Karen J Freedman

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A family court lawyer's recent unsubstantiated assertion in a Law Journal column that that judges "allow[] themselves to be potentially influenced by their favorite AFC on the issue of a toddler's custody," is both nonsensical and insulting to the judiciary, a group of prominent Attorneys For Children write.

By Dawne Mitchell, Karen J. Freedman, Liberty Aldrich and Gary Solomon

5 minute read

March 10, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Research and experience in child protective and custody proceedings have long demonstrated that an Attorney for the Child is invaluable to both the court and to the child.

By Karen J. Freedman and Glenn Metsch-Ampel

3 minute read

August 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal

If other lawyers and the judge fail to properly discharge their responsibilities, the solution lies in improving their performance, not in twisting out of shape the role and ethical responsibilities of the AFC.

By Gary Solomon, Karen J. Freedman and Karen Simmons

5 minute read