Marianne E. Bertuna Esq.

Executive Partner

Location: New York, New York

TELEPHONE: 212-486-0011
718-238-9898

FAX: 718-921-3292

Marianne E. Bertuna Esq.

Managing Partner

Location: New York, New York

TELEPHONE: 212-486-0011
718-238-9898

FAX: 718-921-3292

Practice Areas

  • Wills, Trusts & Estates
  • Estate Probate and Administration in Surrogate’s Court NYC
  • Criminal Defense
  • DUI / DWI
  • Real Estate – Commercial / Residential

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. 

She has a working knowledge of Italian and French languages.

Ms. Bertuna has been named a “Crain's New York Business 2022 Notable Women in Law”. Her extensive charitable work has been recognized and reported by the New York Times.

Honors and Awards

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

Admissions

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

Organizations

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

Press