

Ms. Bryant concentrates her practice on complex family and matrimonial law issues, including the negotiation and preparation of marital agreements (prenuptial, postnuptial and settlement), parenting plans, the equitable distribution of assets and all matters related child custody.

Ms Bryant worked for two years as a court attorney to the most respected and longest-sitting matrimonial judge Manhattan, Hon. Laura Drager, and thereafter as an associate at the law firm of famed divorce attorney Raoul Felder, Esq., also known as "the Duke of Divorce." Ms. Bryant represents individuals in all areas of contested family law and matrimonial law matters, from valuation and distribution of complicated assets of high net worth individuals, to child custody and visitation issues, to mundane splitting of retirement assets and even uncontested divorce.

Ms. Bryant is well-respected among both peers and judges as an aggressive advocate for her clients, both men and women alike. She is known to be readily accessible to her clients by office phone, cellphone and email and/text message at virtually any hour of the day, seven days a week.

She has taught continuing legal education courses for the lawyers of DC-37 on issues relating to matrimonial and family law and been a guest speaker at both New York Law School and the LGBT Center. Recent talks have included the topic of prenuptial agreements in same-sex relationships, parental alienation and successful settlement negotiations.

Jurisdictions:

• New York, 2008

Education:

• New York Law School, New York, New York
  • J.D.
• Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
  • B.A.
  • Major: Economics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• SuperLawyers, 2017 - 2018
• American Bar Association, Member, 2018

Languages:

• French
• English