Information
on Steven Abel
I've placed this page for those of you who want to know
more about Steven Abel.
Steve is the DivorceInfo Network
Lawyer for the state of New York. He's a good man, and a fine professional.
You can read his FAQ's about divorce in New York,
if you'd like.
If you'd like to e-mail him, here's his address:
Name
and Address
Two New Hempstead Road
New City, N.Y. 10956
845-634-4700
sabel@igc.org
Present Employment
Practicing attorney, February 1973
to present. Partner, Abel & Brustein-Kampel. More than 80% of practice
is divorce and family law.
Mediator, Legal Consultant and Trainer. Center
for Family & Divorce Mediation, New City, New York, April, 1983 to
present.
Past Employment
Partner, Reeder & Abel, attorneys,
September, 1976 to December, 1988.
Hearing Examiner, Rockland County Family
Court, part-time, May, 1981 to June, 1982.
Assistant County Attorney, County of Rockland,
January, 1978 to December, 1979. Part-time, assigned primarily to Family
Court Unit and also counsel to Multi-Services Committee of Rockland County
Legislature.
Associate, Shapiro & Reeder, attorneys,
Spring Valley, New York, February, 1973 to August, 1976.
Community Service
Secretary and Board Member, New York
State Chapter of AFCC (Association of Family, Court and Community
Professionals).
Past President and Treasurer, Rockland
Family Shelter, Inc. and member of Board of Directors, June, 1979 to date.
Past President, New York State Council on
Divorce Mediation, April 1995 to date. Co-editor, Mediation News
newsletter.
Presenter on Child Support, Social Security
and other topics at annual conferences of Academy of Family Mediators,
New York State Council on Divorce Mediation and Greater New York Council
on Family & Divorce Mediation, 1985 to date.
Education
Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School,
June, 1972. Bachelor of Arts, City College of New York, January, 1966.
Mediation
Consultant, Academy of Family Mediators.
Accredited Member, New York State Council
on Divorce Mediation.
Publications
Friendly Divorce Guidebook for
New York, Bradford Publishing Co., Denver CO, September 1996.
Federal Family Law, National Legal
Publications, New City, NY, March 1998.
"Child Support Guidelines, A comparison of
New York, New Jersey & Connecticut" Family & Conciliation Courts
Review, Sage Periodicals Press, October 1995.
"Social Security Retirement Benefits: The
Last Insult of a Sexist Society" Family & Conciliation Courts Review, Sage Periodicals Press, January
