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providing legal counsel to the metropolitan Boston area including Brookline, Cambridge, Newton, Jamaica Plain, Wellesley and Needham
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Links to other Collaborative Practitioners and Mediators

Links to Mediation to Stay Married Practitioners

  • Lynda J. Robbins (Chelmsford)  www.robbinsresolves.com
    Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation, Mediation To Stay Married
  • John A. Fiske (Cambridge)  www.mediate.com/fiske
    Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation
  • Lee Brown (Cambridge, Ashby, MA, and Hancock, NH)  leebrown@gis.net
    Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation
  • Susan K. Boardman, Ph.D. (Westport, Connecticut) www.maritalmediationworks.com. Marital Mediation, Couples Counseling, Communication Skills Training

Divorce and Collaborative Law Links

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 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.

The Association for Conflict Resolution (www.acrnet.org) - ACR is a national organization that trains and educates profesionals in the context of alternative dispute resolution techniques. In July, 2008, Laurie Israel will present at the Family Workshop of ACR in Park City, Utah on "Mediating Prenuptial Agreements" and "Mediation to Stay Married".

DivorceNet (www.divorcenet.com) - DivorceNet is a national internet registry of family law lawyers. The website also has 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. Your will find many articles written by Laurie Israel on this website.

Other Links

General Law Links

  • 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