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MEDIATION/ARBITRATION:  While I love the practice of law, I see how litigation causes havoc in the lives of people involved in a lawsuit as well as major disruption in any organization named in a lawsuit.  Even the winners in litigation are sometimes unhappy with the time and expense involved with a lawsuit, much less the losers in the case.  Back in 2006, after 20 years of representing mostly defendants, I wondered whether there was a better way to resolve disputes.  I can tell you now--there is--alternative dispute resolution (ADR) which includes arbitration and mediation.  I have moved my practice to focus exclusively on ADR and I truly enjoy what I do.  That in turn, means I do an excellent job for the people and attorneys who hire me.  With respect to arbitrations, I have arbitrated million dollar claims and can offer quick turn-around and resolute attention to the dispute.. In mediation, I have turned seemingly intractable parties around, brought them to the table and found a solution that everyone can live with.  I would be pleased to bring my calm demeanor, professionalism and the wisdom I have gained through hundreds of mediations to your dispute.  I have mediated real estate, employment, intellectual property, licensing, leasing and commercial disputes and am proud to boast that I mediated the first mortgage foreclosure cases in Madison County and St. Louis County pursuant to the mediation programs put in place to combat the foreclosure crisis.

I am a driven professional, taking the lead when opportunity presents itself. I am goal oriented, open to sharing ideas and developing strategies for the optimization of all interests involved. My professional goal is always to assist parties in achieving the best outcome available for the most concerns involved. Above all, ethics and dare I say morality must be taken into account.. When mediating, I use many different tools and techniques as not every mediation will follow the same track as a another. A good mediator must not only follow the changes which occur in the process but assist the parties in finding a unified direction towards settlement. I guess that you could define me as a "transformative" mediator, in that my techniques will change and adapt to fit the needs of the parties. I draw on a lifetime of experiences and education to find commonality with the concerns and needs of the parties to enable me to empower them with the ability to collectively decide the how the situation should be resolved.. When managing others or subordinates, I garner respect by working with those whom I manage to enforce the fact that I do understand their positions and more importantly, their organizational value. Multifaceted and intelligent, I understand that one person cannot do everything but a good executive and manager should know how to do everything. Furthermore, it is important to understand the level of activity and role of each of the systems which make the whole of any enterprise.. Specialties (in Alphabetical order): Complex Negotiation, Construction Claims, Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Employment Law Claims, Family Mediations, Foreclosure Negotiations, Injury Claims, Malpractice Claims.

My law practice is centered around family law including divorces, custody, visitation and legitimation.  In addition to my license to practice law, I am a registered mediator.

Sheri T. Lake has practiced family law exclusively for 25 years. She began her legal career as law clerk to the Honorable Michael E. Hancock, Superior Court of DeKalb County where she gained valuable insight into the court system and its consideration of family law matters. Thereafter, Sheri worked for some of the most prestigious family law firms in the Atlanta, Georgia area before venturing out to build her own practice with her partner in 2013. Today, Sheri has a solo practice providing her with the opportunity to continue representing individuals in family law matters and to also provide services as a mediator in the same types of cases.  She was recognized in 2006 & 2007 as a Super Lawyers® Georgia Rising Star, in 2013 & 2015 as a Georgia Trend Legal Elite, and in 2018 through 2025 as one of an elite group Georgia Super Lawyers®. Sheri has lectured to other members of the State Bar of Georgia and nationally on issues related to family law, custody, child support, social media discovery and admissibility, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements and financial settlements. In addition to representing parties to a family law dispute, Sheri is also frequently appointed to represent the best interests of children involved in such disputes as a Guardian ad litem.. Sheri loves to travel all over the world as often as possible, and in between trips resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two boys.

For more than 13 years, Andrew Rochen has been engaged in an extensive state and federal civil litigation and trial practice in south Florida.  Mr. Rochen attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate education, and thereafter attended the University of Miami, where he earned his Juris Doctor, with honors.  Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Rochen accepted a job as an associate attorney at a botique litigation firm located in Boca Raton.  Thereafter, Mr. Rochen accepted a position with a large state-wide firm, where he remained for more than 10 years, working his way up from associate attorney to one of the firm's few shareholders.  In addition to chairing the litigation division of his prior law firm, Mr. Rochen focused his personal practice on litigating various types of claims arising out of tort liability, transportation liability, corporate liability, professional liability, government liability and property damage.  He also routinely litigated high-exposure matters involving catastrophic loss, including claims involving wrongful death, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries.  Mr. Rochen has litigated several hundred claims throughout his career, from pre-suit through trial, and has trial experience at both the state and federal levels.. In 2016, Mr. Rochen decided to leave his full-time litigation practice in order to pursue additional interests in alternative dispute resolution, and now serves as a Supreme Court certified circuit, county, family and appellate court mediator.  He has served as a consultant for both plaintiffs and defendants, and has had the benefit of direct interaction with dozens of insurance companies during the course of his career, thus providing him a unique understanding as to how the insurance industry and respective insurance carriers view the litigation and settlement processes.  He is intimately familiar with the emotional, psychological, and financial costs associated with prolonged litigation, and his overall experience affords him a unique perspective, in that, he understands the advantages of resolving a legal dispute in the conference room rather than the courtroom, but also appreciates that it is sometimes necessary to proceed to trial.. In addition to working as a mediator, Mr. Rochen remains actively involved in the Florida legal community and spends much of his time offering lectures to respective corporate and insurance clients regarding the myriad of issues that arise out of Florida litigation.

Dawn M. Saddik, an experienced Matrimonial & Family Law Attorney, Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, and Supreme Court of Florida Qualified Arbitrator, has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1999. She is also a member of the Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Florida Bar. Prior to law school Ms. Saddik was a Crime Scene Investigator for local police departments. While she began her law career practicing civil and criminal litigation as an associate attorney with local law firms, she soon decided to focus her efforts exclusively on family law matters and opened her own law firm in 2006. Since devoting her practice to family law and matrimonial matters, Ms. Saddik has dedicated her practice to finding new and improved ways to help clients with the emotional stress that divorce and family litigation can cause.  Having undergone a divorce of her own, Ms. Saddik is well aware of what her clients are going through. Ms. Saddik is the single mother of 2 children, one whom has special needs.  Through her own experiences professionally and personally, she guides her clients toward settlement of their family law disputes, rather than experiencing the emotional strain of expensive litigation.. She has served as a neutral mediator for couples who wish to settle their issues without hiring attorneys, and she has mediated cases where both parties had their own attorney.. Ms. Saddik is experienced in helping those who seek to avoid the stress and expense associated with divorce and post divorce issues.  She has helped many families make their own choices on what is best for their family unit, rather than a third party who only gets a snap shot of the family’s situation. Through mediation, Ms. Saddik can help you determine your own destiny and end your relationship the way it started, amicably.. Because of Ms. Saddik having a child with special needs, she has additional personal and professional knowledge when it comes to unique family situations and issues. She is an advisor who can help you resolve your family law disputes in an efficient, informed, and relaxed manner, so that your family can move on with their lives.. Awards & Membership. Member of the Florida Bar  1999 – present. Current Member of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar. Current Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Florida Bar. Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator  2012 – present. Supreme Court of Florida Qualified Arbitrator 2020 - present. Pro Bono Honor Award, Nova Southwestern University, Shepard Broad Law Center 1999. Former Crime Scene Investigator

Laura is a problem solver, which is why she decided to become an attorney – to help families resolve their problems. She considers herself to be a mediator first, and an attorney second.. In law school, Laura focused her career on academic studies on alternative dispute resolution before embarking on her career as an attorney. She currently sits on the board of directors for the Oregon Mediation Association (OMA) and is a court connected mediator for civil cases and domestic relations cases in Columbia and Multnomah Counties.. Laura is fluent in Spanish and has traveled in several Latin American countries. In her spare time, Laura enjoys rock climbing, skiing, and hiking. She is currently a paddler on the Oregon Women Lawyers Dragonflies, a dragon boat team in Portland that competes in several regional races each year.

Lillian Suelzle Watson was born and raised in Gresham, Oregon.  She began her practice in Gresham in 2001.  She established Gresham Family & Bankruptcy Law (GFBL) in 2008 and the firm has continued to grow.  Lillian received BA in Communications from Marylhurst University in 1992 and graduated from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark in December of 2000. Lillian is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the United States District Court, Oregon District. She is also a member of the Multnomah Bar Association, (Family Law and Debtor Sections), Oregon State Bar Unlawful Practice of Law Committee, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and the Gresham Chamber of Commerce. She is involved in the Gresham Chamber of Commerce.. Lillian's practice focuses primarily on family Mediation law including dissolution, custody and support issues, administrative and modification cases. She is trained in collaborative practice and continues to practice in both Multnomah and Clackamas Circuit Courts. She regularly attends continuating education in her practice area.. Lillian and her husband Floyd (both natives of Oregon) currently live in Gresham.

Pierce W. Hamblin is a partner in the law firm of Landrum & Shouse, LLP in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.  Mr. Hamblin has also been, and continues to be, an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University Kentucky College of Law.  For the past 34 years, he has taught a course in trial work and trial tactics known as LITIGATION SKILLS to Senior Law Students at the College of Law.  He also teaches another course to Senior Law Students at the Law School known as NEGOTIATIONS.  He is an “AV” rated trial lawyer in Martidale-Hubbell, and has been so for 15 years.. In 2006, Mr. Hamblin was inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame.  In 2000, Mr. Hamblin was appointed by the Johnson Circuit Court as a Trial Commissioner or Special Master to handle mass tort litigation in this Eastern Kentucky jurisdiction.   He served in that position for several years.. Most recently, he was appointed by order of multiple Courts to serve as a Special Master Commissioner in a multiple claim litigation throughout eastern Kentucky.. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Bar Foundation of the Kentucky Bar Association.  Mr. Hamblin is the Chairman for the Fayette County Bar Association Civil Litigation Section.  In this capacity, he is responsible for arranging continuing legal education training programs for civil trial attorneys in Lexington, Kentucky.  he is President-Elect of the Fayette County Bar Association and will serve as President in 2014.. He is a recipient of the American Juris Prudence Award for both Property and Corporate Finance Law. He has been selected as a Best Lawyer for the past 10 years (2004-2014).  He was recently named the 2014 Best Lawyer for Mediation in Lexington by Best Lawyers of America.. Mr. Hamblin has spent the past 36 years litigating cases.  He has tried cases throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky ranging from personal injury, wrongful death and product liability to medical/legal malpractice and municipal civil rights cases and police pursuit cases.  He has defended multiple insurance companies in Bad Faith litigation throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  He has been lead trial counsel for many insurance companies in this area of Kentucky, having been so for a number of years.  He has spoken on numerous occasions to the Kentucky State Claims Association and many local Kentucky Bar Associations on the Law of Bad Faith, Trial Tactics, Opening Statements, Closing Arguments and Insurance Defense/Coverage Litigation.  He has addressed the Defense Research Institute Annual Products Liability Conference on evaluation of Injury and Death Claims at multiple conventions.. Mr. Hamblin is a trained and certified mediator through the Mediation Center of Central Kentucky.  He has mediated over 6,000 large civil and medical malpractice cases involving multiple litigants in the past twelve years.  Mr. Hamblin was nominated and selected for the Best Lawyers in America, after an exhaustive peer-review study by lawyers in his specialties of mediation and arbitration.. Mr. Hamblin served as a Captain in the United States Army and Army Reserves with intensive training in the specialty of Military Intelligence.  He was The Distinguished Graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course provided by the Army for 1977 and he is certified both as a Tactical Intelligence Officer and a Counter-Intelligence Officer.  He also received a degree in Military Law from the University of Virginia College of Law. Thereafter, he served as the Judge Advocate for an Army Training Brigade.. Mr. Hamblin has been a mentor for every law school in the Commonwealth for students participating in the Kentucky Legal Education Opportunities (KLEO) Programs.  He has served in this program since its inception.  This program provides guidance for entering law students from underrepresented and diverse areas of the state.. He is the 2013 recipient of the Kentucky Service to Young Lawyers Award, presented by the Young Lawyers Division of the Kentucky Bar Association at the KBA Annual Convention.. He is married and has the three best looking children in the world.

Family Law Litigator, Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney.3 Ways to Close the Deal.Michelle M. Raymond concentrates her practice in the areas of family, divorce and probate litigation, collaborative law and mediation.  Ms. Raymond provides mediation and litigation services for all family-related disputes, including, but not limited to: divorce, child support, post-divorce controversies, parenting plans, paternity matters, separation, marital mediation, estate or guardianship matters, open adoptions, will contests and non-traditional family issues.  In addition, she works with families in the areas of adoption and parent coordination.  Her mediation services offer a cost-effective alternative for family, business, employer and civil issues.. By combining her experience with mediation, collaborative law and litigation, she is able to provide clients with a wide range of options appropriate for their needs and goals. She provides her clients with clarity in difficult times.  She believes in a team approach to find practical solutions to complex problems.. Ms. Raymond is partner and shareholder of Doherty, Ciechanowski, Dugan & Cannon, P.C., a full service law firm located in Franklin, Massachusetts. In addition to her community service, she is past Chair of the Women’s Success Network and a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.

I am a sole practitioner concentrating in real estate law (closings, sales, purchases, leases, permitting). I also practice in the areas of family law (divorce; child custody and support issues), estate planning, and civil litigation for plaintiffs and defendants. My primary goal is to help all of my clients avoid or solve legal problems in a cost-effective manner.. I was born and raised here in Foxboro. I graduated from Foxboro High School in 1981, Harvard College in 1985, and Boston College Law School in 1990. During and after law school, I worked for Casner & Edwards, a 30-lawyer firm in Boston, concentrating in civil litigation. After six years of experience in Boston, I decided to move back home and establish a smaller practice where I would have daily direct client contact and “hands on” control of every case and matter.. I opened my practice in Foxboro in April, 1996. I truly enjoy helping my clients solve their problems and I intend to practice here for many, many years.

Dedicated, caring, aggressive attorney who will help resolve your family law matter quickly and to your satisfaction.  Call me today so that you can move forward with your life and family..

After more than 25 years litigating on the central coast, I became passionately focused on mediation and began making the transition to full-time mediator. After completing intensive training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law (ranked the number one dispute resolution program by U.S. News and World Report for the seventh consecutive year), I began settling cases at a high rate privately and through the Court(s).. You may be wondering what is different about me. I am told by mediation participants that I have a unique ability to read and understand people, to diffuse tense and emotional situations, and to quickly identify intangibles that might be interfering with settlement. These attributes work well in combination with my penchant for diplomacy and my long history evaluating and resolving my own civil cases. My approach is focused, efficient,cost-effective, and results oriented. I have developed a reputation for persistence and enthusiasm and I will follow up at no additional cost on any matter I have mediated, until it is settled!. My background gives me credibility and an “ear” with both the defense and plaintiff bar. My legal career began in insurance defense as an associate with Archbald & Spray (1986-1992), progressed to a partnership of mixed plaintiff and defense work at McIvers & Lindenauer (1992-1994), and ultimately led me to a solo practice in plaintiff PI (beginning in 1994).. I am an approved mediator by Santa Barbara Superior Court, Ventura Superior Court and San Luis Obispo Superior Court.. I mediate many types of personal injury and business matters.  I look forward to working with you to settle your next case!