About Kieth I. Rieger
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Guardianship
- Litigation
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation
- Employment
- Appellate
- Property
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1979J.D.
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1976B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
Representative Cases
- Maby H. v. Joseph H., 246 A.D.2d 282 (Appellate Div., Second Department 1998)
- Morgano v. Morgano, 119 A.D.2d 734 (Appellate Div., Second Departent 1986)
- Siskind v. Siskind, 89 A.D.3d 832 (Appellate Div., Second Department 2011)
- Sodaro v. Sodaro, 286 A.D.2d 434 (Appellate Div., Second Department 2001)
- Rubin v. Rubin , 78 A.D.3d 812 (Appellate Div., Second Department 2010)
- Beige v. Beige, 220 A.D.2d 636 (Appellate Div., Second Department 1995)
- Kaplan v. Kaplan, 21 A.D.3d 993 (Appellate Div., Second Department 2005)
- Chalif v. Chalif, 298, A.D.2d 348 (Appellate Div., Second Department 2002)
- Chosed v. Chosed, 116 A.D.2d 690 (Appellate Div., Second Department 1986)
- Quill v. Quill , 99.AD.2d 543 (Appellate Div., Second Department 1984)
Classes and Seminars
- New York State Judicial Institute Seminars for Supreme Court Justices, Family Court Judges and Court Attorneys
- Nassau County Supreme Court Seminars for Matrimonial Justices
- New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs including the yearly seminars on Basic Matrimonial Practice, Family Court Practice and Advanced Matrimonial Practice
- Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Academy of Law Seminars
- Suffolk County Bar Association’s Suffolk Academy of Law Seminars
- Special Professor – Hofstra University School of Law: Legal Issues in the Valuation of Assets: Matrimonial Law Drafting Skills
- Adjunct Faculty Member for Hofstra University School of Law – National Institute of Trail Advocacy and Moot Court
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1980
Other Affiliations
- New York State Continuing Legal Education Board, 2010 - 2013
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter, 1991 - Present (Fellow)
- New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Pension and Retirement Benefits Committee, 1994 - Present (Co-Chair)
- Nassau County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2010-2013
- Nassau County Bar Association, Chair, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1992-1994
- Nassau County Bar Association, Vice-Chair, 1990-1992
- Nassau County Bar Association, Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, 1988-1990
- Nassau County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, 1991-1995, 2001-2006
- Nassau County Bar Association, Grievance Committee, 1992-1994
- Nassau County Bar Association, Women in the Courts Committee, 1992 to present
- Nassau County Bar Association, Special Task Force on Implementing New Arbitration Proceedings and Fee Disputes in Matrimonial Proceedings
- Nassau Academy of Law, Dean, 2009 – 2010
- Nassau Academy of Law, Associate Dean, 2008-2009
- Nassau Academy of Law, Assistant Dean, 2006-2007
- Nassau Academy of Law, Treasurer, 2005-2006
- Nassau Academy of Law, Secretary, 2003-2005
- Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island , 1988 - 1993 (Board of Directors)
- New York Family Law American Inn of Court, 1995 - 2012 (Barrister)
- New York Family Law American Inn of Court, 2012 - Present (Master)
- FOCUS (For our Children and Us), 1995 - 2010 (Board of Directors)
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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- Guardianship
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