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Amy Wechsler 
Warren, New Jersey,
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phone 908-922-4238
fax 908-753-4189
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Mediation Experience

  • Accredited Professional Mediator, NJ Association of Professional Mediators, 1997 - Present
  • Mediator for Economic Mediation Program in conjunction with Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999 - Present
  • Co-founder and Mediator for Somerset County Volunteer Custody Mediation Program and speaker at Custody Mediation Workshop, 1995 - Present
  • Mediation in Private Practice, 1995 - Present
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Divorce
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Collaborative Law
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Matrimonial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1998


Accredited Professional Mediator, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, 1997


Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1985
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
Juris Doctorate


Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work, 1976
M.S.W


University of Connecticut, 1972
B.S.


Rutgers University, 1994
Divorce Meditation Course


Mediation Internship 1995-1996


Published Works:
The Do's and Don'ts of Mediation and Arbitration, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 27 No. 2 October, 2006


Imputing Income to Assets, New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 18 No. 7 Nov/Dec., 1998


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Tax Issues in Divorce, Somerset County Bar Association, 2007


Child Custody Jurisdiction, Somerset County Bar Association, 2006


Divorce and Taxes, Alimony and Taxes, N.J. Society of CPA's and I.C.L.E., 2006


Ethical Issues in Representing Children, I.C.L.E., 2006


Recent Developments in Family Law, Association of Divorce Financial Planners, 2005


Comparative Family Law, Association of Divorce Financial Planners, 2004


Alimony and Child Support, N.J.A.P.M Advanced Divorce Mediation Seminar, 2004


Family and Divorce Mediation, Somerset County Bar Association, 2001


Structure and Use of Court Mediation Programs, N.J.A.P.M., 2000


Financial Planning in Divorce, Mediation, and Hot Tips, ADR Day, 1999


Financial Planning in Divorce Mediation, N.J.A.P.M. Annual Conference, 1999


Child Support Guidelines Seminar, Somerset County Bar Association, 1998


Collaborative Divorce Law Training, NJ ICLE, April 9, 2011 - April 16, 2011


Collaborative Divorce, Rutgers School of Law – Newark, June 20, 2011


Honors and Awards:
Professional Lawyer of the Year, Somerset County, 2005 Recipient


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Somerset County Bar Association, 1993 - Present
Member/Trustee/Mediator/Chair and Co-Chair of Family Law Committee


New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, 1997 - 2001
Trustee


Somerset County Court House, 1995 - Present
Custody Mediator


Pilot Program for Economic Issues in Divorce Matters, Somerset County, 1999 - Present
Mediator


New Jersey State Bar Association, 1994 - Present
Member


New Jersey State Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
Family Law Executive Committee


Central Jersey Family Inn of Court, 1996 - 1999
Steering Committee and Master


Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel, 1991 - Present
Panelist


District XIII Ethics Committee, 1998 - 2001
Chair/Vice-Chair/Member


Academy of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2005 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Herold & Haines, Associate, 1992


Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Associate, 1986 - 1991


Sills, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman & Epstein, Associate, 1985 - 1986


New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Hospitals, Program Analyst, 1977 - 1981


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Shimalla, Wechsler, Lepp & D'Onofrio, LLP
101 Town Center Drive, Suite 117
P.O. Box 4643
Warren, NJ 07059-0643
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