As a collaborative lawyer and settlement advocate, I help divorcing clients reach good, long-lasting agreements without resorting to the courts. With guidance from caring and experienced collaborative professionals, couples can divorce intelligently and creatively, considerate of one another and of their children.

After almost thirty years as an attorney, my practice is now limited to collaborative law and settlement advocacy. Our Rochester community has a compassionate and dedicated group of family law attorneys, mental health professionals, mediators and financial specialists working together; I was the first president of our Association and continue to be involved as an active member.

I take part in teaching both beginning collaborative law and advanced skills, and, between 2001 and 2010 have worked with Stu Webb, Marion Korn, Mariette Geldenhuys, Dave Murch, Donna Maier, Beth Danehy, Ellen Nakhnikian, Lew Heisman and Stu Levison, providing training across the United States and Canada.