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Amherst Mediation Services

Experience: 36 years

Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Elder Law and Family Law

Best Lawyers in America 2009-2014, John A. Fiske Award and Community Service Award

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I graduated from Washington University in 1985 and obtained my J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1988. I clerked for the justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1988-1989 and in 1989 began practicing as an attorney with Burres Fidnick and Booth. I became a partner at what then became Burres Fidnick Booth and Kaufman in 1996. In 2004, after 15 years of working with my law partners I decided to start a solo practice. Since 1989 my practice has concentrated in the area of domestic relations. This includes divorces, paternities, divorce modifications, work with non-traditional families, guardianships.

In 1994, I founded Amherst Mediation Services. My decision to offer mediation as an alternative to the traditional litigation system stemmed from my years of experience in the Probate and Family Court and in particular my concern that in many ways the court system was not the most efficient and best equipped system for handling family crisis such as divorce. Mediation offers participants more control over their own destiny and works to increase rather than discourage communication. Mediation is also far cheaper and often far quicker than traditional litigation. However, mediation is not appropriate in every situation. I continue to provide my clients with legal services. In my capacity as an attorney I provide services which are professional, courteous and sensitive to my clients' financial needs, emotional needs and family situation.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts

Since 1988

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Best Lawyers in America 2009-2014

Best Lawyers

John A. Fiske Award

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

year - Oran Kaufman

Community Service Award

Massachusetts Bar Association

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417 West Street Suite 110 Amherst MA 01002 Telephone: (413) 256-1575

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Experience: 36 years

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Phone: (413) 256-1575

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Elder Law

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

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Advanced Practitioner

Association for Conflict Resolution

Certified Divorce Mediator

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Advanced Practitioner

Academy of Professional Family Mediators

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