Neil Cahn, PLLC

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  • Family, Commercial and Estate disputes resolved through Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation and the Collaborative Law Process. Serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Westchester Counties and Manhattan.
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A graduate of Yale College and a Law Review graduate of the Hofstra University School of Law, Neil Cahn has practiced law on Long Island for more than 30 years.

Mr. Cahn's practice is concentrated in divorce in both familial and commercial settings. In the family context, Mr. Cahn represents clients with issues relating to the division of property, spousal and child support issues; custody, visitation and other parenting issues, and estate disputes. In the commercial area Mr. Cahn is involved with the dissolution of business entities, disputes between partners or other co-owners, employer/employee issues, and similar matters.

Of course, contested disputes may be avoided through proper planning and agreements. With families, these include prenuptial, post-nuptial and separation agreements and divorce stipulations of settlement. In commercial settings, these agreements include partnership and shareholder agreements, employment agreements, severance plans, etc.

Neil Cahn is engaged in dispute resolution through litigation in court, and by alternative dispute resolution through arbitration, mediation, or collaboration. Mr. Cahn has been certified in the Collaborative Divorce process by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and in Family Mediation by the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and the Mediation Institute of New York. Mr. Cahn is active in promoting the use of the Collaborative Law Process in New York as a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and of Collaborative Dispute Resolutions. These organizations promote the interdisciplinary settlement of conflicts using lawyers, financial experts and mental health professionals.

Areas of Practice (58)

  • Commercial Divorce
  • Estate Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Lawyer-Assisted Mediation
  • Collaborative Law
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Family Offense Proceedings
  • Prenuptial, Postnuptial and Separation Agreements
  • Divorce Settlement Stipulations
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Matters
  • Employment Contracts
  • Estate Matters
  • Contested Probate Proceedings
  • Accountings
  • Trust and Estate Disputes
  • Civil Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Trial Practice
  • Family Law
  • Alimony
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Civil Unions
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Divorce Arbitration
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Divorce Taxation
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Domestic Relations
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Family Arbitration
  • Family Mediation
  • Fathers Rights
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Legal Separation
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Matrimonial Law
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Non-Traditional Family Law
  • Parental Rights
  • Parenting Time
  • Post Divorce Modification
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • Restraining Orders
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Spousal Support
  • Third Party Custody
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Visitation Rights

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Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Arbitration, Prenuptial, Postnuptial and Separation Agreements, Divorce Settlement Stipulations, Alimony, Maintenance, Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Parenting Time, Parental Rights, Grandparents Custody, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Legal Separation, Marital Agreements, Matrimonial Law, No Fault Divorce, Post Divorce Modification, Premarital Agreements, Post Nuptial Agreements, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), Uncontested Divorce, Contested Probate Proceedings, Estate Litigation, Trust and Estate Disputes, Employment Agreements, Commercial Litigation, Partnership Disputes, Shareholder Disputes, Dissolution, Commercial Arbitration, Business Arbitration, Dispute Resolution View More

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  • Communication

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  • Legal Experience

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Partner on 06/27/13 in Matrimonial Law

    Mr. Cahn's knowledge, capabilities, judgment, communication ability and legal experience are exceptional and merit a rating much higher than 5. He merits your higher than highest rating.

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Partner on 06/27/13 in Matrimonial Law

    Neil is one of the finest, most trustworthy and competent matrimonial attorneys I have had the pleasure of working with. He exemplifies the honorable nature of our practice.

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Sole Practitioner on 06/27/13 in Matrimonial Law

    Neil is a very experienced and knowledgeable attorney, who also maintains a very high standard of ethical values. He has been a valuable contributor to the legal profession for many years.

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Judge on 10/05/11 in Family Law

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Sole Practitioner on 10/05/11 in Family Law

  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Managing Partner on 07/15/13 in Matrimonial Law

  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Member on 07/07/13 in Family Law

  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Sole Practitioner on 06/27/13 in Matrimonial Law

    Highest ethical standards and legal knowledge. Would not hesitate to recommend him.

  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Managing Partner on 06/27/13 in Matrimonial Law

  • 4.8/5.0 Review for Neil Cahn by a Partner on 08/30/11 in Matrimonial Law

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