Helene Bernstein

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience

Family Law, Mediation, Collaborative Law, Child Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Appellate

594 Dean Street 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11238

About Helene Bernstein

Practice Areas

Education

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1987
J.D.
SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 1984
B.A., With Distinction
- Major: Political Science

Representative Cases

In the Matter of Alexander William Khost v. Carla Ciampi, N.Y. Slip. Op. 7889 (2020)
Christina Giasemis v. Peter Giasemis, N.Y. Slip. Op. 5491 (2020)
In Re Evelyn B v Vishnu P.A., 170 A.D.3d 625 (1st Dept. 2019)
Giasemis v Giasemis, 139 A.D.3d 794 (2nd Dept. 2016)
Hogan v. Hogan, 159 A.D.3d 679 (2nd Dept. 2018)
Tornheim v Tornheim, 28 A.D.3d 535 (2nd Dept. 2006)
Seleznov v. Pankratova, 57 A.D.3d 679 (2nd Dept. 2008)
In the Matter of Alexander William Khost v. Carla Ciampi, N.Y. Slip. Op. 7889 (2020)
Christina Giasemis v. Peter Giasemis, N.Y. Slip. Op. 5491 (2020)
In Re Evelyn B v Vishnu P.A., 170 A.D.3d 625 (1st Dept. 2019)
Giasemis v Giasemis, 139 A.D.3d 794 (2nd Dept. 2016)
Hogan v. Hogan, 159 A.D.3d 679 (2nd Dept. 2018)
Tornheim v Tornheim, 28 A.D.3d 535 (2nd Dept. 2006)
Seleznov v. Pankratova, 57 A.D.3d 679 (2nd Dept. 2008)

Classes and Seminars

Divorcing During COVID-What You Need to Know, Financially Ever After Podcast, - 2020
Mediating with Attorneys in the Room, Familykind, LLC, Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and the Law, Family Divorce Mediation Council, - 2020
Maintenance Considerations in 2019, Family Divorce Mediation Council, - 2019
Mediation and Domestic Violence, Family Divorce Mediation Council, - 2019
Family Court Appeals, Brooklyn Bar Association, - 2019
Mediation v Litigation, FamilyKind, Inc., - 2013
Divorce Mediation, John Jay College, - 2013
Family Court Appeals, Brooklyn Bar Association, - 2013
Guest Speaker, Seton Hall Law School Family Law Mediation Class, 2011 - 2012

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

Brooklyn Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member)
Brooklyn Women's Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Member)
New York State Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member, Family Law Section)
New York Council on Divorce Mediation, 2007 - Present (Co- Chair of Public Awareness Committee)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2006 - 2010 (Member)
Family Divorce Mediation Council, 2010 - Present (Board of Directors/CE Chair)
FamilyKind, Inc., 2010 - Present (Advisory Board, Mediation Consultant)
New York Divorce Mediation Council, 2010 - Present (Membership Committee)
Interdisciplinary Council on Mental Health and the Law, 2015 - Present (Member)
National Association of Divorce Professionals, 2019 - Present (Member)
Court Approved Presumptive Divorce Mediation Panels for Kings and New York Counties

Helene Bernstein

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.