Eric Wrubel
Partner
New York
Fertility Law, Matrimonial & Family Law
education
B.A . Brandeis University (1992)
J.D. Brooklyn Law School (1995)
bio
Eric Wrubel is a Past-President of the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). He is a partner at Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg & Atlas, LLP. He has been practicing law for more than thirty years in the areas of family and matrimonial law with a particular interest in family law issues for LGBTQ individuals. Mr. Wrubel has significant experience in handling divorces for ultra high net worth clients with nine-figure estates. Mr. Wrubel is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Mr. Wrubel has been at the forefront of same-gender marriage and divorce issues and lectures frequently on issues of parentage as well as tri-parenting. Mr. Wrubel has been consulted regarding embryo disputes (with the leading case in New York on the return of children to their biological parents) and the impact of US Supreme Court decisions on family formation.
Mr. Wrubel was one of three finalists to receive the 2017 Attorney of the Year Award from the New York Law Journal and he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2010. Mr. Wrubel was an adjunct professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he taught a class on the financial aspects of divorce.
Mr. Wrubel is a certified mediator for those who wish to resolve their divorce, custody and financial disputes privately and without litigation. Having participated in the certified mediation training program though The Center for Mediation Training in NY and negotiated hundreds of settlements during his thirty year career as a matrimonial and family law lawyer, Mr. Wrubel is adept at using his skills to resolve complex financial matters and difficult custodial situations creatively and expeditiously.