Professional Work History
For over twenty years I worked as an Associate Court Attorney in the New York State Supreme Court, New York County. In this capacity I assisted self-represented litigants navigate the civil court system and advocate their own cases in matrimonial and other civil litigation cases under the jurisdiction of the court. I served as a court attorney for the Justice of the the New York State Supreme Court, the Honorable Herman Cahn, formerly of the Commercial Division in New York County, where I researched and analyzed issues of civil law and drafted legal opinions for the court.
Dispute Resolution Experience
I have been a contract mediator for the USPS Redress program, where I assisted employees and management resolve disputes arising from internal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints.
At the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, I directed a Housing Court Mediation program, for Landlord/Tenant disputes.
I was a community mediator at the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, Brooklyn, New York.
In conjunction with The New York City Bar Association and the Manhattan Family Court, I mediated post-petition cases involving family disputes.
Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
Certificate in Professional Mediation, 2020
Employment Law Mediator Training, September-October 2020
Ethics in Mediation and Arbitration April-May 2020
Becoming a Mediator: The Business Plan July-August 2020
Other Dispute Resolution Training
New York City Bar Association, Certificates: Basic Divorce Mediation, 1997; Basic Mediation Training, 2020
New York County Lawyers Association, Certificate: Advanced Divorce Mediation Training, 2020
New York State Unified Court System, Certification: NYS Community Mediator, 1999
Advanced Mediation Skills for Postal Service Mediators/Practice within a Transformative Framework.
Education
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, New York, J.D. January 1989 Honors: Staff, Women's Law Journal.
Queens College: Queens, New York, M.S.Ed; B.A. Major: Education/Behavioral Science
References
Professor Robert A. Baruch Bush, Hofstra University
Fee Policy
Sliding Scale