Steinberger to present at WBASNY
Posted in Clients,Divorce,Lawyers,Mediation, negotiation & dispute resolution,Prenuptial Agreements,Resources for Lawyers on May 10, 2021
Chaim Steinberger has been asked to present his program, “The Perils of Prenups: The psycho-social dynamics and legal effects of prenuptial agreements” at the 2021 Convention of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York on May 21, 2021, 1:15. Mr. Steinberger may be one of the only family-law lawyers advising young couples… read more
What is a “Negotiation Coach”?
Posted in Clients,Divorce,Mediation, negotiation & dispute resolution on January 12, 2018
A Negotiation Coach? What’s That? By Chaim Steinberger (c) 2018 From time to time, I’m approached by people who don’t want to do their negotiating through lawyers. They may believe that lawyers might make matters unnecessarily complicated. They might inflame the situation. Or one party doesn’t want to hire a lawyer and doesn’t feel comfortable… read more
Eternity with that “Bastard”?
Posted in Clients,Divorce,Lawyers,Resources for Lawyers on December 8, 2016
Eternity With That “Bastard”? Who Says the Fun Has to Stop: Decades-old Family Feud Continues After Death In a decision issued two weeks ago, a judge was called on to decide whether a sister may disinter a decedent (a person who died), from where she was buried by her son in Queens, NY, to Jerusalem,… read more
“Should I attend therapy or wait until the custody battle is over?”
Posted in Clients,Divorce,Uncategorized on November 13, 2016
Someone just asked me whether she should attend therapy during a divorce and custody litigation or wait until the litigation was done. That is, she wanted to know whether a divorce court deciding custody issues would be biased against a parent who is [diagnosed and] in therapy. Here’s what I answered: The best answer to… read more
Lying Lawyers? “I’m shocked, shocked!”
Posted in Clients,Divorce,Lawyers,Uncategorized on April 1, 2016
In Court this morning, opposing counsel said that he didn’t lie in his papers. “I didn’t say I never signed it,” he claimed. “I just said I didn’t remember signing it. That’s something entirely different.” That was the basis for my motion for sanctions. Based on his attempted deception of the Court. The judge looked… read more
Getting Even or Getting Ahead: Do divorce litigants want nasty lawyers or would they rather win?
Posted in Clients,Lawyers on March 13, 2016
(c) 2016 CHAIM STEINBERGER, P.C., By Chaim Steinberger Descending in the elevator from a meeting of the New York County Lawyers’ Association Matrimonial Law Committee, one lawyer asked a newer one, “Where are you working now?” She answered with the name of a prominent, well-known, scorched-earth firm. I bit my tongue as the conversation about… read more