Lawyer Overview
Ms. Greenberg is a Partner and the Chair of the Matrimonial and Family Law Department at Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP.
A highly regarded leader in her field, Ms. Greenberg has concentrated in matrimonial and family law for over 40 years as an advocate, mediator, and leading member of the legal community.
Known as a persuasive litigator and creative negotiator, Ms. Greenberg brings extensive experience in high conflict and complicated custody matters as well as matters involving financially complex issues. Her advocacy has resulted in published decisions on both the trial and appellate level.
Ms. Greenberg is also a skilled mediator, certified by the State of New York. In that capacity, she serves both as a mediator on the New York Supreme Court’s Roster of Matrimonial Mediators and neutral evaluator on the Matrimonial Neutral Evaluation Program.
An active member of the legal community, Ms. Greenberg served as co-chair of the Matrimonial and Family Law Committee of the New York Women’s Bar Association and is now on the Interdisciplinary Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She is also a frequent lecturer at bar associations and union legal services organizations and, at the request of the Office of Court Administration, has lectured on the Hague Child Abduction Convention to court attorneys and referees.
Ms. Greenberg is also an Adjunct Professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
Since 2019, Ms. Greenberg has been recognized by New York Metro Super Lawyers in Family Law and Domestic Relations and received an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review ratings, an honor reserved only for about 10% of all attorneys in her field.
Prior to joining Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP, Ms. Greenberg served as a founding member and partner of Segal & Greenberg LLP, a boutique Manhattan law practice specializing in matrimonial law, domestic relations, family law and appellate practice. Prior to that founding in 2001, Ms. Greenberg ran her own legal practice since 1993.
At the start of her career, Ms. Greenberg worked at union pre-paid legal services programs, advocating on behalf of minority populations and the economically disadvantaged. She continues to serve indigent populations through her role as a member of the Board of Directors at the Center for Family Representation and the Center for Law and Justice.
Awards & Accomplishments
InMotion (now Her Justice) Recipient of the 2009 Mentor of the Year Award
New York Metro Super Lawyers in Family Law and Domestic Relations, 2019-2025
AV Preeminent Rating- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviews
Adjunct Professor, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; 2021- to date
Presentations, Lectures & Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; 2021- to date
Lecturer, New York College of Matrimonial Trial Attorneys/New York County Lawyers’ Association, “How to Try a Custody Case: Training Program to Develop Trial Skills”, February 2016
Lecturer, New York College of Matrimonial Trial Attorneys/New York County Lawyers’ Association, “How to Try a Custody Case: Training Program to Develop Trial Skills”, May, 2015
Lecturer, Officer of Court Administration – Court Attorney/Referee Training, “International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention”, May 2012
Lecturer, New York State Bar Association, “Practical Skills – Family Court Practice: Support, Family Offense Proceedings and Ethics”, April 2010
Lecturer, Center for Family Representation, “Cross Examining Mental Health Experts”, December 2009
Lecturer, InMotion, Inc., “Litigation Skills in Family Offense Proceedings”, December 2008
Lecturer, New York State Bar Association, “Practical Skills: Family Court Practice – Family Offense Proceedings”, April 2008
Lecturer, New York State Bar Association, “Practice Skills: Family Court Practice”, April 2006
Lecturer, InMotion Inc., “Child & Spousal Support”, October 2001
Representative Matters
Matter of Grover S., 176 A.D.3d 828 (2d Dept. 2019) (trial counsel)
Charlotte E. v. Alan P., 145 A.D.3d 474 (1st Dept. 2016) (trial counsel)
Tarnai v Buchbinder, 132 A.D.3d 884 (2d Dept. 2015) (trial counsel)
Boyce v Boyce, 115 A.D.3d 552 (1st Dept. 2014) (argued appeal)
A.K. v. A.S., 32 Misc. 3d (Fam. Ct. 2011)
In re Alexander D., 45 A.D.3d 264 (1st Dept. 2007) (trial counsel)
Michael McC. v. Manuela A., 48 A.D.3d 91 (1st Dept. 2007) (trial counsel)
Halperin v. Halperin, 282 A.D.2d 340 (1st Dept. 2001)
Cuthbart S. v. Linda S., 161 Misc. 2d 372 (Fam. Ct. 1994)