Top Ten Legal Eagles - David L. Mejias is Divorce, Child, Family & Matrimonial Lawyer

As a general area of practice, family law is as personal as it gets. It requires serving clients when they are at their most vulnerable. An attorney who can bring about resolution while maintaining personal sympathy for the parties involved makes for success. Long before he became a three-term Nassau county legislator, long before he started the firm of Mejias Milgrim & Alvarado, Dave Mejias’ early childhood shaped who he would become. The loss of his father was an unforgettable tragedy—the injustice of which still informs his practice today. Mejias has been cited as saying that for him, the business of law is personal. It is this principle that distinguishes his conduct in this area of practice.

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