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Nancy M. Green
PARTNER
Biography
Nancy M. Green provides representation and guidance to domestic and international clients in complex family law and matrimonial matters as well as drafting and negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. She routinely appears in matters in the Supreme Court and Family Court and has significant trial experience. She is a skillful negotiator and has successfully resolved countless cases through settlement.

The scope of her practice includes high-asset divorce, property division, spousal support, child support, child custody, international family law including Hague child abduction cases, UCCJEA and UIFSA cases, divorce with international property and custody issues, registration and enforcement of foreign orders and decrees, drafting and negotiation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for foreign nationals marrying us citizens and vice versa.

Ms. Green has successfully argued appeals in the Appellate Division for the First and Second Departments. Ms. Green has substantial experience in international family law and has successfully litigated international child abduction cases and represented clients in international custody/visitation and child support cases.

Ms. Green has also successfully litigated matters before the Surrogates’ Court in New York County and Kings County.

Ms. Green started her legal career at a mid-sized law firm representing lending institutions in residential and commercial real estate transactions and foreclosures and therefore has significant experience in transactional real estate matters. She represents clients in both residential and commercial real estate transactions. In the context of a divorce, when real estate is required to be sold or transferred to another spouse, Ms. Green is able to assist clients in effectuating these transfers.

Ms. Green has an excellent track record both in and out of court with many satisfied clients.
Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York - J.D.
  • State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York - B.A., Law and Society
Bar Admissions
  • New York, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2013
Honors
  • Brooklyn Journal of International Law - Associate Managing Editor
  • Samuel W. Rover and Lewis Rover Award for Excellence in Medicine and the Law, 1991
Published Works
  • In the Matter of the Extradition of Atta: Limiting the Scope of the Political Offense Exception, 17 BROOKLYN J. INT’L LAW 447 (1991)
Representative Cases
  • Squicciarini v. Oreiro, 99 A.D.3d 605 (1st Dept. 2012), 2012, Appellate Division 1st Dept.
  • Melissa C.D. v. Rene I.D., 2014 WL 1699092, 2014, Appellate Division 1st Dept.
Professional Associations
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York Women Bar Association
  • New York City Bar Association
  • New York County Lawyers Association
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
  • American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators
  • Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers