LAUREN CHARTAN, Esq. joined our firm in February 2010. Prior to this, she was a Deputy County Attorney for the Office of the Nassau County Attorney. While there, Lauren was actively involved in matters involving civil rights litigation (State and Federal), employment discrimination and civil matters. Previously, Ms. Chartan was a Senior Trial Attorney for the Legal Aid Society, where she practiced criminal defense law, representing clients in Criminal and Supreme Courts through trial.

Ms. Chartan now concentrates on matrimonial and family law, including, divorce, equitable distribution, child custody and visitation, support matters and family offense disputes. With a deep concern for protecting the best interests of children, she works diligently to arrive at resolutions which can protect and preserve the parent-child relationship. She also handles complex matters of civil litigation, and business law matters for the firm.

Ms. Chartan appears and litigates in the Family and Supreme Courts throughout Long Island, Westchester and within all five boroughs of New York City.

Education:

• Hofstra University School of Law (LL.M., Family Law, 2009) Thesis topic: A Legal and Cultural Response to Bullying in Schools
• New England School of Law (J.D.)
• University of Rochester (B.A., Political Science and Psychology)

Admissions:

• New York State Bar
• United States District Court
• Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Memberships & Affiliations:

• Matrimonial Law Section, Nassau County Bar Association
• Family Law Committee, Nassau County Bar Association

Teaching/Lecturing/Author:

• Responding to Bullying: A Family Practitioner's Perspective, NY Family Law Monthly, March 2011
• Presenter, Legal Workshop for Mental Health Professionals on Custody, Visitation and Social Issues Affecting Children
• Co Wrote and Presented Report on "Working Together to Strengthen Our Communities in Preventing Youth Violence and Gangs," Hofstra University School of Education, Health & Human Services
• Mentor to law interns at the Legal Aid Society and Office of the Nassau County Attorney

Practice Areas:

• Matrimonial and Family law
• Civil Litigation
• Appellate Practice
• Criminal Law