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DePalo Law Firm: The Dongan Hills Attorney Who Co-Chairs the Richmond County Bar’s Matrimonial Committee

At a Glance

Founded by	Anne-Louise DePalo (per the firm)
Focus	Divorce and family law, solo practice (per the firm)
Office	94 Hancock Street, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, NY
Signature results	No published itemized settlement table identified
Distinctive edge	Co-Chairperson of the Matrimonial Committee at the Richmond County Bar Association; certified mediator and certified parent coordinator
Fee model	Not published on the firm’s site; prospective clients should confirm directly
Known for	Staten Island divorce, equitable distribution, and QDRO matters (per the firm)

Origin and Background

For more than 30 years, Anne-Louise DePalo has practiced family law from a Dongan Hills office in Staten Island, a location confirmed against the firm’s own site. Beyond her caseload, DePalo has taken on an institutional role in the local bar: she serves as Co-Chairperson of the Matrimonial Committee at the Richmond County Bar Association, the professional body governing Staten Island’s legal community.

What Makes This Firm Structurally Different

DePalo’s practice is not purely adversarial by default; she is a certified mediator and a certified parent coordinator, credentials oriented toward resolving custody and parenting disputes outside of straight litigation. She also writes a weekly blog, the Marriage and Divorce Spiritual Center, extending her practice into public-facing content on the emotional dimensions of divorce.

Practice Areas

• Divorce and legal separation
• Equitable distribution
• Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs)
• Child custody and visitation
• Mediation and parent coordination

Track Record

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized table of settlement or custody outcomes on the firm’s site. Past results in any matter do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.

Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published set of itemized, attributed client reviews for this firm across major consumer review platforms as of this profile’s research date.

Beyond the Courtroom

DePalo is an active member of her community parish, St. Ann’s Church, where the firm’s site states she has hosted programs including a “Catholic Divorce Survival Guide” and a bereavement program, extending her practice into faith-community support work.

Recognition

DePalo’s Co-Chairpersonship of the Richmond County Bar Association’s Matrimonial Committee is a peer-elected institutional role rather than a purchased marketing placement. New York does not maintain a board-certification system for family law comparable to Texas’s TBLS or Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization, so Awesome Attorneys does not apply “specialist” language to any New York family law attorney on that basis.

New York Legal Backdrop

New York permits no-fault divorce under Domestic Relations Law § 170(7) once a spouse swears the marriage has been irretrievably broken for at least six months. Marital property is divided under equitable distribution (DRL § 236(B)(5)) rather than an automatic 50/50 split, and spousal maintenance follows a statutory income-based formula (DRL § 236(B)(6)). Child support follows the Child Support Standards Act (DRL § 240(1-b); Family Court Act § 413). Staten Island divorces are filed with the Richmond County Supreme Court. None of this is legal advice; a specific divorce, custody, or support matter should be evaluated by a licensed New York attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

DePalo’s clearest differentiator is a genuine institutional role in Staten Island’s legal community — co-chairing the local bar association’s matrimonial committee — paired with mediation and parent-coordination credentials suited to lower-conflict resolutions. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys could not locate an independent, itemized outcomes record or a set of attributed client reviews to weigh against the firm’s own description of its practice, and a solo practice has less capacity than a multi-attorney firm for simultaneous, document-intensive litigation. For a Staten Island client who prefers mediation and a collaborative approach over adversarial litigation, that combination is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from the DePalo Law Firm’s own website, including its attorney biography and Staten Island practice pages.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

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