Elizabeth Erin Schlissel

Ms. Schlissel handles a broad range of commercial and employment litigation, including defense of employment-related claims under federal and state statutes, contracts, business divorce, real estate, trade secrets, and partnership disputes.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Schlissel was an Assistant District Attorney at the Nassau County District Attorney's office. During her tenure, she developed extensive criminal trial experience and prosecuted a wide range of criminal cases including assaults and drug offenses. Ms. Schlissel also served in the Appeals Bureau where she gained significant appellate experience.

Ms. Schlissel was also a litigation associate at an insurance defense firm; served as a legal intern for The Honorable Dorothy Eisenberg, United States Bankruptcy Court, EDNY; served as an intern for The Honorable Leonard B. Austin, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau; and was a Summer Associate at Forchelli, Curto, Crowe, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Cohn, LLP.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 2009 where she competed in national trial competition as a member of the Hofstra Law School Mock Trial Team and was a member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Ms. Schlissel earned her Bachelor of Arts from Boston University in 2006.

She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and American Inn of Court, Theodore Roosevelt Chapter, and the Commercial Litigation Committee.

Ms. Schlissel is admitted to practice in the State of New York and in both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

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