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EDUCATION

Brandeis University, B.A.,
magna cum laude,
Phi Beta Kappa, 1992

Brooklyn Law School, J.D.,
cum laude, 1995

ADMISSIONS

1996, New York

Eric I. Wrubel

Chair

CONTACT INFORMATION

ewrubel@wbny.com

Tel: (212) 984-7735

Fax: (212) 972-9150

The Tiers (Tears) of Parentage: All Parents are Not Equal in the Eyes of the Law, New York Bar Association, Family Law Section Annual Meeting, January 28, 2021

A split exists amongst New York’s Appellate Divisions as to whether the Court of Appeal’s Decision in Brooke S. B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C. permits a child to have more than two parents. Who is right? Separately, the First Department, Appellate Division recently opined that the pre-conception agreement enunciated in Brooke S. B. v. Elizabeth A. C. C. may be unilaterally terminated at any time by either party. In the absence of such a right for heterosexual couples, are LGBTQ+ parents still second citizens (parents)?
02/08/2021 | New York Bar Association
In a recent podcast, Eric Wrubel, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Matrimonial Group, discussed his role in the riveting story about a case involving a fertility clinic mix- up that resulted in a woman carrying the intended children of two other families. The resulting Court decision set precedent that reverberates through surrogacy law in New York. Click here to listen.
05/28/2020
Divorce Magazine published an article by Eric I. Wrubel, Chair of the Matrimonial Department, on guidelines for addressing custody issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/17/2020 | Divorce Magazine.com
Gotham Gazette, a publication that covers New York policy and government, ran an Opinion piece by Eric I. Wrubel, Chair of the Matrimonial Department, on the legalization of gestational surrogacy which was passed as part of the New York State Executive Budget.
04/14/2020 | Gotham Gazette
In a landmark case involving an unintended surrogacy, Partner Eric Wrubel, Matrimonial and Family Law Department chair, was successful in providing the legal basis for the genetic parents to be declared the legal parents of children carried and born of another couple.
07/18/2019
Eric Wrubel, Chair of Warshaw Burstein’s Matrimonial Department, spoke about “Diversity in Parental Relationships and Its Impact on Family Law: The Changing Legal Landscape of Custody and Parenting Rights” at the New York State Bar Association Bridging the Gap CLE Program.

The program, held on March 8, 2019, was under the auspices of the Young Lawyers Section and the Continuing Legal Department of the New York State Bar Association. The program was geared primarily to new attorneys who are developing a foundation in the practical skills, techniques and procedures essential to the practice of law.
04/02/2019
Eric Wrubel, Matrimonial Group Chair, Speaks at ABA Family Law Section Conference in Arizona
10/03/2018
Eric Wrubel's bylined article, "The Hierarchy of Parentage: The Evolving Concept of Family in New York," appeared in The New York Law Journal on June 19, 2018.
06/25/2018 | New York Law Journal
In a wide-ranging interview with the podcast “Put a Baby in Me,” Eric Wrubel, Warshaw Burstein Matrimonial group chair, discusses the dramatic changes in New York State Court rulings on who is a child’s parent. In groundbreaking cases he himself played a critical role, Eric walks us though the decisions that now influence surrogacy, same sex marriage and adoption and how a child can have as many as six parents.
06/20/2018
Warshaw Burstein, LLP partner Eric Wrubel will speak at The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York on June 2 about the landmark family case he litigated, Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C.
05/30/2018
Warshaw Burstein, LLP partner Eric Wrubel spoke at a family law conference on May 21 about the landmark family case he litigated, Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C.
05/21/2018
In an article featured in Advocate.com, Eric Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial and Family Group, addresses the different of permutations of parenthood for children of married, same-sex parents.
04/02/2018 | Advocate
Our partner, Eric Wrubel, has been selected by the New York Law Journal as a finalist for its first Attorney of the Year award. The award is part of the New York Law Journal’s Professional Excellence Awards recognition event that will be held later this year on October 17. Click here to read the full article.
07/24/2017 | New York Law Journal
Our partner, Eric Wrubel, was quoted in a July 21, 2017 article in Super Lawyers Magazine entitled: Finding the Balance in Tri-Parenting Agreements. The article explores the change in family structure and the shift from the definition of parent as biological or adoptive, to a multi-parenting arrangement where three people (or more) are granted parental status. Mr. Wrubel opined that parties entering into such arrangements do themselves a disservice not consulting with experienced counsel who can help them navigate the potential issues that may arise from such situations as a child becomes older. Click here to read the article in its entirety.
07/21/2017 | Super Lawyers Magazine