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LoPreto + Levy, LLP
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New York, NY 10017

Virginia A. LoPreto

Virginia A. LoPreto is a partner at LoPreto + Levy, LLP and has been practicing law for more than 30 years, representing parents as well as children in all aspects of matrimonial and family law. A litigator by training she balances this experience with her representation of parents in mediation, alternative conflict resolution and parent coordination. In 2020, she was selected to serve on the roster of court-appointed mediators for the Matrimonial Mediation Pilot Program in the Supreme Court, New York County.

Virginia is certified to serve as an Attorney for the Child in the Appellate Division, First Department of the State of New York and is regularly appointed to represent children in high conflict divorce cases. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and sits on its Board of Managers. She is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, an organization dedicated to promoting discussion amongst, and providing education for its members which include judges, attorneys and mental health professionals. She is frequently called upon to lecture on family law matters for the AAML, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New York Women’s Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

Education
  • J.D., magna cum laude Benjamin Cardozo School of Law - 1982
  • B.A., summa cum laude Wagner College - 1979
Awards & Accolades
    • Family Kind, Service Award, 2022
  • Admitted
    • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2016-Present
      • Board of Managers, 2020-Present
    • Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, Member, 2014-Present
      • Co-Chair, 2021-2023
    • Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
      • Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2026
      • Executive Committee, Assistant Treasurer, 2024-2026
    • New York Women’s Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2009 to present
      • Past President, 2018-2020
      • Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, Co-Chair, 2012-2016