Gary Port heads the Divorce and Family Law group. His practice focuses on divorce, custody, support and family law related matters. He also practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, as there is often an overlap with commercial law and the division of property in divorce.
As a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Gary also heads the Military Law/Veterans Rights section, working to get discharge upgrades and representing service members and veterans in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as at Courts-Martial.
Gary was honored in 2016 by the Center for Children, Families and the Law, and the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy and has been recognized by the New York Law Journal in 2016, in “Those Who Lead, Pro Bono Category.” He has also been recognized by Angel for Warriors for his Pro Bono work for Veterans.
As a respected New York family law attorney, and at the request of various bar associations, Gary has taught a number of continuing legal educations courses for the benefit of matrimonial and family law attorneys throughout New York.
An adept trial attorney, Gary has successfully tried hundreds of cases before both New York State, New York Federal District Courts and Military Courts.
A graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School, Gary has been practicing law for over thirty-seven years.
As part of his continued commitment to the military, Gary currently serves as an Army Reserve Ambassador for the State of New York. In this position, which holds a Department of the Army protocol precedence of an Army major general (2-star equivalent), Gary serves as an advisor to the Commander of the United States Army Reserve.