Law Practice
Lois Carter Schlissel serves as Managing Attorney of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. located in Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. and chairs the firm's Management Committee. Under her direction, the firm has experienced significant strategic growth.
In addition to her management role, Mrs. Schlissel heads the firm's Employment Law practice and is an active member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution department. She counsels clients with respect to federal and state employment laws, compliance issues, and personnel matters and litigates claims arising under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act.
Professional Profile
Prior to joining Meyer Suozzi, Mrs. Schlissel was a law clerk at the New York State Court of Appeals and, thereafter, a litigation associate in the New York City office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.
Presentations
Mrs. Schlissel has written and lectured extensively before bar associations, employment groups and labor organizations. She has given numerous media interviews and provided commentary relating to Federal civil practice, employment law issues, workplace discrimination and sexual harassment.
Board & Committee Appointments
Mrs. Schlissel is a member of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer's Judicial Screening Committee. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Association, a member of the Board of Trustees of North Shore-LIJ Health System, a member of the Board of Trustees of Adelphi University, a member of the Board of Governors of Touro Law Center, a Master and former President of the Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Courts, a former member of and currently counsel to the Board of Directors of the Women's Fund of Long Island, a Fellow of the New York State Bar Foundation, and a member of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Recognitions
In 2002, Mrs. Schlissel was named a "Woman Achiever Against the Odds" by the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls. The Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women conferred its Achievers' Award in the Field of Law on Mrs. Schlissel in May 2003. And in 2002, 2003 and again in 2004, Mrs. Schlissel was named by Long Island Business News as one of Long Island's Top 50 Most Influential Women. Subsequently in 2004, Mrs. Schlissel was admitted into the LIBN Top 50 Hall of Fame. In 2007 she was recognized as one of the Best Attorneys on Long Island by the Long Island Press. She is rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level of professional excellence, and she was recognized by L.I. Pulse Magazine in 2010 and 2011 as one of the region's "Top Legal Eagles".
Admissions
Mrs. Schlissel is admitted to practice law in New York State and before the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Martindale-Hubbell Rating
AV Preeminent
News
WE CARE FUND TO HONOR LOIS CARTER SCHLISSEL
May 2, 2012
Practice Area: Diversity, Employment Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
LOIS C. SCHLISSEL FEATURED IN LONG ISLAND PULSE'S TOP TEN LEGAL EAGLES
February 28, 2012
Practice Area: Employment Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Media Source:Long Island Pulse
Events
LOIS C. SCHLISSEL TO SPEAK AT CLE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL
Date: April 20, 2012
Location: 8:00 AM
Venue: April 20, 2012
JUDGE BERNARD S. MEYER 7TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON RECEPTION
Date: July 27, 2011
Location: 12:30 PM
Venue: July 27, 2011