When you are dealing with a divorce, child custody dispute, family court proceeding, criminal accusation, or another serious legal matter, the attorney you choose can have a significant impact on both the immediate outcome of your case and your future. These cases often involve issues that are deeply personal, including your relationship with your children, your finances, your home, your freedom, and your reputation. Having an experienced attorney who understands the New York court system can help you protect your rights and make informed decisions at every stage of the process.

Brooklyn attorney Robert S. Gershon has more than 30 years of legal experience representing clients in family law, matrimonial law, and criminal defense matters. Admitted to practice in New York in 1992, Mr. Gershon has spent decades appearing in courts throughout Brooklyn and New York City and helping clients navigate cases ranging from divorce and child custody disputes to serious criminal charges.

Mr. Gershon began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn. His prosecutorial background gives him firsthand knowledge of how criminal cases are investigated, charged, negotiated, and presented in court. He has since developed a practice that includes both criminal defense and family law, allowing him to assist clients in cases where these areas sometimes overlap, particularly matters involving domestic violence, orders of protection, child custody, and related criminal allegations.

Robert Gershon has also maintained extensive involvement within the Brooklyn legal community. He is a member of the Brooklyn Bar Association and has served on committees involving judicial screening, New York City Criminal Court matters, and issues before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. He is also a Past President of the Kings County Criminal Bar Association.

As a solo practitioner, Mr. Gershon provides clients with direct representation from an attorney who has handled complex legal disputes for decades. Whether you are preparing for a divorce, fighting for custody of your child, responding to an order of protection, or defending yourself against criminal charges, Robert Gershon can help you understand your rights, evaluate your options, and pursue a resolution designed to protect what matters most.

Family law matters frequently involve some of the most important relationships in a person’s life. Disputes involving children, financial support, parenting schedules, and orders of protection can create tremendous uncertainty, particularly when parents or former partners strongly disagree about what should happen next.

Brooklyn family law attorney Robert S. Gershon represents clients in matters involving child custody, visitation, child support, family offenses, orders of protection, paternity, relocation, and other proceedings heard in New York Family Court. Some family law disputes can be resolved through negotiation and carefully drafted agreements. Others require hearings or trials in which a judge determines the outcome.

Whatever the circumstances, it is important to understand how the decisions made during a family court case may affect you and your children for years to come. Custody arrangements can determine where a child lives and which parent makes important decisions. Support orders can significantly affect a family’s finances. Orders of protection may place restrictions on contact between family members and may sometimes affect access to a home or children.

Robert Gershon brings decades of courtroom experience to these matters while recognizing that family cases require more than aggressive litigation. They also require careful judgment. When an agreement can protect a client’s interests and provide stability for a family, negotiation may be appropriate. When the other party is unreasonable or a client’s parental rights are threatened, litigation may become necessary.

The goal is to help clients protect their legal rights while pursuing practical solutions that account for their families, children, finances, and long-term interests.

A divorce in New York involves much more than legally ending a marriage. Depending on the circumstances, spouses may need to resolve complicated questions involving child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, marital property, retirement accounts, real estate, debt, and other financial obligations.

Brooklyn divorce attorney Robert S. Gershon has more than three decades of experience helping clients navigate both contested and uncontested divorce proceedings. An uncontested divorce may be possible when spouses agree about all major issues and can complete the process without extensive litigation. In a contested divorce, however, disagreements concerning children, finances, property, support, or other issues may require negotiations, discovery, court appearances, depositions, motion practice, or trial.

Property division is often one of the most significant issues in a New York divorce. Because New York follows an equitable distribution system, marital property is divided according to what the court determines to be equitable rather than automatically being divided equally. Determining which assets are marital property, identifying separate property, valuing businesses or retirement accounts, and addressing jointly owned homes can therefore become important parts of the divorce process.

Cases involving children can be even more complicated. Parents may disagree about where children should live, how parenting time should be divided, which parent should have authority over important decisions, or whether one parent should be permitted to relocate. Allegations of domestic violence can create additional complications and may lead to orders of protection or parallel proceedings in Family Court or Criminal Court.

Robert Gershon works with clients to identify the issues that matter most, evaluate potential resolutions, and determine when negotiation or litigation is appropriate. Whether your divorce is relatively straightforward or involves substantial financial and custody disputes, experienced legal representation can help protect your interests throughout the process.

Child custody disputes can be among the most emotionally difficult cases heard in New York Family Court or Supreme Court. For parents, the outcome may determine where their children live, how much time each parent spends with them, and who has authority to make important decisions concerning education, medical care, religion, and other aspects of the child’s upbringing.

New York custody cases generally involve both physical custody and legal custody. Physical or residential custody concerns where the child primarily lives, while legal custody generally concerns who has authority to make major decisions for the child. Depending on the family’s circumstances, one parent may receive primary custody, parents may share certain responsibilities, or another arrangement may be established by agreement or court order.

When parents cannot reach an agreement, New York courts determine custody based on the best interests of the child. There is no single factor that automatically determines the outcome. Courts may consider the child’s existing relationship with each parent, the stability of each household, each parent’s ability to care for the child, work schedules, the child’s needs, each parent’s willingness to support the child’s relationship with the other parent, any history of domestic violence or abuse, and numerous other circumstances.

Custody cases may also become more complicated when one parent seeks to relocate with the child, alleges that the other parent presents a safety concern, refuses to follow an existing parenting arrangement, or attempts to interfere with the other parent’s relationship with the child. In some cases, an Attorney for the Child may also participate in the proceeding and advocate for the child’s interests.

Brooklyn family law attorney Robert S. Gershon helps parents understand how New York custody law applies to their situation and how their actions during the case may affect the court’s decision. He represents parents during negotiations, custody hearings, modification proceedings, relocation disputes, and trials when an agreement cannot be reached.

The consequences of a custody decision can last for years. Having an experienced attorney involved early can help you present your position clearly, protect your parental rights, and pursue an arrangement that serves both your child’s well-being and your relationship with your child.

Parents generally have an important interest in maintaining meaningful relationships with their children. When parents live separately, however, disagreements frequently arise about how parenting time should be scheduled, where exchanges should occur, how holidays should be divided, and what restrictions may be appropriate.

Visitation and parenting time arrangements can be established through an agreement between the parents or through an order issued by the court. An effective parenting schedule may address regular weekday and weekend visits, holidays, school vacations, summer schedules, transportation, telephone or video communication, and other practical issues.

When parents cannot agree, the court may determine an arrangement based on the child’s best interests. Depending on the circumstances, parenting time may be relatively unrestricted, subject to certain conditions, or supervised when the court identifies significant safety concerns.

Disputes may also arise after an initial visitation order has already been entered. A parent’s work schedule may change, a child may develop different educational or medical needs, one parent may seek to relocate, or one party may claim that the other is violating the existing order. In these circumstances, a modification or enforcement proceeding may become necessary.

Brooklyn family lawyer Robert S. Gershon represents parents in visitation and parenting-time disputes and helps clients pursue arrangements that allow them to maintain meaningful relationships with their children while protecting their legal rights.

Family law does not always involve litigation. Carefully prepared agreements can help couples establish clear expectations, protect assets, and resolve disputes without leaving every issue for a court to decide.

A prenuptial agreement allows people preparing for marriage to address certain financial issues in advance. Prenuptial agreements may be especially important when one or both parties own significant assets, have children from previous relationships, own businesses, expect substantial inheritances, or have different financial obligations entering the marriage.

Discussing finances before marriage can be uncomfortable, but establishing expectations in advance may prevent significant uncertainty and conflict if the marriage later ends. A properly prepared agreement can address issues involving property, separate assets, financial responsibilities, and other matters permitted under New York law.

Separation agreements serve a different purpose. When spouses decide to live separately, an agreement may allow them to resolve important issues involving property, support, children, debts, and financial responsibilities without requiring a judge to decide every dispute.

Because these agreements can affect valuable legal and financial rights, they should be approached carefully. Robert Gershon helps Brooklyn clients evaluate, negotiate, and prepare matrimonial agreements designed to clearly define each party’s rights and responsibilities and reduce the likelihood of future disputes.

Being accused of a crime can immediately place your freedom, employment, reputation, and future at risk. Depending on the allegations, a conviction in New York may result in incarceration, probation, fines, orders of protection, immigration consequences, employment difficulties, and a permanent criminal record.

Experienced Brooklyn criminal defense attorney Robert S. Gershon represents individuals facing misdemeanor and felony charges throughout Kings County and New York City. As a former Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney, he understands how prosecutors evaluate evidence, question witnesses, develop plea offers, and prepare criminal cases for trial.

That background can be especially important when evaluating weaknesses in the prosecution’s case. Criminal matters may involve disputes over witness credibility, identification evidence, surveillance footage, police searches, statements to law enforcement, physical evidence, forensic testing, or whether prosecutors can establish every element of the alleged offense beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mr. Gershon handles matters involving domestic violence offenses, assault, theft offenses, drug charges, sex offenses, stalking, child endangerment, strangulation, obstruction-related offenses, and other New York criminal charges. Every case presents different facts, and a defense strategy should account for the evidence, the client’s history, the potential penalties, and the client’s objectives.

A criminal charge is not the same as a conviction. Depending on the circumstances, there may be opportunities to challenge evidence, seek dismissal or reduction of charges, negotiate a favorable resolution, avoid incarceration, or proceed to trial. Robert Gershon works to examine the government’s case carefully and protect his clients throughout every stage of the criminal court process.

Domestic violence cases can be particularly complicated because a single allegation may affect several different areas of a person’s life at the same time. A person accused of a family offense may face criminal charges, an order of protection, restrictions on returning home, limitations on contact with children, or a related Family Court proceeding.

Robert Gershon has decades of experience handling domestic violence matters in Kings County Criminal Court and Family Court. His combined experience in criminal defense and family law is especially valuable in cases where the same allegations affect both a criminal prosecution and a custody, visitation, or order of protection dispute.

An order of protection may impose significant restrictions even while the underlying allegations remain unresolved. Depending on the order, a person may be prohibited from contacting another individual, entering a shared residence, communicating electronically, or engaging in other conduct. When children are involved, allegations of domestic violence may also influence decisions involving custody and parenting time.

Domestic violence allegations can arise from complicated and emotionally charged situations. The parties may have very different accounts of what occurred, and accusations may involve conflicting statements, text messages, photographs, medical records, police body-camera footage, witness testimony, or prior family disputes.

Robert Gershon works to evaluate these cases carefully and address both the immediate and long-term consequences. Whether the matter involves defending against criminal allegations, responding to an order of protection, or addressing related custody and visitation issues, experienced legal representation can be particularly important when multiple court proceedings overlap.

A desk appearance ticket, commonly called a DAT, allows a person who has been arrested for certain offenses to be released from custody and ordered to appear in court at a later date instead of remaining in jail until arraignment. Although receiving a desk appearance ticket may feel less serious than being held after an arrest, it still means that a criminal case has been started against you. The charges do not disappear simply because you were allowed to leave the precinct, and failing to properly respond to the ticket can create additional legal problems.

Desk appearance tickets are commonly issued in cases involving misdemeanors and certain lower-level felony allegations. The ticket will provide a date and location for the person to appear in criminal court, where the arraignment process will generally begin. At arraignment, the court may formally address the charges, determine whether any conditions or orders should be imposed, and set the case on a path toward discovery, negotiations, motion practice, hearings, or trial.

The period between receiving the DAT and appearing in court can be an important time to begin preparing a defense. Evidence may need to be reviewed, witnesses may need to be identified, and the circumstances surrounding the arrest may need to be examined closely. Depending on the allegations, there may be legal issues involving searches, statements to police, identification procedures, video footage, or whether the prosecution can establish each element of the charged offense.

Brooklyn criminal defense attorney Robert S. Gershon represents individuals who receive desk appearance tickets and are required to appear in Kings County Criminal Court. As a former Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney and experienced criminal defense lawyer, he understands how these cases are evaluated from both sides of the courtroom and can begin preparing a defense before the first court appearance.

Receiving a desk appearance ticket should be taken seriously. Early legal representation can help you understand what charges you are facing, what will happen at arraignment, and what options may be available as the case moves forward. Robert Gershon can help you prepare for court, protect your rights, and pursue the best possible resolution based on the facts of your case.

Family, matrimonial, and criminal cases frequently involve decisions that cannot easily be undone. Statements made during an investigation, agreements reached during a divorce, temporary custody arrangements, orders of protection, and decisions made during criminal proceedings may all influence what happens later in the case.

For that reason, obtaining legal advice early can be important. An experienced attorney can help identify potential problems before they become more difficult to address, explain the legal consequences of different options, prepare clients for court appearances, and develop a strategy based on both immediate priorities and long-term goals.

Robert S. Gershon has represented New Yorkers for more than 30 years. His experience as a former Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney, longtime criminal defense lawyer, family law attorney, matrimonial attorney, Past President of the Kings County Criminal Bar Association, and member of the Brooklyn Bar Association provides him with extensive familiarity with the courts and legal issues his clients face.

Whether a case involves defending your freedom, preserving your relationship with your children, protecting your financial interests during a divorce, or addressing several of these issues at once, Mr. Gershon provides experienced legal representation designed around the individual circumstances of each client.

Legal problems involving your family, marriage, children, or freedom should not be ignored. Court proceedings can move quickly, and decisions made early in a case may have consequences that last for years.

Robert S. Gershon has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in Brooklyn and throughout New York City in divorce, family law, matrimonial, and criminal defense matters. As a former Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney and longtime member of the Brooklyn legal community, he brings extensive courtroom experience and practical knowledge to every case.

If you are preparing for a divorce, involved in a child custody or visitation dispute, dealing with an order of protection, or facing criminal charges, contact Robert S. Gershon to discuss your case. He can help you understand the legal process, identify your available options, and pursue a strategy designed to protect your rights, your family, and your future.