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A vocal advocate for all parties who are involved in the difficult
process of divorce, Ms. Sokolich maintains a highly successful
private legal practice on Long Island, New York. Ms. Sokolich
focuses her energy and professional expertise on the pressing
and timely issues of matrimonial law, domestic violence, child
custody, sexual abuse and all phases of family court matters.
Prior to opening her private practice, Ms. Sokolich
was Assistant Counsel for Community Affairs to Council Member,
Sheldon S. Leffler. In this capacity, Ms. Sokolich served as liaison
to City government agencies, assisted in the investigation and
resolution of ongoing constituent complaints, and represented
the Councilman at meetings of the Community Board and District
Service Cabinet.
A highly visible family advocate, Ms. Sokolich enjoys growing
renown as a public speaker on the topics of matrimonial law, domestic
abuse, and child custody, having addressed such erudite groups
as the CUNY School of Law, John Jay College, The Eastern Queens
Women's Democratic Club, the Queens County Women's Bar Association,
and the New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators,
among others. She has been quoted extensively in such publications
as Newsday, the New York Daily News, the Great Neck Times, and
the Queens Courier, and is a popular and well-received media guest,
most recently appearing on Speaking NOW, the public service radio
program sponsored by the Nassau County National Organization for
Women and Long Island Success, where she spoke on domestic violence.
In 1997, Ms. Sokolich was invited to edit the definitive Domestic
Violence Survival Guide (Looseleaf Law Publications, Inc.). This
important volume provides a no-nonsense reference for women involved
in abusive situations, offering tactics, strategies, and guidelines
for recognizing, preventing, termin- ating and surviving domestic
abuse. "Domestic violence is a universal problem that cuts
across every class and race in our society," says Ms. Sokolich.
"And it's time that counselors, volunteers, human resource
professionals, the legal system and victims themselves uncover
and fight back against the shocking details of family violence."
To this end, Ms. Sokolich has dedicated her personal and professional
careers to imparting lifesaving information to victims of family
abuse, and to advocating on behalf of those victims who cannot
do so for themselves. Presently, Ms. Sokolich is a charter member
of Community Legal Research Network (CLRN) which was founded by
the City University Law School at Queens College to help new attorneys
begin their solo practices' and give them needed support so that
they may offer services to all members of their community. Ms.
Sokolich has taught various CLE courses at CLRN involving substantive
areas of Matrimonial and Family Law.
She has also been affiliated with the City University at Queens
College Paralegal Program where she taught a course on "The
Impact of Domestic Violence on Matrimonial and Family Law. Since
1996, Ms. Sokolich has been a member of the Nassau County Law
Guardian Panel, where she was appointed by the Appellate Division
of the Second Department. In her capacity as a Law Guardian, Ms.
Sokolich represents children during divorce, custody, visitation
and abuse and neglect actions in both Supreme and Family Court.
• City University of New York Law School, Juris Doctor
• C.W. Post, Master's Degree in Library and Information
Science
• College of Mt. St. Vincent, BA in English and Fine Arts
BAR
• New York State Courts
• Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Supreme Court of the United States
:
• New York State Bar Association
• Nassau County Bar Association
• Queens County Women's Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Nassau County Women’s Bar Association (member of
Executive Committee)
• New York Women’s Agenda 1996 Galaxy Award for Future
Women of Achievment
• New York City Council 1997 award for Women of Achievement.
Please feel free to contact the offices by phone for a personal
consultation. |
Patricia
A. Sokolich, Esq.,
