Samuel J. Ferrara is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.
Mr. Ferrara represents a variety of clients in a range of matrimonial and family law issues, as well as transactional, corporate and commercial matters. He has particular expertise with contested custody cases, high net worth cases and commercial transactions.
Mr. Ferrara counsels clients throughout all phases of the divorce and separation process, including custody/parental access disputes and support/property distribution issues. He also assists clients in resolving corporate and commercial issues. His experience includes transactional work such as buy/sell agreements for multimillion dollar entities and smaller, individual transactions. These include such issues as employment, shareholder and partnership agreements, licensure issues, and real estate and general business/corporate consultation.
A top litigator and negotiator, Mr. Ferrara was recently named one of the Top 10 Matrimonial and Family Attorneys Under the Age of 45 by the Ten Leaders program.
Mr. Ferrara has presented numerous programs to various professional organizations on parent education, custody, parental access, property distribution, and ethics. He also has been published in professional journals and newsletters. Mr. Ferrara is an adjunct Professor at Hofstra University and teaches at its law school, as well as at Brooklyn Law School and others in the metropolitan New York area, lecturing on such topics as trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, family law, and ethics.
He received his B.A. and M.A. from Boston University and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Ferrara is one of the directors of the Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness program (P.E.A.C.E.). He is also a member of numerous organizations that are active in the family law community as well as the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the American Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association, where he sits on the Judiciary Committee.
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