One of the reasons I was drawn to matrimonial law is I recognize the impact of emotions on any case - as I tell my clients, unbridled anger is simply not going to achieve anything, and certainly not in court. In that respect my job is to harness that swirl of emotions, and navigate to a successful result.

When clients come to see me they are often in a kind of shock. No one enters into a marriage expecting to get divorced. There are a lot of unanswered questions. We work to provide some reassurances - one of first of those is, life will be different, but life will go on.

It's OK to be angry or upset or scared. But the fact is, either you can stew in those emotions, or together we can use all that energy to achieve something positive for you and your children.

I've worked with Malcolm Taub my entire career. Malcolm jokes that our relationship has lasted longer than his marriages - but the fact is, I've been extremely fortunate. I work hard. I'm in the office a lot. I never really stop thinking about my clients and their cases. If you have an issue at 3 am, call me. I have young children, I'm up anyway!

I think about our clients' cases all the time. I care a lot. For whatever reason, I care, and I take your case personally.

Marriage isn't headed toward extinction, but the world is certainly changing. More and more people are choosing to live together, without actually getting married, and they are still running into property issues and rights issues when they split up. Does a boyfriend have a claim on a rent-controlled apartment because he's lived there for five years? What about joint bank accounts? Who gets the dog in the event of a break up? New York is not a common law marriage state, so there are many ambiguities surrounding these issues. Life gets complicated.

New York tends to be slow to react to social changes. For example, New York was the last state in the country to implement a form of "no fault" divorce (aside from those living separate and apart for one year after a granting of a Judgement of Separation or pursuant to a written separation agreement).

As your counsel we are very good at telling your personal story - articulating, to the court, to the other side, your personal story in a concise and powerful way. That's important - in court you have only a minute or two to grab the attention of the Judge. First impressions are everything. When that concise personal message is delivered effectively, the court will understand and respond to it.

The Davidoff firm has been a perfect fit for Malcolm Taub and I. We have an amazing support staff, and a great synergy of legal specialties - litigation, guardianship, trust and estates, corporate, real estate and administrative law. I think we have the chance here to build the premier matrimonial practice in New York City.

I very much enjoy the personal nature of what we do - and the personal feedback means a lot to me. When clients say, "You helped me, and my children are doing better because of what you did for me," that's very, very satisfying and rewarding.