Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
  The Betz Law Office has represented scores of individuals statewide in divorce, child custody, support and enforcement proceedings before the New York Supreme and Family Courts. Included among the matters handled by Mr. Betz have been those ranging from high-profile divorces involving substantial assets to cases involving persons seeking to protect their rights in marital property and child custody. Mr. Betz has had striking success in representing fathers seeking custody of their children.
• Premarital Agreement
  The Betz Law Office represented a decedent’s widow seeking to vindicate her right of election to take under her late husband’s will. The decedent’s sister claimed her late brother lacked testamentary capacity and that a revocation of a prenuptial agreement was the result of incompetence, duress and undue influence. After an extended trial and the testimony of expert medical witnesses, the Surrogate’s Court, in a case involving unique issues of first impression, held that the decedent was, in fact, competent at the time of his revocation of the prenuptial agreement and that his widow was entitled to her share of the distribution of his estate.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Mr. Betz has briefed and argued cases across a broad spectrum of legal issues in the Federal Courts of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court and the New York appellate courts. These include matters involving Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Antitrust, Criminal Law, Torts, Contracts and Securities Law.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  In addition, Mr. Betz has represented corporations in business disputes involving other corporations and individuals. He has prosecuted claims and defended corporations in breach of contract and employment discrimination disputes.
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  The Betz Law Office has represented clients, including on the international level, claiming breach of employment contract and employment discrimination.
• Employment Contract
  Representing two Brazilian nationals in the Information Technology ("IT") industry, Mr. Betz prosecuted their employment contract claim against a multinational consulting firm, resulting in a substantial settlement on behalf of the plaintiffs. The dispute was required by contractual provision to be litigated in the Federal District Court in New York City.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Mr. Betz has substantial experience in representing individuals who were injured as the result of the negligence of other individuals or corporations, including the City of New York. Such matters include automobile accident injuries and injuries resulting from the collapse of structures overhanging public byways.
• Medical Malpractice
  Mr. Betz has also successfully represented individuals claiming negligent injury at the hands of physicians (medical malpractice) and lawyers (legal malpractice).

Trusts and Estates

• Wills

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy