Exclusive IR Global Advisor for Family Law in New York since 2024

Jennifer Sundt

Associate, Warshaw Burstein LLP

+1 212 984 7831

Biography

Ms. Sundt represents individuals in a wide variety of matrimonial and family law matters negotiating and resolving conflicts with the drafting of prenuptial, postnuptial, separation agreements and custody agreements.

Ms. Sundt is also an experienced trial attorney, having tried cases on issues of distribution of assets, spousal support, child custody and access, relocation, child support and standing issues related to parental rights. Ms. Sundt has also perfected several successful appeals.

In 2018, the LGBT Bar Association of New York awarded the Pro Bono Excellence Award with special recognition to Ms. Sundt for successfully acquiring parenting rights for a non-biological same sex parent after trial.

Ms. Sundt has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2020 and she also is a Fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

During law school, Ms. Sundt was a law clerk intern for the Hon. Ellen F. Gesmer. Upon graduation, she worked as a court attorney for the Hon. Laura E. Drager of Supreme Court, New York County during which time Ms. Sundt drafted more than 35 decisions for the Court, including a Decision of Interest published in the New York Law Journal on May 4, 2014.

Since 2014, Ms. Sundt has practiced exclusively in the area of matrimonial and family law, co-chaired family law committees and lectures regularly on issues of family law. She has also served as an Adjunct Law Professor teaching Family Law at New York Law School.

Ms. Sundt resides in Texas and New York.

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About Warshaw Burstein LLP

With roots dating back to 1927, Warshaw Burstein, LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in New York City that has distinguished itself through superior and cost-effective legal services, and personalized client care and attention.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP is a mid-sized law firm, concentrating in the following practice areas: banking and finance, bankruptcy and reorganization, construction, corporate and securities, elder law, employment, fertility law, immigration, intellectual property, litigation, matrimonial and family law, real estate, tax, Title IX and college discipline and trusts and estates. We have comprehensive experience representing a wide range of international, national and local businesses of all sizes, as well as governmental authorities and many prominent families and individuals, in an extensive array of litigation and transactional matters.

At Warshaw Burstein, LLP, we strive to serve our clients with the highest levels of skill, quality and efficiency.

OUR PRACTICE IS FOUNDED ON:

• Experience — Many of our partners have decades of experience and our clients benefit from their formidable business and legal knowledge. The insight and expertise of our attorneys translate directly into exceptional advice and service.
• Personal and customized client service — Our attorneys work closely with clients to provide solutions tailored to each client’s specific needs. The long-standing relationships we have with many of our clients attest to the excellence of our service.
• Cost sensitivity — While providing outstanding service is our paramount concern, we maintain great vigilance in controlling costs by ensuring that matters are staffed efficiently and cost-effectively.
• International reach – We are members of the Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG).

EURO-AMERICAN LAWYERS GROUP (EALG)

EALG is an international association of law firms founded in 1985. Member law firms are located in 28 global jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America and the United States. We believe we can serve our clients’ commercial interests and litigation needs in major world commercial centers best, by co-operating with quality lawyers in other countries who have local knowledge of, and immediate access to, the legal system operating in their own jurisdictions. Representation is vital in today’s dynamic market where legislation regulation and commercial practices are continually changing at both national and international levels. For more information about the EALG we invite you to visit http://ealg.com/.

“At Warshaw Burstein, we pride ourselves on having attracted and retained a talented group of attorneys who provide legal services of a quality at least equal to those of larger New York law firms, but with the personal client attention and cost structure of a boutique law firm.”

– Frederick R. Cummings, Jr., Managing Partner

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Exclusive IR Global advisor for Family Law in New York

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