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Abel & Brustein-Kampel, P.C.
37 Congers Road 1st Floor New City,
Phone: (845) 634-4700
EDUCATION
New York University, B.S., 1963 Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, JD, 1979 COMPILED SPRING 2003 2006-04-10 11:56:21 |
BIOGRAPHY Wise, observant and compassionate, Lynn Brustein-Kampel took a road somewhat less traveled to join the leaders of New York matrimonial law. Traveling from Rockland County to Manhattan, she went to law school when her youngest child was in kindergarten, at a time when, she says, new opportunities for women were opening up. After law school she launched her own practice, and at that time she saw matrimonial law evolving quickly, as the equitable-distribution laws were enacted. "When I started there was a handful of women attorneys in Rockland County," she says. "That was one reason I entered the law." She later served as an Assistant Town attorney for the nearby Town of Ramapo, N.Y., and in 1984, started the first women's law firm in Rockland County with Lorna Rissier Bernard, Esq., who has since retired. Steven Abel, Esq. joined the firm in 1990. Their practice, focusing on matrimonial law and to some extent, mediation and dispute resolution, today is a professional fixture of Rockland County. Her instincts for people have served her well. Abel and Brustein-Kampel P.C., capably handle scores of matrimonial cases each year. Their practice is devoted to the field. She sits on the board of the Center for Family and Divorce Mediation in Rockland County. |
"There have been plenty of subtle and not-so-subtle changes to the way the law is administered - I remember when it was impossible to ask for a rescheduling of a court appearance if an attorney had a personal child-care obligation. It was unheard of, and women lawyers felt the brunt of it. Now that request is heard all the time, from men and women. That's a wonderful change!"
She and her husband live in Spring Valley, N.Y.
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