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Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz, LLP
292 Madison Avenue 18th Floor New York,
Phone: (212) 685-7474
Fax: (212) 685-1176
EDUCATION
Knox College, B.A., 1975 University of Tulsa, J.D., 1978 2009-05-12 09:37:55 |
BIOGRAPHY Michael Stutman’s path to the top of Manhattan divorce law is a unique and winding personal journey. It has earned him, almost unintentionally, a rare degree of authority in the field. His success bears little resemblance to that of virtually any other veteran matrimonial lawyer in New York City. His personal experiences – of college and law school in the Midwest, as a one-time store-front plaintiff’s lawyer in East Harlem and the co-author of a well-known divorce “how-to” for New Yorkers -- have created what peers call a “passionate practitioner” with a range of skills and an abiding interest in the well-being of his clients. Animated and intense, yet likeable and witty, Stutman is a high-energy professional, divorce law’s version of a Wall Street trader. Not surprisingly, many of Stutman’s clients today come from major law firms and Wall Street brokerages, where pedigree matters little and results mean everything. Stutman grew up in Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester, but a rebelliousness drove him away from home. He enrolled at tiny Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., with a graduating class of 300. He had a knack for creating opportunities for himself, and he bootstrapped his way to law school at the University of Tulsa. He practiced in Oklahoma – on his own -- for seven years before joining his father, a professional engineer who pursued a law degree and changed careers to practice law. Stutman & Stutman, P.C., first hung out a shingle at 106th and Third Avenue, and practiced construction litigation and civil trial law for several years. |
"I’ve seen kids greatly damaged because their parents are fighting each other, and putting their own interests ahead of the child’s."
Upon meeting Grier Raggio, a Texas native who’d launched a divorce law practice in New York, Stutman began consulting with Raggio on cases. “He was willing to mentor me, take me under his wing. That changed my direction.” Soon Stutman and Raggio collaborated on their book “How to Divorce in New York,” published by St. Martin’s Press. The book catapulted Stutman to the forefront of divorce law in New York. Soon Raggio returned to Dallas, Stutman partnered with ultra-networked Upper East Side attorney Peter Unger. But before reaching their full potential, Unger died. As often happens, life presents opportunities, and so it did soon after Unger’s death. Stutman became involved in a high-profile custody matter, calling in Harold (“Hal”) Mayerson, well known for his sensitive and constructive approach to custody fights. Mayerson and Stutman began a series of collaborations, which led them to form a partnership, in 2002; following a series of mergers and additions, the practice today is literally bursting at the seams of their Madison Avenue office. Away from the office he enjoys being with his family and sailing.
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