Rubenfeld Law Firm of Dix Hills

Rubenfeld Law Firm of Dix Hills is a Family Lawyer in Dix Hills, NY. The firm provides professional legal counsel and representation in a wide range of areas, including family law, adoptions, personal injury, civil rights, assisted reproduction, and criminal rights. With more than 40 years of legal experience, the practice focuses on protecting client rights and pursuing proper resolutions through trial or agreement. The firm offers evening and weekend appointments and maintains initial consultations of at least an hour to understand client issues and plan strategies. It holds a rating of 5.00 based on 37 reviews.

The practice areas include divorce and separation, child custody and visitation, child support, orders of protection, break-ups, pre-nuptial agreements, and co-parenting agreements. Adoption services cover standard adoptions, step-parent adoptions, and surrenders. Personal injury law addresses car accidents and wrongful death. Civil rights cases involve employment discrimination based on LGBT status, race, sex, national origin, or religion, as well as transgender issues. Assisted reproduction services include family planning and surrogacy. Criminal rights law handles DUI, marijuana possession, park arrests, and misdemeanor and felony arrests. The firm is led by Abby R. Rubenfeld, Senior Partner and Lawyer. Her general practice emphasizes family law, LGBT and AIDS-related issues, and civil rights cases. She served as the founding Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on LGBT Rights in 2015-2016. For seven years, she was an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, teaching a course on Sexual Orientation and the Law. She served for seven years on the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign and for many years on the Board of Directors of the ACLU of Tennessee. She also served as Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and as Chair of the Nashville Bar Association Family Law Committee. From 2007 to 2009, she was appointed by the President of the ABA to serve on the ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. She was formerly a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity and on the Executive Committee of its Family Law Section. In 2014, she was inducted into the YWCA Nashville Academy of Women of Achievement. In 2017, she joined the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. She served as co-counsel for the Tennessee plaintiffs in Oberg.

The firm maintains a strong local reputation, reflected in consistently high customer ratings. It has a steady record of repeat and referred customers. Rubenfeld Law Firm of Dix Hills serves clients in Dix Hills, NY, with a focus on family law and civil rights matters.