Elena Karabatos
Elena is a senior partner in the matrimonial practice of Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and has served as a member of the Board of Managers for the New York Chapter, in addition to being the co-chair of its Committee for the Future. She is a member of the Law Guardian Advisory Committee for the 10th Judicial District. Elena is a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory Committee for the Office of Court Administration. Elena is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association Delegation for the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates (2009–2012) and she also is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Elena is on the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA). She is currently the chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the NCBA. She was also an editor of Recent Decisions in Matrimonial Law for the Matrimonial Law Committee of the NCBA (2007–2009). She was the chairperson of the Child Custody Sub-Committee and the co-chairperson of the Appellate Practice Sub-Committee of the NCBA. Elena was a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. She has served on various task forces for the NCBA such as Lawyer Advertising, Request for Judicial Intervention Form Revisions and Membership. In May, 2011 Elena received the Nassau County Bar Association's Director's Award recognizing her dedication and service as Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee. She was appointed by the presiding justice of the Appellate Division to a special committee of the Nassau County Courts to make recommendations to the court system for the establishment of model custody litigation practices. Elena is a member of the New York Family Law American Inn of Court. She is the co-author of the second edition of "Separation Agreements and Marital Contracts" (Michie 1997). She attended the Trial Advocacy Institute of the American Bar Association Family Law Section.
Elena frequently lectures on a wide range of family law topics regarding custody and parenting issues as well as financial issues, for various organizations such as the New York State, New York County and Nassau County Bar Associations, New York County Lawyer's Association, Nassau Academy of Law, the Practicing Law Institute and the National Business Institute, as well as lecturing at seminars for judges. She is on the adjunct faculty of Hofstra Law School. For many years, Elena served as the course chairperson for the continuing legal education program on Matrimonial Litigation and Equitable Distribution at Fordham Law School, where she lectured on various topics such as negotiating separation agreements and litigating matrimonial trials.
Elena is a member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. She is certified in advanced mediation by the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution and by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York in mediating custody and visitation matters. She has been a facilitator and lecturer for the Nassau County P.E.A.C.E. (Parental Education and Custody Effectiveness) program.
Elena was recently selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the area of Family Law.
She has been elected to Super Lawyers and is regularly chosen among the top 10 matrimonial attorneys on Long Island. Elena was also selected by the Long Island Business News as one of the Who's Who in Professional Women Services.
Elena is a graduate of Tufts University. She is a 1986 graduate of Brooklyn Law School. She lives in Sands Point with her husband, Bryan Skarlatos, a partner in the law firm Kostelantz and Fink.
