Recently, I made the difficult decision to practice law a little differently. I decided to stop taking divorce cases that require litigation. It’s a huge gamble in an industry when most cases use the overburdened courts for this purpose, and most people don’t know...
Mediation Articles
Call All Family Law Practitioners: Please Shift Your Mindset
I am asking my Detroit legal community to shift their mindset about what it means to Mediate. To look at divorce through a whole new lens, really. To be open to Collaborative Divorce, to Insight Mediation, to out-of-court approaches to dissolving a marriage. I want...
Why I Love the Insight Approach for Mediation
Insight Mediation is a process the participants control, confidential and non-adversarial. When can you say that about divorce? So eye opening! An opportunity to notice and to wonder! I love this approach for my Mediation practice because it’s good for our physical...
A Future of Divorce Outside of Court
If the Covid pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the way we always thought we had to do things may not be the only way. In fact, when it comes to the legal system, and in particular, family law, the old way of divorcing may not be the best way at all. I believe the...
The New Skills in My Family Law Toolbox
I love learning, honing my skills as a Collaboratively trained family law attorney and mediator, and bringing new skills to the table! In 2024 thus far, I’ve continued to learn more about the Insight Approach to Conflict Resolution, as a curious mediator, diving...





