Tom handles cases in all areas of family law, both inside and outside of the courtroom. While he believes that calculated aggressiveness is often essential to efficiently resolving family law disputes, a hallmark of Tom’s practice is his talent for identifying creative settlement solutions to issues that appear to be at an unsolvable impasse.
Prior to entering the field of family law, Tom practiced private equity and hedge fund law at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP, and prior to his law career, he worked in finance and private clients asset management. This professional background provides him with a unique and powerful skill set for understanding and negotiating complex financial portfolios.
In connection with his work as a family law attorney, Tom has been featured in journalism and programming from The New York Times, Town & Country, New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, The Guardian, The New York Post, The Awl, Artnet, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and other publications and institutions. He has also served as a divorce law consultant to multiple television shows.
Tom received his law degree from Emory University School of Law, where he won the Henry Quillian Prize for outstanding achievement in contracts and commercial law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he won the Elizabeth F. Flower Prize for best undergraduate paper in philosophy and was the second-slowest member of the men’s cycling team.
Tom has served as a CLE lecturer for the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section, and is a member of its executive committee and co-chair of its social media committee.
Outside of his law practice, Tom is a member and former co-chair of the Book Council of the National Book Foundation, a board member of Housing Works Bookstore, a committee member of the Friends of Citymeals, and a trustee and the former treasurer of the Philomathean Endowment Trust.
2009 - New York
2014 - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
2008 - Emory University School of Law, J.D.
2000 - University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Prior to entering the field of family law, Tom practiced private equity and hedge fund law at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP, and prior to his law career, he worked in finance and private clients asset management. This professional background provides him with a unique and powerful skill set for understanding and negotiating complex financial portfolios.
In connection with his work as a family law attorney, Tom has been featured in journalism and programming from The New York Times, Town & Country, New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, The Guardian, The New York Post, The Awl, Artnet, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and other publications and institutions. He has also served as a divorce law consultant to multiple television shows.
Tom received his law degree from Emory University School of Law, where he won the Henry Quillian Prize for outstanding achievement in contracts and commercial law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he won the Elizabeth F. Flower Prize for best undergraduate paper in philosophy and was the second-slowest member of the men’s cycling team.
Tom has served as a CLE lecturer for the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section, and is a member of its executive committee and co-chair of its social media committee.
Outside of his law practice, Tom is a member and former co-chair of the Book Council of the National Book Foundation, a board member of Housing Works Bookstore, a committee member of the Friends of Citymeals, and a trustee and the former treasurer of the Philomathean Endowment Trust.
“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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