Tarrytown, NY Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

220 White Plains Rd suite 500, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA

Dana’s practice predominately focuses on Family Law and Matrimonial although she is adept at tackling other areas of law when they intersect with a divorce action. Dana practiced commercial litigation before landing in Family Law. Early on in her career she left the private sector to work for the Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”) where she prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases in New York City. In addition to focusing on child protection, Dana honed her trial skills doing countless hearings and advocating on behalf of her clients. After the birth of her first child, Dana left ACS in 2002 and returned to the private sector, practicing solely Family and Matrimonial Law and adding Mediation to her practice. Dana fully appreciates the emotional complexity involved in matters having to do with family, marriage, finances and domestic violence. Each case is unique and carries with it a particular set of circumstance. Dana is especially skilled at understanding the nuances of each matter and employs an unusual combination of strength and sensitivity for her clients.

Civil Litigation

54 N Broadway #3, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA

Jeffrey L. Bernfeld is listed as an attorney with Bernfeld, DeMatteo & Bernfeld, LLP in Tarrytown, New York. His New York registration record gives his full name as Jeffrey Lawrence Bernfeld and reports his status as “Delinquent.” Bernfeld earned his undergraduate degree at the University at Albany in 1988. He completed a J.D. at Pace University in 1993 and was admitted in New York in 1994. His firm biography places him at Hoffinger Friedland Dobrish Bernfeld & Stern from 1993 to 1996, then at Tanner Propp LLP from 1996 to 1997. It records three federal district court admissions in 1996—Eastern, Southern and Northern New York—and admission to the Second Circuit in 2001. The same biography describes civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts, along with matrimonial work. Bernfeld has prepared pleadings and motions, taken depositions and handled appeals. He also worked with his partners on criminal and healthcare matters. His individual practice list includes civil rights litigation, civil and criminal RICO cases and entertainment law; its family-law entries cover divorce, custody, support and visitation. Mediation is another part of his professional history. According to the firm, Bernfeld trained and qualified as a mediator for the Commercial Division of the New York County Supreme Court and mediated complex disputes there. His biography also lists commercial, matrimonial and family mediation among his practice areas.

Civil Litigation

505 White Plains Rd #205, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA

Mario Castellitto understands that honesty, mutual respect, and the trust that comes with it form the foundation of a successful attorney-client relationship. As an accomplished litigator, he also knows that there is no substitute for preparation, creative problem solving, and common sense when protecting his clients’ interests in the courtroom or at the negotiating table. Mario has spent his entire career handling a broad range of litigated matters in state and federal courts from inception through trial, including civil and criminal defense, insurance coverage disputes, and commercial cases. Mario focuses his practice in the defense of construction accident, construction defect, professional liability, premises liability, property damage and, motor vehicle matters. His insurance coverage practice includes coverage counseling and all aspects of insurance and reinsurance litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York where he formerly served as Secretary of the Criminal Courts Committee and Member of the Criminal Law Committee. Mario is a frequent lecturer on insurance coverage and defense topics. A graduate of Fordham University, Mario earned his law degree, cum laude, from Pace University School of Law, where he served as a Research and Writing Editor with the Pace Law Review. As a third-year law student, Mario prosecuted misdemeanor domestic violence cases as a Student District Attorney with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in Pace’s first prosecutorial Criminal Justice Clinic program. He also served as the student liaison to the faculty Intern Advisory Board. He is the recipient of the New York State Bar Association, Committee on Legal Education & Admission to the Bar, 1993 Law Student Legal Ethics Award. Outside the courtroom, Mario is an avid Yankee fan, equestrian, and martial arts practitioner. He has always been an active member of his community, formerly serving as a Little League Baseball coach and Pop Warner Youth Tackle League Football coach. He is a Second-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and Tae Kwon Do Instructor in training. As a member of the Pelham Bay Equestrian Association, Mario assisted in securing funding for major capital improvements to the public equestrian trail ways in lower Westchester and Bronx Counties. He now serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Access Equestrian, a not-for-profit organization providing adaptive riding and horsemanship programs for persons with disabilities in the lower Hudson Valley.