EDUCATION
- Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1995
ADMISSIONS
- 1996, New York
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Eric I. Wrubel to Address NYSBA on Parentage at 2025 Annual Meeting12/04/2024
Eric Wrubel, partner, chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, will discuss evolving issues in the definition of a parent in New York with a panel of attorneys at the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section Annual Meeting in New York on January 16, 2025.
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Warshaw Burstein Hosts Event for AAML-NY Chapter’s “Aspiring Fellows” Series10/16/2024
Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced that the firm recently hosted the first of a series of meetings as part of the “Aspiring Fellows” mentorship program for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York chapter.
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Partner Alexis Cirel Panelist on "Family Building in the Modern Era"05/22/2024
Partner Alexis Cirel co-hosted a panel at Sunningdale Country Club, along with RMA of New York.
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Partner Alexis Cirel Panelist on "Let's Get Crystal Queer: How to Represent LGBTQ+ Clients and Families"05/07/2024
Partner Alexis L. Cirel was a panelist on a seminar held as part of the American Bar Association's Family Law Spring CLE Conference in Boston on May 2nd.
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BBC's "Women's Hour" Radio Program Hosts Eric Wrubel03/04/2024
Eric Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Group and co-chair of the Fertility Law Group, was a guest on the BBC's popular "Women's Hour" radio show to discuss the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on the treatment of embryos.
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CBS News New York Interviews Eric Wrubel on Alabama Supreme Court Case02/23/2024
Eric Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Group and co-chair of the Fertility Law Group, was interviewed for a story that ran on the 6 p.m. news regarding the recent Alabama Supreme Court case that addressed the treatment of embryos and how it might affect varying aspects of the IVF process.
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Eric Wrubel Interviewed in The Telegraph (U.K.) on Alabama Supreme Court Decision on Treatment of Embryos02/22/2024
Eric Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Group and co-chair of the Fertility Law Group, was interviewed by The Telegraph, the British daily paper, on the recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that criminalizes the destruction of embryos, its impact on intended parents building families in Alabama via IVF, and the likely ripple effect throughout the country.
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Fertility Law Group Heralds ASRM's New, Inclusive Definition of "Infertility"11/14/2023
"We are delighted with this new and inclusive definition, as it will go a long way toward ensuring that every person who seeks to build a family will have equal access to fertility treatment and related care," FLG Co-founders, Alexis L. Cirel and Eric I. Wrubel, said.
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Eighteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 202309/22/2023
The annual Super Lawyers list recognizes the top five percent of lawyers in New York for their professional achievements. Lawyers are selected through a process that includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
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Eric I. Wrubel and Alexis L. Cirel Named Best Lawyers In America for the New York Area in 2024, Sarah A. Steckler and Leron Thumim Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch08/17/2023
Eric I. Wrubel and Alexis L. Cirel, both partners in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group and Co-Chairs of the Fertility Law Group, have been named Best Lawyers in America for the New York Area in 2024.
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Warshaw Burstein Hosts Event for AAML-NY Chapter, Mentorship Initiative Series02/21/2023
Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced that the firm hosted in their offices in midtown Manhattan the first of a two-part series as part of the Mentorship Initiative for AAML-NY. The Mentorship Initiative seeks to identify future leaders of the matrimonial bar and share the knowledge and tools that AAML Fellows have accrued over their careers.
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Warshaw Burstein’s Fertility Law Group Partners with Gays With Kids for First-of-Its-Kind Legal Guide on Surrogacy and IVF12/13/2022
First-of-its-Kind Legal Guide Informs Intended Dads About Building their Families Through Surrogacy and IVF.
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Eric I. Wrubel, Alexis Cirel and Leron Thumim Named to Best Lawyers 2023 Lists09/07/2022 | Best Lawyers
Eric I. Wrubel and Alexis Cirel Named Best Lawyers In America for the New York Area in 2023.
Warshaw Burstein Recognized as a 2023 U.S. News Best Law Firm, Tier 1 in NYC in Family Law -
Legal Uncertainty after The Supreme Court’s Overturning of Roe v. Wade: What Remains Unknown and What Comforts We Can Take08/03/2022 | GoStork.com
Partners Eric Wrubel and Alexis L. Cirel have published an article on GoStork.com discussing the recent Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Warshaw Burstein Sues CNY Fertility For Negligent Handling of Same-Sex Couple’s Embryos03/27/2022 | New York Post
Eric Wrubel, a partner in and Chairman of the firm’s Matrimonial Group and Co-Chair of its Fertility Law Group, and Alan Pollack, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group, have filed a complaint on behalf of their clients in Albany State Supreme Court against the CNY Fertility Center (CNY) and several of its physicians.
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The Child Custody System Is Broken; Our Kids Need It Fixed03/14/2022 | New York Law Journal
by Eric Wrubel
To fix the child custody system requires an acknowledgment that “the system” is broken. The legal system is ill-equipped to handle the dissolution of the family and its re-ordering post-divorce. -
Eric Wrubel Elected President-Elect for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter01/27/2022
Wrubel will become president in 2023 and serve a two-year term
Eric Wrubel, Chair of the Matrimonial Group and Co-Chair of the Fertility Law Group at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, was elected President-Elect for the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at its annual meeting on January 20, 2022. -
Fifteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers10/05/2021 | Super Lawyers
Fifteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including three lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list.
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Warshaw Burstein’s Fertility Law Group will sponsor the upcoming Men Having Babies East Coast Surrogacy Conference & Gay Parenting Expo on September 18-19, 202109/10/2021
The elite professionals comprising Warshaw Burstein’s Fertility Law Group were invited to be a sponsor of the upcoming Men Having Babies East Coast Surrogacy Conference & Gay Parenting Expo.
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Eric Wrubel Included within the Gay With Kids® (GWT) Expert Network08/19/2021
Eric Wrubel, Chair of Warshaw Burstein’s LGBTQ Family Law Practice, has extensive experience representing LGBTQ individuals in family law matters, which has led to his specialization in same-sex divorce. He has been included within the Gay With Kids® (GWT) Expert Network.
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Fertility Law Group hosted "Surrogacy in Sag Harbor: Your Family, Your Way" Event.07/30/2021
Our Fertility Law Group hosted an event, Surrogacy in Sag Harbor: Your Family, Your Way. It was a perfect evening celebrating the Child-Parent Security Act with incredible fertility leaders and reproductive health advocates.
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Fertility Law Group hosted "From Generation to Generation: An Introduction to Building Your Family with New York's New Surrogacy Law"06/30/2021
The event was designed to educate intended parents and the public on what the path to surrogacy looks like now that the Child-Parent Security Act has made compensated gestational surrogacy legal in New York State.