Ronald Allan Phillips

Mr. Phillips was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in 1974 and his practice has been limited to Matrimonial and Family Law, which covers "divorce, separation, separation agreements, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, custody, visitation, maintenance, and equitable distribution of property and all areas related to divorces".  He became a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 1979.  There are approximately 1600 members throughout the United States and about 175 in the New York Chapter. This is an area of the law where he has extensive experience and this allows him to explain both the law as it relates to your matter and what you can expect if you decide to utilize the firm's has lectured on various areas of Matrimonial and Family Law for the New York State Bar Association, Rockland County Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association, the Bar Association of the City of New York and the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys. He has also written various articles for publication on various matrimonial law has lectured for Panel Publishers and previously served on the Editorial Board of the Matrimonial Strategist, a monthly publication devoted to Matrimonial and Family Law, for more than a decade. He is a member of the Rockland County Bar Association, the Westchester County Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association and is a member of the Family Law Sections all of the aforesaid bar associations. He has been a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1979. This organization is a national organization composed of approximately 1600 fellows throughout the United States. He was co-chair of the Rockland County Bar Association Family Law Section from 2000 through 2005. Mr. Phillips served on the Board of Managers of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter, and then served as a vice president of the New York Chapter from 2002 to 2004. After his term as Vice President ended, he again served on the Board of Manager for another term. He has also served on various AAML committees. He has also qualified as an expert witness and testified as such on various aspects of matrimonial law at various divorce trials in Rockland County, Westchester County, Orange County, and NY County.

Mr. Phillips was a founding member of the Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Rockland-Westchester and was the first President of the organization. Mr. Phillips has also is listed in "Best Lawyers", "The Best of the U.S.", and "Super Lawyers"three publications wherein lawyers are considered the best in their particular field by their peers.