Lisa Schoenfeld

Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC

Profile

Education

Hofstra University School of Law

Admitted to Practice

New York

AAML Position(s) Held

State
  • Vice PresidentBoard of Managers

Legal Organizations

  • • Nassau County Bar Association i. Judiciary Committee (2017-Present) ii. Board of Directors (2019-2022) iii. Matrimonial Law Committee• New York State Bar Association  i. Membership Committee (2010 – 2016)  ii. House of Delegates (2011-2014)  iii. Family Law Section Executive Committeea.  Treasurer (2022-Present)b. Co-Chair, Membership Committee (2014-Present)c. Membership Committee Member (2008-Present)d. Tenth District Representative (2008-2014)iv. Women in the Law Section a. Co-Chair, Membership Committee (2021-Present) b Treasurer (2017-2020)   c. Member at Large (2020-2021)v. Young Lawyers Section Executive Committeea. Chair (2013-2014)b. Chair-Elect (2012-2013)c. Secretary (2011-2012)d. Nominating Committee Chair (2011-2012)e. Tenth District Representative (2007-2011)f. Co-Liaison to Family Law Section (2009-2014)
  • • Fellow of The New York Bar Foundation (2014-Present)
  • • Nassau County Women’s Bar Association  i. Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Committee (2009-2013)  ii. Board of Directors (2011-2015)
  • • New York State Family Law American Inn of Court – Associate (2004 – Present)
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CLE Presentations

  • 1. Demystifying Cryptocurrency: Identifying, Valuing and Distributing Cryptocurrency in Matrimonial Matters – New York State Bar Association Family Law Section Summer 2022 Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island – Moderator
  • 2. Spousal Contractual and Statutory Rights in Estate Administration – April 6, 2022 – The Estate Planning Council of Suffolk County, Inc.
  • 3. Basic Matrimonial Practice: Discovery – November 12, 2021 – New York State Bar Association Family Law Section
  • 4. First Comes Love & Marriage, then Death & Divorce – September 30, 2021 – New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section (‘Til Death (or Divorce Do Us Part: Intersection of trusts and Estates, Family and Matrimonial Law)
  • 5. Changing Custody Orders Through Litigation: What Evidence Is And Isn’t Enough? – September 17, 2021 – New York State Defenders Association
  • 6. I Am Not Biased…Or Am I? A Look At Implicit Bias – April 22, 2021 – New York Family Law American Inn of Court
  • 7. Chair of AAML Holiday Celebration and December Dinner – December 17, 2019
  • 8. Speaker – Prenups, Postnups and the Right of Election – November 28, 2018 with Brian Corrigan for the Surrogate’s Courts Estates & Trusts Committee of the NCBA
  • 9. Speaker – Inns of Court – October 23, 2018 – SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS IMPACT ON VISITATION
  • 10. Speaker – Inns of Court – Can You Cover It Up? Confidentiality Agreements, Closed Courtrooms and Confined Speech (Gag Orders) – April 25, 2018
  • 11. Co-Chair – AAML/AFCC Program – To Be Or Not To Be: Ethical and Legal Considerations in the Expanding Role of Mental Health Professionals in Family Law Proceedings – December 8, 2017
  • 12. Nassau Academy of Law – Dean’s Hour: Obtaining Medical Records in Civil Litigation – May 31, 2017
  • 13. Co-Chair AAML Meeting and Lecturer: The Ins and Outs of Obtaining Medical Records in a Child Custody Proceedings – March 2, 2017
  • 14. NYSBA Committee on Women in the Law – Playing to Win: The Leadership and Presentation Skills You Need to Master Today – Panel Chair – January 24, 2017
  • 15. Nassau County Bar Association – Crack in the Foundation-Mortgage Foreclosure and Divorce – September 19, 2016
  • 16. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Critique Faculty, March/April 2015
  • 17. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Co-Chair of the Trial Academy, March 20-24, 2015
  • 18. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Bridge the Gap – An Introduction to Matrimonial Law in New York State – January 29, 2015
  • 19. New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program – Matrimonial Law/Client Counseling in New York State – December 10, 2014
  • 20. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Bridge the Gap – I Want a Divorce! How to Advise Your Clients in Matrimonial Proceedings
  • Client Counseling 101 – January 30, 2014
  • 21. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Critique Faculty, March/April 2014
  • 22. Judge for the Nassau County Bar Association Mock Trial Tournament – February, 2013
  • 23. Assists in teaching -Family Law Skills” at Hofstra Law School, which is a course designed to teach second and third year law students the practical skills necessary to successfully navigate their clients through a divorce – Spring 2013, Fall 2013 and anticipated Fall 2014
  • 24. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – -Representing the Non-Monied Spouse: Counsel Fees”, January 24, 2013 – Bridge the Gap Program at the Annual Meeting
  • 25. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Chair of the Fall Program, October 19, 2012
  • 26. New York Family Law American Inn of Court – -Legal Fee Arbitrations: Preventing Problems and Pitfalls”, February 15, 2012
  • 27. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – -This Really Happened?!? – The Ethics Game Show”, January 28, 2011 – Bridge the Gap Program at the Annual Meeting
  • 28. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Co-Chair of the Bridge the Gap Program at the Annual Meeting, January 27, 2011 and January 28, 2011
  • 29. Presented the -Hot Topic” at the New York State Family Law American Inn of Court on February 4, 2010 – Discussion of recent cases
  • 30. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – -Dealing with Difficult Clients, Attorneys and Judges”, January 29, 2010 – Bridge the Gap Program at the Annual Meeting
  • 31. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – -Depositions”, January 29, 2010 – Bridge the Gap Program at the Annual Meeting
  • 32. Nassau County Bar Association – -Ethics”, January 24, 2010 – Nassau Academy of Law Bridge the Gap Program
  • 33. Nassau County Bar Association – -The Ethics Gameshow”, November 19, 2009 – Nassau Academy of Law, Co-Coordinator
  • 34. New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Fall Program – Depositions – October 24, 2009
  • 35. New York Family Law American Inn of Court – -Some Interesting Tax Issues for the Matrimonial Attorney”, May 20, 2009
  • 36. Nassau County Women’s Bar Association – -HIPAA’s Effect on Litigation in New York State”, November 20, 2008
  • 37. New York Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – -Family Law Careers for Law Students”, November 7, 2008 –2008 Annual Conference, Panelist
  • 38. Matrimonial Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association – -HIPAA’s Effect on Child Custody Proceedings in New York State”, February 6, 2008
  • 39. New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – -HIPAA’s Effect on Custody Proceedings in New York State”, December 6, 2007

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