Our Story | DOBRISH MICHAELS GROSS LLP
Founded in 2001, Dobrish Michaels Gross LLP is a boutique family and matrimonial law firm for those in need of skilled and formidable counsel. We pride ourselves in providing our clients with knowledge and insight gained over years of experience and exclusive dedication to family and matrimonial law. Our mettle having been tested through hard-won battles in circumstances and against adversaries of all stripes, we understand how to develop a case and achieve results for our clients. The touchstone of our practice begins with a passion for guiding individuals through some of the thorniest and most emotionally-challenging problems they will face.
Our track record of success is owed in large part to the diversification of talents, skills and interests of our attorneys, as well as the culture we cultivate at the firm. We take a deliberate approach to every facet of the case, advancing a client’s case incrementally towards its goal at every decision point. The unique individuals we serve deserve better than cookie cutter solutions, grandiose promises that will never be met, or hollow braggadocio that shatters and disappoints upon impact.
Our Mindset
Collaborative Approach
The future we are forging for our clients belongs to them, and each is welcomed and encouraged to participate in that process. Our representation is an ongoing and vigorous exchange of ideas, a process designed to develop the winningest theory of a case. Our law firm’s reputation for passion, commitment to excellence, and consummate professionalism is well-founded. We steadfastly maintain our ideals by always bearing in mind our primary and overarching goal: to help our clients understand how best to achieve what they want with grace, and forcefulness.
IN THE Media
An award winning boutique matrimonial and family law firm, Dobrish Michaels Gross boasts a team of experts and leaders in the field. As a boutique firm, DMG is able to offer its clients the care, focus, finesse and agility that’s necessary to their unique case.
Publications
Explore our leading contributions to the field of family and matrimonial law:
Avoiding Publicity in Family Law Proceedings, by Robert Z. Dobrish, N.Y.L.J., 9/7/22
Back to the Future: Should We Eliminate Forensic Evaluations in Custody Cases?, by Robert Z. Dobrish, N.Y.L.J., 3/31/22
New York’s Joint Custody Presumption Assumption, by Robert Z. Dobrish and Sophie Heinlein, N.Y.L.J., 2/22/22 [PDF]
Solving the Hearing Problems in Custody Litigation, by Robert Z. Dobrish and Elodie de Bethmann, N.Y.L.J., 12/23/21 [PDF]
Child Support Guidelines: Closing the “Cap” Trap, NYSBA Family Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 2, Fall 2018
Drafting Prenuptial Agreements – Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em, NYSBA Family Law Review, Fall 2017, Vol. 49 No. 2 [PDF]
Determining Custody in the Biased Interests of the Determinator, AFCCNY Newsletter Sept. 2016 [PDF]
S.L. v. J.R.: A Clarion Call for Clarity in Custody Cases, Family Law Review, Fall 2016.
Suppose We Depose: Settling Disputed Custody Cases, New York Law Journal, June 19, 2013
Custody Evaluations: The Propriety of Preparation, New York Law Journal, February 6, 2012 [PDF]
Mommie Dearest: What’s Gender Bias Got to Do With It?, New York Law Journal, July 2011 [PDF]
Mal(Content) Practice Cases: Disgruntled Litigants and Unpaid Fees, New York Law Journal, May 2009
Matrimonial Depositions: Amid Change, Stipulations Stay the Same, by Robert Z. Dobrish and Dalit A. Yarden, N.Y.L.J., May 13, 2009
Pretrial Approaches to Divorce and Custody in New York, New York Family Law Strategies, 2009
The Soul of Sole Custody, N.Y.L.J., September 2008 [PDF]
Judging Child Custody Evaluations, N.Y.L.J., April 2006
Mental Health Professional Testimony in Child Custody Cases, N.Y.L.J., April 2005
Custody Evaluations: The Role of the Mental Health Professional. The Matrimonial Strategist, April 2005
A Lawyer’s Considerations in Selecting a Mental Health Expert, A Handbook of Divorce and Custody. Forensic, Developmental and Clinical Perspectives. Chapter 2. 2005
Contested Child Custody Cases, N.Y.L.J., December 2004
The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Custody Evaluations, N.Y.L.J., November 2004
Voluntary Support Payments: Let the Generous Beware, N.Y.L.J., October, 2003
Rights to the Mine: Digging Into Separate Property, N.Y.L.J., November, 2001
Judicial Alchemy: Turning Losses into Marital Assets, Vol. 32, Family Law Review, No. 1, Spring, 2000
The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay: It’s Not the End of the World – Or the End of the Case, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1999
Hell No We Won’t Go – Children Who Refuse to Visit, N.Y.L.J., July, 1999
Evidence Needed to Prove a Child Custody Case, N.Y.L.J., August, l996
The Identification, Valuation and Distribution of Human Capital, Family Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 2 (1992)
Representing the Father Who is Accused of Child Sexual Abuse, Family Law Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 3 (l989)
Rethinking the Braiman Doctrine, NY Domestic Relations Reporter, Vol. l No. 4 (l989)
Zones of Responsibility: A Judicial Beacon in Custody’s Dark Passageway, Vol. 36, N.Y.S.B.A. Family Law Review, No. 1, Spring, 2002 [PDF] * With Nina S. Gross
Book Reviews
Legal and Mental Health Perspectives on Child Custody Law: A Deskbook for Judges N.Y.L.J., April, 1999
New York Family Court Practioner, N.Y.L.J., Feb.,1997
The Best Interests of the Child, N.Y.L.J., Nov., 1996