Daniel X. Robinson

robinson@nelsonrobinson.com

Daniel X. Robinson is a founding partner of Nelson Robinson, PLLC. His practice is centered upon guiding individuals through their complex matrimonial and family law needs before the Courts of the City of New York and the surrounding counties.

There is a fundamental difference between courtroom proficiency that can be learned through simple practice and true, masterful advocacy. Every litigator who aspires to the latter needs a driving motivation to achieve lasting success for their clients. Mr. Robinson’s came from his clients’ reminder that the common thread running throughout all civil litigation is the basic humanity we share. Everyone deserves fairness but, without an attorney who will internalize the plight of his client, they will forever stumble over the roadblocks put before them in our adversarial court system.

It is with this commonality in mind that Mr. Robinson has created outsized success for his diverse client base. His practice is dedicated to people, not cases. He appears primarily before the Family and Supreme Courts where, representing both adults and children, he and his clients navigate divorces, custody disputes, and child neglect accusations with a focus on achieving outcomes consistent with the best interests of the children involved. His matrimonial representation extends equally to the financial dimensions of marital dissolution, including the equitable distribution of assets, business valuations, and spousal maintenance. Few understand better than he that conflict is not a point to navigate towards in life but, once it is there, his role is to absorb it on behalf of his client without delay or derailment.

Mr. Robinson graduated from the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in 2004 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in both Political Science and Spanish Language, and received his Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2007, where he was the recipient of numerous advocacy awards. He is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York (2008), the State of Connecticut (2007), and the Southern District of New York (2019). He began his career with the Administration for Children’s Services of the City of New York (ACS), where he developed a deep understanding of the sensitivity and skill that complex family law and custody matters demand. Driven by that foundation, he launched his own private practice in 2011, and in 2013 merged his expanding practice to form the law firm that continues today as Nelson Robinson, PLLC — a partnership he has helped guide and grow ever since.

Mr. Robinson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one of the most prestigious distinctions available to a family law practitioner. He has been further recognized for his efforts by legal excellence publications, including annual selection to Super Lawyers since 2015. Since 2011, he has been appointed by the Office of Attorneys for Children of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department to represent adults and children in trial proceedings before the Supreme and Family Courts of the County of New York and, since 2020, in family law appeals before the First Department. He also serves as a trained Parent Coordinator, helping families resolve disputes without the need for perpetual litigation.