Our Attorneys
PRM has six attorneys on staff, with nearly a century of combined experience in divorce law and family law. Our lawyers appear before the judges and magistrates of the Suffolk County and Nassau County Supreme and Family Courts nearly every day and have cultivated productive working relationships with our colleagues on the bench and bar.
Clifford Petroske
Founding Partner, 1992
Ryan Riezenman
Partner
Michael Meyers
Partner
Nicole Silver
Partner
Debra Welsh
Senior Associate Attorney & NYSCDM-trained Mediator
Casey Curran
Associate Attorney
Brianna Mattiucci
Associate Attorney
Support Staff
Our paralegals and legal assistants have been with the firm for many years. They have established routines to ensure your case proceeds smoothly every step of the way — starting with your initial call to our office— and they are equipped to answer many of your questions about the various forms, documents, and procedures you will encounter in a divorce, child support, or child custody case.
Colleen Durfee
Senior Paralegal
Joined the Firm in 2000
Stacey Bernhardt
Senior Paralegal
Joined the Firm in 2000
Emily Lagonigro
Senior Paralegal
Joined the Firm in 2016
Victoria Kaufmann
Paralegal
Joined the Firm in 2019
Weronika Gobiecki
Legal Assistant
Joined the Firm in 2023