Bruce Wagner | Albany Divorce & Family Lawyer

Bruce J. Wagner practices exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law and represents clients in the negotiation and litigation of pre-nuptial agreements, separation, and divorce. His areas of concentration include divorce; high net worth property cases; prenuptial agreements; interstate support; and international custody.  

Bruce joined McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams P.C. in 1987, and became a shareholder in that firm in 1994, and chaired that firm's Matrimonial and Family Law Department beginning in 2002. Mr. Wagner became a partner in Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP in July 2020 and is Chair of the Matrimonial & Family Law Department at that firm. He also has a successful statewide appellate practice before the Appellate Divisions and the New York Court of Appeals. In January 2005, he began a two-year term as President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter. From 2010 to 2012, Bruce served as Chair of the 2,700 member Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.  In October 2016, he was selected by his peers to become a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Formed in 1993, the American College of Family Trial Lawyers (AFCTL) comprises a select group of 100 family law trial lawyers from across the United States.

He is a former Town Justice for the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, 2010 and 2014, choosing not to run for a 5th term in 2018. He served as a faculty member for the Advanced Judicial Education programs for Town and Village Justices from 2005 to 2011.

Bruce's court admissions include the United States District Court, Southern District of New York (1989) and Northern District of New York (1986); United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (1987); State of New York (1986); and Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1985).

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP	Albany, NY	July 1, 2020 to present
Shareholder	McNamee Lochner P.C.	Albany, NY	January 1, 1994 to June 30, 2020
Associate	McNamee Lochner Titus & Williams, P.C.	Albany, NY	January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1993
Associate	Maynard, O'Connor & Smith	Albany, NY	August 1985 - December 31, 1986

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Albany Law School, Union University	J.D.	Law School	1985
Albany Law School of Union University	J.D.	Professional Law Degree	June 1985
Cornell University	Bachelors	Double Major: Government and Music	1982

State / Court	Date
New York	1986
Massachusetts	1985

• American College of Family Trial Lawyers Diplomate | 2016
  American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter | Certified Fellow | 1992 to Date | President | 2005 - 2007
  New York State Bar Association Statewide Co-Chair of Continuing Legal Education for the Family Law Section | 2000 to Date | Chair, Family Law Section | 2010 - 2012
  International Academy of Family Lawyers Certified Fellow | 2003
  Rensselaer County Magistrates' Association President | 2010-2011 and 2014-2015
  NYS Office of Court Administration Advisory Committee on Matrimonial Practice | 1998 - Present
  NYS Office of Court Administration Third Department Judicial Hearing Officer Selection Advisory Committee | 2015 - Present.
  Boy Scout Troop 53 | Castleton Assistant Scoutmaster or Committee Member | 2002 - Present
  Twin Rivers Council | Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Counselor | 2002 - Present
  First United Methodist Church | East Greenbush Choir Director | 2010 - 2017
  Hendrick Hudson Male Chorus | East Greenbush Conductor | 1989-2003 and 2010-2017

• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  The Best Lawyers in America | All Editions | 1999 - Present
  Named a Super Lawyer in the Upstate New York Editions | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2007 - 2019
  Named one of the Top 10 attorneys in Upstate New York | Super Lawyers | 2018
  

• DiPietro v. Vatsky, 177 AD3d 401 (2019) Matter of Susan II v. Laura JJ, 176 AD3d 412 (2019) Arthur v. Galletti, 176 AD3d 412 (2019) Matter of Ryan XX. v. Sarah YY., 175 AD3d 1623 (2019) DiBella v. DiBella, 161 AD3d 1239 (2018) Wallace v. Wallace, 154 AD3d 1078 (2017) Allard v. Allard, 145 AD3d 1254 (2016) Matter of Noel v. LePage, 133 AD3d 1129 (2015) Matter of Vanita UU v. Mahender VV, 130 AD3d 1161 (2015) Matter of Greene v. Robarge, 104 AD3d 1073 (2013) Rinzler v. Rinzler , 97 AD3d 215 (2012) Halse v. Halse, 93 AD3d 1003 (2012) Mairs v. Mairs, 61 AD3d 1204 (2009) Matter of Spencer v. Spencer, 10 NY3d 60 (2008) Howard v. Howard, 45 AD3d 944 (2007) Matter of Welch v. Welch, 39 AD3d 910 (2007) Golub v. Ganz, 22 AD3d 919 (2005)

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  New York Law Journal
  Times Union (Albany)

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