Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Adria S. Hillman
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Divorce
- High-Asset Divorce
- High Net Worth Divorce
- Elite Child Custody
Current Employment Positions
- Attorney
Past Positions
- Green & Hillman, Partner, 00/1976 to 00/1993
- Richard G. Green, Associate, 00/1970 to 00/1975
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1973
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Professional Associations
- Bar Association of City of New York, Copyright Committee, 1988 to 1991
- Women's Bar of City of New York, Past Chair, Matrimonial & Family Law Committee, 1984
- New York County Lawyers' Association, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1989
- New York State Coalition on Women's Legal Issues, Member, 1986
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Children & The Law, 1993
- Women's Bar Association, Member, Judiciary Committee, 1992
- Bar Association of the City of New York, Member, Matrimonial Committee, 1994
- New York County Supreme Court, Special master, Present
- Bar Association of the City of New York, Judiciary Committee
- Bar Association of the City of New York, Member, 1973
- New York Women’s Bar Association, Member, 1982
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 00/1970
- Bennington College, N Bennington, Vermont
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 00/1967
- Honors: Jesse Smith Noyes Scholarship
- Major: History
- Major: Psychology
Honors
- New York State Legislative Resolution of July 2, 1992, Honoring Adria S. Hillman and Others of NYS EPTL-SCPA Advisory Committee
- Martindale Hubbell AV rating
- Selected to the New York Super Lawyers list, 2007 - 2020
- The Lawyers Of Distinction: Top Rated Lawyers In New York, 2021
Pro-Bono Activities
- New York County, Special Master & Arbitrator
- Network for Womens Services, Mentor, 1992
- Institute for Child, Adolescent & Family Studies, Board Member, 1992
- New York Women’s Foundation, Advocacy committee
- New York Women’s Foundation, Executive committee
- New York Women’s Foundation, Vice-President
- New York Women’s Foundation, Founding member
Classes / Seminars
- Role of Mental Health Professional in Custody Disputes, New York State Bar Association Robert Shack, Speaker, 00/00/1995
Published Works
- Score 2 for Fairness/in Divorce Court (Co-Author) New York Times Op Ed Piece, Aug. 13, 1986
- Kids Must Be Released from Poverty Now (Co-Author) Newsday Op Ed Piece, Sept. 5, 1987
- CH LIV Separation Agreements (Co-Author) Family Law Manual, 1988
- Women & The Law (Editor), Clark-Boardman, 1992-present
- Co-authored with Harriet N. Cohen an analysis of Equitable Distribution in Divorce in New York
Representative Cases
- Herbert v. Lando, 596 F.Supp. 1178, 1984, S.D.N.Y., 1984151570
- Herbert v. Lando, 603 F.Supp. 983, 1985, S.D.N.Y., 1985113686
- Herbert v. Lando, 781 F.2d 298, 1986, C.A.2 (N.Y.), 1986102869
- Herbert v. Lando, 99 S.Ct. 1635, 1979, U.S.N.Y., 1979135095
- Schlachet v. Schlachet, 574 N.Y.S.2d 320, 1991, N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., 1991161682
- Horsburgh v. Horsburgh, 583 N.Y.S.2d 267, 1992, N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., 1992085820
References
- Harriet N. Cohen
- Arthur Mahon