Bruce J. Wagner
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Phone: (518) 447-3329
Fax: (518) 426-4260
677 Broadway, P.O. Box 459
Albany, New York 12201-0459
Bruce J. Wagner joined the firm in 1987 and has been a principal since 1994. Mr. Wagner, who chairs the firm's Matrimonial and Family Law Department, practices exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law, and represents clients in the negotiation and litigation of pre-nuptial agreements, separation and divorce. His areas of concentration include divorce, high net worth property cases; prenuptial agreements; interstate support; and international custody. He also has a successful statewide appellate practice before the Appellate Divisions and the New York Court of Appeals. Mr. Wagner, together with Ms. Haskin and Ms. Law, were among the first 27 attorneys in the Capital District to be trained and certified in the practice of collaborative law in April 2008.
He has also served since 2005 as a faculty member for the Advanced Judicial Education programs for Town and Village Justices.
Mr. Wagner's court admissions include the United States District Court, Southern (1989), Northern (1986); United States District Court., D. Massachusetts (1987), New York (1986), Massachusetts (1985)
Education
J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, 1985
A.B., Cornell University, 1982
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
United States District Court, Southern, 1989United States District Court, Northern , 1986
United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1987
State of New York, 1986
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1985
Professional Associations and Community Involvement
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
New York Chapter Certified Fellow, 1992 ~ President, 2005 to 2007
New York State Bar Association
Statewide Co-chair of Continuing Legal Education for the Family Law Section, 2000 to date ~ Vice Chair, Family Law Section, 2008 to date
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Certified Fellow, 2003
Collaborative Divorce Association of the Capital District, Inc.
Certified Member, April 2008
Significant Cases
- Matter of Spencer v. Spencer, 10 NY3d 60 (2008)
- Howard v. Howard, 45 AD3d 944 (2007)
- Matter of Welch v. Welch, 39 AD3d 910 (2007)
- Golub v. Ganz, 22 AD3d 919 (2005)
Lecturer/Panelist
Lectures in the areas of recent decisions; child support and maintenance; tax considerations and cash flow; and decision writing:
- Albany County, Broome County, Schenectady County, and New York City Bar Associations
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, NY Chapter
- New York State Bar Association
- New York State Judicial Institute (Judicial Seminars)
- New York State Office of Court Administration
Awards
- Marindale-Hubbell AV rated
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2001 to present
- Named a Super Lawyer in the 2007 and 2008 Upstate New York Editions of Super Lawyer magazine for family law, appellate, collaborative law.
Media
- Catherine Crier (Court TV)
- People Magazine
- News Channel 13 (Albany)
- New York Law Journal
- Times Union (Albany)