Mediation Services Barbara O'Brien Beardslee, LICSW 7 Central St., #207, Arlington, MA., 02476 Phone: (781) 641-3664 Fax: (617) 868-0004 Email: barbarabeardslee@gmail.com Services include: mediation of parenting plans, parent coordination, court-appointed child custody evaluations, consultation to separating and divorcing parents; child specialist for collaborative law divorce cases Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution Dr. Lynne C. Halem, Director, Mediator 37 Walnut St., Suite 220, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-2107 Phone: (781) 239-1600 Fax: (781) 239-0404 Email: cmdr@cmdronline.com Website: www.cmdronline.com CDMR is under the directorship of Lynne C. Halem. Dr. Halem, the author of two widely acclaimed scholarly books, has has been a mediator since 1981 and has served as a consultant to businesses in the public and private sectors. The Centre is devoted solely to providing mediation and other dispute resolution services. The Centre specializes in all aspects of separation, divorce, post-divorce mediation, including trial separation agreements and parenting plans for both traditional and non-traditional couples. Clients may choose from a panel of experienced mediators who offer expanded hours of service, including evenings and weekends. We invite you to call or visit our website for more information. Community Dispute Settlement Center, Inc. Gail S. Packer, MSW 60 Gore St., Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: (617) 876-5376 Fax: (617) 876-6663 Email: cdscinfo@communitydispute.org Website: www.communitydispute.org Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC) established in 1979, is a private not for profit service committed to providing affordable and accessible mediation services. CDSC works with traditional and non-traditional couples dealing with the challenges of divorce and separation. We have expertise in conflicts related to parenting arrangements, finances, and division of property. We also mediate post-divorce and other family matters such as elder care and parent/teen issues. CDSC provides a co-mediation model with two mediators working as a team on each case. We operate under a sliding fee scale based on each party's income. Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D. Children and the Law Program 388 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Phone: (617) 585-7487 Fax: (617) 585-7454 Email: rdeutsch@partners.org Dr. Deutsch is the Director of Forensic Services of the Children and the Law Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She provides parenting coordination, evaluation, consultation, mediation and expert witness services, as well as psychotherapy for couples, children and families. She is the co-author of 7 Things Your Teenager Won't Tell You (Ballantine, 2005). Gorman & Greenberg 793 Washington St., Suite 1, Canton, MA 02021 Phone: (781) 575-0400 Fax: (781) 575-0404 Gorman & Greenberg provides a variety of family law services such as mediation, collaborative law, litigation, guardian ad litem investigations, parent coordinator and guardian. Carol Konvalinka-Connolly, Mediator New England Divorce Solutions PO Box 1217, Boston, MA., 02117 Phone: (617) 671-0863 or 1-866-663-8625 Fax: (617) 208-1271 Email: carol@nedivorcesolutions.com Website: www.nedivorcesolutions.com Carol Konvalinka-Connolly is a trained mediator with New England Divorce Solutions. She understands the impact of divorce and is compassionate and empathetic; she coaches her clients to take time to think about the decisions they’re making and to develop a support network during divorce. An educator in the public school system who also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Peace Studies concentration, Carol studied peer mediation with a small group of fellow teachers and students. She went on to participate in 40 hours of basic mediation training, followed by advanced mediation training in divorce and family issues. Carol brings her two professions – caring for children, and helping individuals find peaceful solutions to conflict – together in her mediation work. "It’s important to me to try and ease the transition for families with children," she says. Stanley G. Kroll, Jr., Esq. Massachusetts Divorce Mediation Group, LLC 167 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061 Phone: toll free (888) 871-2992 Email: divorcelaw@comcast.net Website: www.mdmg.net/divorcemediation We offer a low cost divorce mediation service for Massachusetts couples contemplating divorce. We have over 13 years experience mediating divorces. Unlike may firms we specialize strictly in divorce mediation services. We do offer evening and occasional Saturday appointments. We have 12 offices covering the North Shore, the Boston area, the South Shore and Metro West. Please email us for our free, no-obligation info packet which contains extensive mediation information including how to get started and what we charge for our services. Carol Lynn May, Esq. 260 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778 Phone: (508) 358-3350 Fax: (508) 358-3365 Email: clmaylaw@verizon.net Carol Lynn May is an experienced attorney whose practice is concentrated in family law (divorce, separation, custody, visitation, adoption, guardianship, partnership and prenuptial agreements), mediation, and collaborative law. Carol Lynn has served for two (2) years as Co-President of the Divorce Center, and is a past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is a member of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Boston Bar Association, and is a member of the Worcester County Bar Association and South Middlesex Bar Association. Susan M. Miller, Principal, MA, CPA, CFP, CDFA Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC 10 Laurel Avenue, Suite 150., Wellesley, MA 02481 Phone: (781) 239-9996 Fax: (781) 239-1551 Email: info@baurorafa.com Website: www.AuroraFA.com Susan Miller is a Principal with Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC. She holds bachelors and masters degrees in Economics, is a Certified Public Account (CPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), member of NAPFA, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) and is currently enrolled in the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Program. Susan has been providing investment advice, financial planning and tax strategy to individuals and small businesses for over 20 years. She is also a trained mediator, serves on the Civil Committee of the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners (IACP) and is co-chair of the Family Law Practice Group of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (MassCLC). Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC [AFA] is an independent, fee-only Registered Investment Advisory firm. With its main office in Wellesley and branches in South Coast's New Bedford and downtown Boston, AFA specializes in creating customized, coordinated financial, investment and tax strategies for individuals, including those contemplating life transitions (divorce, retirement, career change, estate planning, etc.). Navigating Resolutions Lisa Lewis, DC Barbara Marcus, MPH, OTR/L PO Box 391, Accord, MA 02018-0391 Phone: (617) 633-4716 Email: lisa@navigatingresolutions.com Email: barbara@navigatingresolutions.com Website: www.navigatingresolutions.com Navigating Resolutions provides mediation and consulting services to clients facing challenging decisions related to divorce and separation. They also mediate conflicts impacting individual, family, business or community relationships. Lisa Lewis and Barbara Marcus have expertise helping families with individuals who have special needs or disabled members. Their unique perspective to problem solving integrates their experience in healthcare and community organization work to help families be proactive in their approach. Harriet Holzman Onello One Militia Dr., Suite 9, Lexington, MA 02421 Phone: (781) 862-4507 Fax: (781) 863-2201 Email: onello@jps.net Website: www.onello.com Legal services for divorce, custody, support, modification. Mediation services for divorce, custody and family disputes. Parenting Solutions Sylvia Sirignano, Ph.D. 6 Colonial Dr., Suite 2, Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: (508) 366-7557 Email: ssirignano@verizon.net Website: www.parentingsolutionsprograms.com Parenting Solutions is under the directorship of Sylvia Sirignano, Ph.D. who is a Developmental Psychologist and a mediator. Parenting Solutions helps parents as they go through a divorce and after. Dr. Sirignano and other divorce professionals, therapists, and attorneys are available to help with the decision whether or not to divorce, to make plans for the children and parenting through and after the divorce, and to help parents resolve parenting conflicts during and after divorce. As a trained divorce mediator, Dr. Sirignano uses the mediation process to help parents prepare the parenting plan agreement which becomes part of the divorce agreement needed for the courts. Dr. Sirignano works with attorneys and other mediators, as well as with collaborative law teams. Vicki Shemin, J.D., LICSW Boston Law Collaborative 99 Summer Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110 Phone: (617)439-4700 Fax: (617) 439-0700 Email: vshemin@bostonlawcollaborative.com Vicki L. Shemin, J.D., LICSW is a dual-degree experienced family law practitioner and clinical social worker who is “of counsel” to Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. She specializes in divorce mediation, collaborative law, divorce consultation and coaching, Parenting Coordination and Guardian ad Litem work. Her expertise in family law cases includes: prenuptial agreements; pre-divorce matters; child support and child custody disputes; alimony and the equitable division of the marital estate; post-divorce modifications; relocations; stepfamily issues; and same-sex partnerships. For years, Attorney Shemin was an adjunct professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work (where she taught “Family Law”, “Ethics” & “Divorce Mediation”) and she has also taught at Boston University’s School of Law (“Trusts and Estates”). In addition, she has authored several articles on topics of interest to family law practitioners which have been published in national journals, and she has lectured on seminal areas of interest in the areas of domestic relations and probate law. Attorney Shemin has long-served on the Board of MAGAL (Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem), and is a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and Boston Bar Association (Family Law Section). She also formerly served on the Board of The Divorce Center. As someone who has herself weathered the divorce process, Attorney Shemin is acutely sensitive to the issues and needs of families who face this life-altering challenge Diane W. Spears 24 School St., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 Phone: (617) 227-9713 Fax: (617) 227-9879 Email: dspears@shore.net As a family law attorney, she has twenty years experience in handling divorces, custody disputes, guardianship cases, elder law issues, real estate matters, and wills and trusts. For the past ten years she has also had substantial experience as a mediator. She is a Past President of the Divorce Center. Law Offices of Susan D. Stamps Susan D. Stamps Damonmill Square, 9 Pond Lane, Concord, MA 01742 Phone: (978) 371-3131 Fax: (978) 371-2378 Email: sdstamps@stamps-law.com Website: www.stamps-law.com Family law, including divorce, custody, support, post-divorce matters and paternity. Prenuptial agreements; divorce mediation. Specializing in complex custody, financial and tax matters. Marion Lee Wasserman, Esq. Reach Accord Law and Mediation Services 199 Wells Avenue, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02459 Phone: (781) 449-4815 Fax: (781) 433-0405 Email: mlw@reachaccord.com Attorney Wasserman emphasizes dispute resolution, not dispute escalation. In addition to mediation and collaborative law, she offers traditional legal representation emphasizing negotiated settlement. Attorney Wasserman has a special interest in divorce and parent-child issues, including the structuring of parenting plans. She is a Vice President of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Areas of practice: divorce, post-divorce, custody, parenting plans, temporary separation, prenuptial agreements, relationship agreements, nontraditional relationships and family business. Law Offices of Lorri Woodacre Lorri Seibert Woodacre, Esq. 8 Grove St., Suite 203, Wellesley, MA. 02482 Phone: (781) 237-6020 Fax: (781) 237-6027 Email: lorriwoodacre@verizon.net Website: www.woodacrelaw.com Experienced Family Law attorney concentrating in matters of divorce, litigation and mediation and collaborative law. Custody; modifications; GAL and parenting coordinator; relocation cases. « Back Home © 2006 The Divorce Center Website by IX Interactive