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The Firm successfully represented a domestic violence survivor in a pro bono matter before the Appellate Division, First Department in connection with an appeal filed by a father who sought to overturn a Family Court order granting the mother full custody and permission to relocate with the child to another state. The appeal was argued by Associate Shanice Hinckson on September 22, 2020. On October 13, 2020, the First Department issued a decision that accepted all of the Firm’s arguments. Specifically, the First Department affirmed the Family Court’s finding that the mother credibly testified about the acts of domestic violence perpetrated against her, that the mother had closely managed the child’s extensive educational and medical needs throughout his life, and that the proposed relocation was in the child’s best interests. The matter was referred to the Firm by Sanctuary for Families. 
 
The Simpson Thacher team included Mary Beth Forshaw, Shanice Hinckson and Susan Cordaro.