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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. On June 1, 2010, Mr. Wagner became the Chair of the 2,700 member Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. 

He is a Town Justice for the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. 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, 1989
United 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 ~ Chair, Family Law Section, 2010 to date

International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Certified Fellow, 2003

Rensselaer County Magistrates' Association
President, 2010 to date

Significant Cases

  • Mairs v. Mairs, 61 AD3d 1204 (2009)
  • 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)


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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

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2001 to present
  • Named a Super Lawyer in the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Upstate New York Editions of Super Lawyer magazine for family law

Media

  • Catherine Crier (Court TV)
  • People Magazine
  • News Channel 13 (Albany)
  • New York Law Journal
  • Times Union (Albany)