RISA A. KLEINER, Esq., APM, has practiced family law exclusively for more than 22 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 efforts to mediation, negotiation and Collaborative Divorce. She also specializes in drafting Pre-Nuptial Agreements.
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
- Family Law Attorney, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ, 1988-2009
- Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist for more than 15 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:
- Executive Vice-President, NJ Association of Professional Mediators, 2010 to present
- Founding Member and 2011-2012 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
- Vice-President, 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, April, October 2009; March, October 2010; April 2011
- NJAPM Annual Divorce Seminar, April 2009; April 2010
- NJAPM Seminar for Non-Attorney Mediators, March 2009
- Conference Co-chairperson and Panel Moderator, NJAPM Annual Conference, 2008 and 2009
- 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