Amy Saltzman

Amy Saltzman

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Family Law
551 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022

    About Amy Saltzman

    Practice Areas
    • Family Law
    Education
    • City University of New York School of Law at Queens College, Flushing, New York, 1988
      J.D.
    • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1975
      B.A.
      • Major: English
      • Honors: Dean's List
    • Hunter College, 1978
      M.S.
      • Major: Special Education
    • ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy, Houston, Texas, 1998
    Classes and Seminars
    • Treatment of Assets Purchased with Marital and Non-Marital Property: Principles and Application since Fields v. Fields (April 2013), Breakfast program of the City Bar’s State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee.
    • Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Law (March 2002), Joint pro bono training project of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Sanctuary for Families and Safe Horizons.
    • Initial Client Interview: Contested Matrimonial Training (September 2000), Joint pro bono project of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Sanctuary for Families and Safe Horizons.
    • The Nuts and Bolts of Court Appointed Work (May 2000), Joint program of the Westchester Women's Bar Association and the Westchester Association of Black Lawyers.
    • Family Court Pro Bono Attorney Panel Training (January 2000), Training for volunteer attorneys on litigating a family offense case.
    • The Client Interview; Strategy for the Divorce Case (May 1999), Representing Domestic Violence Victims in Divorce, seminar for pro bono attorneys by the Rockland County Women's Bar Association.
    • Domestic Tort Litigation (May 1999), Panel discussion at the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York annual convention.
    • Family Offense Petitions (April 1999), Training for Westchester County Family Court probation officers.
    • Family Court Pro Bono Attorney Panel Training (January 1999), Training volunteer attorneys in litigation of a family offense cases.
    • Protecting Client Confidentiality in a New Era (October 1998), New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference.
    • Record Keeping and Client Confidentiality (June 1998), Seminar for therapists and counselors at Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital.
    • Custody, Visitation and Relocation (April 1998), Panel discussion at conference sponsored by The Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, Fordham Law School.
    • Family Court Pro Bono Attorney Panel Training (January 1998), Training for volunteer attorneys litigating custody cases involving domestic violence.
    • Prevention Strategies: Domestic Violence Training for Community Policing (September 1997), Training session for police officers at Rockland County Police Academy.
    • Recent Changes in the Law: Orders of Protection and Mandatory Arrest (September 1997), Program for the Northeast Regional Crime Victims Service Providers (Albany, New York).
    • Orders of Protection: Tailoring Them to Your Client's Needs (January 1997), Training program for attorneys and mental health professionals sponsored by the Westchester Women's Bar Association.
    • NYS Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities (January 1997), Testified before the Commission on behalf of Rockland Family Shelter.
    • The Client Interview & Orders of Protection (October 1996), Representing Domestic Violence Victims in Divorce, a seminar for attorneys sponsored by the Rockland County Women's Bar Association.
    • Domestic Violence and the Law (October-November 1995), Training for income maintenance workers, child protective caseworkers, and other employees of the Rockland County Department of Social Services.
    • The Legal Response to Family Violence (May 1995), Training for social workers and mental health professionals.
    • The Role of the Family Court System in Domestic Violence Cases (May 1995), Training for assistant district attorneys in Rockland County.
    • Family Protection and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1994 (March 1995), Training for police officers on the legislative changes commencing January 1, 1995; co-presented with a Rockland County Assistant District Attorney.
    • Introduction to Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence (April 1994), Training for staff and volunteers at Rockland Family Shelter.
    • Residential Placement and Section 504 Issues in Special Education Mediation (March 1993), Vermont Department of Education Training for Mediators and Hearing Officers.
    • Introduction to SSI/Social Security/Medicaid Benefits (May-June 1992), Vermont Developmental Disabilities Law Project - Training Program for Lay Advocates.
    • Basic Introduction to Public Assistance Benefits (April 1991), Community Service Society of New York, Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Vermont, 1992
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
    Other Affiliations
    • Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2017
    • New York Women's Bar Association ((1998-present) - Vice President (2012-2013); Member of the Advisory Council (2017); Board of Directors (2002 to 2017); Chair or Co-Chair of several Committees, including Legislation; elected Chapter Delegate to the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (alternate Delegate before that); member of Family and Matrimonial Committee and Judiciary Committee (reviewed candidates for judgeships in New York County); NYWBA Delegate to Democratic Judicial Screening Committee (2010).)
    • Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Corresponding Secretary (2016-2017); Vice President (2014-2106), Recording Secretary (2013-2014); Member (1995-present), Chapter Delegate to WBASNY Board of Directors (1995-present; for three different WBASNY Chapters); Co-chair of the Matrimonial Committee, former member of the Legislative Committee; Past Co-Chair of the Domestic Violence Committee, Past Member of the Awards Committee.)
    • New York City Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member of the State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee, past member of Matrimonial and Children in the Law Committees.)
    • New York State Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member of Family Law Committee)
    • Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, 2009 - Present (Member representative of New York Women’s Bar Association.)
    • Sanctuary for Families, 2010 - Present (Legal Advisory Council member, co-chair of the Cynthia B. Rubin Matrimonial Committee.)
    • 511 West 232nd Owners Corp., 2001 - 2003 (Member of co-op Board of Directors, and committee that supervised litigation of lawsuit against co-op sponsors.)
    • Westchester Women's Bar Association, 1998 - 2001 (Co-Chair of Community Outreach Committee)
    • New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1995 - 1998 (Co-Chair of the Legislation Committee)
    • Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, 1995 - 2000 (Member; planned conference on Domestic Violence: Representing the Victim (April 1995) at Fordham Law School.)
    • Rockland County Women's Bar Association, 1994 - 1999 (Member, Board of Directors; Chapter Delegate to WBASNY; Chair of Domestic Violence Committee, member of Matrimonial/Family Law Committee; obtained funding and organized a pro bono project to train attorneys for pro bono divorce representation of battered women; organized training for law guardians on effects of domestic violence on children.)
    • Rockland County Bar Association, 1994 - 1997 (Member; Co-chair of Pro-bono Committee)
    Past Positions
    • Amy Saltzman, P.C., Private Practice, 2010 - Present
    • Blaustein & Saltzman PLLC, Partner, 2007 - 2010
    • Private Practice, Solo Practitioner, 2003 - 2007
    • Cohen Goldstein & Silpe LLP, Associate, 1999 - 2003
    • Westchester/Putnam Legal Services, Director of Domestic Violence Unit, 1997 - 1999
    • Rockland Family Shelter, Founding Attorney and Director of Mary Weingard Domestic Violence Law Project, 1994 - 1997
    • Vermont Department of Education, Assistant Special Education Counsel, 1992 - 1993
    • Vermont Legal Aid, Training Specialist and Staff Attorney, 1992
    • Bronx Legal Services, Staff Attorney, 1988 - 1991

    Fees

    • Accepts Credit Cards

    Office Info

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    Amy Saltzman
    Phone:
    (212) 691-6171
    Website:
    https://www.amysaltzman.com
    Address:
    551 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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