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Rensselaer County Has 202 Family Attorneys with 584 Reviews

Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Dependability is crucial while navigating the legal process. Mr. Drescher puts the upmost importance on being available to his clients during stressful times. He couples unmatched reliability with patience and warmth. Clients should expect strong ...

Rating: 9.4

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation

Bio: The Law Office of Geri Pomerantz was started by Attorney Pomerantz in May 2007. Geri is the sole proprietor of the firm, and the only attorney. Geri has been practicing law since 1988. She is an experienced attorney in several practice areas. The ...

Rating: 7.9

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Family Lawyers in Rensselaer County, NY

Family lawyers advise and represent clients in matters like divorce, custody, adoption, prenuptial agreements, and the civil aspects of domestic violence. They draft agreements, negotiate settlements, appear in family court, protect parental and financial rights, help enforce orders, and provide emotional and procedural guidance through sensitive family transitions.

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

Helping good people dealing with divorce and child custody disputes find the future they desire.

Rating: 10

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Sara B. Sweeney is a Principal at McCall, Sweeney & Silva, P.C., where she focuses her practice primarily in Matrimonial and Family law. Sara is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. She participates in events with the New York Stat...

Rating: 9.0

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody

Bio: Andrew’s primary focus is on achieving the best possible result for his clients. He recognizes that matrimonial, family law and personal injury matters are resolved in one of two ways: (1) settlement or (2) a decision after trial. Andrew advises h...

Rating: 9.6

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Family, Marriage & Prenuptials, Divorce & Separation and more

Review: "John is an incredible attorney and a pleasure to deal with. Not only did provide exceptional services in my separation, divorce and custody battle, he was professional and his office was always reachable by phone."

Rating: 7.2

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Family, Adoption, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Casey began her legal career as an associate attorney at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany's largest law firm, where she practiced primarily in the areas of Labor and Employment, Education and Litigation. In 2012, Casey decided to join her mot...

Rating: 10

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation

Bio: John R. McFadden devotes the majority of his law practice to vigorously defending those charged with criminal offenses. John has representing clients in virtually all levels of charges, including narcotics offenses, violent crimes and white collar...

Rating: 8.1

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Family

Bio: Joanne M. White opened her Family Law firm in 1991. Prior to opening her own firm, Ms. White clerked for the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Joanne graduated cum laude from Smith College with a B.A. in English Literature and received...

Rating: 6.9

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Family, Education

Bio: Matrimonial and Family Law Practitioner in Albany, New York. I have litigated all manner of divorce, child custody and child support cases. Specific experience and practice in high net worth divorces and contested child custody matters.

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 6 years

Practice Areas: Family, Real Estate, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: The Law Office of Beth C. Thomas, PLLC, offers personalized legal advocacy with a strong commitment to justice. As a solo practitioner in the New York Capital Region, I specialize in family law, criminal defense, business law, LGBTQ+ rights, landl...

Rating: 5.9

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Peter was born in Bronx, New York. He graduated from Salesian High School with a Regent's Diploma, and from the State University in New York at Albany with a degree in Political Science. Peter earned a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and then ...

Rating: 9.9

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Family, Immigration, Landlord & Tenant and more

Bio: I was born in Westchester County, NY, and raised throughout the Hudson Valley to Puerto Rican and Dominican parents, knew I wanted to be an attorney at a young age. I attended the University At Albany, SUNY (UAlbany) where I received my Bachelor...

Rating: 6.5

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Ms. Dalbec is an experienced civil and criminal litigator who has been practicing since 2002. Ms. Dalbec has focused her practice on matrimonial law, family court matters, plaintiff's personal injury, complex criminal defense, and defending profes...

Rating: 8.8

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Marriage & Prenuptials and more

Bio: Kaitlin Foley is a Managing Attorney at The Colwell Law Group, having joined the firm in August of 2016. Throughout her tenure with the firm Kaitlin has worked with hundreds of clients on matters including, but not limited to, complex divorce liti...

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Review: "Ms. Michelle Haskin has represented me during a very involved and contentious family custody and divorce matter this past year. I cannot express how satisfied and grateful I am to have had such exceptional and dedicated representation from her dur..."

Rating: 9.6

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, General Practice

Review: "I have been in family court fighting for joint custody of my 2 small children for almost 3 years now. Kevin has been nothing less than amazing. He worked so hard on my case. He went above and beyond any of my expectations. My case was really not e..."

Rating: 6.5

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Family, Foreclosure, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Review: "Max has handled two evictions for us with positive outcome. For us. The tenants not so much! Definitely recommend him. He responsive and gets the job done!"

Rating: 6.7

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Uncontested Divorce

Review: "Saved my ex and I tens of thousands of dollars. Everything handled and explained in depth. We didnt need to hire any other attorneys and had the whole mess settled in under 3 hours. A few weeks later my ex didnt have to be served by a sheriff, she..."

Rating: 7.9

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Rensselaer County Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Defense, Mediation and more

Review: "I've hired Justin a few times and he is consistently professional, fair, and insightful. A great attorney and an even better human being; can't recommend him highly enough. "

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