Matat Plesner Law Firm

Matat Plesner Law Firm is a values-driven boutique practice and one of Israel’s leading firms in the field of family and divorce law. The firm provides clients with comprehensive legal representation in proceedings before all relevant judicial forums, as well as throughout settlement negotiations. Clients benefit from reliable, discreet, and effective legal services tailored to their individual needs. The firm is distinguished by its exceptional client service, extensive professional expertise, and proven experience in handling complex cases conducted simultaneously before multiple judicial instances.
The firm was founded in 2006 by Adv. Matat Plesner, a member of the Israel Bar Association since 1999. Adv. Plesner is a highly experienced attorney with a proven record of outstanding legal achievements. The firm has secured groundbreaking precedent-setting rulings in the Family Court, as well as significant victories before the Rabbinical Courts. Adv. Plesner has extensive expertise in developing winning legal strategies and unique litigation tactics for highly complex legal disputes.

Client-Centered Service

The firm is renowned for its exceptional service, decades of experience, and extensive expertise in managing complex legal proceedings. Every case is handled through meticulous strategic planning and uncompromising legal representation aimed at achieving the client’s objectives as effectively as possible. The firm’s team provides personal, compassionate support while maintaining the highest level of professionalism. Each client receives a tailored legal, financial, and emotional framework that also takes into consideration the best interests of the children involved. When necessary, the firm collaborates with experts from various disciplines and carefully maps future scenarios to develop the most effective course of action. The firm’s hallmark is uncompromising professionalism, determination, creativity, integrity, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence.

Community Involvement

At any given time, the firm handles at least two pro bono cases. Adv. Plesner considers pro bono work an essential part of the firm’s mission and a meaningful contribution to the community. She previously volunteered for five years with the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Children and continues to dedicate her time to community initiatives and professional lectures in the field of family law.

Adv. Matat Plesner

Adv. Matat Plesner holds LL.B. and B.A. degrees in Law and Management from Tel Aviv University. She has been a member of the Israel Bar Association since 1999 and has been a certified mediator since 2005.
Adv. Plesner served as a Teaching Assistant at Harvard University, where she received a Certificate of Excellence in Teaching. She also served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Tel Aviv District of the Israel Bar Association. She is frequently featured in the media, including television, radio, and leading financial and national newspapers such as TheMarker, Yedioth Ahronoth, Calcalist, and Radio Tel Aviv.

A Holistic Approach to Divorce Proceedings

The firm believes that divorce is far more than a legal process. Over the years, it has developed a holistic approach that views every client as a whole person. The legal team examines what best serves the client and the client’s children, identifies their evolving needs, evaluates financial considerations, and builds a comprehensive legal strategy accordingly.
This approach is combined with thorough legal analysis and the development of winning litigation strategies and tactics. By integrating legal, financial, and personal considerations, the firm provides each client with a tailored framework designed to achieve the best possible short- and long-term outcomes.

A Profession Driven by Purpose

Adv. Plesner views her work in the deeply personal field of family law as a true calling. Family and divorce matters require exceptional sensitivity, particularly when managing prolonged proceedings across multiple judicial forums simultaneously.
Clients typically seek legal assistance during one of the most challenging periods of their lives. Successfully guiding them requires not only legal expertise but also empathy, sound judgment, and close personal support. Particular attention is devoted to matters concerning children, especially in cases involving parental alienation and disrupted parent-child relationships.
The firm’s objective is to conclude proceedings as efficiently as possible while securing the optimal outcome for each client.

Notable Cases

Expanded Parenting Time and 50% Reduction in Child Support – The firm represented a father who, under a previously signed divorce agreement, had extremely limited contact with his children and was paying exceptionally high child support. The firm successfully obtained a significant expansion of parenting time - from only a few daytime hours per week with no overnight stays to two overnight visits per week and every other weekend with overnight stays.
At the same time, the monthly child support obligation was reduced by 50%, from NIS 8,000 to NIS 4,000.

Cancellation of an Unconscionable Prenuptial Agreement – After several years of litigation, the firm succeeded in obtaining the cancellation of a one-sided prenuptial agreement that deprived the husband of all assets accumulated during the marriage. The Family Court ruled that this was one of the rare cases justifying rescission of the agreement, finding that the husband had not been represented by counsel and that the agreement was extremely one-sided and unreasonable. Following an appeal, the parties reached a settlement before the District Court under which the husband recovered all of the assets he had lost, while the cancellation of the agreement remained in effect.

NIS 850,000 Instead of NIS 50,000 Under a Second-Marriage Prenuptial Agreement – A prenuptial agreement provided that, upon separation, the wife would receive only NIS 50,000. The Rabbinical Court in Tel Aviv was persuaded that she was entitled to substantially greater compensation. With the Court’s assistance, the parties reached an agreement under which the husband would pay the wife monthly support for the remainder of her life. If she lives to age 85, she will receive approximately NIS 850,000; should she live beyond that age, the total amount will reach approximately NIS 1,000,000.