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| Justice Miller was appointed to the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court, Second Department by Governor Mario
Cuomo in January 1990 (retired 1/1/06). She had served as
a New York State Supreme Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial
District, having been elected in 1986, and had served as a
Family Court Judge in Westchester County from 1983-1986. Among
Justice Miller's "firsts" are her law degree from
Harvard Law School (she was in its first class to admit women);
her election to the Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District
in November 1986 (the first Democrat to win a contested election
in the 9th Judicial District in nearly 100 years); and her
appointment as Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second
Department, in January 1990 (the first woman in the 9th Judicial
District to be so recognized).
Click at Speaking Engagements
for a recent partial list of some of Judge Miller’s
speaking engagements before various professional groups. Click
at Attorney News for items of news
for Judge Miller published on our web site. Click at Client Testimonials to see what our client say about our Matrimonial and Family Law attorneys. |
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Judge Miller leads the firm's Appellate Practice and Mediation and Arbitration groups. She is also a member of the firm's Collaborative Law, Business Litigation and Matrimonial and Family Law groups. As a member of our Appellate Practice and Business Litigation groups, she brings her experience and know-how in her work on many thousands of cases and opinions for which she has been a participant. As a former judge who understands the stakes in letting a dipute bde ecided by the courts, she brings her dispute resolution skills to our Mediation and Arbitration group. In our Matrimonial and Family Law and Collaborative Law groups, she has been involved in every aspect of the firm's work, including, but not limited to the following:
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- Advice on and preparation of Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements;
- Preparation of documents incident to an action for divorce, child custody (including child relocation disputes) and related matters;
- Advice and negotiations regarding prospective settlements of contested matters;
- Separation Agreements, Stipulations of Settlement and Uncontested Default Divorces for clients at all income and asset levels.;
- Property distributions, maintenance and child support;
- Litigating all aspects of Family Court Proceedings and Divorce Actions, including Orders of Protection, Paternity Disputes, Temporary Support Awards, Restraining Orders, Domestic Violence issues, Exclusive Occupancy of the Marital Residence, Maintenance, Child Support, Equitable Distribution of Marital Property and Establishing Separate Property Claims.
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- Professional and Community Involvement:
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- Current Officer, Director, Chair, Member
- Director, Office of Family Services, New York State Office
of Court Administration
- Director, Legal Services
of the Hudson Valley
- Chair, New York State Task Force on Family Violence
- Member, Board of Visitors, Pace
University School of Law
- Justice In Residence, Pace
University School of Law
- Director, Benjamin N. Cardozo Society
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- Bar Association Memberships
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- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Westchester Women's
Bar Association
- Westchester County Bar
Association
- Women's
Bar Association of the State of New York
- New York County
Lawyers' Association
- Association of the
Bar of the City of New York
- The Florida Bar
- National
Association of Women Judges
- White Plains Bar Association
- Former Officer, Director, Chair, Member
- Chair, Matrimonial Commission (Appointed by Chief Judge
of New York State Court of Appeals)
- Founder, Co-President, and Vice President, Judges
and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA)
- Chair, Ninth Judicial District Committee to Promote Gender
Fairness in the Courts
- Member, Governor's Task Force on Youth Crime and Violence
- Chief Judge's Committee to Examine Lawyers' Conduct
- Founder and President, Westchester
Women's Bar Association
- Vice President, Women's
Bar Association of the State of New York
- Member, New York State Committee on Child Support
- Member, Parent Education Commission
- Director, New York State Association of Women Judges
- Member, Blacks
and Jews in Conversation
- Vice President, Harvard
Law School Association
- Director, Cancer
Support Team
- Other Community Organizations
- Member, League of Women
Voters of New York State
- Hadassah
- Westchester Jewish
Center
- Planned
Parenthood
- Harvard Club
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- Westchester Woman of the Year Award, 1982
- Pace University Annual
Award for Distinguished Service to the Criminal Justice
System, 1985
- Sybil Hart Kooper Award, Brooklyn
Women’s Bar Association, 1993
- Founder’s Award, Women's
Bar Association of the State of New York, 1993
- Kings County District
Attorney’s Office Women’s History Month
1994 Jurist of the Year Award
- Horace
Mann School Alumni Council Award for Distinguished Achievement,
1994
- New York State Bar
Association Ruth G. Shapiro Award, 1995
- New York State Bar
Association Family Law Section Award, 1995
- The Women’s Medical Association of New York City,
“1996 Woman of Conscience Award”
- Rockland County Women’s
Bar Association Belle Mayer Zeck Award, 2001
- Pace University School
of Law Leadership Award, Oct. 2002
- Honoree, Westchester
County Bar Association, Annual Dinner, 2004
- Westchester Women's
Bar Association Foundation established its annual scholarship
award, “Justice Sondra M. Miller Scholarship”
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If you think you may require the assistance of Judge Miller
in any matter, email (smiller@mccarthyfingar.com)
or phone her (914-385-1015) with any question you may have. |
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