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Miller, Bruce J.

Miller, Apfel & Curran, PLLC
104 Parkway Drive, South
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: (631) 586-1111
Fax: (631) 586-1113
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Year Joined Organization: 2004
Lawyer Overview
Bruce J. Miller has limited his practice to Domestic Relations Law and Family Law and he has handled at least 1,000 cases in that field. Mr. Miller is a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Suffolk County Matrimonial Bar Association. Mr. Miller was Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association for three consecutive years and of the Committee for Coordination with the Court in family law procedures. Mr. Miller has lectured at SUNY Farmingdale and at SUNY Stony Brook on matrimonial law for the Legal Secretaries Program and the Paralegal Programs. Mr. Miller has lectured for numerous civic and political groups in the field of matrimonial law. Mr. Miller has also lectured in Canada on New York matrimonial law and has been qualified as an expert by the Canadian Courts. In 1975 Mr. Miller was elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has lectured for that organization.
Areas of Practice
- Matrimonial - Family Law 100%
Representative Cases
- Christian v. Christian, 42 NYed 23 (S.C. & Ct of Ap 1977)
- Vandes v. Vandes, 474 NYS2d 90 (App Div 1984)
West Practice Categories
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1960
Professional Associations and Memberships
- ABA, 1975 - Present (Member)
- N.Y.S. Bar Assoc, 1969 - Present (Member)
- Suffolk County Bar Assoc, 1967 - Present (Committee Chairman, Lecturer)
Honors and Awards
- Award of Recognition Suffolk County Bar Association, 1976 - Present
Classes and Seminars
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow Lecturer, 1975 - Present
- Nasdan-Suffolk Supreme Court, Judges and Law Clerk and Family Court Judges, Lecturer, 1985 - 1989
- S.U.N.Y. Farmingdale, Lecturer, Legal Substances, 1985 - 1989
- S.U.N.Y. Stoneybrook, Lecturer, Paralegals, 1985 - 1989
Past Employment Positions
- Bendersey Miller & Karp, Managing Partner, 1961 - 1971
- Lexenliether & Miller, Managing Partner, 1971 - 1973
- Bruce J. Miller, PC, Sole Practitioner, 1974 - 1984
- Miller & Apfel, Partner, 1985 - 2004
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York
J.D. - Brooklyn College, New York City, New York
B.A.
Major: Political Science/History
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Lambda Delta
References
References
- Roslyn Savings Bank
- Countrywide Home Loan
- Bank of America
Office Information
Address
104 Parkway Drive, South
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phones
(631) 586-1111
Faxes
(631) 586-1113