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Standing From Left: Mudita Chawla, Joshua Forman, Paul Talbert, Michael Beyda, Andrew Eliot, Marcy Katz. Seated From Left: Christopher Gretina, Nancy Chemtob, Susan Moss, Jeremy Bethel
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When Nancy Chemtob and Susan Moss first met in 1999, it wasn’t on friendly terms�they were on opposite sides of a divorce case. Since 2002, however, they have been partners at Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert, a matrimonial law firm based in New York City. �We realized we never wanted to go against each other again,� Moss said.
The founding member of the firm, Chemtob comes from a family of lawyers and joked that her decision to become an attorney was �genetic.� She enjoys matrimonial law because even though clients �never wanted to be in this office, when they leave, we’ve turned life around for them.�
Moss went into law because she had, she kidded, a �strange desire to always be talking.� In law school she represented women who were convicted of killing their abusers and was thus inspired to specialize in matrimonial issues.
Although they have an impressive record between them�Chemtob worked on the first same-sex divorce case signed in New York and Moss helped acquit a domestic violence survivor who had been sentenced for murder�they are also particularly proud of their firm as a whole. �We make sure we hire the best and brightest, whether or not there is a job [opening] for them,� Chemtob said.
Moss also explained that the lawyers at Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert are not only compassionate, but also have a strong understanding of math and finance. �It is easy to misread tax forms and misunderstand what money is available [to clients]� she said. �We can educate clients and even the courts to make our points.�