Biography
Sheila Riesel practices in all aspects of matrimonial law. Sheila has extensive appellate and trial experience, having argued three times in the U.S. Supreme Court and more than 60 times in both federal and state appellate courts. Additionally, Sheila has been engaged in criminal defense and professional disciplinary law since leaving the Legal Aid Society in 1977. Sheila represents clients with respect to:
- Pre-and-post nuptial agreements
- Separation agreements
- Actions for divorce, custody, and equitable distribution
- Complex valuation and custody disputes
News & Views
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Honor
Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers
Kristina Royce, Brett S. Ward, Stacy D. Phillips, Ashley Silberfeld, Ory Apelboim, Ryan J. Casson
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America®
Seth D. Lamden, Barry Abrams, Kevin J. Baum, Matthew A. Homyk, Regina Stango Kelbon, Christopher A. Lewis
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Media Coverage
The 2023 WIPL Awards: Law Firm Lifetime Achievement
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Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers
Kristina Royce, Brett S. Ward, Stacy D. Phillips, Ashley Silberfeld, Ory Apelboim, Ryan J. Casson
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Sheila G. Riesel Recognized in Corporate Counsel's 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
Russell T. Wong, Mark I. Rabinowitz, Kevin J. Bruno, Mark R. Haskell, Scott M. Kaplan, Sarah H. Frazier
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Blog Post
Partner Spotlight: New York
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Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, John A. Adkins, Natalie Alameddine, Rick Antonoff, Samar Aryani-Sabet, D. Morgan Barry
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Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, Natalie Alameddine, Lawrence J. Beaser, Thomas H. Belknap Jr., Michael K. Bell, Gregory S. Bergman
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Honor
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers in America®
Natalie Alameddine, Gregory S. Bergman, Ann E. Querns, John P. Wixted, Stephen C. Zumbrun, Noe S. Hamra
Recognitions
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys Attending to Affluent Families, listed by Worth magazine
- AV Preeminent®, listed by Martindale-Hubbell®
- 2023, "Lifetime Achievement," listed in Corporate Counsel's Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards
- 2005–2025, Family Law in New York, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2006–2024, New York “Super Lawyer” in Family Law, listed in Super Lawyers
- 2020, 2024–2025, “Top 500 Leading Family Lawyers,” listed in Lawdragon
Affiliations
Memberships
- Federal Bar Council
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Sheila is a member of the 2005 Matrimonial Commissions, and the president of the alumni class of 1966 at Vassar College.
Credentials
Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- New York
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Vassar College, BA
- Fordham University School of Law, JD