Principal Attorney
Current Employment Position
Principal
Practice Areas
Matrimonial/Family Law
Representative Cases
State v. Wagner
Education
Rutgers University School of Law
Newark, New Jersey
Long Island University
Major: Political Science
The New School in Public Affairs
Harvard University
in Partnership with the National Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Major: Harvard Law School – Negotiation Workshop: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Past Positions
Honorable John A. Jorgensen, J.S.C., Family Court, Middlesex County, Superior Court Law Clerk
Professional Associations
Queens County Bar Association
Board of Managers
Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County
Board of Directors
Middlesex County Bar Association
Member
Essex County Bar Association
Member
Queens Women's Bar Association
Member
About Desiree Marie Claudio
Desiree M. Claudio is a proud native of Brooklyn, New York. Desiree Claudio is an established entrepreneur, an attorney and philanthropist with a demonstrated commitment to community development. Desiree is a graduate of Long Island University, Brooklyn campus. Following the completion of undergraduate courses with a major in Political Science, and a minor in Sociology she continued her formal education earning her master’s degree at The New School in Non-profit management and Urban policy. An alumnus of Rutgers Newark School of Law Desiree Claudio is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of New York. Before starting her own law firm, Claudio & Associates, P.C. Desiree served as a Superior Court Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Jorgensen, J.S.C in the fast-paced Family Court in Middlesex County, N.J.
Desiree is an active member of several bar associations including being name as the Queens County bar associations class of 2026 Board of Managers and is on the board of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County. She has been recognized and awarded the coveted Super Lawyers award three (3) years consecutively and crowned Lawyer of Distinction in 2023.
Mrs. Claudio has been a sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator at numerous venues including but not limited to; Immigration and Family Law for Juveniles in the Queens, Latino Forums for a progressive Policy Agendas as well as the intersection of Divorce and Immigration at the National Trial Lawyers Summit in Miami Florida.
In addition to Desiree's commitment to her community and her clients, Mrs. Claudio has successfully built her practice from the ground up starting with only herself and one intern. In her current firm, Claudio and Associates she leads a staff of over 15, including, 7 attorneys and 8 support staff. Through the years Mrs. Claudio has developed her entrepreneurial skill set, expanded her ability to create effective systems and to mentor, nurture and develop staff in a very unique way. These investments are the cornerstones and pillars of her success.
Bar Admissions
New York
Second Department
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Classes & Seminars
Speaker, The Queens Latino Forum for a progressive Policy Agenda, Immigration and Family Law for Juveniles
Facilitator, Continuing Legal Education Courses, Integration of Divorce and Immigration
Honors
Lawyers of Distinction
2023
Elite Lawyer Award
2023
Super Lawyers
2021-2023
Firm Nominated "10 Best" Law Firms for New York by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2020
Nominated "10 Best" Attorneys for New Jersey by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
Named a Super Lawyers Rising Star 2020
Nominated "10 Best" Attorneys for New York by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2019
Nominated "Top 100" Lawyer by The National Advocates in 2017 and 2018
Nominated "Top 40 Under 40" Lawyers by The National Advocates in 2016
Awarded Service-Scholarship-Jurisprudence by Olliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Society, 2011
