About
Brian D. Perskin is the founder of a New York City family law practice focused on divorce and matrimonial disputes. He represents clients in contested divorce proceedings, child custody cases, and other family law matters. His work often concerns the financial and parental questions that arise when marriages end. He combines litigation with efforts to protect clients’ interests in negotiations over family and property-related decisions.
Perskin earned a J.D. from Washington College of Law in 1990 and a B.A. from Brandeis University in 1987. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. His legal education and courtroom background support a practice requiring careful interpretation of matrimonial law, factual disputes, and the individual circumstances affecting families.
His professional experience includes handling complex matrimonial cases involving contested issues of divorce, custody, and related family arrangements. Perskin works with clients whose cases may require litigation, strategic negotiation, and the assessment of difficult personal and financial questions. He prepares matters with attention to the legal factors that influence family court decisions and to the potential long-term consequences of settlements and orders.
Perskin has been recognized in Super Lawyers listings, including awards noted for the 2022 through 2025 period. He is known for a litigation-focused approach to protecting clients’ positions in difficult family law proceedings. Brian D. Perskin continues to assist New York clients navigating divorce and related disputes, helping them understand their choices and pursue practical resolutions consistent with their legal rights and family circumstances.
Law Office Affiliations
- Founder, Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C.
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Licensed State
- New York
Education
- Washington College of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Awards & Badges

- Annulment
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Divorce & Separation
- Estate Planning
- Family
- Paternity
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills & Living Wills





