2013 New York Super Lawyers Recognizes Roslyn Estates Resident Seymour J. Reisman

Roslyn Estates resident, Seymour J. Reisman, who heads the Matrimonial and Family Law practice at Reisman Peirez Reisman & Capobianco in Garden City, has been named to the New York Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in New York for 2013.  No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by Super Lawyers for this recognition.

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Considered a leader in the field of matrimonial law, Mr.  Reisman has also been recognized by Best Lawyers of America. He frequently lectures before professional associations and community organizations on various aspects of marital law and the taxation and valuation of marital estates and has appeared as a guest on numerous television and radio programs.

A graduate of Queens College and Brooklyn Law School, Reisman has practiced law in New York since 1959 and is a member of the Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. He served for eight years by appointment of the Appellate Division of the State of New York as a member of the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District (Nassau and Suffolk Counties). He also served as a director and member of the Judiciary Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Sy Reisman has been a local resident of Roslyn Estates for the past 47 years, where he has utilized his legal expertise to serve as a Village Justice for the past 30 years.

Prior to becoming the Village Justice of Roslyn Estates, he served on various community committees and is a past President of Roslyn’s Bryant Library. Presently, Sy is a member of the Family Law Section of the New York State and American Bar Association and a member of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Nassau Bar Association, and a member of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court.