High Net Worth Attorney Elliot S. Schlissel
Individuals with high net worth or significant business assets and or professional degrees present complex issues in divorce situations. These complex issues deal with the division of sophisticated property interests, professional degrees, business interests and professional practices: Examples are, doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects and accountants. Other issues that may create complicated factors in a divorce involve situations where one party has significant assets such as stocks, real estate property, bonds and/or where one individual has received a significant inheritance. In the event one party has high assets in the marriage it is recommended that a very experienced law firm be hired to deal with the sophisticated marital estate.
Our office has been handling matrimonial and family matters in excess of 32 years. We have five attorneys as well as an accountant and two paralegals who assist us in handling sophisticated matrimonial matters. If you are a high net worth individual, the divorce lawyers at the Law Offices of Elliot Schlissel, will provide you with the attention, experience and the expertise to assure you that your rights are protected.
Our efforts would be initially directed toward working out an amicable resolution regarding issues that concern your assets, property, inheritance, child support and spousal support.
In the event that your case cannot be amicably resolved our more than 80 years of collective experience combined with our aggressive litigation practices will protect you and your family and secure your financial stability. The Law Office of Elliot Schlissel has litigated high net worth divorces in Nassau County, Suffolk County, the five boroughs, the City of New York as well as in Westchester County.
In high net worth divorce cases, a team is assembled to handle the case. Contact information is provided to the client which will give the client access to an attorney seven days a week. We return our phone calls during evenings, week-ends and holidays. We meet with our clients that have difficult schedules when it is convenient for them.
If you are a high net worth individual or you have complicated property and support issues, the New York and Long Island high net worth divorce attorneys at the Law Office of Elliot Schlissel will provide you with the highest level of legal representation.
Examples of some of the issues our Law Office has negotiated and litigated in high net worth and/or sophisticated marital estates are:
1. Complicated business scenarios.
2. Commercial and Residential Real Estate in both the United States and foreign countries.
3. Multiple financial accounts both in the United States and off shore. Stock options that are in the money and out of the money, 401 ks, 403 bs, pensions, annuities, deferred compensation plans, bonus structures, assets held in trust and contingent assets.
4. Activities that enhanced assets belonging to a spouse, future interests, family owned businesses, professional licenses (doctors, lawyers, dentists, medical practices, legal practices, accounting practices, partnership interests, interests in closely held corporations either passive or active).
The Law Firm of Elliot S. Schlissel has offices in Lynbrook, Queens, and Suffolk County, and we represent individuals throughout the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County; and NYC's five boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
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