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| | Address | | 200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 301 | | Garden City, New York 11530 | | (Nassau Co.) | | | |
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Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Family and Matrimonial Law, Practice all Courts, including Divorce, Custody, Support, Property Division Enforcement, Mediation of Family Law Matters, International Custody Disputes, Adoptions. All Civil Litigation and Appeals. | | Year Established: 1960 | | Firm Size: 8 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Stephen W. Schlissel (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, New York.; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School, B.S., 1959); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1962). Author: inter alia, Separation Agreements and Marital Contracts, two volumes with annual supplements, co-author of Second Edition (Lexis/Nexis, 1997). Author of numerous articles for local, state and national publications. Adjunct Professor, Domestic Relation, Brooklyn Law School, 1966-2000. Special Professor, Hofstra University School of Law, 1979-2000. Co-Founder, PEACE (Parental Education and Custody Effectiveness). Member: State of New York Grievance Committee, 10th Judicial District, 2nd Department, 1988-1996; Committee on Character and Fitness, 2nd Department, 1996-2000; Member, Mental Health Professional Screening Committee, 1st and 2nd Departments, 2004—. Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Member, Scribes. Elected Fellow, American Bar Association. Co-Chair, Nassau County Judicial Women in the Courts Committee, 2004—. Member: Nassau County Bar Association (Director: 1997-2000; Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, 1973—; Director, "We Care Fund, Inc." 1990—, Chair, 1999-2001; Co-Chair, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Governors, New York State Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program, 2001—); Nassau County Women's (Director, 2008—), New York State (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (National CLE Chairman, 1991, 1993, 1997; Fellow of the Year Nationally and National President's Award, 1993; Member, Arbitration Committee, 1990-1998; Director, Arbitration Training, 1991-1998; Member, Board of Managers, New York Chapter, 1982, 1983, 2000, 2005, 2006— and CLE Chairman, 1990-1991, New York Chapter). Practice Areas: Matrimonial and Family Law; Negotiations; Civil Litigation; Appeals. Email: Stephen W. Schlissel | | Elena Karabatos (Member) born Brooklyn, New York., October 31, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1986). Member, Board of Managers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter, 2001-2004 and 2008-2009. Co-author of second edition, Separation Agreements and Marital Contracts 2 volumes with annual supplements (Michie 1997). Lecturer, Domestic Relations Law for programs for Judges and Practicing Law Institute, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations, National Business Institute and various other groups. Editor of Recent Decisions of Matrimonial Law for Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee. Adjunct Professor, Hofstra Law School, 1999—, and Past Co-Chairperson, Matrimonial Litigation Continuing Legal Education Program, Fordham University, 1991-1995. Certified Mediator, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution. Member of the Planning Board of Sands Point, New York. Member: New York Association of Collaborative Professionals; New York State (Member, Family Law Section), Nassau County (Member: Board of Directors; First Vice-Chair, Matrimonial Committee; Past Member, Judiciary Committee; Past Chair, Child Custody Sub-Committee and Appellate Practice Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Committee) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, National Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Elena Karabatos | | Michael J. Ostrow (Member) born Baldwin, New York, April 25, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, New York; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1955); Cornell University (J.D., 1958). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1957-1958. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Board of Advisors, Advanced Practice Institute, Hofstra University School of Law, 1975-1983. Member: Nassau County (Chairman, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, 1967-1972; Member, Board of Directors, 1969-1972, 1976-1979; Treasurer, 1979-1980; Secretary, 1980-1981; Vice President, 1981-1983; President, 1984-1985), New York State (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1976-1978; Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1980; 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, National Organization, 1996-1997. Member, Board of Governors, New York Chapter, 1973-1976; 1980—; Vice President, 1978-1980; President, 1980-1981); American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomate). Practice Areas: Matrimonial and Family Law. Email: Michael J. Ostrow | | A. J. Temsamani (Member) born New York, New York, July 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1988); Hofstra University (J.D., 1991). Lecturer, Nassau Academy of Law. Alumni Mentor, Hofstra University School of Law Child and Family Advocacy Fellowship Program. Member: Nassau County (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee), New York State (Member, Family Law Section) and Puerto Rican Bar Associations; American Inn of Court (Barrister, New York Family Law). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law. Email: A. J. Temsamani | | Jennifer Rosenkrantz (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author, "Pre-Nuptial Agreements for the Golden Years," Family Advocate, Winter 2002. Member: Nassau County, New York State (Member, Section on: Family Law) and American Bar Associations; Nassau County Women's Bar Association; New York Family Law American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law. Email: Jennifer Rosenkrantz | | ASSOCIATES | | Joseph Anthony Demarco (Associate) born Smithtown, New York, February 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Adjunct Instructor, Department of Legal Studies, Nassau Community College. Provides pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Nassau County Bar Association. Student Mentor, Nassau County Bar Association Mentor Program with ABGS Middle School, Hempstead, NY. Facilitator, PEACE program, Nassau County. Member: Nassau County (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations; Columbian Lawyers of Nassau County. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law. Email: Joseph Anthony Demarco | | Lisa R. Schoenfeld (Associate) born Queens, New York, January 25, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1999); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2002). Author: "Are the Rockefeller Drug Laws Killing the Messenger for the Sake of the Message?", 30 Hofstra Law Review 557; "It's 10 P.M., Do You Know Where Your Children Are? The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction," 40 Family Court Review 251; "'Frye ' and 'Daubert' Questions Crop Up in Family Law Arena," New York Law Journal, July 1, 2003. Associate Member, Nassau County Judicial Women in the Courts Committee. Member: Nassau County (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee) and New York State (Tenth District Representative, Executive Committee, Family Law Section; Tenth District Representative, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section) Bar Associations; Nassau County Women's Bar Association; New York County Lawyers' Association; American Bar Association; New York State Family Law American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law. Email: Lisa R. Schoenfeld |
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