Karen Platt joined Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz in 2007. In addition to her practice in matrimonial and family law, Karen represents entertainment companies in connection with the court approval of minor children’s contracts. A trained mediator and collaborative lawyer, Karen is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Karen is also actively involved in the litigation and negotiation of matrimonial cases.

Prior to and during law school, Karen worked in the financial industry as a registered representative at a major investment company. She then became a paralegal in the matrimonial department at Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C., where she continued to work as an associate after completing law school.

Karen received her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where she was an evening student and a Chief Notes and Comments Editor for the Journal of Human Rights. She received her B.S. in Psychology, With Distinction, from the Pennsylvania State University, and with Honors as a member of the University Scholar’s Program (now the Schreyer Honors College).

Karen is a member of the New York City Bar Association, where she previously sat on the committee for Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association.

Publications

His, Hers or Theirs: Whose Income Tax Refund Is It?, New York Family Law Monthly, Vol. 10, Number 6, February 2009

An Overview of the Legal Challenges Faced by Gay and Lesbian Parents: How Courts Treat the Growing Number of Gay Families, N.Y.L.S. Journal of Human Rights, Vol. XIV Part 3, Spring 1998

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York State Bar Association
New York Women’s Bar Association