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Family Law
Divorce, child custody, support, and adoption. We represent parents and children with the care and firmness the proceedings require.
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Family Law · Estate Planning · Civil Litigation
Counsel you can count on. For as long as it takes.
Whitmore & Associates has represented families and individuals in the Tri-State area for over five decades. We handle the matters that matter most — with the patience, precision, and personal attention the work deserves.
Practice Areas
What we handle.
Six areas of practice, each one handled by an attorney who has focused on that area for at least ten years. We don't generalize.
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Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Sound plans built around your family's actual situation, not a template.
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Probate & Trust Administration
Guiding executors and trustees through the legal steps of estate settlement, including contested matters and creditor negotiations.
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Civil Litigation
Breach of contract, property disputes, and business torts. We prepare every case as though it will go to trial — because it might.
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Real Estate
Residential and commercial transactions, title disputes, landlord-tenant matters, and co-operative and condominium law.
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Business Succession
Planning for the transfer of a family business — including buy-sell agreements, valuation, tax structure, and dispute resolution.
Learn moreThey handled my father's estate with the same care they'd have given their own family. That's rare, and it matters more than I expected it to.— Margaret H., client since 2018
The attorneys
Who you'll work with.
Three partners. Every client is assigned to one from the first call through the final resolution — no handoffs, no associates doing the work you hired a partner to do.
Robert Whitmore
Founding Partner · Family Law
Thirty-eight years in family law. Represented clients in over 600 custody matters. Adjunct faculty at Fordham Law, 2004–2012.
Caroline Lund
Partner · Estate Planning & Probate
Former trust officer at First Republic. Joined Whitmore in 2001. Handles complex multi-state estates and family trust disputes.
David Mares
Partner · Litigation & Real Estate
Fifteen years in civil litigation, five at Whitmore. Tried to verdict in state and federal court. Handles commercial real estate disputes.
Schedule a consultation.
Initial consultations are complimentary. We'll spend 30 minutes understanding your situation before recommending any course of action.
Monday–Friday · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
845 Third Avenue, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10022
New York, NY 10022