Bruce Wagner | Albany Divorce & Family Lawyer

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About Bruce

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).

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Experience

Partner

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

July 1, 2020 to present

Albany, NY

Shareholder

McNamee Lochner P.C.

January 1, 1994 to June 30, 2020

Albany, NY

Associate

McNamee Lochner Titus & Williams, P.C.

January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1993

Albany, NY

Associate

Maynard, O'Connor & Smith

August 1985 - December 31, 1986

Albany, NY

Admission

Verified New York

1986

Verified Massachusetts

1985

Education

Albany Law School of Union University

J.D. (Professional Law Degree)

June 1985

Cornell University

Bachelors (Double Major: Government and Music)

1982

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • American College of Family Trial Lawyers Diplomate
    2016
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter Certified Fellow to Date President
    1992 / 2005 - 2007
  • New York State Bar Association Statewide Co-Chair of Continuing Legal Education for the Family Law Section to Date Chair, Family Law Section
    2000 / 2010 - 2012
  • International Academy of Family Lawyers Certified Fellow
    2003
  • Rensselaer County Magistrates' Association President and
    2010-2011 / 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 and
    1989-2003 / 2010-2017
Honors / Awards
  • 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

Notable Work

Publications

Catherine Crier (Court TV)


People Magazine


News Channel 13 (Albany)


New York Law Journal


Times Union (Albany)

Founded 1975

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Highlights

Divorce & Family Law, Wills & Probate, Real Estate Other, Employment Discrimination, Criminal

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