Educational Background
- Smith College (B.A., 1973 with distinction in
Government) - Hofstra University School of Law (J.D. 1976)
Bar and Federal Court Admissions
- District of Columbia (1976)
- Virginia (1977)
- New York (1977)
- S.D. NY (1979)
- E.D. N.Y. (1979)
- U.S. Sup. Ct. (1987)
Current Member
- The Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, Suffolk County (Appointed by Supervising Judge of the Appellate Division 2nd Department)
Peer Recognition and Ratings
- Martindale-Hubbell: AV rated attorney
- Selected to Super Lawyers
Touro College Awards
- Recipient of the inaugural college wide Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017)
Bar Association Activities
- Suffolk County Bar Association: Second Woman President in the 101 year history of this 3,200 member association (2002-2003). Past Committee Chairs: Matrimonial and Family Law Committee; Fee Disputes Committee; Bench-Bar Committee; member, Task Force on Professionalism and Inclusionary Task Force; SCBA Current Committees: Scholarship Committee (Chair 2003- present), Matrimonial and Family Law Committees; Suffolk County Bar Association Charitable Foundation: (Board of managers 2012- 2016)
- New York State Women’s Bar Association, Former Director
- Nassau-Suffolk Women’s Bar Association: Past President
- Judicial Hearing Officer Screening Committee: Appointed by New York State Office of Court Administration as representative from Suffolk County (served ten years)
- New York State Bar Association ( Past Member of Family Law Committee and Trial Lawyers Committee)
- Nassau County Bar Association (Matrimonial and Family Law Committee)
- Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association (Past Chair -Matrimonial and Family Law Committee for 7 years, currently a member)
- Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (Former member Board of Directors)
- American Bar Association (Family Law and Trial Lawyers)
- American Association of Justice
Lecture Experience
- Lectured at programs sponsored by Unified Court System (to judiciary)
- NYS Bar Association; Suffolk Academy of Law
- Suffolk County Pro-Bono Project
- Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association
- Matrimonial Bar Association of Suffolk County
- Hofstra Law School (National Institute of Trial Academy)
- Touro Law School
- Human Rights Commission of Suffolk County
Books Written
- “The Brockhurst File” by Kramer and Mincer (Welsmith 2014) winner of the 2015 Pinnacle Prize for fiction, and “The Experiential Guide to Law Practice Management
- Owning and Operation Your Own Firm” by Kramer and Nowak (Carolina Academic Press 2017)
Community Activities
- Suffolk County Y.J.C.C. ( Former President of the Board and Former Chair, National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Committee
- Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk County ( Former President of the Board
- Arthritis Foundation of Long Island (Former Member Board of Directors )
- Suffolk Advisory Committee to the Governor’s Office for Women (former member)
- Temple Beth David (Former Director); Smith College Club of Suffolk County (Past President)
- Kings Park Youth Basketball, Coach
