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Alla Roytberg, who is a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, is a U.S. lawyer with over 17 years of professional experience in all aspects of family and matrimonial law, residential and commercial real estate and personal injury litigation. After graduating from Fordham University School of Law in 1991 and practicing law at two major law firms for five years, Ms. Roytberg founded The Law Offices and Mediation Center of Alla Roytberg in 1996. Currently the firm has 2 New York City offices - at Columbus Circle in Manhattan and in Forest Hills, Queens.

Ms. Roytberg's practice focuses on matrimonial law, divorce mediation, collaborative divorce, residential and commercial real estate and personal injury law, with an ancillary general practice.

Ms. Roytberg is a lawyer with extensive professional experience who is also fluent in Russian and English languages. Her clients range from individuals and entrepreneurs to privately-held small and medium size companies.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Real Estate Law
• Matrimonial and Family Law - Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Property Division
• Divorce and Family Mediation - Divorce, Separation, Prenuptial Agreements
• Real Estate - Residential and Commercial; Purchases & Sales
• Personal Injury - Plaintiff
• General Mediation - Business Partnerships, Elder Law, Employment Disputes
• Prenuptial Agreements and Postnuptial Agreements
• Domestic Partnership Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements
• Legal Support for Clients who Represent Themselves in Court

Litigation Percentage

• 40% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York 1992
• New Jersey 1992
• NY & NJ Federal Courts
• Supreme Court of the United States

Education

• Divorce Mediation Training, NYC Bar 1995
• Collaborative Law Training 2003
• Advanced Collaborative Law Training 2006
• Collaborative Divorce Training Interdisciplinary Model 2007
• Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1991
  J.D.
• New York University, New York, New York, 1987 B.A.
  Major: Comparative Literature
• Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York, 1983

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Matrimonial Litigation and ADR Alternatives, New York City Bar Small Law Firms' Committee, 2009
• "Collaborative Law: Learn What all the Buzz is About", Queens County Bar, 2008
• "Representing Clients in Divorce Mediation", New York City Bar CLE, 2007
• "Presentation on Family Court procedure and ADR Alternatives", New York City Bar Small Law Firms' Committee, 2007
• "Family Mediation - Counseling Your Client", New York City Bar, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
  Co-President, Board Member
  
  
• New York City Bar Association
  Director, Small Law Firm Center
  
  
• Association for Conflict Resolution
  Advanced Practitioner Member
  
  
• New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
  Attorney Member, Professional Outreach Committee
  
  
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  Attorney Member
  
  
• Queens County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• New York City Bar
  Member, Matrimonial Committee
  
  
• New York City Bar
  Member, Small Law Firms' Committee
  
  
• New York City Civil Court
  Small Claims Arbitrator
  
  
• New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section
  Member
  
  
• New York State Office of Court Administration
  Certified Guardian - Article 81
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Lawyers Foreclosure Intervention Network Attorney - NYC Bar/Federal Reserve Bank, 2008 - Present
• Contested Matrimonial Clinic Volunteer Attorney - NYC Bar