Ruth is the Founder of The Law Office of Ruth Chung, and exclusively practices Matrimonial and Family Law in New York City.
        Education is paramount in making the right decisions and Ruth ensures that clients fully understand each step of the matter. Each client is guided to a resolution with a solution oriented approach, using tools of litigation only when necessary. Ruth believes that the foundation of an attorney client relationship is communication, and makes certain that each client is heard regularly. 
         As an additional benefit to working with Ruth, clients are often supported through Ruth's collaborative and reciprocal "of counsel" relationships with the office of Jill Zuccardy, Esq., and the office of Barbara J. Schaffer, PLLC. 
         Ruth holds a BA/MA in forensic psychology, magna cum laude, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, later graduating from the City University of New York Law School, before starting her solo practice in 2018. 
        Prior to starting the firm, Ruth was an attorney with the Court Square Law Project (CSLP), a sliding scale non-profit firm dedicated to serving New Yorkers of moderate means. While there, she appeared in Supreme and Family Courts in all five New York City boroughs. 
        Ruth has prior experience with a boutique matrimonial firm in Manhattan, The Legal Aid Society - Juvenile Rights Practice, Brooklyn Family Defense Practice, Lawyers for Children, and in the Access to Justice program - Consumer Debt and Uncontested Divorce division.
          
        
        

​Practice Areas
Matrimonial and Family Law

Admissions
New York State

Education
CUNY Law School, J.D.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
​- BA/MA in Forensic Psychology
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Professional Memberships
New York City Bar Association 
​New York State Bar Association - Family Law Section
​New York County Lawyers Association - Matrimonial Law Section
​New York Women's Bar Association 
Brooklyn Women's Bar Association

Committees 
NYWBA Matrimonial and Family Law 2024 - current
NYWBA Solo and Small Practice 2019- current
NYCBA Children and the Law 2019- 2021
NYCBA Professional Responsibility 2017-2019

Reported Decisions:
Matter of Joseph v. Granderson, A.D.3d, 2024 WL 1545667 (2d Dep’t 2024)