Joshua B. Gruner

Associate
jgruner@gbbtlaw.com

Born: Rockville Centre, New York, April 4, 1975

Education: University of Delaware, B.A., Political Science, 1997, Hofstra University, J.D., 2000

Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Civil Litigation

Membership: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations.

Admissions: 2001, New York

Reported Cases: Ehrman v. Ehrman, 67 A.D.3d 955, 889 NYS2d 652 (2nd Dept., 2009)

Biography:

Joshua B. Gruner graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Delaware in 1997, where he was accepted into the school’s Honors Program and received an Advanced Honors Certificate upon graduation. While at the University of Delaware, he founded the school’s Pre-Law Society and was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha and Mortar Board honor societies.

Mr. Gruner attended Hofstra Law School from 1997-2000 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in January of 2001. While at Hofstra, Mr. Gruner was named the Managing Editor of the Family and Conciliation Courts Review (now known as the Family Courts Review) and received the Distinguished Service to the School Award. He participated in the NITA Trial Advocacy Program, assisted in the creation of a Family Law Clinic and was an intern for Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Kohn.

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Gruner worked in various areas of law, handling real estate, corporate litigation and all phases of matrimonial and family law. He joined the firm of Gassman and Keidel, P.C. (predecessor to Gassman Baiamonte Betts, PC) as an associate in 2005 and since that time has focused exclusively on matrimonial and family law.

He is on the advisory board of the PEACE Program of Nassau County, and is currently a member of the Jewish Lawyers Association. Mr. Gruner is also a member of the American Bar Association (Family Law Section) and the New York State Bar Association. He is an active member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, and regularly contributes to its monthly update. Mr. Gruner has also assisted in teaching Hofstra Law School courses in the practical aspects of matrimonial and family law.

Miscellaneous Information: Managing Editor, Family and Conciliation Courts Review. Participant, NITA Trial Techniques Program. Research Assistant to Professor Andrew Schepard, assisting in the development of a child advocacy clinic. Intern, Hon. Gabriel S. Kohn, New York State Supreme Court, Jan. 1999-May 1999. Member, Board of Directors, P.E.A.C.E.