What Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein does

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein (BBNS) is a New York-based matrimonial and family law firm founded in 1994 and organized as a Limited Liability Partnership. The firm concentrates exclusively on family law and serves high-net-worth individuals, professional athletes, celebrities, LGBTQ+ couples, and families navigating contested divorces. Its service offering spans the full set of divorce resolution modalities — litigation, collaborative law, and mediation — alongside child custody, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, property division, spousal maintenance, appeals, and modification/enforcement proceedings. The firm operates five physical offices — Manhattan (10 East 40th Street), White Plains, Garden City (Long Island), Hackensack (New Jersey), and Boca Raton (Florida) — covering the greater New York metropolitan area with a Southeast beachhead.

BBNS monetizes through professional services fees, primarily hourly billing for legal representation, with retainers and quote-based engagement scoped to case complexity, attorney seniority, and matter type. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagement is initiated through office consultations, phone intake, and online contact forms. The firm runs an active content-marketing and brand-building program — a long-running educational blog, the 'Schein On' podcast hosted by partner Evan Schein, and Managing Partner Jacqueline Newman's Simon & Schuster book 'The New Rules of Divorce' — alongside recurring placements on Fox Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, and the New York Times. The firm carries substantial third-party recognition: 22 attorneys on 2025 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars, multiple Best Lawyers in America honorees, a U.S. News-Best Lawyers TIER 1 ranking, Forbes 'Top Divorce Attorneys in NYC,' and a SmartCEO Law Firm of the Year finalist nod.

From a technology standpoint, BBNS is explicitly a non-technology-enabled professional services firm; there is no proprietary platform, no API, no integrations, and no AI tooling described in any source material. Its competitive positioning rests entirely on attorney talent depth, courtroom experience, multidisciplinary process options, and brand reputation. The firm operates as a partnership without external equity, has no subsidiaries, and has completed no acquisitions.

Name

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein

Legal name

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP

Website

https://berkbot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein is a New York-based matrimonial and family law firm founded in 1994, serving high-net-worth individuals, professional athletes, and LGBTQ+ clients through litigation, collaborative law, and mediation across five offices in NY, NJ, and FL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Law / Matrimonial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Matrimonial law services
• Divorce representation
• Family law practice
• Child custody law
• Prenuptial agreement drafting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Hourly billing for legal representation in divorce, family law, and related matters. The firm handles high-asset cases with complex financial issues including business valuations, property division, and spousal maintenance. Retainers and consultation fees are standard in the legal industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein is a matrimonial and family law firm that provides legal representation in divorce, child custody, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, property division, spousal maintenance, appeals, and modification/enforcement proceedings. The firm is one of the few in New York offering all three divorce resolution methods—litigation, collaborative law, and mediation—under one roof, with specialized practices for high-net-worth individuals, professional athletes, and LGBTQ+ clients.

Product overview

Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein is a law firm offering legal services, not a technology product. The firm provides family law services through three primary process options: litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. The core service offerings include divorce representation, child custody, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, property division, spousal maintenance, appeals, and modification/enforcement proceedings. The firm also offers specialized services for LGBTQ+ clients and professional athletes through its Family Law Sports Practice. Beyond direct legal services, the firm has developed content products including 'The New Rules of Divorce' book by Jacqueline Newman and the 'Schein On' podcast hosted by Evan Schein.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Divorce Litigation Traditional courtroom-based divorce representation where the firm's attorneys advocate for clients before a judge. Designed for spouses with contested matters requiring judicial resolution.
• Collaborative Law Out-of-court divorce process where parties and attorneys work cooperatively through structured meetings to resolve divorce issues without litigation.
• Divorce Mediation Neutral third-party facilitated process where spouses make decisions together through direct discussion with the assistance of a firm mediator.
• Child Custody Representation Legal representation for child custody matters including legal and physical custody arrangements for separating or divorcing parents.
• Child Support Representation Legal services for child support calculations, modifications, and enforcement proceedings on behalf of parents.
• Prenuptial Agreements Legal drafting and negotiation of prenuptial agreements to protect client assets before marriage.
• Postnuptial Agreements Legal services for postnuptial agreements drafted during marriage to clarify financial arrangements between spouses.
• Appeals Appellate legal services for challenging divorce and family law court decisions on behalf of clients.
• Modification & Enforcement Proceedings Legal services for modifying or enforcing existing divorce decrees and family law court orders.
• Spousal Maintenance Representation Legal representation for spousal support and alimony matters during divorce proceedings.
• Property Division Legal representation for equitable distribution of marital assets including real estate, businesses, and investments during divorce.
• Family Law Sports Practice Specialized family law services for professional athletes, including prenuptial agreements, asset protection, and custody matters tied to sports-related income and endorsement deals.
• LGBTQ+ Divorce Specialized divorce and family law services for same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ individuals, including marriage, divorce, and parental rights matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented thousands of clients with high incomes and significant assets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anderson & Associates: New York family law firm handling divorce, custody, and prenuptial matters for affluent clients. Comparable because it competes in the same NYC metro matrimonial market with similar service breadth across litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
• Rieger & Parzivand: Manhattan-based matrimonial and family law firm serving high-net-worth clients. Direct peer with similar boutique scale, exclusive family-law focus, and presence in the same Manhattan matrimonial market.
• Bikel & Schanker: New York matrimonial law firm focused exclusively on divorce and family law for high-net-worth clients. Direct competitor with overlapping service offerings (litigation, collaborative law, mediation) and similar premium client positioning.
• Wisselman & Associates: Long Island-based matrimonial and family law firm serving Nassau and Suffolk counties. Direct geographic peer because it competes for the same Long Island high-net-worth divorce caseload the firm accesses through its Garden City office.
• Sager Gellerman & Steinberg: New York matrimonial and family law firm specializing in complex divorce and high-asset matters. Direct peer given similar boutique size, exclusive family-law focus, and Manhattan-based high-net-worth clientele.
• Gassman Baiamonte Betts & Tannenbaum: Long-standing New York matrimonial and family law firm of comparable size and exclusive family-law focus. Directly comparable because it serves high-net-worth clients in Manhattan with similar divorce, custody, and prenuptial practice offerings.
• Krauss & Florentine: Boutique New York matrimonial law firm handling high-net-worth divorce and family law matters. Comparable in size and exclusive matrimonial focus, competing for similar Manhattan and Westchester clientele.

Broad incumbents

• Blank Rome LLP: Large full-service national law firm with a well-known matrimonial and family law practice in New York. Comparable because it competes for the same high-net-worth matrimonial matters in NYC, though family law is one of many practice areas rather than the firm's exclusive focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BerkmanBottgerNewmanScheinLLP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berkman-bottger-newman-schein-llp
• Xx.com/berkbot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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