Reid Aronson has exclusively practiced matrimonial law, with a focus on high-net worth equitable distribution cases, since joining AM&S in 2015. Prior to that, Reid specialized in complex commercial litigation, including mortgage-backed securities putback litigation, at the prestigious national law firms Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Jenner & Block, with clients including the world’s largest financial institutions, to government regulators, to individuals facing prosecution.
While his education and experience serve him well when he is called upon to analyze the finances of families and large business enterprises, he also has the background to be sensitive to the unique problems and challenges that confront family lawyers. At the University of Chicago, in addition to Economics, Reid majored in Theatre Arts. During his senior year, he served as the Committee Chair of the U of C’s well-respected University Theatre program. Reid continues to pursue his passion of theatre by serving on the board of directors of Arc Stages, a Westchester-based non-profit educational and regional theatre group, and occasionally appearing as an actor in Arc’s stage productions.
That background serves him well in his professional life as a litigator, both in formulating and presenting his client’s positions when standing before a judge and when drafting briefs. Among his proudest professional accomplishments, Reid co-authored the amicus brief in the US Supreme Court police brutality case Tolan v. Cotton, 134 S. Ct. 1861 (2014), where the Court summarily reversed a lower court decision dismissing the claims of a police shooting survivor against the officer who shot him. Justice Sotomayor’s opinion, which closely mirrored the arguments made by Reid and his co-authors, garnered voluminous media attention and has been cited in hundreds of reported decisions since. Reid brings that same ingenuity, reasoning, and emotional sensitivity to every case he handles, which is why he has been named among New York’s Best Lawyers and Superlawyers multiple times.
When not representing clients, Reid is deeply involved in Manhattan politics, in particular judicial politics, having served since 2025 as the judiciary committee chair of the Lexington Democratic Club, New York City’s oldest reform Democratic organization; and since 2023 as a delegate to the New York County Democratic Party Judicial Convention, which selects the party’s nominees to the New York State Supreme Court.
Reid lives in New York City with his wife, Vanessa, and their two sons.
2010 - New York
2009 - New Jersey
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member, New York City Bar Matrimonial Committee
Member, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section
2009 - University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (cum laude)
2009 - University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, M.A. (Sports Management)
2006 - University of Chicago, B.A (with honors, Maroon Key)
While his education and experience serve him well when he is called upon to analyze the finances of families and large business enterprises, he also has the background to be sensitive to the unique problems and challenges that confront family lawyers. At the University of Chicago, in addition to Economics, Reid majored in Theatre Arts. During his senior year, he served as the Committee Chair of the U of C’s well-respected University Theatre program. Reid continues to pursue his passion of theatre by serving on the board of directors of Arc Stages, a Westchester-based non-profit educational and regional theatre group, and occasionally appearing as an actor in Arc’s stage productions.
That background serves him well in his professional life as a litigator, both in formulating and presenting his client’s positions when standing before a judge and when drafting briefs. Among his proudest professional accomplishments, Reid co-authored the amicus brief in the US Supreme Court police brutality case Tolan v. Cotton, 134 S. Ct. 1861 (2014), where the Court summarily reversed a lower court decision dismissing the claims of a police shooting survivor against the officer who shot him. Justice Sotomayor’s opinion, which closely mirrored the arguments made by Reid and his co-authors, garnered voluminous media attention and has been cited in hundreds of reported decisions since. Reid brings that same ingenuity, reasoning, and emotional sensitivity to every case he handles, which is why he has been named among New York’s Best Lawyers and Superlawyers multiple times.
When not representing clients, Reid is deeply involved in Manhattan politics, in particular judicial politics, having served since 2025 as the judiciary committee chair of the Lexington Democratic Club, New York City’s oldest reform Democratic organization; and since 2023 as a delegate to the New York County Democratic Party Judicial Convention, which selects the party’s nominees to the New York State Supreme Court.
Reid lives in New York City with his wife, Vanessa, and their two sons.
“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
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