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Joel Fisch is a dedicated matrimonial and family law attorney who approaches each case with sensitivity, strategic insight, and a deep understanding that every client’s situation is unique. He represents clients in all areas of matrimonial and family law, including divorce, child custody and visitation, equitable distribution, spousal and child support, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
Joel graduated from The George Washington University Law School in 2023 with a concentration in family law. While in law school, he participated in the Access to Justice Clinic, assisting pro se litigants by providing legal guidance, drafting pleadings and motions, and mediating family law matters involving divorce, custody, and legal separation. He received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a minor in Business.
Joel began his legal career in insurance defense, where he managed a high-volume caseload and gained extensive litigation experience, including conducting depositions, drafting, and arguing motions, and handling complex discovery. He later transitioned to matrimonial and family law, serving as the sole matrimonial attorney at a boutique firm. In this role, he presented clients in divorce, custody and visitation, and child support matters throughout New York City and the surrounding counties, including Westchester, Orange, Suffolk, and Nassau.
Joel lives in Manhattan with his wife.
2023 – New York
Joel graduated from The George Washington University Law School in 2023 with a concentration in family law. While in law school, he participated in the Access to Justice Clinic, assisting pro se litigants by providing legal guidance, drafting pleadings and motions, and mediating family law matters involving divorce, custody, and legal separation. He received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a minor in Business.
Joel began his legal career in insurance defense, where he managed a high-volume caseload and gained extensive litigation experience, including conducting depositions, drafting, and arguing motions, and handling complex discovery. He later transitioned to matrimonial and family law, serving as the sole matrimonial attorney at a boutique firm. In this role, he presented clients in divorce, custody and visitation, and child support matters throughout New York City and the surrounding counties, including Westchester, Orange, Suffolk, and Nassau.
Joel lives in Manhattan with his wife.
“Cross-Examination: Selected Problems – Some Easy Rules That Are Not So Easy to Apply”
Sponsor: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
“Matrimonial Law: A Case Law Update”
Sponsor: Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department
“Matrimonial and Family Law: The Changing Economy and Critical Issues – What You Need to Know: Drafting for Bankruptcy Considerations”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
”How to Litigate a Child Custody Case”
Sponsor: New York County Lawyers
“Drafting Custody and Visitation Provisions”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Matrimonial Case Law Update: A Review of Developing Issues in Matrimonial Law”
Sponsor: Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department
“The United States Supreme Court’s Troxel Decision and its Impact on Non-Parental Visitation”
Sponsor: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
“Handling Your First Contested Divorce Case”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Recognizing Estate Planning and Real Estate Issues in Matrimonial Matters”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Selected Recurring Issues in Matrimonial Practice: Successfully Handling the Challenges”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“The Expanding World of the Matrimonial Lawyer: New Cases, New Procedures and New Areas of Law: Discovery”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Handling A Child Custody Case: Intake to Trial”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Matrimonial and Family Law Update: “Double Dipping” When a Professional License/Practice is in the Case”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Practical Skills Seminar: Basic Matrimonial Practice”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Presenting Valuation Evidence At Trial and For Appeal”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Show Me the Money: Discovery and Treatment of Hidden Assets”
Sponsor: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
“The ABCs of Drafting Prenuptial Agreements and Other Matrimonial Agreements”
Sponsor: New York State Bar Association
“Understanding Child Support and Custody: Significant Decisions Under the CSSA”
Sponsor: Practicing Law Institute
“The Construction of a Prenuptial Agreement”
Sponsor: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Mr. Aronson has also lectured on the following topics:
The Rules, Procedures, and Techniques of Matrimonial Motion Practice
Matrimonial Agreements and Tax Aspects of Maintenance, Support, and Property Distribution
Litigating Maintenance and Child Support in High Income Cases; Direct Testimony of Mothers and Fathers
Custody: Litigation’s Stepchild; How to make a record for both the Trial Court and the Appellate Court
Tax Returns and Net Worth Statements
“Presenting Valuation Evidence At Trial and For Appeal”
Location: New York State Bar Association
Guest Lecturer: David Aronson
“Show Me the Money: Discovery and Treatment of Hidden Assets”
Location: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Guest Lecturer: David Aronson
“The ABCs of Drafting Prenuptial Agreements and Other Matrimonial Agreements”
Location: New York State Bar Association
Guest Lecturer: David Aronson
“Understanding Child Support and Custody: Significant Decisions Under the CSSA”
Location: Practicing Law Institute
Guest Lecturer: David Aronson
“The Construction of a Prenuptial Agreement”
Location: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Guest Lecturer: David Aronson
We are committed to excellence, professionalism, integrity, and good citizenship. Our reputation for fulfilling those commitments has been earned over decades, and is recognized by our clients, our peers, and the judiciary before whom we practice.
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