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Mediators

Find a dispute resolution professional by selecting a mediator from the list below. Mediators are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Please note that some providers will be based in other counties but are able to provide services in the selected county as well.

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Michael C. Clarke, Esq., Individual PLUS Member

The Colwell Law Group

Director of Legal Operations

Alternative Divorce Resolution/Mediator

mclarke@colwell-law.com

Phone: (518) 462-4242

Fax: (518) 641-1270

Website: www.colwell-law.org

ADDRESS:

200 Great Oaks Blvd, Suite 224

Albany, NY 12203

18 Division Street, Suite 310

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

One Park Place

300 S. State. Street

Syracuse, NY 13202

COUNTY

Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego

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Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson, Individual PLUS Member

Arb-Med International, Lex Mundus & Cencla PRUC

P.O. Box 172, Kw

Kwabenya, Accra

lawyerobdickson@gmail.com; obdickson@gmail.com

+233 241022964(Mobile)

Country of Residence

Ghana

County

Yonkers, NY

Education/Experience

Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson is an Attorney, Notary Public, Certified International Mediator and Arbitrator. He is a member of the National Council of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and President of the In-House Lawyers Forum. He has broad experience as an International Mediator and Arbitrator. Dr. Dickson is also an Adjunct lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law and Professor of Practice at the Center for Strategic and Defense Studies. His expertise includes online dispute resolution (ODR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), with research focusing on the impact of cyber technology on dispute resolution, as well as dispute resolution system design. He has spoken at several international conferences on cyberspace and law and is the author of three books. He was educated at University of Ghana, Ghana School of Law and Harvard University.

Stephen LaLonde

SL91@cornell.edu

COUNTY

Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates

NYS Council on Divorce Mediation

585 Stewart Ave

Garden City, NY 11530

(516) 227-2595 (Phone)

director@nysmediate.org

Website: https://www.nysmediate.org

COUNTY

Albany, Allegany, Bergen, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates

Lisa Renee Pomerantz Esq.

Lisa Renee Pomerantz, Attorney At Law

Website: http://lisapom.com/

COUNTY

Melissa L. Steinberg

Law Office of Melissa L. Steinberg, PLLC

276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 704

New York, NY 10001

melissa@melissasteinberglaw.com

(646) 386-2239 (Mobile)

Website: https://www.melissasteinberglaw.com/mediation

COUNTY

Debra Whitson

Mediated Online Solutions, LLC

CEO~Attorney~Mediator

2841 NYS Route 73

PO Box 16

Keene, New York 12942

(518) 413-1200 (Phone)

debra@mediatedonlinesolutions.com

Website: https://mediatedonlinesolutions.com/

COUNTY

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