Kenneth Wilensky

The Law Office of Vessa Wilensky, P.C.

Kenneth Wilensky Personal Injury Lawyer

The Law Office of Vessa Wilensky, P.C.

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Firm Summary

I believe that people should be empowered by their attorneys to make powerful and positive decisions concerning legal issues that they are involved with. For 41 years I have offered my clients many alternatives, such as mediation, collaborative law, arbitration and traditional litigation, so that their legal issues can be resolved as expeditiously and positively as possible

• Senior Partner, Vessa Wilensky, P.C., 1982-Present

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1992-Present

• Listed as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” for 2015

• Listed in New York Times Super Lawyers List — Metro Edition — 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (Family Law)

• Listed in Long Island Pulse Magazine as a “Legal Eagle” — 2014

• Chairperson (1993-1996) — Nassau County Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Former Chairperson — Long Range Planning Committee — Family Law Section — New York State Bar Association

• Former Member, Executive Committee — Family Law Section — New York State Bar Association

• Court Mediator for New York State Unified Court System — Mediation Settlement Day

• Member, International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers

• Member, Association for Conflict Resolution

• Member, New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, Inc.

Publications

• “The Alternative Dispute Resolution of Matrimonial Cases”,
The Family Law Review, Vol. 26, No. 4 (December, 1994)

• “Alternative Dispute Resolution of Matrimonial Cases”, New York Law Journal, Vol. 213, No. 108, Wednesday, June 7, 1995

• Co-author – “Mediation in Domestic Relations Matters” – The Annual Survey of Matrimonial Law – New York Family Law American Inn of Court – 1997 Edition

• Matthew Bender; New York Civil Procedure: Matrimonial Actions; “Chapter on Alternative Dispute Resolution” – Published September, 1997

• “Conducting a Successful Dissolution Mediation for Divorce or Business”,
ExecSense E-book, 2012

• “Achieving Successful Resolutions in Today’s Divorce Cases”, Strategies for Family Law in New York, 2013 Edition

Prior Legal Practice

Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood (New York City), 1979-1982 – Summer associate and associate position involved primarily in corporate and related business practice.

Legal Education

St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York, J.D., Cum Laude, June 1980 (4th in class of 332)

Teaching/Lecturing Experience

• Professor
Queens College Paralegal Program
1982 – 1984

• Nassau County Bar Association
Law Everyone Should Know Program
1991 – 1995

• Professor
Continuing Education Programs
in various school districts within Nassau and Suffolk Counties
1991 – 1995

• Lecturer for St. John’s School of Law
CLE Program on Divorce Mediation
(Winter, 1997)

• Appeared on the “Extra Help” Channel
(Cablevision Network) on “Positive Parenting and Divorce Mediation”
(Winter, 1997)