White Plains Family Law Attorney

David M. Rosoff

drosoff@cartonrosoff.com

David M. Rosoff has extensive experience in divorce litigation, mediation, and collaborative divorce.  An attorney for over 30 years, he is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, their federal district courts and courts of appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.  He earned his J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School in 1979 and his Master of Laws (L.L.M.) from New York University School of Law in 1985. 

Court Appointments

Mr. Rosoff has served as court-appointed attorney for the child in custody, juvenile delinquency, neglect and abuse, person in need of supervision, and family offense matters.  He has also served as court-appointed counsel for litigants in custody, neglect and abuse, family offense, adoption, and support proceedings.  He has also been appointed by the Surrogate's Court, Supreme Court, and Family Court as guardian ad litem, referee, court evaluator, and attorney for the incapacitated person.  

Board Memberships

  • Board of directors, executive committee, and treasurer of New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
  • Editorial board of the New York Family Law Monthly journal

Professional Activities

  • Founding member of New York State Council on Divorce Mediation 
  • New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Westchester County Bar Association
  • Justice Brandeis Westchester Law Society
  • Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
  • Fee Arbitration Panel of the 9th Judicial District
  • New Rochelle City Court Arbitrator
  • Pace Women’s Justice Center Moderate Means Matrimonial Panel

Presentations

  • Collaborative Law for Matrimonial Attorneys, New York, NY, August and September 2010
  • Radio interview, WVOX, New Rochelle, NY, December 2008
  • Case presentation, Center for Mediation in Law Collaborative Training, New York, NY, Fall 2008
  • Radio interview, WVOX, New Rochelle, NY, December 2007
  • Case presentation, Center for Mediation in Law Support and Development, New York, NY, Spring 2008
  • Introduction to Collaborative Divorce, NY Collaborative Law Group, White Plains, NY Fall 2007
  • Mental Health Professionals and Collaborative Divorce, NY Collaborative Law Group, Chappaqua NY, Spring 2007
  • Discrimination and Immigration Reform, Institute for Federal Judges, New York University, New York, NY, Fall 2004
  • Sexual Harassment, New York University School of Law, Spring 2001

Publications

Mr. Rosoff's published works include articles on collaborative divorce and custody determinations.

  • "The Role of Family Court in Parental Abduction," New York Family Law Monthly, January 2010
  • "The Custody Rights of Biological Parents," New York Family Law Monthly, Volume 9, Number 3, November 2007
  • "Choosing Collaborative Family Practice," New York Family Law Monthly, Volume 7, Number 3, December 2005
  • "Proving Sexual Harassment: Discovery and the Perpetrator," Proceedings of the 51st NYU Conference on Labor, May 2000