Susan L. Bender


	Susan L. Bender Member Email: bender@bbrmatlaw.com Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law. Admitted: 1981, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court Law School: Pace University, J.D., 1980 College: Harper College, State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1973; University of Oregon, M.S., 1974 Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee, 2002); New York State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Past President; Board Member; Co-Chair, Matrimonial Committee); Gay and Lesbian Law Association of Greater New York; New York State Matrimonial Commission; Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Board Member). Biography: Recipient, Joan L. Ellenbogen Award, New York Women's Bar Association 2007; Founders Day Award, Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, May 1998. Author: Chapter, "Enforcement of Money Judgments," New York Practice Guide, Matthew Bender, 1988; "The Finality Rule Barrier to Court of Appeals Review of Appellate Division Orders in Matrimonial Litigation," New York Domestic Relations Reporter, Matthew Bender, Vol. 1, No. 13, December 1989; "Is Every Woman One Divorce Away from Financial Disaster?" On the Issues Magazine, 1997; "The Lawyer's Bookshelf: New York Law of Domestic Violence," New York Law of Domestic Violence, October 1998. Founding Member, Vice President, Secretary and Board Member, Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert ("JALBCA"), 1992-. Past Member, Civil Practice Law and Rules Committee of the Office of Court Administration. Member: New York Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, 1993-; Women's Advisory Committee of the Attorney General of the State of New York, 1994; Executive Committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Committee to Certify Law Guardians for Appointment in Domestic Relations Matters in the First Judicial Department; Committee Member Matrimonial Commission, 2006. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Board Member, Executive Committee). Born: White Plains, New York, June 4, 1951 ISLN: 909120250