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Fischer & Burstein: The Park Avenue Firm That Routes Divorce Clients Through Its Own Corporate and Trusts Departments

At a Glance

Founded by	Stanley H. Fischer and Harry H. Burstein, with attorneys David S. Fischer, Lyle A. Bakst, and Steven Herschkowitz (per the firm)
Focus	Multi-practice firm; family and matrimonial law is one department alongside corporate, real estate, trusts and estates, personal injury, criminal, and guardianship law (per the firm)
Office	99 Park Avenue, Suite 1530, New York, NY 10016 (Manhattan), with a second office at 118-35 Queens Boulevard, Suite 1210, Forest Hills, NY 11375 (Queens)
Signature results	No published itemized settlement table identified
Distinctive edge	Routes divorce and prenuptial clients through the firm’s own corporate, real estate, and trusts-and-estates departments for financial and tax planning, rather than referring out
Fee model	Not published on the firm’s site; prospective clients should confirm directly
Known for	Substantial-asset divorce and matrimonial matters requiring coordinated business, real estate, or estate planning (per the firm)

Origin and Background

Most matrimonial boutiques refer a divorcing business owner to an outside corporate attorney when the marital estate includes a company or investment real estate. Fischer & Burstein, P.C. structures itself differently: per the firm’s own site, its family law attorneys “regularly turn to our colleagues in the firm’s other departments” — corporate, real estate, and trusts and estates — for financial, business, and tax planning advice on the same case. The firm’s Manhattan office sits at 99 Park Avenue, with a second office in Forest Hills, Queens, both confirmed against the firm’s own site.

What Makes This Firm Structurally Different

Fischer & Burstein is not a matrimonial-only boutique; it is a general-practice firm spanning personal injury, criminal defense, guardianship, real estate, corporate law, and wills and trusts, with family law as one department among several. Per the firm’s own description, it represents individuals with “substantial assets and complex issues” and works with lawyers from other states and foreign jurisdictions when a divorcing client’s financial picture crosses jurisdictional lines.

Practice Areas

• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Separation and divorce
• Custody disputes
• Paternity matters
• Spousal and child support

Track Record

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized table of settlement or custody outcomes on the firm’s site; its “Our Results” navigation link was not populated with case data as of the research date. 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 Fischer & Burstein’s family law practice across major consumer review platforms as of this profile’s research date.

Beyond the Courtroom

Awesome Attorneys did not identify specific published community or pro bono activity for the firm’s family law attorneys as of the research date.

Recognition

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Martindale-Hubbell or Super Lawyers rating specific to the firm’s family law attorneys on the pages reviewed. 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, including business interests and real estate acquired during the marriage, is divided under equitable distribution (DRL § 236(B)(5)) rather than an automatic 50/50 split, with valuation of closely-held businesses and investment property often requiring the kind of coordinated corporate, real estate, and tax expertise this firm structures itself around. Spousal maintenance follows a statutory income-based formula (DRL § 236(B)(6)), and child support follows the Child Support Standards Act (DRL § 240(1-b); Family Court Act § 413). 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

Fischer & Burstein’s clearest differentiator is structural: in-house access to corporate, real estate, and trusts-and-estates attorneys for a divorce client whose marital estate includes a business or investment property, rather than an outside referral. The honest trade-off is that family law is one of several practice areas rather than the firm’s sole focus, and Awesome Attorneys could not locate a published outcomes record, client review set, or attorney-specific peer rating to independently weigh against the firm’s own description of its capabilities. For a Manhattan or Queens client whose divorce genuinely involves business or real estate valuation issues, that in-house coordination is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Fischer & Burstein’s own website, including its family law practice page, office location and contact pages, and attorney roster.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Fischer & Burstein, P.C. prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys does not endorse, recommend, or warrant any profiled firm, and inclusion in this directory is not a paid placement. “Awesome Attorneys” is a brand name only and does not constitute a rating or ranking claim. Facts stated are current only as of this profile’s research date.