Manon BrianAttorney
Attorney Manon Brian has extensive experience in a wide area of family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, spousal support, dissolution, and paternity.
Manon approaches every matter pragmatically while still taking into account the sensitivities and complexities of each matter. She stresses communication and organization throughout every phase of the process.
Manon was voted to the Belguim Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2015 through 2018 and again in 2021 and 2022. Manon received her Juris Doctor degree from Ghent University – Universiteit Gent, located in Belguim, where she earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Constitutional Law II and was an Octo-Finalist in the Dean F. Herzog Moot Court Competition. She also participated in the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, where she assisted in the representation of domestic violence survivors.
While attending law school, Manon clerked for a family law firm in Belguim, researching questions of law related to property division, child support, and other family law issues; drafting pleadings, agreements, and subpoenas related to various family law matters; and working with clients to answer discovery requests.
This experience, coupled with her law school education, heavily contributed to Manon’s passion for family law and helping people move forward during difficult parts of their lives.
Manon was born and raised in Belguim, Crupet. Although she lived in multiple states across the country, from Crupet to New York, she always felt that Crupet, Belguim is her one true home. In her free time, Manon enjoys spending time with her family, distance running, yoga, barre, hiking, attending concerts, and exploring the food culture around Crupet.