HOWARD I. GOLDSTEIN

Howard I. Goldstein is a partner in the Newton law firm of Rosenberg Freedman and Goldstein, and limits his law practice to civil litigation, with special interests in the areas of divorce, probate and trust litigation. He has also received advanced training as a mediator and as a collaborative lawyer, and provides mediation and collaborative law services in family law cases.

He served for more than ten years as an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University and its Law School, and is a frequent lecturer at continuing education programs for lawyers under the sponsorship of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and Suffolk University School of Law on divorce law and topics relating to civil litigation. His most recent teaching assignments included chairing a program by MCLE entitled "Psychology for Lawyers" and continuing education workshops at Boston University and Boston College Graduate Schools of Social Work entitled "Divorce Law for Mental Health Professionals."

Mr. Goldstein has served as a member of Hearing Committee of theMassachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, on the Board of Trustees of Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services, and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. He is also a member of the Democratic City Committee of the City of Newton and has been deeply involved in other community and political activities in the City of Newton for over 25 years.

Mr. Goldstein is a 1969 graduate of Brandeis University and a 1973 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law.  For more information see Mr. Goldstein’s website: www.hgoldstein.com

DIANE NEUMANN & ASSOCIATES

Diane Neumann & Associates is a full service divorce mediation firm. Founder Daine Neumann began her mediation practice in 1981 and is considered one of the foremost mediators in the country. The firm specializes in mediating legal, financial and parenting issues. Their staff of professionals includes an on-site psychologist, Dr. Lynn Cooper, who is a specialist in children's adjustment to divorce and successful parenting arrangements. The firm's goal is to help you make informed decisions, conserve your resources and minimize emotional upheaval during your divorce.

Diane Neumann & Associates is located at 345 Boylston Street (Route 9), Suite 304, Newton, MA 02459. For further information call 617-964-7485 or email them at divorcemed@aol.com . Visit their website at www.divorcemed.com.

ATTORNEY LYNDA J. ROBBINS

Lynda J. Robbins has practiced law for over 25 years in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Ms. Robbins is a graduate of Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. She presently has a family law settlement practice which includes collaborative family law and mediation. Her practice areas include all aspects of family law including divorce and modifications, custody and visitation issues and paternity matters. She also does court-appointed and private work as a parent coordinator and visitation monitor and serves as a Guardian ad Litem in family matters including divorce and custody disputes. Ms. Robbins serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. She is a former President and founding member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc. in addition to presently serving as Clerk. She is a founding member of the Merrimack Valley Mediators Group. Ms. Robbins also belongs to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and is a member and co-chair of the IACP International Public Education Committee.

Lynda's office is located at 11 Summer Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824. She can be contacted at 978-256-8178 or email at ljrobbinsesq@verizon.net.

JANET MILLER WISEMAN, LICSW

Janet Miller Wiseman is one of the longest established divorce and family mediators in Massachusetts. She helped to co-spearhead a paradigm shift from adversarial negotiation in Massachusetts divorce to a much more usual expectation of cooperative settlement of disputes through mediation and negotiation. Janet co-founded the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and was president for two years.

Janet has over 25 years experience in helping parties understand the requirements of divorce and in helping them develop creative solutions to co-parenting, resource sharing and asset division. We refer clients to divorce mediation and we coach them during the divorce mediationprocess, review their agreements and help them file in Probate Court.

Janet and staff additionally meet with high conflict couples pre- or post-divorce to settle differences through “parent coordination.” Janet designed an intervention and published a book Short-Term Decision Making for Couples and Families in Crisis, an intervention that helps indecisive couples make the most mutual decision possible about the future direction of theirmarriage or relationship before beginning a divorce process.

Janet is readily accessible to her collaborators to dialogue about cases. She helps clients and colleagues develop creative and fair alternatives for parenting, financial and property division. With 25 years of experience, Janet frequently dialogues with colleagues about the art and science of mediation process, successful models of mediation and ways in which to manage mental health and behavioral disturbances within the mediation process. She can be contacted at Millerwise@comcast.net or 781-861-9847. Her website is www.mediationboston.com.

RONALD E. ZAGAJA, LICSW, LMFT, BCD

Ron Zagaja is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He has been a practicing clinician for over 30 years, specializing in counseling with adults, children, families and couples. Ron was one of the first Certified Divorce Mediators in Massachusetts and he continues to help couples deal with the difficult issues of separation and divorce.

Ron's office is located at the Andover Counseling Center, Chestnut Green, Building #565, Rte.114, North Andover, MA 01845. He can be contacted at 978-682-1579 or at his website www.andovercounseling.com.