Clifford Petroske

“Mr. Petroske is well known to this Court as a capable matrimonial attorney.  He represented the plaintiff with skill and professionalism.”
-Hon. William J. Kent, III
Justice of the Supreme Court (ret.)

Education: 

• Juris Doctor, Hofstra University School of Law, 1989 

• Bachelor of Arts, SUNY Stony Brook, 1986 

Bar Admissions: 

• New York, 1990 

• U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1991 

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 

Professional Associations: 

• Suffolk County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Committee) 

• New York State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Committee) 

• Suffolk County Matrimonial Bar Association 

• Nassau County Bar Association (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee) 

• American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators 

Professional Recognition: 

• New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2016-2024 

• Peer Rated Distinguished for High Professional Achievement and High Ethical Standing, Martindale-Hubbell lawyers.com 

• Top Contributor, Avvo.com 

Publications: 

• “Rights of Gay and Lesbian Couples to Custody and Visitation,” The Suffolk Lawyer, January 2016 

Professional Summary: 

Clifford J. Petroske is founding partner of the highly regarded firm of Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C. (formerly Law Offices of Clifford J. Petroske), which consists of three named partners, four associate attorneys, and a longstanding legal support staff. A graduate of Hofstra University School of Law, Clifford J. Petroske was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1990 and has since gained admission to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court.

In over thirty years of practice devoted entirely to matrominal and family law, Mr. Petroske has negotiated hundreds of settlements, conducted numerous trials, and successfully briefed and orally argued numerous cases before the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. He is well known among the Suffolk County and Nassau County, New York bench and bar for representing clients with complex divorce and equitable distribution issues, such as business ownership and forensic accountant analysis, commingling and appreciation of separate property, multiple real property interests and high net worth, long term maintenance claims, and unequal division of property. He is also well versed in complex child custody cases involving shared custody, father’s rights, relocation, parental alienation, and forensic psychologist evaluations. Former clients include business owners, medical professionals, police officers, teachers, professional athletes, and fellow attorneys. 

Mr. Petroske has lectured at the Suffolk Academy of Law and is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association Family Law Committee, the Suffolk County Matrimonial Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Committee, and the New York State Bar Association Family Law Committee. He has been recognized by Avvo.com as a Top Contributor, is Peer Rated Distinguished for High Professional Achievement and High Ethical Standing by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list from 2016 through 2024, an honor reserved for 5% of attorneys.