About Us

Martin Mohr and Ethan Steward, our founders and partners, are passionate family lawyers with more than 30 years of combined experience in New York family law. With the help of our attorneys, you can protect your interests and your family.

Our Mission

Protecting Your Interests & Your Family's

At New York Family Law Group, we provide passionate, skilled representation for families going through divorce, custody disputes, visitation issues, and other family related proceeding. Our founding attorneys Martin Mohr and Ethan Steward have more than 30 years of combined experience in New York family law.

Our mission is to provide expert representation, educate clients about their rights, and help our clients successfully navigate family law related matters. We can provide you and your family with the tools you need to resolve your situation amicably, and protect the best interests of your children – both now and in the future.

Helping Families Move Forward

Client-Centered Representation

Our goal is to fully resolve your case and ensure that you protect the best interests of your family. By taking the time to learn about your situation, explore all of your options, and working closely with all involved parties, we can help your family move forward, turn the page, and start the next chapter of your lives.‍

Thanks to our deep knowledge of New York family law, decades of experience, and client-centered approach to divorce, child custody, and other such cases, we can provide the representation you need to settle your dispute out of court, protect your children from the negative consequences of legal battles, and begin working toward a better future.

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Honesty, Trust & Compassion

Value Driven Lawyers

At New York Family Law Group, our attorneys will listen to you, represent you and your interests with integrity, and always be transparent and honest about the options you have for resolving your case.

We work to build trust with our clients – and between spouses, children, and other involved parties in family law cases. Our goal is to settle cases outside of court whenever possible, and help families resolve disputes amicably, leading to better outcomes for both spouses and their children.

We understand that family related legal proceedings can be extremely stressful, painful, and difficult. We will provide you with the support and resources you need to overcome your situation and move on. New York Family Law Group provides holistic legal representation, and we can help clients explore options like parenting classes, anger management, and other resources.

Get The Skilled Representation You Need

Traditional litigation is always an option, but often only causes more pain and stress (not to mention high legal fees). Our attorneys are experienced litigators and are fully prepared to zealously advocate for your rights in court, but the team at New York Family Law Group will always explore your options for out-of-court settlements and alternative dispute resolution.

Not sure if you’re ready to hire us for family law services in New York? Ask yourself a few simple questions. Where are you now? Where do you want to go? What is stopping you from getting there?

Our attorneys can help you answer these questions, and get the legal representation you need to close this difficult chapter in your life, start fresh, and protect the best interests of your children both now and in the future. Contact us today to get started.

Meet Our Team

Managing Partner

Martin Mohr

Martin Mohr is a partner and founder of New York Family Law Group. With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Mohr helps families solve and navigate complex legal issues related to divorce, child custody, spousal support, visitation, juvenile law, and more.

Mr. Mohr graduated from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 2000. Following graduation, Mr. Mohr served as a District Attorney in Bronx, NY. Then, in 2003, Mr. Mohr founded the Law Firm Of Martin Mohr, a New York law firm specializing in a wide variety of family law cases. Over nearly 20 years, he has assisted mothers, fathers, grandparents, and other parties with complex legal situations involving divorce, paternity, custody disputes, post-decree modifications, child abuse and neglect, and domestic violence, to name just a few. He started New York Family Law Group with partner Ethan Steward in 2021.

Throughout his career as a New York family lawyer, Mr. Mohr has developed a deep understanding of the family courts, the legal rights available to parents and other interested parties under New York law, and the options available to clients for both out-of-court settlements and courtroom litigation of divorce and other family disputes.

As a founding partner of New York Family Law Group, Mr. Mohr focuses on working hand-in-hand with clients to learn more about their legal problems, and developing a strategy that will protect their rights and the rights of their children. Mr. Mohr’s goal is always to educate clients, empower them to understand what rights they have, and develop a solution that will provide a favorable outcome for their unique situation.

Our goal at New York Family Law Group is to use unique strategies, the resources of our firm, and our decades of combined expertise to achieve lasting results that will benefit you and your family for years after your case is complete.

By taking the time to truly get to know you, understand your situation, and learn more about you and your family, Mr. Mohr provides the passionate, caring representation that you need both in and out of court.

Education

Touro College – Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center – Juris Doctor (2000)
Clark University – Bachelor of Arts (1995)

Work Experience

Solo Practitioner – Law Firm Of Martin Mohr (2003 – Present)
Assistant District Attorney – Bronx District Attorney’s Office (2000 – 2003)
Attorney – The Law Firm of Norton Pinzer (1999 – 2000)
Summer Intern – Hon. Stanley Friedman (1998 – 1999)
Intern – Massachusetts Legal Aid Society (1997 – 1998)

Managing Partner

Ethan Steward

Ethan Steward has nearly two decades of experience in the field of law, and is a founder and partner at New York Family Law Group. He has been admitted to the State Bar of New York, New Jersey, and California, as well as the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Steward graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2003. Throughout his career, Mr. Steward has focused primarily on criminal defense and family law at both state and federal levels.

Mr. Steward began his career in the United States Marine Corps as a JA (Judge Advocate) from 2003-2007. He quickly gained recognition for his passionate defense in both felony and misdemeanor courts, where he litigated more than 200 criminal and administrative cases, obtaining favorable pleas and acquittals in cases involving arson, larceny, drug-related charges, assault, and more.

After leaving the Marine Corps, Mr. Steward worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a top New York law firm focusing on commercial litigation, and was recognized by the New York Bar Association with the Pro bono Challenge Award in 2008 and 2009. Following this, Mr. Steward served as the Assistant Vice President at Fidelity National Financial before founding his own practice, The Steward Law Firm, in August of 2013, and joining New York Family Law Group in 2021.

At New York Family Law Group, Mr. Steward has redoubled his dedication to family law, and fighting for the rights of parents, grandparents, children, and other involved parties in complex cases involving disputes over custody, child support, spousal support, domestic violence, and other such situations.

Thanks to his experience in both family law and criminal law, Mr. Steward is uniquely positioned to assist in complex family law cases that involve accusations of misconduct, domestic violence, and child abuse or neglect.

Mr. Steward is an experienced family lawyer, and has been certified as an 18-b juvenile delinquent attorney. With his years of expertise, professional guidance, and understanding of New York family courts and criminal courts, you will get the passionate representation you need for your case.

Education

University of Chicago Law School, JD, 2000 – 2003
Tufts University, History, Philosophy, 1995 – 1999

Work Experience

United States Marine Corps, Captain, Judge Advocate, 2004 – Oct 2007
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Associate, 2007 – Aug 2010
Fidelity National Financial, Assistant Vice President, Aug 2010 – Jul 2013
The Steward Law Firm, Litigation Attorney, Aug 2013 – June 2021