Eric I. Wrubel to Address NYSBA on Parentage at 2025 Annual Meeting

Eric Wrubel, partner, chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, will discuss evolving issues in the definition of a parent in New York with a panel of attorneys at the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section Annual Meeting in New York on January 16, 2025.

Warshaw Burstein Hosts Event for AAML-NY Chapter’s “Aspiring Fellows” Series

Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced that the firm recently hosted the first of a series of meetings as part of the “Aspiring Fellows” mentorship program for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York chapter.

Eric I. Wrubel Interviewed for NYSBA Article, "Reflections on Coming Out Day: A Chronology of the LGBTQ+ Law Section"

Partner and chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, Eric Wrubel, was interviewed for a recent article that reviewed the history of the New York State Bar Association's LGBTQ+ Law Section, of which Mr. Wrubel was chair 2015-2018.

Eric Wrubel Included within the Gay With Kids® (GWT) Expert Network

Eric Wrubel, Chair of Warshaw Burstein’s LGBTQ Family Law Practice, has extensive experience representing LGBTQ individuals in family law matters, which has led to his specialization in same-sex divorce. He has been included within the Gay With Kids® (GWT) Expert Network.

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. 

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.

Warshaw Burstein LLP is pleased to announce that two members of its Matrimonial and Family Law Department  have been named to the Best Lawyers® list for New York.

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.

Eric Wrubel, Matrimonial Group Chair, Speaks at ABA Family Law Section Conference in Arizona

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.

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.

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.

Family Law partner Eric Wrubel was named one of just three finalists for 2017 Attorney of the Year by The New York Law Journal, which featured him in a prominent profile in its October 17 issue. The award covers New York-based lawyers from all practice areas combined. Click here to continue reading.

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.

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.