Education: Boston University School of Law,
1981 SUNY
Albany, 1978 (BA,
Magna Cum Laude)
Practice Areas:
Peter J. Galasso is one of the founding partners of
the firm.With a wealth of litigation experience, and a
penchant for finding common ground, Mr. Galasso views
his role as a manager, troubleshooter, and litigator
of family law issues. His greatest achievements are
found in the improved lives of his matrimonial
clients.
Mr. Galasso’s wide-ranging
litigation experience includes all aspects of
matrimonial law including custody disputes, support
and equitable distribution.He has extensive experience with respect to
complex business valuations and enhanced earnings
computations involving multi-million dollar wage
earners and business owners.
Given his expertise in the field
of matrimonial law, Mr. Galasso has been a guest on
Cablevisions’s “Families in Transition”, 1010
wins and has contributed to the New York Post and
local radio regarding matrimonial matters.
Mr. Galasso also has appeared in
New York Newsday, the Daily News, the New York Post,
People Magazine and US Weekly regarding his
representation of numerous high profile clients.
Achievements:
Mr. Galasso is a Fellow of the American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization that
awards membership only to those attorneys who have
demonstrated exceptional knowledge and successfully
passed the rigorous written and oral examinations
given by the Academy.
Mr. Galasso has also been designated as a mentor to the
Nassau County Bar Association to address members'
questions pertaining to Family Law matters, was selected
as a Barrister to the American Inns of Court, and is
admitted to practice in the New York and New Jersey Bar,
the Federal Court and the U.S. Tax Court.
He has also edited Matthew Bender's Equitable
Distribution resource text of its three volume treatise
on Divorce.
Mr.
Galasso has lectured at several CLE accredited
matrimonial courses and has participated as an adjunct
professor in the NITA trial techniques course held at
Hofstra University School of Law.
Publications:
Among Mr. Galasso’s numerous publications are the
following:
Setting Aside the Mediated Agreement, New York Law
Journal, November 1, 2000, page 1. This article explains how a
mediated agreement is not safe from challenge.
Extreme Measures, New York
Law Journal, January 3, 1997, page 2. This article examines the trend
established by the Court of Appeals decisions in Cassano,
Hartog, Powers, Tropea and McSparron;
Validating
Hocus Pocus, New York Law Journal, September 14,
1995, page 2. This article questions the
evidentiary value of the testimony of validators in
child abuse cases;
Prejudging
the Arbitration of Custody, New York Law Journal,
November 23, 1994. This article supports the right of parties to refer
visitation and other issues to an arbitrator and was
included in the bibliography on the subject to the Final
Report to the Chief Judge by the Committee on the
Profession and the Courts, November, 1995;
Whose
Children Are They Anyway? , New York Law Journal,
April 29, 1994, page 1. This article
examines the constitutional and pragmatic implication of
the grandparent visitationstatute and is cited in McKinney's Practice
Commentaries under Domestic Relations Law §72as authoritative on the subject;
The Exclusive Occupancy Paradox , New York Law
Journal, December 5, 1990 (Perspective Column), page 2.This article examines the law governing the
exclusive occupancy of the marital premises.
Rolling
the Dice "Pendente Lite" , Vol. 24 Family
Law Review No. 2, page 3, June 1992 quarterly
publication. This article chronicles the uncertainty
and potential problems caused by interim support orders
rendered in response to pendente lite applications;
Precedent
Without Leeds, The Nassau Lawyer. This article laments the lack of
leadership found in judicial decisions of the Courts
that confront the distribution of a party's enhanced
earnings capacity.
In addition to the above, a number
of Mr. Galasso's opinions and letters have been
published by the New York Law Journal over the years on
a wide range of matrimonial topics.
Personal:
Mr. Galasso’s wonderful family includes his very
patient wife, Lorraine, and their two lovable sons Luke
and Jake.Mr.
Galasso also enjoys a very active lifestyle and is an
avid tennis player.
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