Legal Links and Resources
- Doris Tennant (Newton) www.tllawgroup.com
Collaborative Divorce, Mediation
- Rachel B. Goldman (Wellesley) www.glmediation.com
Mediator and Collaborative Professional
- Karen Levitt (Lowell) www.levittlawgroup.com
Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Mediation
- Stephen McDonough (Norfolk) www.divorcecollaborative.com
Mediation, Collaborative Practice, Mediation to Stay Married
- Mary T. Johnston (Needham) www.massclc.org
Divorce Mediation, Collaborative Law
- Lynda J. Robbins (Chelmsford) www.robbinsresolves.com
Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation, Mediation To Stay Married
- Stephen M. Linsky (Newton) www.familyco-mediation.com
Collaborative Law, Mediation, Arbitration
- Les Wallerstein (Lexington) www.familydivorcemediation.com
Divorce Mediation, Mediation, Collaborative Law
- Daniel Finn (Newton) www.danfinnlaw.com
Divorce, Collaborative Law
- Paula H. Noe (Dedham) www.familylawcs.com
Collaborative Law, Collaborative Divorce
- Shel J. Miller Ph.D (Brookline) www.executivedivorce.com
Collaborative Divorce Coaching, Parenting Coordination, Marital Counseling
- Sanford Portnoy, PhD (Waban) www.portnoyassociates.com
Divorce coach, Collaborative MHP Neutral
- Gina Arons, PsyD (Lincoln) www.massclc.org
Divorce coach, Collaborative MHP Neutral
- Lynn K. Cooper (Newton) lynnkcooper@aol.com
Collaborative Coach, Collaborative Neutral, Marital Counselor, Parenting Coordinator
For more names, contact the The Massachusetts
Collaborative Law Council
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- John A. Fiske (Cambridge) www.mediate.com/fiske
Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation
- Janet Miller Wiseman, LICSW (Lexington, MA) www.mediationboston.com
Divorce Mediation, Family mediation, Marital mediation
- Stephen McDonough (Norfolk) www.divorcecollaborative.com
Mediation, Collaborative Practice, Mediation to Stay Married
- Kenneth Neumann, Phd (New York, NY) www.divorcemediation.com
Divorce Mediation, Marital Mediation
- Susan K. Boardman, Ph.D. (Westport, Connecticut) www.maritalmediationworks.com
Marital Mediation, Couples Counseling, Communication Skills Training
- Lynda J. Robbins (Chelmsford) www.robbinsresolves.com
Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation, Mediation To Stay Married
- Lee Brown (Cambridge, Ashby, MA, and Hancock, NH) leebrown@gis.net
Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation
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The goals are simple: reduce conflict, protect children and reduce legal fees by
avoiding court. Here are some useful links to get you started:
Collaborative Divorce in Massachusetts - Laurie Israel
is on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law
Council (www.massclc.org). Both
Laurie Israel and Karen Van Kooy are members of the Massachusetts Collaborative
Law Council. Read Laurie Israel's profile under "Member Profiles".
Collaborative Divorce - The International Academy of Collaborative
Professionals (IACP) (www.collaborativepractice.com)
is a world-wide organization for collaborative lawyers and other collaborative professionals.
The website contains useful articles about the collaborative law process and information
on collaborative family law. Laurie Israel is a member of the IACP.
The Divorce Center -
(www.divorcenter.org) The Divorce Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is
a non-profit organization whose purpose is to ease the trauma of divorce. The Divorce
Center has programs to educate individuals and the community at large about divorce
and its effects, and the services available to them. It offers classes of interest
to divorcing (and divorced) couples. Its website contains a list of professionals
(divorce attorneys, mediators, therapists, and financial experts) working in the
field of divorce and family relations.
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation
(www.mcfm.org) - Laurie Israel is a board member of MCFM. MCFM is an organization
devoted to the promotion of mediation as a solution to family disputes. Laurie is
a frequent contributor to the quarterly puclication of MCFM.
Mediate.com
(www.mediate.com) - The major national site for mediators and writings about mediation.
The Association for Conflict Resolution
(www.acrnet.org) and The New England Association for Conflict
Resolution (www.neacr.org) - ACR
is a national organization that trains and educates profesionals in the context
of alternative dispute resolution techniques. In July, 2008, Laurie Israel presented
at the Family Workshop of ACR in Park City, Utah on "Mediating Prenuptial Agreements"
and "Mediation to Stay Married".
DivorceNet (www.divorcenet.com), Divorce Source, (www.divorcesource.com) DivorceHeadquarters (www.divorcehq.com)
- DivorceNet , DivorceSource and DivorceHeadquarters are national internet registries of family law lawyers. The websites also have many articles on family law topics. The experienced family law lawyers in their nationwide network have published many helpful articles on divorce, child custody, child support and spousal support matters. You will find many articles written by Laurie Israel on these websites.
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- Massachusetts Bar Association (www.massbar.org) - Karen Van Kooy and Laura E. Days are members
of MBA, the state-wide bar association.
- Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts (www.reba.net) - REBA is the bar association of Massachusetts
of real estate attorneys. Heather Hoffman and Laura E. Days are members of REBA.
- Boston Bar Association (www.bostonbar.org) - Karen Van Kooy is a member of the Boston
Bar Association.
- Boston Lawyers Com (www.bostonlawyers.com) is a registry of Lawyers in Boston, in
Massachussetts and in other locations. Laurie Israel is a participating attorney
in this website.
- Hyatt Legal Plan (www.legalplans.com)
Laurie Israel is a participating attorney in Hyatt Legal Plans.
- AragGroup (www.araggroup.com)
Laurie Israel is a participating attorney in the Arag Group Family of Plans.
- Women's Bar Association (www.womensbar.org) Karen Van Kooy is a member of the Women's
Bar Association
- Women In Business Connection (www.wibconnection.org) Karen Van Kooy is a member of the WIBC
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