Elena Karabatos is one of New York’s most respected and accomplished divorce lawyers. A high-profile practitioner today who is widely quoted in the media, she conveys a unique level of wisdom and confidence that inspires trust and respect. Those qualities have helped to place her among the elite matrimonial attorneys in Long Island and in New York City, where her practice frequently takes her.

She immediately began practicing family law when she graduated from law school more than thirty years ago and has continued to practice in the specialty ever since. Clients and peers say Karabatos is an organized and skilled litigator, yet she also brings to the table seemingly light-touch powers of pragmatism, passion and persuasion that can diffuse even the stickiest of disputes. Further, peers say, she has a knack for getting adversaries to see her point of view. Karabatos, by nature or by design, downplays her skills. “There is nothing magic about what I do. I’m practical, and I’m direct. What you see is what you get. The plain truth is the most effective advocate.”

Today Karabatos is the managing partner of her Garden City based firm, which is one of the larger matrimonial boutique firms in the New York metropolitan area. In addition to litigating cases, Karabatos recognizes the growth of alternate dispute resolution and mediation and she has played a role in advancing those trends in her field.

Karabatos has a charismatic presence, and has been quoted in various news periodicals, including among them The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Law Journal, Long Island Business News and Parade magazine. Family oriented all her life, she lives with her husband, Bryan Skarlatos, a partner of the New York City law firm Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, and two children in Sands Point, Long Island. She enjoys running, skiing and the arts.