Emily S. Pollock has been practicing exclusively as a matrimonial and family law attorney for over a decade. Emily’s practice focuses on disputes involving divorce, distribution of marital and separate property assets, custody, parenting time, child and spousal support, paternity and other areas of family and matrimonial practice, including requests for orders of protection, as well as negotiating and drafting prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. She manages all stages of divorce litigations for both financial and custodial issues, from commencement through trial, as well as successfully negotiating and facilitating settlements when possible and appropriate. Emily has a varied practice representing income-earning and non-income-earning spouses, moms and dads, unmarried and married parents, with varied net worths, including ultra-high-net worth families, and clients benefit from that breadth of experience. She has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by New York Metro Super Lawyers and selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Family Law.
Emily is regularly quoted on matrimonial issues in various publications, and has lectured and co-authored articles on various issues relating to matrimonial and family law. She has also been a guest on the podcast, “$mart Women.”
Emily is a member of the Legislation Committees of both the New York Women’s Bar Association and the New York State Bar, Family Law Section, as well as the Judiciary Committee of the New York Women’s Bar Association.
Prior to joining Kasowitz, Emily served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paul H. Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court. After her clerkship, Emily was a commercial litigator with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP in New York, where she focused on securities and hostile takeover actions.
Emily lives on the Upper West Side with her young son and an unimaginably vast collection of action figures.
Media
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “How Divorce Can Impact Your Retirement Plans”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “The Right Way To Hire (And Fire) Your (Ex-)Spouse”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Will Your Spouse Stand In The Way Of Selling Your House?”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Fatherly Article: “How to Tell Your Wife You Want a Divorce”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Yahoo Finance Article: “Is My Ex-Husband Entitled to the Down Payment Money He Put into Our House?”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Speak at 92nd Street Y on Whether Women are Equal in Marriage and Divorce
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “5 Tips For Maximizing Your Performance During Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “How Your Compensation Structure Can Affect Your Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “How a Prenuptial Agreement Can Help Protect Your Business Interests”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in PureWow Article: “How to Improve Communication in Marriage, According to a Divorce Lawyer”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “How Your Company Can Support a Senior Leader during Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “How to Handle Job Loss During Your Divorce”
- Emily S. Pollock Featured as Guest on Press Play with Madeleine Brand Podcast
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Does the Dissolution of Your Marriage Mean the Dissolution of Your Business?”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Alimony and Child Support: What Judges Consider About Your Income”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Balancing Act: How to Manage Your Divorce at the Office”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in NBC News BETTER Article: “Prenuptial Agreements: What is a Prenup and Should I Get One?”
- Matrimonial Partner Emily S. Pollock Interviewed on Cheddar Concerning the Bezos Divorce
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Yes, You Can Change Your Career During Your Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Everything You Need to Know About Protecting Your Business in a Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Fox Business Article: “Tax Guide to Divorce in 2019”
- Kelly Frawley and Emily Pollock Address Media Questions Concerning Bezos Divorce
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in PureWow Article: “So, You’re Breaking Up—but Who Gets the Dog?”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Time Article: “If Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson are Splitting Up, Here’s What Happens to the $93,000 Engagement Ring”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in MarketWatch Article: “Frozen Eggs, Student Loans and Other Unexpected Reasons to Get a Prenup”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in CNBC Article: “Being Rich May Increase Your Odds of Divorce”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Business Insider Australia Article: “You Don’t Need to be Rich to Get a Prenup — Here’s How Much You Should Expect to Pay”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Fatherly Article: “This Is How Much The Average Divorce Costs—And Where All The Money Goes”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in HuffPost Article: “How To Protect Your Credit And Assets When Marrying Someone With Debt”
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Fatherly Article: “How to Tell Your Partner You Want a Divorce”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in Metro (US) Article: “Gray divorce: what it is and how to prepare”
- Emily S. Pollock Featured as Guest on Cheddar in “What to Propose before Proposing”
- Emily S. Pollock Quoted in CNBC Article: “What celebrities can teach us about marriage (and divorce)”
- Kelly Frawley and Emily Pollock Co-Author “Understanding the Basics of Child Custody”
- Emily S. Pollock quoted in Fox Business article: “Tax Law to Make Divorce Proceedings Messier”
- Emily S. Pollock and Kelly A. Frawley Discuss Divorce Considerations for Mommybites Blog
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author “Accessing and Using a Spouse’s ESI in a Divorce”
- Emily S. Pollock Discusses Engagement Ring Legality in Essence Magazine
- Emily S. Pollock Discusses Distribution of the Engagement Ring in High-Profile Split
- Emily S. Pollock Discusses Custodial Issues in High-Profile Divorce
- Emily S. Pollock Discusses Prenuptial Agreements on $mart Women Podcast
- Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock Co-Author "How Getting a Job Can Work for Your Client During Divorce"
Kasowitz Benson Torres matrimonial and family law partners Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock have co-authored “How a Prenuptial Agreement Can Help Protect Your Business Interests,” published in Forbes.
Read StoryKasowitz Benson Torres matrimonial and family law partner Emily S. Pollock was a featured guest on the Press Play with Madeleine Brand podcast in the episode “Divorce Looks Different At Age 50 and Up. How Do You Navigate the Financials?”
Read StoryKasowitz Benson Torres matrimonial and family law partners Kelly A. Frawley and Emily S. Pollock have co-authored “Everything You Need to Know About Protecting Your Business in a Divorce,” published in Forbes.
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- University of Minnesota Law School
J.D., magna cum laude, 2002
Articles Editor, University of Minnesota Law Review - University of Chicago
B.A., 1996
- New York