Steven J. Mandel, Hon. Jane Pearl (Ret.) and The Mandel Law Firm team have joined Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, effective February 2026
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Steven J. Mandel, Partner | Co-Chair, Matrimonial and Family Law Group

Steven J. Mandel, co-chair of Warshaw Burstein’s Matrimonial and Family Law Group, and formerly the founder of The Mandel Law Firm, has been practicing law in the tough New York City legal environment since 1980.

Steve has been selected as a “Top 100 Lawyer in the United States” and a “Super Lawyer”.  He received Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV Preeminent Rating”, which is the “highest rating possible for legal ability and ethical standards” as well as AVVO’s “10.0” rating for “legal experience, peer recognition and client satisfaction.”   He has been chosen to serve since October 28, 2021 as the Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Section of the Bar Association.  He has been recognized as a “Titan — One of New York’s Bad-Ass Divorce Lawyers You Wouldn’t Want To See Representing Your Spouse.”

Margaret M. Brady, Partner | Co-Chair, Matrimonial and Family Law Group

Ms. Brady is a member of the firm’s matrimonial and family law practice group. She has successfully represented clients in a variety of contexts, including but not limited to, pre- and post-marital agreements, divorce, custody and child support and equitable distribution litigation, dissolution of civil unions and domestic partnerships, and family court proceedings.

Hon. Jane Pearl (Ret.), Partner

Judge Pearl previously worked with Mr. Mandel at The Mandel Law Firm. A former judge of the New York City Family Court, she represents parents and children in matrimonial and family law matters. She also serves as a parent coordinator, mediator and trial consultant. As a Ph.D. psychologist, Judge Pearl represents her clients from an interdisciplinary legal and clinical perspective.

Jennifer Balter, Associate

Ms. Balter is a member of Warshaw Burstein’s matrimonial and family law practice group.  She has diverse experience in the various aspects of matrimonial and family law, including but not limited to, prenuptial and post-nuptial marital agreements, separation agreements, divorce proceedings, custody disputes, child support and equitable distribution litigation, adoption and second parent adoption, orders of parentage, and family court proceedings.

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