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Allen was honored to have been recognized in the New York Metro edition of Super Lawyers 2013.  Here are links to Allen A. Drexel’s (hyperlinked) Super Lawyers profile.

On September 10, 2013, Allen l delivered a presentation to the New York County Lawyers’ Association’s Matrimonial Law Committee addressing how the legal landscape has (and hasn’t) changed for same-sex couples as a result of the Supreme Court’s recent invalidation, in U.S. v. Windsor, of a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and […]

Drexel Grande client Karen Hartman shared her story of the long journey out of a Vermont civil union in the New York Times. In the midst of widespread celebration of New York’s new marriage equality law, Hartman reminded readers that the “right to divorce is no joke”.  Hartman’s story is personal, but it has very public implications. The lack of relationship recognition in any […]

On May 2, 2012, Allen A. Drexel addressed some of the unique legal issues facing lesbian and gay individuals and couples as part of the program “Advancing Equality Through Financial and Legal Planning.”  The program was hosted by Bernstein Global Wealth Management.

Allen A. Drexel weighs in here on Supreme Court arguments in U.S. v. Windsor as part of “Richard French Live” segment on 3/27/13.

Allen participates on HuffPost panel, Trouble with Gay Divorce.

The March 4, 2013 New York Magazine cover story about “the peculiar mechanics—and heartbreak—of gay divorce” features insight into the subject from Allen and the stories of 2 Drexel Grande clients.

On June 25, 2012 Allen lectured on the topic “Matrimonial/Family Law Issues: Hoping for the Best, Planning for the Worst” as part of the New York City Bar Association’s “Marriage Equality” – The Paper Anniversary: Updates on Case Law & Developments”.

Allen lectures to the New York City Matrimonial Law Committee and the New York State and New York City Bar organizations regarding special challenges facing divorcing couples under new same-sex marriage law.

Time Out New York looks into the future of domestic partnerships in light of declining marriage rates and Allen supplies a legal perspective.