Marianne Bertuna is a named partner in Aidala, Bertuna, & Kamins, and as Executive Partner, she spearheads this busy boutique New York City law firm, navigating both the legal and business sides of the house.
Ms. Bertuna is Counsel to the Kings County Public Administrator, Surrogates Court, Kings County, Brooklyn.
Ms. Bertuna has carved out a well recognized expertise to represent those individuals who are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She has been recognized as one of the top 100 attorneys in this field by The National Advocacy of DUI Defense, LLC .
Ms. Bertuna is head of the firm’s Wills, Trusts and Estates Department, and has an expertise in the fields of estate and surrogate matters.
Ms. Bertuna also handles complex real estate matters, as well as business and consumer issues. She has been recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for her work in Real Estate Law.
Despite her busy caseload, Ms. Bertuna finds time to serve in important roles in court agencies and bar associations. Ms. Bertuna has been the annual Chairperson of the Charles A. Rapallo & Justice Antonin Scalia Awards Luncheon, presented by Columbian Lawyers Association, 1st Judicial Department. She is the Past President of the Columbian Lawyers Association (1st Judicial Department), a member of the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Appellate Division, Second Department, and she serves as a trustee at various bar associations and local school boards.
Her single and most important goal as an attorney is helping clients. As she has been quoted in the past, ” I am fueled by helping others. I appreciate the trust a client places in me and I will use all of my ability and energy as an attorney to ensure that my client’s trust is well placed.”
Ms. Bertuna is a rising star in the New York legal community, having first been selected several years ago by Super Lawyers magazine as an attorney who stands out among her peers.
Ms. Bertuna received a Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 2001. Ms. Bertuna graduated from Georgetown University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and French.
Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable Women in Law
Lawyers of Distinction, 2021, 2022
Top Women Attorneys In New York Rising Stars – The New York Times Magazine – May 2014
Top 100 DWI Attorneys State of New York – The National Advocacy of DUI Defense, LLC
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012 – 2013
Supreme Court of the United States, May 16, 2016
New York State Bar
New Jersey State Bar
Federal Court Eastern District – United States District Court Admission to Eastern District of New York
Federal Court Southern District – United States District Court Admission to Southern District of New York
Supreme Court of the United States, May 16, 2016
Past President of the Columbian Lawyers Association, 1st Judicial Department (Manhattan and The Bronx)
Grievance Committee Columbian Lawyers Association, 2nd Judicial Department (Brooklyn)
Chair of Charles A. Rapallo and Justice Antonin Scalia Awards Luncheon, presented by the Columbian Lawyers Association, 1st Judicial Department
Board of Governors for Poly Prep Country Day School
Member of the Board of Trustees for Brooklyn Bar Association
Member of the Board for Kings County Criminal Bar Association