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Jordana Barish
“Marriages create families. Divorce should not tear them apart.”
Jordana is a partner at Garr Silpe, P.C., where she focuses exclusively on matrimonial and family law, representing high net worth individuals in complex financial and custody matters. She advises clients through all phases of divorce, combining strategic litigation with discreet, negotiated resolutions tailored to protect both personal and financial interests.
Her practice centers on sophisticated equitable distribution matters involving closely held businesses, executive compensation, investment portfolios, real estate, and other complex asset structures. Jordana works closely with valuation experts and financial professionals to address business interests, income analysis, and asset tracing.
Jordana handles custody, child support, maintenance, and parental alienation matters with precision and discretion, and has experience in multi-jurisdictional and same-sex divorce matters. She also advises on prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, with a focus on asset protection, wealth preservation, and multi-generational planning.
A trusted advisor to clients and their professional teams, Jordana delivers guidance to wealth advisors and estate planning professionals on the intersection of matrimonial law and financial planning, including the risks of commingling and transmutation of assets. She has lectured to family office professionals to help them navigate the delicate balance between marital considerations, estate planning, and asset preservation.
Jordana has significant appellate experience in matters involving the validity of prenuptial agreements, equitable distribution, child support, and maintenance.
Jordana has maintained an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 2000 and has been included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers since 2010. Jordana has been recognized in Super Lawyers in the New York Metropolitan Area since 2013. She has been honored by New York Magazine as one of New York’s Women Leaders in the Law and among the Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area since 2014 and 2013, respectively. Jordana’s additional distinctions include recognition as a Top-Rated Lawyer in Family Law (since 2013) and one of the Top Lawyers since 2017 as published in The New York Times. Jordana has appeared on Fox News Channel as a legal analyst and has been quoted in The Points Guy.