David Ivan Bliven
Former Family Court ProsecutorAttorney David Bliven graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 1993 with a B.A. in Sociology. He went on to serve as a judicial intern and statistician with the NYS Commission on City Court Judicial Reallocation with the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge.
David Bliven then attended law school at New York Law School, where he graduated with honors and ranked within the top 15% of his class.
He then worked in private practice for a year, doing mostly matrimonial work, before serving as a prosecutor for nearly 3 years with the NYC Administration for Children's Services. There he prosecuted child support, child abuse/neglect and foster care cases on behalf of the City of New York.
After leaving the prosecutor position, Mr. Bliven opened his present practice in 2000. His philosophy is to provide quality legal representation at affordable prices. His practice is approximately 99% divorce & Family Court cases, along with 1-2% police/governmental misconduct cases.
- New York Law School
- J.D. (1997) | Law
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Syracuse University
- B.A. (1993) | Sociology, Political Science
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Prosecuting Attorney
- NYC Administration for Children's Services
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- Navigating Your New York Divorce Case
- Speakeasy Publishing
- Trying a Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
- Nolo.com
- Best Practices in Drafting Divorce Settlement Agreements
- New York Law Journal
- Certified Financial Litigator
- AACFL
- New York State Bar # 2887727
- Member
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- New York
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile Law
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