Stephen W. Schlissel

Family, Mediation
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 301
Garden City, New York 11530


Family

Admitted

1962, New York; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, E. and S. Districts of New York

Law School

Harvard University, LL.B., cum laude, 1962

Law School Graduation Year

1962

College

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, B.S., 1959

Memberships

Nassau County (Director: 1997-2000; Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, 1973—; Director, We Care Fund, Inc. 1990—; Chair, 1999-2001; Member, Board of Governors, New York State Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program, 2001—), New York State (Member, Family Law Section; Chairman, Special Committee on New Legislation concerning Manner of Resolving Custody Disputes, Family Law Section, 1977-1982) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (National CLE Chairman, 1991, 1993, 1997; Member, Arbitration Committee, 1990-1998; Director, Arbitration Training, 1991-1998; National American Academy Fellow of the Year, 1993; Member, Board of Managers, N.Y. Chapter, 1982-1983, 2000 and CLE Chairman, 1990-1991, N.Y. Chapter).

Biographical

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, Brooklyn Law School, Domestic Relations, 1966-2000. Special Professor, Hofstra University School of Law, 1979-2000. Co-Founder, PEACE (Parental Education and Custody Effectiveness). Member: State of N.Y. Grievance Committee, 10th Judicial District, 2nd Department, 1988-1996; Committee on Character and Fitness, 2nd Department, 1996-2000. Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Member, Scribes. Elected Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

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