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LAWRENCE JAY BRAUNSTEINCURRICULUM VITAEEMPLOYMENTBRAUNSTEIN & ZUCKERMAN, ESQS.123 Main Street, 17th FloorWhite Plains, New York 10601(914) 997-6220Partner:Trial Attorney and Litigation Partner: specializing in the prosecution anddefense of matrimonial and family law matters: equitable distribution ofmarital property, child and spousal support, child custody and parentalaccess, relocation, allegations of child sexual abuse and physical abuse.Defense counsel in criminal litigation regarding allegations of child sexualand physical abuse.Special expertise and training in the areas of child custody, child sexualand physical abuse and neglect, abusive head trauma (shaken baby),internet crimes involving children and child pornography.PRIOR EMPLOYMENTBERMAN BAVERO FRUCCO GOUZ & BRAUNSTEIN, p.c.Partner, June 1998 to August 2000ZUCKERMAN & BRAUNSTEIN, ESQS.Partner, April 1985 to May 1998NEW YORK CITY LAW DEPARTMENTOFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSELAssistant Corporation Counsel, November 1981 to April 1985
EDUCATIONBENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAWYESHIVA UNIVERSITY, New York, New York.Juris Doctor, June, 1981STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTONBinghamton, New YorkBachelor of Arts, Political Science, May, 1978Recipient of Regents ScholarshipSPECIAL TRAININGCollaborative LawMediationMedical aspects of child physical and sexual abusePsychological aspects of child sexual abusePsychological aspects of child custodyForensic interviewing of childrenBAR ADMISSIONSNew York, 1983United States District Court for the Southern andEastern Districts of New York, 1983United States Supreme Court, 1986PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSAmerican Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow, July, 2005-presentInternational Academy of Family LawyersFellow, September 2011-presentNew York State Bar Association: Family Law SectionCo-Chair, Child Custody Committee, 2003-2013Executive Committee, 2003-presentNYSBA House of Delegates, 2016-presentWestchester County Bar Association: Family Law SectionChair, 2010-2012Vice-Chair, 2008-2010Executive Committee, 2000-presentCo-Chair-Interdisciplinary Committee2
Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Rockland/WestchesterPresident, 2012-2015Executive Committee, 2010-presentNY State Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family LawForum Co-Chair, 2002-2004Executive Committee, 1999-presentAmerican Professional Society on the Abuse of ChildrenAmerican Professional Society on the Abuse of Children-N.Y.Director, 2010-present; Vice President, 2013-presentInternational Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and NeglectInternational Association of Collaborative ProfessionalsAssociation of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC-NY)Executive Committee, 2015-present, Co-President Elect 2015Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (National)Program Committee 2015-presentNational Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMEDIA EXPERIENCEFox Television Network, 1994-Panel member on Montell Williams ShowWCBS-TV-Channel 2 News Interviewed by, Reporter Bree Walker for serieson False Allegations of Child Sex AbuseWVOX-FM Radio, New Rochelle, New York, with regard to the defense of falseallegations of child sexual abuseRadio Interviews-Pretoria, South Africa (May, 2005)Newspaper Interviews: South Africa (May, 2005)WFAA-TV, Dallas Texas (August 2007)WNYC, New York, New York (June, 2015)HONORSListed in the New York Times Magazine Super Lawyer SectionTop Attorneys in the New York Metropolitan Area 2007-presentListed in the Westchester Magazine Super Lawyers SectionTop Twenty-Five Attorneys in Westchester County, N.Y. 2008, 2009,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015Appointed as Advisor to the Sexual Disorders Work Group of the DSM-5Revision Task Force of the American Psychiatric Association, 2009Rated “AV Preeminent” by the Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2014APPOINTED POSITIONSFamily Court Attorneys for the Child Advisory CommitteeAppellate Division, Second DepartmentNinth Judicial District3
PUBLICATIONSNew York Law Journal“Child Sex Abuse Allegations: Recognizing One’s Limits as a Practitioner”February 22, 1991New York Law Journal“Expunging Allegations of Child Abuse”March 27, 2002The Matrimonial Strategist“Children as Pawns: Who Determines Custody?”October, 2003The Matrimonial Strategist“Red Flag or Red Herring? Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Divorce, Custody andVisitation Cases”June, 2004The Matrimonial Strategist“Parental Alienation Syndrome: Forget the Title, Does the Behavior Exist?”January, 2007The Matrimonial Strategist“Medical Child Abuse: Munchausen by Proxy and Pediatric ConditionFalsification”July, 2008Journal of Child Custody“The Impact of Internet Pornography Use and Cybersexual Behavior onChild Custody and Visitation”January-March 2013, Volume 10/Number 1; 68-98New York Law Journal“The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Child Custody Cases:November 25, 2014Bronx County Bar Association Law Journal; New York State Law GuardianReporter; Westchester Domestic Law ReviewMember of the Board of EditorsThe Matrimonial StrategistLaw Journal Newsletters, American Lawyer MediaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMay 2003 to 20104
Member of the Board of EditorsJournal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma,Haworth Press, Binghamton, New York.January 2002 to dateMember of the Board of EditorsJournal of Child CustodyHaworth Press, Binghamton, New York.January 2004-2015FACULTY POSITIONSAdjunct Professor of LawHofstra University School of LawHempstead, New YorkNew York City Police DepartmentSex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigation CourseHomicide Investigator’s CourseNational Institute of Trial AdvocacyModern Divorce Advocacy CourseInternational Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)Expert Faculty MemberPRESENTATIONSProgram Chair-New York County Lawyers AssociationSeminar on False Allegations of ChildSexual Abuse in Matrimonial ActionsOctober, 1992Program Chair-Bronx County Bar AssociationAnnual Seminars on Matrimonial Law1990, 1991, 1992, 1993Faculty-New York State Bar AssociationFamily Law Section:Handling a Child Custody CaseMay, 19985
Practice and Procedure in the Family CourtOctober, 1999April, 2003April, 2005April, 2007April, 2011April, 2013Basic Matrimonial PracticeOctober, 1997October, 2000October, 2004October, 2006October, 2009October, 2010New York State Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionCommittees on Custody and LegislationAllegations of Child Sex Abuse in Custody LitigationMay, 1993New York State Bar AssociationCriminal Law Section"Prosecution and Defense of the Sexual Abuse Case"June, 1995Lecturer/ProgramChairNew York State Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionBasics of Business Valuation in Matrimonial CasesMarch, 2016Lecturer-New York County Lawyers AssociationMatrimonial Law CommitteeApril, 1991Lecturer-White Plains Bar AssociationMarch, 1992Lecturer-New York State Supreme CourtAppellate Division-First DepartmentFamily Law Advocacy Seminar1990, 1991, 19936
Lecturer-Bronx County Family Court Bar Association1990, 1991, 1992, 1993Lecturer-Westchester County Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionNovember, 1993March, 1998Lecturer-Criminal Law SectionNovember, 1993Lecturer-Constitutional Law CommitteeJanuary, 1992Lecturer-Jacobi Hospital Medical CenterBronx, New YorkMarch, 1997Lecturer-Montefiore Hospital Medical CenterBronx, New YorkGrand RoundsApril, 1998Lecturer-New York Hospital-Cornell Medical CenterWhite Plains, New YorkChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship ProgramJune, 1998May, 1999May 2000Lecturer-New York State Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Healthand Family LawNew York, New YorkOctober, 1998Lecturer-Middlesex County, ConnecticutMultidisciplinary Intervention TeamMiddlesex County Police and Child Protection ServicesConnecticut State PoliceMarch, 19997
Faculty-San Diego Conference on Responding to ChildMaltreatmentChildren's Hospital of San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaJanuary, 1995January, 1996January, 1997January, 1998January, 1999January, 2000January, 2001January, 2002January, 2004January, 2007January, 2008January, 2010Faculty-American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children1996 National Colloquium, Chicago, Illinois1997 National Colloquium, Miami, Florida2002 National Colloquium, New Orleans, Louisiana2007 National Colloquium, Boston, Massachusetts2015 National Colloquium, Boston, MassachusettsFaculty-New York State Child Advocacy Resource andConsultation Center Training SeminarSyracuse, New YorkOctober, 1998Faculty-New Hampshire Department of JusticeAttorney General's Task Force on Child Abuse andNeglect, Sixth Annual Conference on Child AbuseWaterville Valley, New HampshireOctober, 1998Faculty-Northeast Child Maltreatment ConferenceProvidence, Rhode IslandNovember, 1998November, 1999November, 20008
Lecturer-New York State Parent Education and CustodyEffectiveness (P.E.A.C.E.) ProgramMarch, 1999July, 1999November, 1999January, 2000October, 2001June, 2006June, 2010Faculty-1999 Children's Justice SymposiumUtah Attorney General's OfficeMidway, UtahMay, 1999Faculty-New York City Police DepartmentDetective BureauSex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigation CourseNew York, New YorkJune, 1999September, 1999May, 2000October, 2000June, 2001June, 2002June, 2003November, 2003May, 2004January, 2005January, 2006May, 2006January, 2007May, 2007January, 2008May, 2008January, 2009May, 2009March, 2010June, 2011May, 2014October, 2014April, 2015October, 2015April, 20169
Faculty-Fourth Annual Northern New EnglandConference on Child MaltreatmentPortland, MaineSeptember, 1999Faculty-St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterCrime Victims Treatment CenterManhattan District Attorney's OfficeNew York, New YorkOctober, 1999Lecturer-Montefiore Hospital Medical CenterChild Protection CenterBronx, New YorkMultidisciplinary Team Training SessionApril, 2000June, 2001KeynoteSpeakerNational Organization of Forensic Social WorkersNational Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesPalm Springs, CaliforniaMay, 2000Faculty-Crimes Against Children ConferenceDallas Police Department,Dallas Children's Advocacy CenterDallas, TexasAugust, 2000August, 2002August, 2003August, 2004August, 2005August, 2006August, 2007August, 2008August, 2010August, 2012August, 2015Lecturer-Perth and Kinross CouncilDundee Police DepartmentTayside Appropriate Adult SchemeDundee, ScotlandOctober, 200010
Faculty-City of EdinburghJoint Education - Medical Training DayEdinburgh City ChambersEdinburgh, ScotlandOctober, 2000Faculty-Scottish British Association for the Study and Preventionof Child Abuse and NeglectAnnual Child Protection Training EventTulliallan Police CollegeKincardine on Forth, ScotlandOctober, 2000Lecturer-County of Hawaii Police DepartmentCourtroom Psychology and Preparedness forSexual Assault InvestigationsHilo, HawaiiFebruary, 2001Faculty-6th Annual N.Y.S. Child Abuse Prevention ConferenceAlbany, New YorkApril, 2001Faculty-National Organization of Forensic Social WorkersNational Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesConference on Social Work and the LawPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMay, 2001Lecturer-Oswego County Child Abuse Task ForceCourtroom Testimony TrainingFulton, New YorkNovember, 2001Faculty-7th Annual N.Y.S. Child Abuse Prevention ConferenceAlbany, New YorkApril, 2002Lecturer-New York-Presbyterian HospitalWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityWestchester DivisionChild and Adolescent Psychiatry RoundsMay, 200211
Faculty-National Organization of Forensic Social WorkersNational Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesConference on Social Work and the LawSt. Louis, MissouriMay, 2002Faculty-5th Annual Symposium on Child Sexual AbuseChildren’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. LouisUniversity of MissouriMissouri Department of HealthSt. Louis, MissouriMay, 2002Lecturer-5th Annual Conference on Responding to ChildSexual VictimizationMidland Rape Crisis and Children’s Advocacy CenterMidland, TexasSeptember, 2002Lecturer-Dallas Police Department/Police AcademyDallas Children’s Advocacy CenterCourtroom Testimony Training in Child Sex Abuse CasesDallas, TexasOctober, 2002Faculty-6th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontOctober, 2002Lecturer-Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkMatrimonial Law CommitteeForensic Evaluations and Child Sexual AbuseNew York, New YorkJanuary, 2003Lecturer-Forensic Nurse Examiner TrainingSexual Assault and Trial PracticeDetroit, MichiganJanuary, 2003Lecturer-Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkForensic Evaluations and Child Sexual AbuseNew York, New YorkMarch, 200312
Faculty-Kentucky’s 2003 Victims Assistance ConferenceOffice of the Attorney GeneralLexington, KentuckyMarch, 2003Faculty-Practicing Law InstituteChild Abuse, Neglect & the Foster Care System“Medical Evidence in Child Abuse Cases”New York, New YorkMarch, 2003Faculty-8th Annual N.Y.S. Child Abuse Prevention ConferenceAlbany, New YorkApril, 2003Lecturer-New York Presbyterian HospitalWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityWestchester DivisionChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship ProgramMay, 2003Faculty-National Organization of Forensic Social WorkersNational Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesConference on Social Work and the LawPhoenix, ArizonaMay, 2003Lecturer-New York County Lawyers’ Association“Standards for Child Custody Evaluators”New York, New YorkOctober, 2003Faculty-New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault“Sharing Expertise: A Collaborative Approach toSuccessful Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases”Manhattan District Attorney’s OfficeNew York, New YorkOctober, 200313
Faculty-Faculty-Tools for Today and Tomorrow ConferenceConference of the Departments of Child ProtectiveServices of Sullivan, Ulster and Orange Counties, N.Y.Kerhonkson, New YorkOctober, 2003Westchester County Bar AssociationChild Custody EvaluationsNovember, 2003Lecturer-Supreme Court of the State of New YorkAppellate Division-First DepartmentOffice of Special Projects“Representing a Client Charged with Physically and/orSexually Abusing a Child”New York, New YorkDecember, 2003Participant/PresenterF.B.I. AcademyQuantico, VirginiaOnline Sexual Victimization of ChildrenInternational Working GroupFebruary, 2004 (working group)June, 2004 (conference presenter)Faculty-16th Annual Course in Child Abuse and MaltreatmentIdentification, Reporting and InterventionFordham UniversityFebruary, 2004Lecturer-New York Presbyterian HospitalWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityWestchester DivisionChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program“Lawyers’ Expectations of Mental Health Professionals”March, 2004Faculty-Oklahoma State Department of HealthChild Abuse Prevention ServiceChild Abuse Training and Coordination ProgramTahlequah, Oklahoma, April, 2004Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June, 2004Stillwater, Oklahoma, November, 2006Tulsa, Oklahoma, January, 200814
Lecturer-Missouri Department of HealthWashington University School of MedicineSexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) andChild Abuse Resource and Education (CARE) NetworkColumbia, MissouriMay, 2004Faculty-National Organization of Forensic Social WorkersConference on Social Work and the Law:New Trends in ForensicsTampa, FloridaMay, 2004Faculty-New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs andNew Mexico Statewide Sexual Assault NurseExaminers ConferenceAlbuquerque, New MexicoAugust, 2004Lecturer-New York State Judicial InstituteNew York State Office of Court Administration“Evidentiary Issues in Custody and Visitations Cases”White Plains, New YorkSeptember, 2004Lecturer-Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawYeshiva UniversityChild Abuse LitigationNew York, New YorkOctober, 2004April, 2005April, 2006March, 2007November, 2007March, 2008November, 2008March, 2009November, 2009November, 2010Faculty-7th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontNovember, 200415
Faculty-New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission10th Annual Advocacy in Action ConferenceAlbuquerque, New MexicoApril, 2005Faculty-South African Professional Society on theAbuse of Children (SAPSAC)Guest Speaker6th Annual National ConferencePretoria, South AfricaMay, 2005Lecturer-The National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaGuest SpeakerInterdisciplinary ConferencePietermaritzburgKwa-Zulu, Natal, South AfricaMay, 2005Faculty-6th Annual Conference on Child Sexual AbuseCape Cod and the Islands Child Advocacy CenterHyannis, MassachusettsJune, 2005Faculty-New York State Judicial InstituteNew York City Family Court Judge TrainingTopic: “Parental Alienation”White Plains, New YorkOctober, 2005Faculty-8th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontNovember, 2005Faculty-13th Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment ConferenceDrexel University College of MedicineHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaDecember, 200516
Faculty-Supreme Court of the State of New YorkAppellate Division: Second DepartmentLaw Guardian Training“Preserving, Interpreting and Presenting MedicalEvidence in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases”White Plains, New YorkDecember, 2005Faculty-New York City Bar AssociationMatrimonial Law Committee“Complex Child Custody IssuesAllegations of Child Sexual Abuse Within the Context ofDivorce or Custody Litigation”New York, New YorkMay, 2006Faculty-7th Annual Conference on Child Sexual AbuseCape Cod and the Islands Child Advocacy CenterHyannis, MassachusettsJune, 2006Lecturer-St. Barnabas Medical CenterGrand RoundsRecognizing Child Sexual Abuse in the Emergency RoomBronx, New YorkJune, 2006Faculty-9th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontOctober, 2006Faculty-7th International Symposium onChild Custody EvaluationsAssociation of Family and Conciliation CourtsAtlanta, GeorgiaOctober, 2006LecturerNew York State Psychological AssociationIndependent Practice DivisionChild Custody Evaluations-What the Attorneys Look ForNew York, New YorkOctober, 200617
Faculty-19th Annual Conference on Child Abuse andFamily ViolencePrevent Child Abuse- UtahSalt Lake City, UtahNovember, 2006Faculty-National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)“Modern Divorce AdvocacyParenting and Custody Disputes”Hofstra University School of LawHempstead, New YorkNovember, 2006February, 2007June, 2007April, 2008June, 2008February, 2011June, 2012Faculty-14th Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment ConferencePennsylvania Office of Mental Health and SubstanceAbuse Services/Drexel University College of MedicineHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaDecember, 2006Faculty-19th Annual Course in Child Abuse and MaltreatmentIdentification, Reporting and InterventionNorth General HospitalNew York, New YorkFebruary, 2007Faculty-Annual Conference on Crimes Against WomenDallas Police DepartmentGenesis Women’s ShelterDallas, TexasFebruary, 2007February, 2008March, 2009March, 2011April, 2013April, 201618
Lecturer-Office of the District AttorneyWestchester County, New YorkStaff Training“Lessons from a Defense Attorney inCases of Child Sexual Abuse”White Plains, New YorkFebruary, 2007Faculty-Protecting Families 2007 ConferenceMercy Medical Center Child Advocacy CenterSioux City, IowaMarch, 2007Lecturer-St. Barnabas Medical CenterGrand Rounds“Lessons from a Defense Attorney inCases of Child Sexual Abuse”Bronx, New YorkApril, 2007Lecturer-New York Presbyterian Medical CenterChild Advocacy CenterMultidisciplinary Team“Lessons from a Defense Attorney inCases of Child Sexual Abuse”New York, New YorkApril, 2007Faculty-Child Abuse Investigation Team ofNorthwest ConnecticutHungerford Hospital Child Advocacy Center“How Not to Help the Defense Attorney in Cases ofChild Sexual Abuse” and Mock Trial with Dr. Jack CoyneWinsted, ConnecticutMay, 2007Faculty-Facing Child AbuseAnnual Pediatric Teaching DayState University of New York Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, New YorkJune, 200719
Faculty-51st Annual State ConferenceIllinois Juvenile Justice CommissionIllinois Juvenile Officers AssociationPeoria, IllinoisJune, 2007Faculty-New York Presbyterian Medical CenterChild Advocacy CenterMultidisciplinary TeamNew York, New YorkJune, 2007Faculty-8th Annual Conference on Child Sexual AbuseCape Cod and the Islands Child Advocacy CenterHyannis, MassachusettsSeptember, 2007Faculty-10th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontOctober, 2007Faculty-New York State Psychological AssociationForensic Division“Ethical Violations in Child Custody Evaluations”Uniondale, New YorkOctober, 2007Faculty-Child Protection: Our ResponsibilityKeynote Speaker and PresenterSt. Luke’s Child Protection CenterCedar Rapids, IowaOctober, 2007Faculty-Los Angeles Police DepartmentChief’s Conference on Investigating and SolvingSexual Assault CrimesLos Angeles, CaliforniaNovember, 200720
Faculty-New York State Appellate DivisionSecond Department, 9th Judicial DistrictAnnual Law Guardian TrainingWhite Plains, New YorkNovember, 2007Faculty-Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse ExaminerAnnual Training ProgramBoston, MassachusettsNovember, 2007Faculty-American Academy of PediatricsNew York Chapter andNYU School of MedicineFamily Violence UpdateNYU School of MedicineNew York, New YorkNovember, 2007Lecturer-The Children’s Advocacy CenterWestchester Institute for Human DevelopmentWestchester Medical CenterValhalla, New YorkDecember, 2007Faculty-Texas Association Against Sexual AssaultAnnual ConferenceKeynote Speaker and PresenterDallas, TexasMarch, 2008Faculty-Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterChildren’s Hospital5th Annual Professional ConferenceShield Our Children from HarmLebanon, New HampshireApril, 200821
Lecturer-Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy CenterNational VideoconferenceApril, 2008May, 2008April, 2013June, 2014June, 2015June, 2016Faculty-Washington State Department of Social and HealthServicesChildren’s Administration16th Annual Children’s Justice ConferenceSeattle, WashingtonApril, 2008Lecturer-Iowa Regional Child Protection CenterBlank Children’s HospitalDes Moines, IowaApril, 2008Faculty-United States Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of InvestigationBehavioral Analysis Units 1, 2 and 3Expert Witness TestimonyStafford, VirginiaMay, 2008Faculty-Idaho Council on Domestic Violence andVictim AssistanceAnnual ConferenceCoeur d’Alene, IdahoJune, 2008Faculty-Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Team of Greater WaterburyWellpath Behavioral Health for Children and FamiliesWaterbury, ConnecticutJune, 2008Faculty-52nd Annual State ConferenceIllinois Juvenile Justice CommissionIllinois Juvenile Officers AssociationPeoria, IllinoisJune, 200822
Faculty-International Homicide Investigators Association15th Annual SymposiumSt. Louis, MissouriAugust, 2008Faculty-New Hampshire Attorney General’s ConferenceOn Child Abuse and NeglectBartlett, New HampshireSeptember, 2008Faculty-Seventh North American Conference onShaken Baby Syndrome (Abusive Head Trauma)Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOctober, 2008Faculty-11th Annual New England Conference onChild Sexual AbuseBurlington, VermontOctober, 2008Lecturer-Danbury CT Multidisciplinary Investigation TeamWaterbury CT Multidisciplinary Investigation TeamMock TrialWaterbury, ConnecticutNovember, 2008Faculty-Westchester County Bar AssociationMatrimonial and Family Law SectionChild Abuse and Neglect ProceedingsWhite Plains, New YorkMarch, 2009Lecturer-State of New HampshireDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDivision of Children, Youth and FamiliesCaseworker TrainingConcord, New HampshireRochester, New HampshireMarch, 2009Faculty-Northwestern UniversityChildren’s Memorial HospitalAnnual Child Maltreatment SymposiumChicago, IllinoisApril, 200923
Lecturer-Oklahoma State Department of HealthChild Abuse Training and Coordination ProgramTaking Your Investigation to the CourtroomArdmore, OklahomaApril, 2009Bristow, OklahomaJune, 2009Woodward, OklahomaMay, 2010Stillwater, OklahomaMay, 2010Tulsa, OklahomaDecember, 2010Oklahoma City, OklahomaDecember, 2010Ada, OklahomaMay, 2011Guymon, OklahomaDecember, 2011Norman, OklahomaMay, 2012Faculty-Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office10th Annual Child Abuse and Family Violence SummitPortland, OregonMay, 2009Faculty-Wisconsin Association of Homicide InvestigatorsAnnual ConferenceWisconsin Rapids, WisconsinApril, 2010Faculty-Eleventh International Conference onShaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head TraumaAtlanta, GeorgiaSeptember, 2010Lecturer/Keynote SpeakerNew York Professional Society on theAbuse of Children (NYPSAC)1st Annual ConferenceNew York, New YorkSeptember, 201024
Lecturer-Austin Police DepartmentAustin Center for Child ProtectionAustin, TexasOctober, 2010Faculty-Training and Research Institute for Professional LawEnforcementSexual Assault Family Violence Investigator CourseSan Antonio, TexasAugust, 2011Lecturer-Westchester Women’s Bar AssociationEducation Law CommitteeWhite Plains, New YorkOctober, 2011Faculty-New Jersey Sex Crimes Officer’s AssociationAnnual ConferenceGalloway Township, New JerseyNovember, 2011November, 2012Lecturer-New York Professional Society on theAbuse of Children (NYPSAC)Forensically Defensible InterviewingNew York, New YorkDecember, 2011Panelist-American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersMid-Winter ConferenceLegal Issues in the Modern FamilyCosta RicaMarch, 2012Faculty-American College of Forensic Psychologists2012 Annual ConferenceThe Collaboration Between Lawyers and Psychologists inFamily Law CasesSan Francisco, CaliforniaApril, 201225
Panelist-Westchester County Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionParent Coordinators and Parenting PlansWhite Plains, New YorkApril, 2012Faculty-American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersNew York ChapterAnnual Continuing Legal Education SeminarAllegations of Child Sexual Abuse in the Context ofDivorce and Custody CasesNew York, New YorkMay, 2012Faculty-12th Annual Conference on Child Sexual AbuseCape Cod and the Islands Child Advocacy CenterHyannis, MassachusettsSeptember, 2012Lecturer-Oklahoma State Department of HealthChild Abuse Training and Coordination ProgramThe ABCs of Abusive Head TraumaTulsa, OklahomaOctober, 2012Lecturer-Oklahoma State Bar AssociationThe ABCs of Abusive Head TraumaOklahoma City, OklahomaOctober, 2012Faculty-New York State Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionMatrimonial Trial Institute IITrial Techniques and StrategiesBuffalo, New YorkOctober, 2012Albany, New YorkDecember, 2012Think TankParticipant-Association of Family and Conciliation CourtsClosing the Gap: Research, Policy, Practice andShared ParentingChicago, IllinoisJanuary, 201326
Lecturer-New York County Lawyers AssociationMatrimonial Law SectionAllegations of Child Sexual Abuse in the Context ofDivorce and Custody CasesNew York, New YorkMarch, 2013Faculty-Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County14th Annual Child Abuse Prevention ConferenceLaredo, TexasApril, 2013Faculty-Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office14th Annual Child Abuse and Family Violence SummitPortland, OregonApril, 2013Faculty-2013 Mississippi Spring Prosecutors ConferenceMississippi Attorneys General’s OfficeBiloxi, MississippiApril, 2013Faculty-Cornell Medical SchoolForensic Psychology Internship ProgramMock Trial of a Custody CaseNew York, New YorkMay, 2013Lecturer-East Central Connecticut Multidisciplinary TeamAnnual Training“Surviving the Defense in Court”Manchester, ConnecticutMay, 2013Lecturer-Dallas Child Advocacy Center“A Day with Larry Braunstein on How to Improve YourCourt Testimony”Dallas, TexasOctober, 201327
Lecturer-Oklahoma State Department of HealthChild Abuse Training and Coordination ProgramThe ABCs of Abusive Head TraumaEnid, OklahomaOklahoma City, OklahomaJanuary, 2014Lecturer-Oklahoma City Child Abuse Response & EvaluationCenterCourt Testimony in Child Abuse CasesOklahoma City, OklahomaJanuary, 2014Faculty/Keynote SpeakerProject Harmony Child Protection CenterSpeaking of Children ConferencePlenary Presentation:“Who Gets Burned When You Burn Out” and“Anatomy of a Sexual Assault from theDefense Point of View”Omaha, NebraskaMarch 2014Lecturer-Major Case Squad of Greater St. LouisCourtroom Testimony in Homicide CasesSt. Louis, MissouriMarch, 2014Faculty-National Children’s Advocacy Center30th National Symposium on Child AbuseHuntsville, AlabamaMarch, 2014Lecturer-American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersNew York ChapterThe DSM-5- What’s New?New York, New YorkMay, 2014Faculty-New York State Bar AssociationFamily Law SectionMock Trial of a Custody CaseWhite Plains, New YorkMay, 2014New York, New York28
June, 2014Faculty-Association of Family and Conciliation Courts51st Annual Conference“Mental Health Involvement in Litigation”Toronto, CanadaMay, 2014Faculty-New York State Bar AssociationFamily Law Section Annual Summer MeetingParenting CoordinatorsLake Placid, New YorkJuly, 2014Lecturer-Bastrop Children’s Advocacy CenterAnnual Conference on Child Abuse Investigations“How Not to Help the Defense Attorney in Child AbuseCases” and “Courtroom Psychology”Bastrop, TexasJuly, 2014Faculty-New York City Police DepartmentDetective BureauHomicide Investigators CourseNew York, New YorkOctober, 2014January, 2015January, 2016June, 2016Faculty-Association of Family and Conciliation Courts11th Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations“Courtroom Psychology for Mental Health Professionals”San Antonio, TexasNovember, 2014Lecturer-Nassau County Family CourtThe AFCC Model Standards of Practice forChild Custody EvaluationsWestbury, New YorkMarch, 2015Faculty-Williamson County Child Advocacy CenterAnnual Champions for Children ConferenceGeorgetown, Texas29
May, 2015Faculty-Association of Family and Conciliation Courts“Blended Families: Smoothies or Oil and Water?”New York City Bar AssociationNew York, New YorkJune, 2015Lecturer-New York City Family Court Judges AssociationMaster ClassChild Abuse LitigationBenjamin N. Cardozo School of LawNew York, New YorkJune, 2015Faculty-West Virginia Prosecutors Association2015 Annual Summer ConferenceRoanoke, West VirginiaJune, 2015Faculty-South African Professional Societyon the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC)Guest Speaker16th Annual National Conference on Child Abuse“Towards multi-disciplinary expertise in handling childabuse”Pretoria, South AfricaAugust, 2015Facul
OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL Assistant Corporation Counsel, November 1981 to April 1985 . 2 EDUCATION BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, New York, New York. Juris Doctor, June, 1981 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON Binghamton, New York . BAR ADMISSIONS New York, 1983 United States District Court for the .
