Jonathan K. Pollack is a partner in the Matrimonial, Trusts & Estates, and Entertainment  Departments of the Firm. Other than for three years early in his career, when he was an associate at a well-known mid-sized firm’s matrimonial department (1997-2000), he has spent all of his 30-plus years in practice at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP. He represents individual clients in their contested and uncontested family law matters, and in their estate and tax planning needs.  He also represents businesses and entertainers in the music industry.  Jonathan has been recognized by his peers as an AV and Preeminent rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell since 2003, and as a Super Lawyer, New York Metro Section, since 2013.
 

In Jonathan’s litigated and contested cases, he places the highest priority on settling out-of-court, and will employ alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation/neutral evaluation, arbitration and collaborative law to achieve the most successful and cost-efficient results possible for his clients. In these matters, as well as in his transactional and uncontested matters, he taps into his experience across practice areas and educational background to engage in the kind of high-level legal and financial analysis that achieves superior results for his clientele.
 
Jonathan has broad and diverse experience drafting sophisticated and complex settlement documents; persuasive litigation documents in adversarial proceedings, including prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, domestic partnership agreements, marital and non-marital agreements; and in drafting motion, trial, appellate, and post-trial litigation documents in contested family law matters.  In his estate planning practice, he prepares personalized estate plans and documents, including wills, trusts, and advance directives, pet trusts, et al. After a loved one has passed, he also handles estate probate and administration. 

In addition to his commitment to serving his clients’ interests, Jonathan is also committed to community service and the advancement of the law that affects his clients for increased fairness, equity, and transparency. He has served the profession as a Committee Member of the New York State Bar’s Family Courts Committee and its Law Practice Management Committee and on the Managing Partners Subcommittee. He has also served the community for many years as a non-profit board member, and currently actively engaged in volunteer positions on the Boards of The Westchester Community College Foundation, its Scholarships subcommittee, and the Board of CLUSTER. Both are located in Westchester County, where he lives with his wife, cat and dog.