Partners

John M. Teitler

jmteitler@teitler.com

John M. Teitler, Partner, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Chambers (High Net Worth category): “He is a big name in this field. . . a polished attorney with a vast knowledge of the financial aspects of his case.” Spears (“Top Seven US Family Lawyers”): “The go-to for some of New York’s most complex financial cases . . .” Serving as lead trial counsel in … Read more

Michael F. Teitler

mfteitler@teitler.com

Michael F. Teitler, Partner, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Michael Teitler founded the firm with his late father, Samuel Teitler, in 1963, and now leads the firm with his son John Teitler, who became a partner in 1996. Michael Teitler represents wealthy individuals and families in personal legal matters, focusing on divorce and estate issues, and in matters and controversies involving their business and … Read more

Sanford A. Bell

sabell@@teitler.com

Sanford A. Bell, Partner, Teitler & Teitler

Sanford Bell has been a partner of the firm since 1980. He is involved in all phases of the firm’s representation of wealthy individuals, families and entrepreneurs in divorce, estate and business matters and a wide variety of other litigated and non-litigated legal matters and transactions, focusing on complex financial and business issues and analysis. … Read more

Lauren Pruzan Gaynor

lpgaynor@teitler.com

Lauren Pruzan Gaynor, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Lauren represents both international and domestic clients in complex family law, real estate, commercial litigation and individual client practice areas.  Lauren joined Teitler & Teitler, LLP in 2001, after working in Eastern Europe for the Central East European Law Initiative where she assisted in the development of local legal associations and implementing the rule of … Read more

Nicholas W. Lobenthal

nwlobenthal@teitler.com

Nicholas W. Lobenthal

Nicholas W. Lobenthal has represented high net worth individuals and business organizations in complex family law and commercial litigation matters at the firm since 1998. He has served as counsel in reported cases in New York State and U.S. trial and appellate courts. He is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers … Read more

Nancy A. Murphy

namurphy@teitler.com

Nancy A. Murphy, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Nancy is the Administrative Partner of the firm. She represents individuals across a broad range of personal and financial matters, including matrimonial, trusts and estates, corporate and commercial matters.  Nancy has extensive experience advising domestic and international individuals and entities.  She has a wide range of experience advising clients on domestic and international prenuptial and postnuptial agreements … Read more

Sean M. Rochford

srochford@teitler.com

Sean M. Rochford, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Sean is a partner of the firm and focuses his practice on complex high net-worth matrimonial cases.  He also has participated in the representation of individuals in commercial litigation, international corporate disputes and general civil litigation. Since joining the firm in 2011, Sean has been involved in some the largest financial matrimonial cases in New … Read more

Constance E. Shields

ceshields@teitler.com

Constance E. Shields

Constance’s practice focuses on trusts, estates and business succession matters for wealthy individuals and their families.  She works with trusts and related business structures to preserve, protect and grow family wealth for multiple generations in a tax efficient manner.  Constance counsels individuals, families, trustees and family offices on wealth transfer tax planning, business succession planning, … Read more

Jaime L. Weiss

jlweiss@teitler.com

Jamie L. Weiss, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Chambers (High Net Worth category): “She is very smart and effective” and “very practical in her approach.” Jaime has been practicing law for more than twenty years, having started her career as a commercial litigator at Parker Chapin LLP (now Troutman Sanders LLP) before focusing full time on family law as part of the family … Read more


Counsel and Associates

Elizabeth White Bass

ewbass@teitler.com

Elizabeth White Bass, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Elizabeth has practiced matrimonial law exclusively since law school. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, she completed a three-year clerkship with The Honorable Laura E. Drager, in a dedicated matrimonial part in the New York State Supreme Court, New York County. As a court attorney, she had the unique opportunity to learn the practice … Read more

Andre Brittis-Tannenbaum

Abt@teitler.com

Andre Brittis-Tannenbaum

Andre is an associate at Teitler & Teitler, LLP. Andre is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and completed his undergraduate studies at Bates College. At St. John’s University School of Law, Andre was the Managing Director of the Moot Court Honor Society and was a Senior Staff Member of the American … Read more

Paul D. Getzels

pdgetzels@teitler.com

Paul Getzels, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Paul has had a wide-ranging practice in state and federal court for more than three decades. He has been a trusted advisor to the firm’s clients and his colleagues in the firm’s family law and commercial litigation practice since 1998. Paul began his legal career with the firm of Werner & Kennedy, concentrating on reinsurance … Read more

John A.  Lampitelli

jlampitelli@teitler.com

John A.  Lampitelli

John is an associate at Teitler & Teitler, LLP.  John received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School.   At Rutgers Law School, John was enrolled in the Child Advocacy Clinic where he represented children from low-income families in custody litigation and immigration matters. John was awarded Rutgers Law School’s Certificate in Family Law recognizing his academic … Read more

Alan S. Rabinowitz

asrabinowitz@teitler.com

Alan S. Rabinowitz, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Alan’s practice includes complex commercial litigation for both companies and individuals and matrimonial disputes for high net worth individuals. Alan is regularly sought out for his excellent judgment and superior strategic and tactical thinking on how to solve some of the most complex issues facing the firm’s attorneys. Prior to joining Teitler & Teitler, LLP, … Read more

Mary Beth Rober

mbrober@teitler.com

Mary Beth Rober, Teitler & Teitler LLP

Mary Beth joined the firm in 2003 and now serves as Counsel.  She has developed a significant concentration in complex financial matrimonial cases involving high net worth individuals and also has represented wealthy individuals and trusts in estate and family-related matters. Mary Beth has lectured on various legal and financial topics in China. Mary Beth is … Read more

Von Sanborn

vsanborn@teitler.com

Blank image pending lawyer photo

Von Sanborn is of-counsel to the firm. Von advises high net worth families on estate planning, art law matters, US tax issues and cross-border family office matters. Before joining the firm, Von was a partner at Day Pitney LLP and Withers Bergman LLP. While at Day Pitney LLP, he was Co-Chair of the firm’s Art … Read more