Allen M. Kirshenbaum

Rhode Island family law attorney Allen M. Kirshenbaum, in practice for more than 40 years, is the founder and managing partner of Kirshenbaum Law Associates. His law practice focuses on all aspects of family law. Mr. Kirshenbaum has won numerous appeals in the Rhode Island Supreme Court, a number of which have expanded case law on cutting-edge issues involving pensions and business valuation in connection with the division of assets. He has had a significant impact on the manner in which family law is practiced in the State of Rhode Island.

Mr. Kirshenbaum received an AV Preeminent™ rating from the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review, the highest rating given for ability and ethical standards, reflecting his expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. He has also received Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating available for client reviews and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ in the country. Kirshenbaum is part of a select group of lawyers recognized as a top lawyer in the greater Boston area by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, as noted in The Boston Globe, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and online at Boston.com and Law.com.

Mr. Kirshenbaum has been quoted in Newsweek magazine, The Providence Journal-Bulletin, the American Bar Association Journal and Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. He has appeared on television and radio programs to speak about family law issues and has served on the faculty panel for numerous seminars. Mr. Kirshenbaum lectured on Federal Income Taxation at the University of Rhode Island, Tax Aspects of Divorce and Division of Pensions in Divorce for the National Business Institute, and divorce, custody and business valuation issues for the Edward P. Gallogly Rhode Island Family Law Inn of Court and for the Rhode Island Bar Association. He served as a Bar Association mentor to new family law attorneys in Providence, Warwick and Cranston and throughout Rhode Island. In addition to teaching law, Mr. Kirshenbaum regularly attends continuing legal education courses and seminars to stay up-to-date on the law.

Mr. Kirshenbaum is a highly active member of the family law legal community in Rhode Island. He has been a member of the Family Court Bench/Bar Committee since its inception and is a member of the original committee that designed and implemented the child support formula for the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Kirshenbaum received an Award for his work with the Rhode Island Bar Association's Program in Family Law. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Kirshenbaum is a Lifetime Fellow of the Rhode Island Bar Foundation and the American Bar Foundation.