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Rower LLC Difficult Conversations Virtual Event Siobhan Stewart, Nicole Hurley, Melinda B. Gould, and Dilpreet Rai discuss broaching difficult conversations on prenups, trusts and estates, and divorce.

Family Law
Alyssa discusses family law on a panel at Art Law Day 2024.

Child support
Dilpreet explains considerations in child support.

Orders of protection
Anita explains how orders of protection work.

Custody issues in a divorce
Kara explains custody issues in the divorce process. 

Litigation
Leslie explains litigation in a divorce.

Divorce process for business owners 
Alyssa discusses the special considerations affecting business owners going through a divorce.

Trust and estate planning
Nicole discusses trust and estate planning.

Mediation
Kara explains the mediation process and for whom it may be appropriate.

Counsel fees
Jennifer explains how counsel fees work.

Prenuptial agreements & trusts
Karina discusses prenuptial agreements for individuals with trusts.

Divorce process choice
Sarah discusses divorce options in depth.

The divorce process
Louisa outlines the uncontested divorce process.

Prenuptial agreements
Alyssa explains the importance of prenuptial agreements and the negotiation process.

Equitable distribution
Raluca walks through determining equitable distribution of property. 

LECTURES

Links provided to lectures available online. 

  • 2025 “Classification of Pre-Marital Assets: Determining Whether Pre-Marital Assets are “Matrimonial” or “Non-Matrimonial” in Dissolution Proceedings” featuring Alyssa Rower | America Conference Institute

  • 2024 “Family Law at 2024 Art Law Day” by Alyssa Rower | Appraisers Association of America

  • 2024 "The American Dream or an English affair? Getting The Transatlantic House in Order" by Alyssa Rower | Mishcon de Reya LLP, London

  • 2024 "Introduction to Matrimonial and Family Law" | by Anita Rojas Carroll | CLE Program: LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York 

  • 2024 "Smart Women Plan Ahead"  |  Rower LLC

  • 2024 “Take Control of Your Financial Future: Plan for the Expected and Unexpected” by Alyssa Rower | Duke University

  • 2024 “Family Structuring: Pre-Nup, Post-Nups, Divorce and Beyond” by Alyssa Rower | STEP Cayman Conference 2024, International Wealth Structuring Forum – Grand Cayman

  • 2023 “Divorce Redirected: It Doesn’t Have To Be Contentious” by Louisa DeRose, Leslie Stewart Sullivan, and Sarah Hechtman | WMHC

  • 2023 “Issue Spotting the Basics of Hague Convention Issues in Matrimonial Cases” by Anita Rojas Carroll | New York Women’s Bar Association 

  • 2023: “Weaponizing the Law" Moderated by Kara M. Bellew

  • 2022 “Representing Children in Contested Custody Cases” by Anita Rojas Carroll | CLE Program, New York Women’s Bar Association 

  • 2022 “Choice of Law Provisions in Prenuptial Agreements” by Alyssa Rower and Margaret Sarratt.

  • 2022 “Trans Futures: A Panel Discussion on Emerging Issues in the Gender Identity Space” moderated by Anita Rojas Carroll

  • 2022 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Anita Rojas Carroll | Optum Health

  • 2021 “Building a Successful Divorce Practice as a Female Lawyer” by Alyssa Rower | New York City Bar

  • 2020 “Law and Domestic Violence Seminar” by Kara M. Bellew | Harvard Law School virtual panel

  • 2020 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Louisa DeRose | Rower LLC

  • 2019 “The Different Roads to Divorce: A Divorce Attorney Explains Mediation as an Alternative to Litigation” by Louisa DeRose | MTZ Counseling, Continuing Education Units

  • 2019 "Orders of Protection" by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association: Family Court Practical Skills CLE

  • 2018 "The Impact of #MeToo: On the Job, in the Home, and on Campus" by Alyssa Rower | Women of Dartmouth, New York

  • 2018 "How to Handle a Custody Case Part I and II" by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association: Family Court Practical Skills CLE

  • 2018 "Complex Divorce" by Alyssa Rower | UNtied.net

  • 2017 "Smart Women Plan Ahead" by Kara M. Bellew | Kurzman Eisenberg

  • 2017 "Motions and Pre-Trial Intervention in Matrimonial Practice" by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association

  • 2016 "Orders of Protection" by Alyssa Rower | Faculty Member at the New York State Bar Association Family Court Trial Institute

  • 2016 "Women in Transition" by Alyssa Rower | Alliance Bernstein

  • 2015 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Alyssa Rower | Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP

  • 2014 "How to Hire the Right Divorce Lawyer" by Alyssa Rower | UNtied.net

  • 2014 “Ethics in Family Court Practice” by Alyssa Rower | New York State Bar Association

  • 2013 “Which Way to Go: Litigation, Mediation, or Collaborative?” by Alyssa Rower | UNtied.net

  • 2012 “The Ins and Outs of New York’s Temporary Maintenance Statute” by Alyssa Rower | lawline.com

  • 2012 “The Marriage Equality Act: Issues and Considerations for Same-Sex Couples” by Alyssa Rower | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP | Dartmouth Lawyer’s Association | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP | Brooklyn Bar Association | Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, LLP | Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP

  • 2009 "Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Children" by Alyssa Rower | The Bar Association of the City of New York