ANTHONY YOVINO, ESQ. (Bachelor of Science, St. John's University, 1980; Juris Doctorate, St. John's University School of Law, 1983) has been practicing matrimonial law on Long Island for over 24 years. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Family Law, and Nassau County Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee, of which he was the Chairman of the Ethics Sub-Committee. Mr. Yovino has lectured extensively on matrimonial and family issues before Members of the Bar and various community, civic, and fraternal organizations. He has conducted Continuing Legal Education Seminars at St. John's University School of Law and is a frequent guest on the Radio Program "Law You Should Know" which airs on WHPC 90.3 FM. Mr. Yovino has been attorney of record on numerous cases that established legal precedents over the years in the area of Matrimonial Law, including McGowan vs. McGowan which established the principle that an advanced educational degree is marital property subject to equitable distribution upon divorce.

Areas of Practice

• Matrimonial Law
• Family Law
• Cohabitation Agreements
• Divorce
• Domestic Partnerships
• Domestic Relations
• Domestic Violence
• Equitable Distribution
• Gay and Lesbian Family Law
• Interstate Support
• Marital Agreements
• Marital Property Distribution
• Marital Property Law
• Marital Property Settlements
• Non-Traditional Family Law
• Paternity
• Post Divorce Modification
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Premarital Agreements
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
• Restraining Orders
• Separation Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Uncontested Divorce

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Education

• St. John's University School of Law, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Member, Senior Board, St. John's Moot Court, 1982-1983
  
  
• St. John's University, 1980
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  

Published Works

• "The Authority and Obligations of the Trial Court to Classify Assets and Select Proper Valuation Dates Prior to Trial", Family Law Review, 1991
• "Support Collection Procedures in Matrimonial Actions", Nassau Lawyers, 1994
• "To QDRO or Not to QDRO-That Is the Dilemma", Family Law Review, 1994
• "Religious Freedom in Custody Disputes: Whose Right Is It Anyway?", Family Law Review, 1995

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Lecturer, Nassau Academy of Law
• Instructor, Continuing Legal Education, St. John's University School of Law

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Nassau County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• New York State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• August 15, 1958, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America