Jacqueline Newman
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 2 : Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
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About
Provided by Jacqueline Newman
Practice Areas
Jacqueline Newman practices in the areas of divorce and family law, including litigation and negotiation of divorce and custody matters, and negotiation and drafting of pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
Career
Jacqueline Newman joined Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP in 1998 and is now the managing partner of the firm. Ms. Newman’s practice consists of litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. She specializes in complex high net worth matrimonial cases and also in negotiating prenuptial agreements.
Ms. Newman is the author of the book, “The New Rules of Divorce: Twelve Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health and Happiness” which was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020. She has appeared as an expert commentator on various television and radio shows and has been quoted as an expert in numerous publications, including Fox’s Business, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, The New York Times, Woman’s Day, Glamour, the New York Post, Reuters.com, Crain’s New York Business, U.S. News and World Report, Business Insider, Time.com, USA Today, Yahoo Parenting, Woman’s Day, CNBC.com and The Huffington Post.
Ms. Newman is an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law, teaching Divorce Processes. She previously taught Family Law Practice with Barry Berkman at Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Newman has taught the Collaborative Family Law class for The NY Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Center for Mediation in Law, as well as the Introduction of Matrimonial Law for Collaborative Divorce Professionals for the New York State Unified Court System. She was also a Lexis Nexis Practice Adviser and drafted practice guides for matrimonial law. Ms. Newman received a certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online in 2021.
These activities and her reputation for ethical standards and professional ability among her fellow lawyers have earned her the highest rating, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell. From 2019 on, Ms. Newman has been selected as a Family/Matrimonial attorney serving high net-worth clients in New York by Chambers and Partners, a highly respected international lawyer research company. Ms. Newman is honored to be selected for inclusion in Thompson Reuters New York-Metro Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys since 2013, and Best Lawyers in America since 2016.
In 2022, Ms. Newman was chosen by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New York City.
Professional Memberships
Former Board of Directors for the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
New York State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section)
New York State Women's Bar Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Former Member, Executive Board of Young Lawyers Committee)
Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
Gerson Lehrman Group Expert Council
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Jacqueline Newman of Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein has considerable experience handling high-value matrimonial matters for high net worth clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is always thoughtful and very creative in her approach. She's an excellent lawyer and really tries to achieve her clients' goals but in a more thoughtful way that is less destructive."
"She is always thoughtful and very creative in her approach. She's an excellent lawyer and really tries to achieve her clients' goals but in a more thoughtful way that is less destructive."