David Bliven, Esq.

An Attorney Who Will Provide Legal Support In Your Divorce Case

Attorney David Bliven graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 1993 with a B.A. in Sociology. He went on to serve as a judicial intern and statistician with the NYS Commission on City Court Judicial Reallocation with the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge.

David Bliven then attended law school at New York Law School, where he graduated in 1997 with honors and ranked within the top 15% of his class.

Upon graduation, he worked in private practice for a year, doing mostly matrimonial work, before serving as a prosecutor for nearly 3 years with the NYC Administration for Children’s Services. There he prosecuted child support, child abuse/neglect and foster care cases on behalf of the City of New York.

After leaving the prosecutor position, Mr. Bliven opened his present practice in 2000. His philosophy is to provide quality legal representation at affordable prices. His practice is approximately 99% Divorce & Family Court cases, as well as some governmental misconduct cases.

Mr Bliven has an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), a perfect 10.0 rating from Avvo (“Superb” rating) and is listed in the “Super Lawyers” directory by Thompson Reuters (a distinction given to less than 5% of all attorneys in each field of practice). He is also a Certified Financial Litigator by the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators – which is particularly helpful in high net worth divorces & support cases. Mr Bliven also authors “Cases That Help” – an annual caselaw newsletter distributed to Family Court Assigned Counsel panels throughout the State of New York.

Furthermore, he has been published at such periodicals as Nolo.com, New York Law Journal and Westchester Lawyer, and is the author of the book “Navigating Your New York Divorce Case.”

Finally, he was honored as one of 2019’s “New York’s Leaders in the Law” by New York Magazine. He was also honored as a “Super Lawyer” for the New York Metro & Westchester area by Westchester Magazine, October, 2019.

Bar Admissions

•  New York, 1998

Education

New York Law School, New York

• J.D. – 05/1997
• Honors: cum laude
• Honors: With Honors
• Honors: Ranked within the Top 15% of his Class

Syracuse University

• B.A. – 1993
• Honors: With Honors
• Major: Sociology

Work Experience

• NYC Administration for Children’s Services – Staff Attorney (May, 1998 – Aug, 2000)
• NYS Commission on City Court Judicial Reallocation with the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge – Judicial Intern and Statistician

Professional Associations And Memberships

• New York State Bar Association – Family Law Section (Present)

Publications

• Navigating Your New York Divorce Case – Speakeasy Publishing (2018)
• Best Practices in Drafting Divorce Settlement Agreements – New York Law Journal (2017)
• Trying a Shaken Baby Syndrome Case, Nolo.com (2018)
• Raab v. Raab: A Call for Clarification of Child Support Modification – Westchester Lawyer – June (2018)

License

• Licensed for 23 years in NY