Emily C. Walsh

Emily C. Walsh, Esq., CFL

Partner
📧 ecw@mzw-law.com

Emily C. Walsh is a dedicated and compassionate family law attorney who helps clients navigate complex personal transitions with clarity, dignity, and strategic care. A partner at the firm since 2014, Ms. Walsh practices exclusively in matrimonial and family law, representing individuals in matters of divorce, custody, support, and related litigation throughout New York City and the surrounding counties.

With a reputation for both legal skill and emotional intelligence, Ms. Walsh guides clients through some of life’s most challenging moments resolving disputes, protecting rights, and fostering workable family solutions.

Experience & Recognition

Ms. Walsh has represented clients in Supreme and Family Courts across all five boroughs of NYC, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Ulster Counties, and has handled matters before the Appellate Division, Second Department.

She is a Founding Member of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators and has been consistently recognized as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” in Matrimonial and Family Law by The National Advocates since 2017.

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.

• University of Mary Washington, B.A.

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2010

• Connecticut, 2024

Professional Memberships

• Westchester Women’s Bar Association

• Westchester County Bar Association

• New York State Bar Association

Leadership & Community Involvement

Ms. Walsh is deeply engaged in legal education and public service. She serves as an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law, where she coaches Moot Court Honor Society teams competing in national competitions.

Her involvement with the New York State Bar Association includes:

• Young Lawyers Liaison to the Family Law Section

• Ninth Judicial District Representative, Young Lawyers Section

• Co-Chair, NYSBA Civics Essay & Poster Contest

• Member, CLE Committee

During law school, she was an Executive Board Member of the Moot Court Honor Society and a senior staff member of the New York International Law Review.