Background
Alter, Eleanor Breitel was born on November 10, 1938 in New York City. Daughter of Charles David and Jeanne (Hollander) Breitel.
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Eleanor Breitel Breitel Alter
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor with honors, University of Michigan, 1960; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1960-1961; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1964.
Career
Worked at Rosenman & Colin LLP (New York, NY) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1965, New York. 1970, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York.
Schwartz Fellow, University of Chicago Law School, 1988. Adjunct Professor, Family Law, New York University School of Law, 1983-1987. Visiting Professor of Law, University of Chicago, 1988, 1990-1991, 1993.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1983-1985, Chairman, 1985, Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection of the State of New York. Member: Board of Visitors, University of Chicago Law School, 1984-1987. Board of Editors, New York Law Journal, 1986.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Executive Committee, 1988-1992. Library Committee, 1977-1980. Special Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1977-1981.
Judiciary Committee, 1981-1984, 1994-1996. Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1987-1988). New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee Family Law Section).
New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Special Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1976-1982. Chairman, 1980-1982). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, New York Chapter, 1977-1980.
1981-1984); American Law Institute. Rosenman & Colin LLP is a leading full-service law firm. Its practice areas include: communications, corporate, creditors' rights, entertainment, environmental matters, financial services, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property, international transactions, labor and employment, litigation, matrimonial and family, pensions and ERISA, real estate, securities and commodities, tax, trusts and estates, white collar crime, and zoning.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Trustees, 1983-1985, Chairman, 1985, Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection of the State of New York. Member: Board of Visitors, University of Chicago Law School, 1984-1987. Board of Editors, New York Law Journal, 1986.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Executive Committee, 1988-1992. Library Committee, 1977-1980. Special Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1977-1981.
Judiciary Committee, 1981-1984, 1994-1996. Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1987-1988). New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee Family Law Section).
New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Special Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1976-1982. Chairman, 1980-1982). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, New York Chapter, 1977-1980.
1981-1984); American Law Institute.
Connections
Children: Richard B.Zabel, David B. Zabel.
