RISA A. KLEINER, Esq., APM, has practiced family law exclusively for more than 24 years. Formerly a teacher, Risa has a particular interest in helping couples transition through divorce without sacrificing their assets or their children’s best interests. Having litigated cases for many years, she now devotes her skills and experience to mediation, negotiation and Collaborative Divorce in her Princeton office. She also specializes in drafting Pre-Nuptial Agreements and assisting with the negotiation of post-judgment modifications.
EDUCATION:
- J.D. – Rutgers School of Law
- M.A. – Rowan University
- B.A. – University of Michigan
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LEGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney since 1997
- Accredited Professional Mediator (APM) since 1997
- Trained as a Collaborative Law Practitioner in 2007
- Member of Bench-Bar Courthouse committee, Middlesex County
- Family Law Attorney, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ, 1988-2009
- Family Law Attorney, solo practice, May 2009 – present
- Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist for more than 20 years
- Court-approved mediator: Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth & Somerset County
- Judicial Law Clerk, Chancery Division, Family Part, Middlesex County, 1987-88
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ORGANIZATIONS:
- Secretary, NJ Association of Professional Mediators
- Founding Member and President, Mid-Jersey Collaborative Law Alliance
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
- Member, NJ Bar Association, Family Law and Dispute Resolution Sections
- Member, Middlesex County Family Bar Association
- Fair Acres Condominium Association Board of Directors
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SEMINARS, PRESENTATIONS & TRAININGS:
- ADR Day, Panel Moderator, “Collaborative Divorce: A Team Approach to Dispute Resolution” – June 2011
- Collaborative Law Trainer, October 2010
- Annual Family Law Case Update presentation to Bar Association, 1989 – 2009
- Course Trainer, NJAPM 40 hour Divorce Mediation Course since 2009
- NJAPM Annual Divorce Seminar, April 2009; April 2010
- NJAPM Seminar for Non-Attorney Mediators, March 2009
- Conference Co-chair, NJAPM Annual Conference, 2008 – 2012
- Middlesex County Family Bar Association presentation on Collaborative Law, February 2008
- Mediation presentation to Accounting Association, November 2009
- Panelist, NJAPM seminar on Breaking Impasse in Mediation, February 2010