Michael E. Ratner is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.

Mr. Ratner represents the firm's valued clients in family law, divorce and other litigation matters.

In addition to practicing law, Mr. Ratner is actively involved in numerous legal organizations and associations. He is currently an administrator for the Nassau County Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness program (P.E.A.C.E.), which is designed to educate parents going through divorce and/or separation. Mr. Ratner is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Nassau Academy of Law.  In that capacity, he has organized lectures and programs at the Nassau County Bar Association, most recently lecturing on the impact of divorce/separation proceedings on health insurance coverage.

Mr. Ratner recently concluded his term as President of the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County.  He is a member of the Association of Family Court and Community Professionals, as well as a founding member of its New York Chapter.  Mr. Ratner is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and is an active committee member of the matrimonial law and commercial litigation committees.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ratner clerked for Bee, Eisman & Ready, LLP, working in the areas of matrimonial, corporate, labor, employment, real estate, and personal injury law. He also interned for former Nassau County District Court Judge Kenneth L. Gartner.

Mr. Ratner received his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. In law school, he was elected Managing Editor of Articles for the Family Court Review, where he published a student note in the October 2001 issue, entitled "In the Aftermath of Troxel v. Granville: Is Mediation the Answer?"