Mediation Services
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Dawn Ide Austin, Esq.
Family Law Collaborative Solutions, LLC
619 High Street, Suite 101, Dedham MA 02026
Phone: (781) 326-9309
Fax: (781) 326-9375
Email: diaustin@familylawcs.com
My family law practice includes traditional advocacy, collaborative law and
mediation. A solo practitioner for 24 years, I co-founded Family Law Collaborative Solutions, LLC
in 2009 with my two partners. I have extensive experience in negotiated divorce and custody settlements. I have represented clients in scores of successful collaborative law cases and mediations. I embrace the philosophy that collaborative law and mediation produce the healthiest outcomes for divorcing couples and families. My mission is to apply my legal skills and expertise to achieve results that meet each client’s unique needs.
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.bostonmediation.com
The Centre for Mediation & Dispute Resolution is under the directorship of Lynne C. Halem. Dr. Halem has worked in the mediation field since 1982 and is a Certified Divorce and Family Mediator by the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.
CMDR 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.
Rebecca J. Gagne, Esq.
GAGNE @ LAW
The Renaissance, 180 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301*
Phone: (508) 638-0614*
Fax: (508) 638-0616
Email: rebecca@gagneatlaw.com
Website: www.gagneatlaw.com
GAGNE @ LAW is a Divorce and Family Law practice which concentrates on such
issues as custody, alimony/child support, asset division, paternity, domestic
violence, and post-divorce issues of modification and contempt.
Attorney Gagne also offers Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Law as
alternatives to the more traditional litigation. She is a member of various bar
associations as well as the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.
She is a member of the Board of Directors for both The Divorce Center and the Massachusetts Council for Family Mediators.
*Please note that Ms. Gagné also has an office in Newton and can be reached there at 617-663-4855
Rachel B. Goldman, Esq.
Ginsburg & Leshin, LLP
One Hollis St.,Suite 301, Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone: (781) 235-3332
Fax: (781) 235-3021
Email: goldman@glmediation.com
Website: www.glmediation.com
Rachel Goldman's practice is devoted to mediation and collaborative family law. She also serves as a parent coordinator assisting parents with crafting a parenting plan and other child-related matters. Attorney Goldman's areas of practice include divorce, post-divorce, child support, child custody, alimony , and prenuptial agreements.
She is a board member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Council and a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.
Tanya Gurevich, J.D., LCSW
Ginsburg & Leshin, LLP
One Hollis St.,Suite 423, Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone: (781) 235-3332
Fax: (781) 235-3021
Email: gurevich@glmediation.com
Website: www.glmediation.com
Tanya Gurevich, J.D., LCSW has been a family law practitioner since 1999 and is also a licensed clinical social
worker. Currenly, she is "of counsel" with the family law firm of Ginsburg & Leshin in Wellesely and a part-time mental health
provider specializing in individual and family therapy in Walpole. Ms. Gurevich combines her legal and mental health expertise
to provide divorce and family mediation, parenting coordination and Guardian ad Litem services.
Her goal is to assist the clients in developing solutions that work for the entire family and to help reduce the level of conflict
between the parents during and post-divorce. Ms. Gurevich speaks fluent Russian.
Howard I. Goldstein, Esq.
Rosenberg, Freedman & Goldstein LLP
246 Walnut St., Suite 201, Newton, MA., 02460
Phone: (617) 964-7000
Fax: (617) 964-4025
Email: hgoldstein@rfglawyers.com
Website: www.hgoldstein.com
Howard Goldstein has been a practicing lawyer since 1973, engaged in mediation, collaborative practice and divorce litigation.
He has been received the designation of "Super Lawyer" and is listed in the publication Best Lawyers in America, for Collaborative Family Law.
Laurie Israel, Esq.
Israel, Van Kooy & Days, LLC
1318 Beacon Street, Suite 19, Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: (617) 277-3774
Fax: (617) 277-6520
Email: lisrael@socialaw.com
Websites: www.ivkdlaw.com
www.MediationToStayMarried.com
Laurie Israel is a lawyer who helps clients resolve their disputes with a high level of dignity, integrity and creativity. Laurie works in the areas of collaborative divorce, divorce mediation, divorce negotiation, and prenuptial agreements. She also helps people who wish to stay married through providing marital mediation (“mediation to stay married”) and negotiation of postnuptial agreements. You can find out more about her work and read her articles on her websites.
Joyce Kauffman, Esq.
Law Office of Joyce Kauffman
231 Third St., Suite 720, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 577-1505
Fax: (617) 577-1012
Email: joyce@kauffmanlaw.net
Website: www.kauffmanlaw.net
Joyce Kauffman is a 1992 graduate of Northeastern University Law School and specializes in family law, co-parent adoption, and mediation, with an emphasis on legal issues affecting lesbian and gay families. Attorney Kauffman has written numerous articles on these issues and is a frequent speaker at seminars, conferences, and in community settings on issues of importance to lesbian and gay parents, co-parent adoption, and family law, and more recently, on how same-sex marriage impacts the lesbian and gay community.
Attorney Kauffman is a past Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association (MLGBA) and past chair of the MLGBA’s Family Law Section. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Family Pride Coalition, a national organization advocating for lesbian and gay families. She is the recipient of the 2003 Barney Frank Award from the Massachusetts School of Law, the 2005 Fisher Davenport Award from the Family Pride Coalition honoring her for her contributions to lesbian and gay families, and the recipient of the 2007 Gwen Bloomingdale Pioneer Spirit Award from the MLGBA.
Justin L. Kelsey, Esq.
Kelsey & Trask, P.C.
154 E. Central St., Suite 302B, Natick, MA 01760
Phone: (508) 655-5980
Fax: (508) 655-5981
Email: jkelsey@kelseytrask.com
Website: www.kelseytrask.com
At Kelsey & Trask, P.C., we work with families to resolve disputes relating to Divorce, Paternity, Child Support, Alimony and Custody, as amicably, quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
To achieve these goals, we offer both mediation and individual representation. Attorney Kelsey can assist both parties in reaching a resolution together as a mediator, or can represent
one party individually as counsel. Either way, we have the motivation to conclude your case as efficiently as possible because we recognize that ongoing disagreement or litigation
is not a healthy situation for your family. For more information about Attorney Kelsey visit his google profile at: http://www.google.com/profiles/Justin.Lee.Kelsey.
Carol Konvalinka-Connolly, Mediator
1037 Pleasant St., Attleboro MA 02703
Phone: (508) 380-1025
Email: carolakc@gmail.com
Carol Konvalinka-Connolly is an independent consultant working in the field of mediation and education. Services include divorce and family mediation services. Carol first studied peer mediation with a small group of fellow teachers and students in 2003. She has gone on to pursue advanced training in divorce and family issues as well as elder mediation. Her goal is to assist families in transition and to help them reach solutions that fit their unique needs.
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, prenuptial, postmarital, and living together agreements, adoptions, and guardianships), mediation, and collaborative law. Carol Lynn served for two 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; a member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and 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 Metrowest Bar Association.
Navigating Resolutions
Barbara Marcus, MPH, OTR/L
PO Box 391, Accord, MA 02018-0391
Phone: (617) 633-4716
Fax: (781) 749-2172
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.
Barbara Marcus has expertise helping families with individuals who have special needs or disabled members. Her unique perspective to problem solving integrates her background and experience in healthcare and community organization work to help families be proactive in their approach.
Barbara currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Divorce Center and is a member
of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, New England
Association for Conflict Resolution and the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Flexible scheduling is available days, evenings or weekends.
Diane Neumann & Associates
Diane Neumann, Esq.
126 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 926-9100
Fax: (617) 964-9119
Email: d.neumann@divorcemed.com
Website: http://www.divorcemed.com/
DIANE NEUMANN, J.D., M.A is the principal of Diane Neumann & Associates, Divorce Mediation Services. She began her mediation practice in 1981. She is recognized as one of the foremost mediators in the country. Diane is the author of two highly acclaimed books: Divorce Mediation: How to Cut the Cost and Stress of Divorce and Choosing a Divorce Mediator,
published by Henry Holt & Co. In addition to her practice, she has been training mediators since the mid 1980s. Her experience as a licensed Massachusetts attorney, a couples and family counselor, a real estate broker, and an Internal Revenue Service Representative make her uniquely suited to help clients reach the best possible settlement for each.
Diane Neumann & Associates additional mediators: Ellen Waldorf, J.D., Kirk Fallis, J.D., and Dr. Lynn Cooper.
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, Esq.
One Faneuil Hall Marketplace, South Building, 4th Fl., Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617) 227-9713
Fax: (617) 723-5601
Email: spearsd@verizon.net
Website: www.dianewspears.com
Diane has over twenty years experience in handling divorces, custody disputes, guardianship cases, elder law issues, real estate matters, and wills and trusts. She also has substantial experience in mediating cases privately and is often appointed as a conciliator by Probate and family Court judges.
She is a past president of the Divorce Center, founding member of the Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem and currently serves on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.
Diane is conveniently located in downtown Boston and easily accesible by car or public transportation.
Susan D. Stamps, Esq.
Law Offices of Susan D. Stamps
9 Damonmill Square, Suite 5D, Concord, MA 01742
Phone: (978) 371-3131
Fax: (978) 371-2378
Email: sdstamps@stamps-law.com
Website: www.stamps-law.com
Attorney Stamps has over 20 years experience in family law and specializes in complex custody, financial and tax matters.
Her firm offers litigation, mediation, and collaborative law services to clients in divorce and post-divorce matters.
They also offer prenuptial agreements, Guardian ad Litem services and parent coordinating.
Call or email for a free consultation.
Tennant Lubell, LLC
Doris F. Tennant, Esq.
288 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Newton, MA. 02460
Phone: (617) 969-9610
Fax: (617) 969-9611
Email: dtennant@TLLawGroup.com
Website: www.TLLawgroup.com/
Doris Tennant specializes in the out-of-court resolution of family matters, including those with
complex financial and business issues. She represents parties in “Collaborative Practice” in which the
parties and their attorneys commit to settle the case without going to court.
Doris also mediates and arbitrates family law matters and family business disputes, and serves as a parenting coordinator in high conflict cases.
Karl Topor, Esq.
Law Offices of Karl W. Topor
Riverside Center
275 Grove Street, Building Two, Suite 400, Newton, MA 02466
Phone: (617) 969-8889
Fax: (617) 415-1497
Email: kwt@newtondivorce.com
Website: www.newtondivorce.com
ADDITIONAL SATELLITE OFFICES LOCATED IN BOSTON and FRAMINGHAM
The Law Offices of Karl W. Topor focuses primarily on issues involving Family and Matrimonial Law.
We handle Divorces- contested and uncontested, Child Support, Child Custody, Alimony, Modifications of Existing Orders, Prenuptial Agreements and other Family Law issues. Attorney Karl Topor began his career working with his father and uncles over 20 years ago and established his practice in 1999. He comes from a family of lawyers who continue to practice law for over three decades and maintain offices throughout Massachusetts. Our office handles a variety of Family Law options for the client including litigation, mediation and collaborative law. Attorney Topor also acts in the capacity of Guardian ad Litem and as a Parenting Coordinator. Karl's motto is that he is dedicated to solving problems for his clients while seeking
to achieve the best possible results and at the same time emphasizing the importance of children.
As current chair of the Divorce Center's Membership, he actively participates on the Board of Directors of the Divorce Center. He is also a Board of Delegates member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Karl is a member of the American Bar Association, where he holds numerous leadership roles in the Family Law Section and also a member of the Family Law Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Boston Bar Association. He has completed the special training required to be certified as Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney in Massachusetts. Aside from Karl's Family Law Practice, he is a speaker, moderator, and producer of Family Law Educational Programs on a local, state and national level.
Please visit our website at www.newtondivorce.com for additional information and helpful tips on Family Law. Mention this ad and we will offer you a one-time FREE INTRODUCTORY CONSULTATION. Offer expires 12/31/2010.
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
Website: www.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 former Vice President of the Massachusetts Council on
Family Mediation and is currently on the MCFM Board of Directors.
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@gmail.com
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.
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