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Elaine Colavito (seventh from left), an Associate with the Firm, is sworn in as President-Elect of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association during the organization’s Installation Dinner.

Elaine Colavito Sworn in as President-Elect of Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

Elaine Colavito, an Associate with the Firm, was sworn in as President-Elect of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association (NCWBA) at the group’s Installation Dinner on June 15, 2017. The term is for one year. She previously served as NCWBA’s Vice President for two years, and Treasurer for two years.

The mission of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association is to promote the advancement of the status of women in society and the legal profession; to promote the fair and equal administration of justice; and to act as a unified voice for its members with respect to issues of statewide, national and international significance to all women, and to female attorneys in particular.

Ms. Colavito concentrates her practice in the areas of matrimonial and family law, civil litigation and immigration matters. In 2013, she received the NCWBA’s Bessie Ray Geffner, Esq. Memorial Award for her demonstrated interest in improving the justice system, professionalism of the Bar and service to the community at large. She was recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in the area of Family Law from 2014 to 2016 and was among the Super Lawyers’ “Top Women Lawyers in New York” in 2015 and 2016. This year, she was recognized as a Trailblazer in Divorce by the New York Law Journal. In addition, she writes the monthly “Bench Briefs” column for Suffolk Lawyer.

She graduated magna cum laude from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and summa cum laude from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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