Robi Schlaff, Esq., is the director of the Westchester County Office for Women. Prior to this appointment she was the Executive Director of the Westchester Family Justice Center, which she continues to oversee.
For the majority of her legal career, Robi practiced family law, representing children in custody and abuse cases, adult victims of domestic violence, acted as a family law mediator and also practiced real estate law.
Robi spent many years in government, as legislative director for New York State Assembly Member Pete Grannis, as assistant to the County Executive, as special counsel to Commissioner Pete Grannis of the NYS Department of Environmental Protection and now as director for County Executives Ken Jenkins.
Robi considers herself a policy wonk – and loves working on the development and implementation of creative programs. The current Office for Women Domestic Violence High Risk Team is an example of partners working together, led by the Office for Women, to increase safety for families experiencing domestic violence. Prior initiatives include the Pace Women’s Justice Center/Legal Services Family Court Legal Program, the multi-disciplinary child abuse investigation team, and the NYS Sea Level Rise Task Force.
OFW provides direct services and coordinates programs and contracts related to adult family violence. With the support of County Executive Ken Jenkins, the Westchester County coordinated community response to domestic violence has become the model team statewide, nationwide and internationally.
Robi received her J.D. from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, where she was a member of the law review and her B.A. from SUNY Albany. She lectures and trains on matters related to family violence.
