Robert N. Nelson is the firm's founding attorney. Since he established the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson over 30 years ago, the courts have recognized and specifically cited his skill, professionalism, and knowledge of the law. He is frequently consulted by other attorneys concerning matrimonial matters and has received the highest Legal Ability rating and General Recommendations rating in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.

Mr. Nelson is an accomplished divorce mediator, having presided over hundreds of mediated settlements. With Mr. Nelson's assistance, more than ninety percent of his clients have been able to resolve their disputes through negotiated settlements rather than contested trials. Mr. Nelson also is a skilled trial lawyer and has successfully litigated hundreds of matrimonial matters in the Supreme Court and Family Court of the State of New York, and has argued matrimonial appeals before the New York State Appellate Courts.

Prior to opening his own office, Mr. Nelson tried cases as an attorney for the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, and served as an Associate Editor of the St. John's Law Review, for which he authored several articles.

Mr. Nelson is admitted to the State Bar of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and is a member of the Matrimonial and Family Court Law & Procedure Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association. Published decisions include Liles v. Liles, 56 A.D.3d 531, 869 N.Y.S.2d 97 (2d Dep't 2008); Anderson v. Anderson, 50 AD3d 610, 853 N.Y.S.2d 921 (2d Dep't 2008); Anderson v. Anderson, 50 AD3d 610, 855 N.Y.S.2d 194 (2d Dep't 2008); Friedman v. Rome, 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 2841 (2d Dep't 2008); Friedman v. Rome, 46 A.D.3d 682, 847 N.Y.S.2d 616 (2d Dep't 2007); Abraham v. Abraham, 45 A.D.3d 611, 844 N.Y.S.2d 889 (2d Dep't 2007); Taubin v. Taubin, 112 A.D.2d 1085, 492 N.Y.S.2d 1022 (2d Dep't 1985); Jackson v. Jackson, 138 A.D.2d 455, 526 N.Y.S.2d 21 (2d Dep't 1988); Laufe v. Laufe, N.Y. L.J., July 26, 2004, at 20 (Nassau County Sup. Ct. 2004); Larson v. Larson, N.Y. L.J., Feb. 5, 2001 (Nassau County Sup. Ct. Jan. 23, 2001).

Kimberly I. Nelson is an Associate at the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson. Ms. Nelson graduated from Swarthmore College in 1998 and St. John's University School of Law cum laude in 2002, where she received the CALI Award for Excellence in Family Law. During law school, Ms. Nelson served as the Notes & Comments Editor of the NYLitigator, a journal published by the Commercial and Federal Litigation section of the New York State Bar Association, and as Director of Publications of the Criminal Trial Institute, for which she co-authored "Freeing the Wrongfully Convicted: Lessons from England and the Process in New York," NYSBA Criminal Justice Journal (Winter 2002).

Before joining the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson, Ms. Nelson prosecuted antitrust class actions as an associate of the law firm Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff LLP in New York City. At Labaton Sucharow, she represented consumers and businesses injured by anticompetitive practices and abuses of market power in significant class actions such as In re OxyContin Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1603 (S.D.N.Y.), in which it was alleged that brand-name pharmaceutical companies have unlawfully blocked the sale of competitors' generic drugs. Also while at Labaton Sucharow, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois appointed Ms. Nelson to serve as co-lead counsel for the putative nationwide class in In re Sears, Roebuck & Co. Tools Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 1703 (N.D. Ill.).

Ms. Nelson currently represents men and women in matrimonial proceedings including divorce and custody actions, and in negotiated matrimonial settlements. She also assists clients in negotiating prenuptial agreements and in the resolution of other family law matters.

As is the case with the other attorneys in the firm, Ms. Nelson is available to separating and divorcing couples who wish to avoid the cost and anxiety of contested divorce litigation by serving as a divorce mediator.

Ms. Nelson is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. She is a member of the New York City and New York State Bar Associations and the Matrimonial Law and Family Court Law & Procedure Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Shana L. Curti has been representing clients in family law matters at the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson since she began her legal career.

A graduate of New York University and St. John's University School of Law, Ms. Curti has represented clients in uncontested matrimonial matters as well as in hearings, depositions, and contested litigation. Ms. Curti has tried cases before the Nassau County Family Court achieving favorable decisions for her clients. She counsels executives and business owners contemplating divorce, and also is knowledgeable about fire department, police department, and union pension plans.

Additionally, Ms. Curti is an able and experienced mediator for those clients who wish to resolve their differences in an amicable manner outside of the courtroom setting. She strives to resolve the issues confronted by the firm's clients through agreement where possible, and is an assiduous advocate when negotiations are contentious.

Ms. Curti is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and she is a member of the Matrimonial Law and Family Court Law & Procedure Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association.

As an Associate of the firm, Matthew R. Drost works with clients in all facets of divorce and family law. He has negotiated matrimonial settlement agreements and has engaged in complex matrimonial litigation.

Mr. Drost is a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A. 2004), and of Hoftstra University School of Law (J.D. 2008). He also participated in the Australian Exchange Bar Admission Program, and completed one semester of his law studies at the University of Technology Faculty of Law in Sydney, Australia. Before joining the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson in 2008, Mr. Drost worked in other areas of law affecting individuals' daily lives as an extern for a wills, trusts, and estates practice group, and as a bankruptcy claims administrator.

Mr. Drost is admitted to practice in the State of New York. He is also a member of the Matrimonial Law and Family Court Law & Procedure Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association.

James M. Gallagher is Of Counsel to the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson. Now in his 28th year of practice, Mr. Gallagher was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1981, and studied law at Oxford University in England and the Florida State University College of Law (J.D. 1980). Having earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of New York at Albany (B.S. cum laude, 1977), Mr. Gallagher focused on tax-related legal matters early in his career as an attorney in the tax department at Price Waterhouse. He also has experience with other New York City law firms in the areas of directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage, securities class actions, bankruptcy, and litigation matters.

As an of-counsel attorney to the Law Offices of Robert N. Nelson for the past 18 years, Mr. Gallagher has represented clients in matrimonial litigation before the Supreme and Family Courts in the State of New York. His exacting approach has also assisted clients in estate and probate litigation, as well as in personal injury matters.

Mr. Gallagher additionally maintains his own general legal practice concentrating in bankruptcy under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code; real estate; real estate tax certiorari and other tax matters; wills, estates and probate; personal injury matters; and litigation before the New York state and federal courts. He has spoken before the bar association and lectured to community groups on the subjects of reducing real property tax assessments and bankruptcy. He also has been a guest on the radio program, "Law You Can Know."

Mr. Gallagher is admitted to the State Bar of New York, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He also serves on the Nassau County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, and is a member of the New York County Lawyers' Association.