About
Elena Jaffe Tastensen is an attorney in private practice in Saratoga Springs and a
founding member and Immediate Past President of the Adirondack Women
Association.
Elena practices primarily in the areas of family, matrimonial, and criminal
In addition to serving as a Law Guardian in Saratoga County, Elena has represented
survivors of domestic violence in custody, family offense, abuse and neglect, child
support, and matrimonial matters.
Prior to opening her own law practice, Elena practiced as an Assistant District Attorney
in the New York County District Attorneys Office in Manhattan, serving in the felony
Domestic Violence Unit. As an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, Elena
underwent hundreds of hours of domestic violence training, and prosecuted many,
many perpetrators of domestic violence.
Memberships/ Affiliations
Adirondack Womens Bar Association, Immediate Past President, Founding Member
Saratoga County Bar Association, Law Day Committee
Albany County Bar Association, member
New York State Bar Association
Chair
Legislative Subcommittee of Committee on Women in the Law
Committee on Lawyer Referral Services
Saratoga County Domestic Violence Services, legal clinic volunteer
Collaborative Divorce Association of the Capital District, member
The Children's Museum of Saratoga, Board of Directors
Bar Admissions
State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, March 1999
United States District Court, Northern District of New York, November 2003
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