
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 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.