Brianne Alaine Copp

BriAnne Copp recently represented me in an extraordinarily difficult trial to determine the custody of my two-year old daughter ,whose mother had decided she wanted to leave the state with her. I cannot recommend BriAnne highly enough. Despite facing up to four lawyers at a time from one of the m...ost aggressive and highest paid matrimonial law firms in Westchester, BriAnne ultimately helped me achieve a 50/50 custody agreement—an outcome that at times seemed very unlikely, to say the least. What sets BriAnne apart is not just her command of family law, which is exceptional. She also understands something that is equally important in custody litigation: the human dynamics of the courtroom. She has an unusually sophisticated sense of the relationships among the judge, attorneys for the child, opposing counsel, and the parties themselves. She knew when an issue made sense to fight for, and when pushing harder would be counterproductive. She explained these to me and helped me to navigate those dynamics, or at least consider them when considering the law. That judgment proved invaluable in my case. When it became obvious that a sole custody determination would likely involve an appeals process and many more months in court for an uncertain outcome, she threw herself into a negotiated settlement. In the end, BriAnne spent session after session painstakingly negotiating with opposing counsel to construct a settlement that was sensible, balanced, and extremely difficult for the other side to reject because it made so much sense. The combination of her knowledge of family law, her ability to think strategically, her persistence, and a real sensitivity to what was at stake for me and my child, really set her a part. I am enormously grateful for her representation and would highly recommend both BriAnne Copp and Salzano Ettinger & Lampert to anyone facing a difficult family-law or custody matter.