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Adria Hillman

Family and Divorce Law

3 Columbus Circle, 15th floor, New York, NY 10019

Adria S. Hillman is a 1967 graduate from Bennington College which she attended on a Jesse Smith Noyes Fellowship and graduated from New York University School of Law in 1970. She joined Richard Green immediately after law school and became a partner in Green & Hillman in 1976 where she concentrated on commercial, copyright, defamation and divorce litigation. She co-authored with Harriet N. Cohen an analysis of Equitable Distribution in Divorce in New York as well as several op ed pieces for the New York Times on divorce related issues and she edited a Chapter in a Family Law Manual on Separation Agreements and was Editor of Women and the Law for several years. In 1991, Adria went into practice on her own concentrating on complex divorce and custody litigation and appeals. Adria has conducted trials concerning both custody and financial issues and has also done extensive appellate work in these areas. Since starting her own firm, she also has been a founding member of the New York Women?s Foundation, serving on its Advocacy committee, a member of its Executive committee and a Vice-President, and was appointed to the New York State Legislative Advisory Committee concerning the Estates, Powers and Trusts law, a New York City Task Force on Family Violence and a Governor?s Task Force on Sexual Harassment. Adria has been a member of the Bar Association of the City of New York since 1973 and has served on its Judiciary Committee and its Matrimonial Committee and has been a member of the New York Women?s Bar Association since 1982 and is a sustaining member of the New York State Bar Association. Adria is currently a special master for the New York County Supreme Court. Adria has had a Martindale Hubbell AV rating for successive years and has been named as a Super Lawyer every year since 2007.

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Adrienne Edward

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

155-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA

Ms. Edward is an experienced Criminal Defense Attorney in New York and New Jersey. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of New Jersey, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York State. No matter your specific circumstances or needs, Ms. Edward is committed to developing the best legal strategy en route to securing the best possible outcome for your case. The Law Office of Adrienne D. Edward P.C. offers comprehensive legal services in the areas of Criminal Defense (State and Federal), Family, Matrimonial, Immigration and Personal Injury. Our firm has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. For reliable and effective representation, reach out to the Law Office of Adrienne D. Edward P.C. today to make an appointment.

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Aileen R. Kavanagh

Aileen R. Kavanagh

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

982 Montauk Hwy suite 4, Bayport, NY 11705, USA

Ms. Kavanagh brings over 30 years of experience in the field of personal injury since 1989 working as a Litigation Law Clerk while completing her undergraduate and law degrees. Aileen has extensive litigation experience representing clients in motor vehicle accident cases, construction and work-related injuries/labor law, slip and falls, bicycle accidents, school injuries, products liability, wrongful death/conscious pain and suffering, and more, in both State and Federal Courts.

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