Rosalia Baiamonte
Rosalia Baiamonte
Education: Brandeis University, B.A., 1990; Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1993

Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice


Membership: Nassau County Bar Association, President-Elect; Chair, Matrimonial Law Committee 2015-2017; Chair, Judiciary Committee 2014-2015; Board of Directors 2013-2016; and New York State Bar Association (Chair, Family Law Section, Feb 2020-Jan 2022; Family Law Section CLE Co-Chair (2009-present)).

Admissions: January 26, 1994, New York

Reported Cases: See Full Bio.

Certified in Collaborative Interdisciplinary Practice
Biography:
  Ms. Baiamonte was admitted to the Bar in January, 1994. Since admission to the Bar, Ms. Baiamonte has been engaged exclusively in the practice of matrimonial and family law.

  Ms. Baiamonte is a graduate of Brandeis University (B.S., cum laude, 1990) and Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993; Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Syracuse Law Review), where she received the Order of the Coif. After graduating law school, Ms. Baiamonte was an associate of the Garden City firm of DaSilva & Keidel from October 1993 through February 1996. During this time, she was Associate Editor of the Domestic Relations Reporter, a legal publication by Matthew Bender. In March, 1996, Ms. Baiamonte became an associate of Stephen Gassman, Esq., a renowned leader in the field of matrimonial and family law. Ms. Baiamonte was named a member of the firm on August 1, 2007, at which time the firm was renamed Gassman, Baiamonte, Betts & Tannenbaum, P.C. In April 2011, the firm became known as Gassman Baiamonte Betts, PC. In November 2016, the firm was renamed Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C.

  Since 1994, Ms. Baiamonte has been and remains an active member of the Nassau County Bar Association, and was installed as President-Elect in June 2021. She served on the Executive Committee of the Matrimonial Law Committee since July 2009; and she is the past Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee (July 2015 – June 2017). In June 2014, she received The Richard J. Keidel Memorial Award in recognition of her contributions as a skilled advocate, leader and her professionalism in the practice of Matrimonial Law. Ms. Baiamonte served on the NCBA Judiciary Committee from July 2009 through June 2015 (serving as Vice Chair from July 2013-June 2014, and as Chair from July 2014-June 2015). Ms. Baiamonte received the Bar Association’s 2014-2015 Directors’ Award for Outstanding Service as Chair of the Judiciary Committee. Ms. Baiamonte has served as a member of the NCBA Board of Directors (2013-2016); she has served as its Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President.

  Ms. Baiamonte is also an active member of the New York State Bar Association. She was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section in July 2011. She has served as NYSBA’s Financial Officer (2014-2016), Secretary (2016-2018), Vice Chair (2018-2020), and on February 1, 2020, was appointed Chair of the Family Law Section. Ms. Baiamonte also serves as a Co-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee, a position she has held since 2014, as well as Program Co-Chair of the Section’s Annual and Summer Meetings and Sponsorships.   

   In 2017, Ms. Baiamonte was installed as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter.

  Ms. Baiamonte has served as an Arbitrator in the Early Neutral Evaluation Program in the Nassau County Supreme Court, and currently serves as a Discovery Referee in the Matrimonial Center as well as a Part 137 Fee Arbitrator for the 10th Judicial District. Ms. Baiamonte is a frequent lecturer on various matrimonial topics for the New York State Bar Association, Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations, Nassau Academy of Law and the Judicial Institute. She has appeared as a guest lecturer at various law schools (C.W. Post and St. John’s University School of Law) and other Bar groups; and she has been invited by Justices of the Nassau County Supreme Court to address Law Interns on the topic of legal research and writing.  

  Ms. Baiamonte is an Editor of Library of New York Matrimonial Law Forms, a 1,350+ page compendium of matrimonial law forms available through the New York Law Journal (©2012).
  
  Ms. Baiamonte has extensive experience dealing with a full range of matrimonial issues, among them: agreements (pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and separation), custody and visitation, equitable distribution, spousal and child support issues, license and professional practice valuations, enforcement and modification proceedings, awards of counsel fees and experts’ fees. Ms. Baiamonte has extensive appellate advocacy experience, having prosecuted and defended dozens of appeals involving complex matrimonial and family law issues, most notably: Palmer v. Spadone-Palmer, 190 A.D.3d 495, 139 N.Y.S.3d 205 (1st Dept., 2021); Brin v. Shady, 179 A.D.3d 760, 116 N.Y.S.3d 688 (2nd Dept., 2020); Nerayoff v. Rokhsar, 168 A.D.3d 1071, 93 N.Y.S.3d 96 (2nd Dept., 2019); Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C. v. Katz, 164 A.D.3d 790, 82 N.Y.S.2d 136 (2nd Dept., 2018); DeFilippis v. DeFilippis, 146 A.D.3d 750, 45 N.Y.S.3d 175 (2nd Dept., 2017); Barnes-Levitin v. Levitin, 131 A.D.3d 98716 N.Y.S.3d 460 (Mem) (2nd Dept., 2015);  Beroza v. Hendler, 109 A.D.3d 498, 970 N.Y.S.2d 313 (2nd Dept., 2013); Goncalves v. Goncalves, 105 A.D.3d 901, 963 N.Y.S.2d 686 (2nd Dept., 2013); Chesner v. Chesner, 95 A.D.3d 1252, 945 N.Y.S.2d 409 (2nd Dept., 2012); Beroza v. Hendler, 71 A.D.3d 615, 896 N.Y.S.2d 144 (2nd Dept., 2010); Kriftcher v. Kriftcher, 59 A.D.3d 392, 874 N.Y.S.2d 153 (2nd Dept., 2009); DeMille v. DeMille, 5 A.D.3d 428, 774 N.Y.S.2d 156 (2nd Dept., 2004); DeMille v. DeMille, 32 A.D.3d 411, 820 N.Y.S.2d 111 (2nd Dept., 2006); Matter of Brim v. Combs, 25 A.D.3d, 691, 808 N.Y.S.2d 735 (2nd Dept., 2006); Matter of Brim v. Combs, 17 A.D.3d 361, 792 N.Y.S.2d 568 (2nd Dept., 2005); Klein v. Klein, 296 A.D.2d 533, 745 N.Y.S.2d 569 (2nd Dept., 2002); Rindos v. Rindos, 264 A.D.2d 722, 694 N.Y.S.2d 735 (2nd Dept., 1999); and Vigliotti v. Vigliotti, 260 A.D.2d 470, 688 N.Y.S.2d 198 (2nd Dept., 1999).

Ms. Baiamonte lectures extensively on a variety of topics pertaining to matrimonial and family law for various bar and judicial groups.

Lectures
  • Spring 2012: NYSBA: Matrimonial Trial Institute I: Trial Techniques 
  • Fall 2012: NYSBA Practical Skills - Basic Matrimonial Practice  (Practice Management, Ethics & Professionalism)
  • Fall 2012: NYSBA: Matrimonial Trial Institute II: Proving A Support Case
  • Spring 2013: NYSBA Practical Skills - Family Court Practice - Custody
  • Spring 2013: NYSBA: Matrimonial Trial Institute III: Valuation of Closely Held Businesses, Licenses and Professional Practices
  • Fall 2013: NYSBA Practical Skills - Basic Matrimonial Practice (Motions and Pre-Trial Intervention; Matrimonial Agreements)
  • Fall 2013: NYSBA Matrimonial Trial Institute IV: A Mock Financial Trial
  • Fall 2013: Nassau Academy of Law - Pre-Nuptial Agreements Post-Petrakis
  • Spring 2014: NYSBA Matrimonial Trial Institute V: Trial of a Custody Case
  • Fall 2014: NYSBA Practical Skills - Basic Matrimonial Practice (Practice Management, Ethics and Professionalism)
  • Fall 2014: NYSBA Divorce Anniversaries 2014: 25th Anniversary of CSSA and 35th Anniversary of Equitable Distribution
  • Spring 2015: NYSBA Divorce Anniversaries II: Valuation & Executive Compensation
  • Spring 2015: NYC Bar (Ethics, Practice Management & Professionalism)
  • Summer 2015: NYSBA Bridging the Gap (Negotiating a Separation Agreement)
  • Fall 2015: NYSBA – Using Tax Returns to Develop Your Equitable Distribution and Support Case
  • Spring 2016: NYSBA – The Basics of Business Valuation in Matrimonial Cases
  • Summer 2016: NYSBA – Understanding State & Federal Retirement Plans In Matrimonial Disputes
  • Fall 2016: NYSBA Bridging the Gap (Drafting a Prenuptial Agreement)
  • Fall 2016: NYSBA – Family Court Trial Institute Part I: Orders of Protection
  • Fall 2016: NYSBA – Digital Evidence: Legal, Technical and Ethical Issues
  • Fall 2016: NYSBA – 25 Years After “Alison D”: Exploring Issues Facing Same-Sex Parents Post 2011 Marriage Equality Act
  • Spring 2017: NYSBA Bridging the Gap (Effect of Spousal Contributions on the Distribution of Marital Assets)
  • Fall 2017: NYSBA Webinar: Forensic Accounting & Matrimonial Valuations
  • Fall 2017: NYSBA - Critical Areas in Matrimonial Law: Ethics, Evidence, Separate Property/Comingling
  • Fall 2017: NYSBA – Pre-Nuptial Agreements as an Estate Planning Tool
  • Dec. 2017 NYSBA - Bridging the Gap (Separate Property, Comingling & Transmutation)
  • Spring 2018 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Drafting a Prenuptial Agreement: Key Considerations
  •   Spring 2018 NYSBA – Critical Areas in Matrimonial Law II: Drafting Pendente Lite, Modification, and In Limine Motions
  • Summer 2018 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Reading Personal Tax Returns and Imputed Income
  • Fall 2018 NYSBA FLS & Committee on LGBT People & the Law Redefining Family in New York: Evolving Law, Theory & Practice
  • Fall 2018 NYSBA – Matrimonial Law Practical Skills: Preparing for and Conducting Party Depositions
  • Fall 2018 NYSBA- Matrimonial Trial Institute VI: Deconstructing a Business Valuation Report
  • Fall 2018 SCBA – Hot Topics in Matrimonial Law Redefining Family in New York
  • Fall 2018 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Client Counseling in Matrimonial Law
  • Winter 2019 SCBA – Redefining Family in New York: A Mock Trial Elements of Proof of a Parent-Child Relationship  
  • Spring 2019 NYSBA – Family Court Practical Skills Support, Family Offense Proceedings and Ethics
  • Spring 2019 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Diversity in Parental Relationships & Its Impact on Family Law: The Changing Legal Landscape of Custody and Parental Rights
  • Summer 2019 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Client Consultations in Matrimonial Cases
  • Fall 2019 Judicial Hearing Officers Seminar (Judicial Institute) An Overview of Maintenance, Child Support and Vacating/Modifying Support Orders
  • Fall 2019 NYSBA – Basics of Matrimonial Law Practice: Practice Management, Ethics and Professionalism
  • Fall 2019 NYSBA – Matrimonial Trial Institute: A Mock Financial Trial
  • Winter 2020 NYSBA – Bridging the Gap Prenuptial Agreements
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