Adam Jay Berner

With over 25 years of experience in family law and mediation, Adam expertly guides clients through the difficult situation of divorce to reach the best possible resolutions. A leading attorney-mediator in New York and New Jersey, Adam utilizes his extensive training in mediation and collaborative law to help families that do not wish to escalate their conflicts, find respectful solutions.

Drawing on his legal experience and training in mediation and collaborative law, Adam offers clients an array of conflict resolution tools, and can direct them to the divorce process that best suits their needs.

Adam is committed to helping clients settle their divorces out of court, believing that collaboration and mediation are effective even in the most complex cases because they allow for creative problem-solving and carefully informed decision making. Adam’s practice serves a wide range of clients, from those seeking a simple divorce to the most complex of cases.

Adam is recognized as one of the most active and established attorney-mediators in his area. He is Past President of the Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York, Founding President of the North Jersey Collaborative Law Group, and Founding Member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals.

In addition to his private mediation and collaborative law practice, Adam is an experienced and sought-after trainer, speaker and workshop leader in mediation, collaborative law, and conflict resolution, having trained attorneys, court personnel, schools, clergy and corporate staff throughout the New York and New Jersey area. He is an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo School of Law where he teaches Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Family Law classes in addition to having taught family law at the law school. Adam also served as the Director of Training at the New York Center for Interpersonal Developments’ (NYCID) Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training Institute.

Features

• Adoption
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Paternity Cases
• Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
• Spousal Support (Alimony)

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1995
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 1994
  Active
  
• Honors
  2010 - Founder and First President, North Jersey Collaborative Law Group
  2006 - Recognition and Appreciation of President, The Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York
• Work Experience
  1996 - Present Owner - Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator, Berner Law & Mediation Group
• Associations
  Association for Conflict Resolution - Advanced Practitioner Member
  NYS Council on Divorce Mediation - Member
  New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators - Accredited Mediator
  International Association of Collaborative Practitioners
  Family & Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York - Boardmember, Continued Education Committee
  New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Section
  New York Collaborative Law Group - Founding Member
  Association of the Bar of the City of New York, ADR Committee
  Center for Mediation in the Law (East Coast Division) - Charter Member, Co-chair
• Education
  - Cardozo Yeshiva Univ -
• Speaking Engagements
  2018 - Collaborative Divorce - Collaborative Divorce Training
  2018 - Divorce Mediation - 40 Hour Divorce Mediation Training
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent

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